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Namibia Star's Unwanted Record In T20Is

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Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus scripted an unwanted record in T20Is on June 12.

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Erasmus broke the record of taking the most number of balls to score first run in a T20I game.

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He achieved the feat during Namibia's T20 World Cup match against Australia.

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Gerhard Erasmus scored his first run on the 17th ball of his innings.

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He surpassed the previous record of Kenya's Tanmay Mishra, who took 16 balls vs Pakistan in 2007.

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Namibia lost the match by 9 wickets to Australia.

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The defeat saw the Gerhard Erasmus-led side being knocked out of the tournament.

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