Namibia beat Scotland by four wickets in their Group I match in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday in a stunning opening blast of unbeaten 32 runs by pacers Ruben Trumpelman and JJ Smith.
A mediocre set of 110 for the win created heavy weather to chase Namibia, where Smith and David Weiss (16) did enough to reach the top of the line with five balls to spare before losing wickets at crucial moments on a complex pitch.
After their devastating defeat to Afghanistan on Monday, it effectively ended Scotland's hopes of reaching the semifinals with their second consecutive defeat to New Zealand, India and Pakistan.
"We are excited to win another World Cup, we were passionate from the first group and we were able to do another good performance ... we had a clear gameplan with that score and luckily we are back in the country with two partnerships," said the Namibian captain. . Gerhard Erasmus.
Left-arm fastball (3-17) could not recover even after Scotland broke their top-order with three wickets in the first over of the innings. Wiese (1-22) then finished 22-4 in Scotland Powerplay instead of Craig Wallace (4).
"I was nervous there, but I thought, this is the World Cup, so why not enjoy it. I use the front swing as a weapon, so luckily it's gone my way today. We hope to win some more, but it's huge. For., "Said Trumpelman, who was selected the best of the match.
Erasmus added: "Reuben has set a high standard. He did not hit the strap on his confession but he is very happy that he came here and executed. It allows us to start well and throw the first punch."
Michael Lisk (44) briefly threatened to save the innings but Smith (1-20) broke his stumps just as he was preparing for a late attack before Chris Greaves (25) crossed the 100-run mark in Scotland, ending at 109-8.
Scotland captain Richard Barrington lamented the lack of partnership after their shocking start, saying they were 20-30 short.
"I thought Lisk and (Matthew) Cross played well. 120 gave us a better chance. It was important that we put the game behind Afghanistan. We were confident today but we couldn't do it."
Afghanistan will face Namibia in Abu Dhabi on Sunday and Scotland will face New Zealand in Dubai on November 3.
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