2nd ODI: Namibia's Jack Brassell records four-fer vs South Africa
What's the story
Riding on stellar knocks from centurion Connor Esterhuizen (119) and Tony de Zorzi (79), South Africa have set a mammoth target of 336 runs for Namibia in the second ODI in Windhoek. While most of the home team's bowlers had a tough day at the office, Jack Brassell bowled a fine spell. The young pacer finished with four wickets on a batting-friendly deck. Here we look at his performance and stats.
Details
A fine spell from the youngster
Brassell drew the first blood for Namibia, trapping in-form opener and last match's centurion, Jordan Hermann, for 20.
Esterhuizen and de Zorzi then built a 183-run second-wicket partnership to power the Proteas.
The latter failed to record a ton as Brassell cut short his stay in the 38th over.
The pacer then dismissed Eathan Bosch (29) in the 48th over after being hit for three sixes.
Brassell trapped stand-in skipper Prenelan Subrayen in the final over to complete his four-fer.
Stats
2nd four-fer in ODI cricket
Brassell finished his 10-over spell with figures worth 4/64.
This was his second four-fer in ODIs, which has taken him to 27 wickets from 19 games at an average of 27.5, as per Cricinfo.
He has an economy of 5.20. Notably, the 21-year-old has not played any other List A match other than ODIs.
Brassell went wicket-less in the series opener.