Sri Lanka defeat Namibia by 7 wickets in Group A opener at T20 WC

Despite a shaky start, Sri Lanka cruised to a seven-wicket win over minnows Namibia in their opening Group A fixture at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Monday.

After reaching 68 for the loss of just two wickets, the Africans collapsed to 96 all out in 19.3 overs - Craig Williams top-scoring with 29. Maheesh Theekshana the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 25 in his four overs.

An upset looked a possibility when the Lankans found themselves 26 for 3 in the sixth over.

But an unbroken partnership of 74 between Avishka Fernando and Bhanuka Rajapaksa saw Sri Lanka home with six-and-a-half overs to spare.