Namibia suffered an early blow in the chase when Hasan Ali brought a ball back to uproot Michael van Lingen's off stump, but Stephan Baard (29 from 29) went for some bold shots, the best of them a flicked six over square leg off Haris Rauf. Although injuries have forced Taurua's hand in places, she has shuffled her deck more than Thirlby. Taurua's post-match comments - and further quotes to RNZ in New Zealand - indicate that this series is all about learning and continued growth. Plymouth crashed to their second straight defeat while Rotherham took over at the top of League One with a 2-0 win at Ipswich. Raja added: "The ECB have shown their large heartedness to be here for which I am thankful to Tom and Martin. It means a lot to us.