Canadian men edge Namibia in ICC World Cup League 2 one-day cricket thriller

Pargat Singh's boundary in a super over lifted Canada to a thrilling win over Namibia on Sunday in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 play.

The one-day international in Windhoek, Namibia went to a deciding over when it finished in a tie. That meant both sides had six balls to add to their total, each nominating three batsman and one bowler.

JJ Smit and captain Gerhard Erasmus took the crease for Namibia with Kaleem Sana bowling for Canada. The Namibians scored zero, one (on a bye) and one with Smit caught on the fourth delivery.

That brought in Ruben Trumpelmann, who added one run off the fifth delivery. Swinging for the boundary, Erasmus was caught by Canada captain Nicholas Kirton on the final ball of the over with just three runs scored.

Needing four runs to win off Smit, Kirton and Singh made it with three balls to spare in the super over.

Kirton scored a single and Singh added a pair, leaving Canada with four balls to secure the winning run. Singh then hit a four to end the drama.

Canada moved into second place in the standings at 9-4-1 with 19 points, behind the U.S. (11-5-0, 22 points). Oman is third on 18 points and the Dutch fourth on 17. Namibia is sixth on 12 points.

The World League 2 features eight teams — also including Nepal, Oman, Scotland, the United Arab Emirates and the U.S., with each of the sides playing 36 one-day internationals spread across nine triangular series through December 2026.

The top four teams move on to a 10-country World Cup Qualifier that will send the last four teams to the 2027 World Cup.

The bottom four teams can also progress to the Qualifier but will have to get there via the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff which includes the top four teams from the Cricket World Cup