Namibia stun Asian champions Sri Lanka: Previous upset wins in T20 World Cup

2007
–
Zimbabwe
beat
Australia

Australia
entered
as
one
of
the
tournament
favourites,
having
lifted
the
ODI
World
Cup
earlier
in
the
year,
but
were
given
rude
awakening
in
their
first-ever
T20
World
Cup
match.

After
Elton
Chigumbura’s
effort
of
3
for
20
restricted
Australia
to
138
for
9
in
their
allotted
20
overs,
Brendan
Taylor’s
unbeaten
64
off
46
balls
sealed
a

5-wicket
win
for
Zimbabwe
at
the
Newlands
in
Cape
Town,
South
Africa
on
September
12,
2007.

2007
–
Bangladesh
beat
West
Indies

West
Indies,
who
gave
a
close
fight
to
South
Africa
in
the
tournament
opener
with
Chris
Gayle
scoring
a
century,
were
stunned
by
Bangladesh
in
their
second
group
stage
match.

After
all-rounder
Shakib
Al
Hasan’s
figures
of
4
for
34
helped
restrict
West
Indies
to
164
for
8
in
20
overs,
Aftab
Ahmed
struck
a
49-ball
62
to
seal
the
match
in
Bangladesh’s
favour
with

6
wickets
in
hand
and
12
balls
to
spare
at
the
Wanderers
in
Johannesburg,
South
Africa
on
September
13,
2007.

2009
–
Netherlands
beat
England

Netherlands
stunned
England
at
the
Home
of
Cricket
with
a
last-ball
thriller
in
the
group
stages.
After
England
thought
162
for
5
was
enough,
Netherlands
rode
on
Tom
de
Grooth’s
49
off
30
balls
to
pull
off
a
major
upset,

beating
the
host
by
4
wickets
and
off
the
last
ball
in
front
of
the
Lord’s
crowd
in
London,
England
on
June
5,
2009.

2009
–
Ireland
beat
Bangladesh

On
June
8,
2009,
Trent
Bridge
in
Nottingham,
England
witnessed
an
upset
win
as

Ireland
defeated
Bangladesh
by
6
wickets
and
10
balls
to
spare.
After
Trent
Johnston’s
spell
of
3
for
20
restricted
Bangladesh
to
137
for
8
in
20
overs,
Niall
O’Brien
scored
a
25-ball
40
to
take
Ireland
home
in
their
first-ever
T20
World
Cup
appearance.

2014
–
Hong
Kong
beat
Bangladesh

Bangladesh
were
humiliated
in
front
of
their
home
crowd
following
a
defeat
to
Hong
Kong
in
the
group
stages
at
the
Zohur
Ahmed
Chowdhury
Stadium
in
Chittagong,
Bangladesh
on
March
20,
2014.

After
Nadeem
Ahmed
and
Nizakhat
Khan
starred
with
the
ball,
Irfan
Ahmed,
Munir
Dar
and
Haseeb
Amjad
ensured
a

2-wicket
win
for
Hong
Kong.
Nadeem’s
4
for
21
was
crucial
in
the
outcome
of
the
match
as
Hong
Kong
restricted
Bangladesh
to
a
paltry
108
all
out.

2014
–
Netherlands
beat
England
again

Netherlands
once
again
upset
England
in
a
T20
World
Cup.
This
time
in
the
Super
10
stage
when
they
bowled
out
England
for
88
after
setting
a
target
of
134
at
the
Zohur
Ahmed
Chowdhury
Stadium
in
Chittagong,
Bangladesh
on
March
31,
2014.
Mudassar
Bhukari
and
Logan
van
Beek
claimed
three
wickets
each,
while
Wesley
Barresi
top
scored
with
48
in
Netherlands’

45-run
win.

2016
–
Afghanistan
beat
West
Indies

Afghanistan,
who
were
just
then
announcing
themselves
to
the
world
on
the
international
stage,
pulled
off
a

6-run
win
over
eventual
champions
West
Indies
on
March
27,
2016
at
the
Vidharba
Cricket
Association
Stadium
in
Nagpur,
India.

Rashid
Khan
and
Mohammad
Nabi
took
two
wickets
each
as
Afghanistan
restricted
West
Indies
to
117
for
8
in
20
overs
after
Najibullah
Zadran
had
scored
48
off
40
balls
to
set
a
target
of
124.

2021
–
Scotland
beat
Bangladesh

Riding
on
Chris
Greaves’
45
off
28
balls
followed
by
Brad
Wheal’s
figures
of
3
for
24,

Scotland
registered
an
upset
6-run
win
over
Bangladesh
in
round
1
group
stages
at
the
Oman
Cricket
Academy
Ground
Turf
1
in
Muscat,
Oman
on
October
17,
2021.
Scotland
eventually
progressed,
but
finished
win-less
in
the
Super
12,
losing
all
the
five
matches.