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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>AS the T20 World Cup 2022 kicked off, the tournament appears to have found its first breakout star. After Sri Lanka restricted Namibia to 163 for 7 in their 20 overs, stage was set for the Asia Cup 2022 champions to breeze through and hit the ground running.<\/p>\n

However, a sensational over by the 22-year-old Ben Shikongo turned the tables, putting Sri Lanka in deep trouble.<\/p>\n

Bowling a double-wicket maiden where he came unnervingly close to taking a hat-trick. With Sri Lanka rattled by minnows, Twitter was soon abuzz with praises for Ben Shikongo. Several cricket fans hailed his brilliant bowling.<\/p>\n

Fans hailed Shikongo on Twitter whose name soon started trending with the cricket world taking notice. Some users also reminded that Shikongo had picked three wickets in four balls in Namibia’s T20 warm up match against Ireland, clearly indicating that his brilliant double-wicket maiden over against Sri Lank was not a fluke.<\/p>\n

Shikongo also contributed for another wicket taking a confident catch in the outfield.<\/p>\n

WHO IS BEN SHIKONGO?<\/p>\n

Born at the turn of the millennium in 2000, Shikongo made his first-class debut in 2018. He has been a part of the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squad for Namibia. His T20I debut came the next year when he was also named in Cricket Namibia’s Elite Men’s Squad. This is his first major tournament. Surely, Ben Shikongo will have the attention of IPL franchises with the remarkable first glimpses of brilliance at the biggest stage.<\/p>\n

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