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Namibia at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup

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The Namibia national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), they are nicknamed as the Eagles. The team qualified for their first T20 World Cup in 2021, after finishing at 4th position in the 2019 qualifier, they have qualified for tournament three times in a row since then. In three editions that they have contested, the team has 4 wins in 11 matches.

In their maiden appearance, the team advanced from the first round into the Super 12 stage. They also managed to register their first-ever victory against a full member nation, after defeating Ireland in the first round.[1] In the next edition, they defeated Sri Lanka, once again in the first round but were unable to progress to the next stage.[2]

T20 World Cup record[edit]

ICC T20 World Cup record Qualification record[a]
Year Round Position Pld W L T NR Cap. Pld W L T NR
South Africa 2007 Did not qualify Did not participate
England 2009
Cricket West Indies 2010
Sri Lanka 2012 9 7 2 0 0
Bangladesh 2014 9 4 5 0 0
India 2016 8 3 4 0 1
United Arab Emirates Oman 2021 Super 12 10/16 8 3 5 0 0 Gerhard Erasmus 9 5 4 0 0
Australia 2022 First round 13/16 3 1 2 0 0 Gerhard Erasmus Did not participate (qualified automatically)
United States Cricket West Indies 2024 Qualified Gerhard Erasmus 6 6 0 0 0
Total 0 Titles 2/8 11 4 7 0 0 41 25 15 0 1
  1. ^ WCL Division One was used as qualifier for the 2007 edition.

Record by opponents[edit]

Opponent M W L T+W T+L NR Win % First played
 Afghanistan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 2021
 Australia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 2024
 India 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 2021
 Ireland 1 1 0 0 0 0 100 2021
 Netherlands 2 1 1 0 0 0 50 2021
 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 2021
 Oman 1 0 0 1 0 0 100 2024
 Scotland 2 1 1 0 0 0 50.00 2021
 Sri Lanka 2 1 1 0 0 0 50 2021
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 2022
Total 14 4 9 1 0 0 35.71
Source:[3] Last Updated: 11 June 2024

Tournament results[edit]

Oman & UAE 2021[edit]

Squad
Results
Event First round (Group A) Super 12 (Group 2) Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2021  Sri Lanka
L by 7 wickets
 Netherlands
W by 6 wickets
 Ireland
W by 8 wickets
2  Scotland
W by 4 wickets
 Afghanistan
L by 62 runs
 Pakistan
L by 45 runs
 New Zealand
L by 52 runs
 India
L by 9 wickets
5 Did not advance Super 12
Source: ESPNcricinfo[4]

Australia 2022[edit]

Squad
Results
Event First round (Group A) Super 12 Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2022  Sri Lanka
W by 55 runs
 Netherlands
L by 5 wickets
 United Arab Emirates
L by 7 runs
2 Did not advance First round
Source: ESPNcricinfo[5]

United States & West Indies 2024[edit]

Squad
Results
Event Group stage (Group B) Super 8 Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2024  Oman
Tied (W the S/O)
 Scotland
L by 5 wickets
 Australia
L by 9 wickets
 England
TBD Did not advance Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo[6]

Records and statistics[edit]

Most appearances[edit]

This list consists players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup. Gerhard Erasmus has played a total of 12 matches, and has captained the team in all of their World Cup matches.

Matches Player Years
12 Gerhard Erasmus 2022-2024
Zane Green 2021-2024
JJ Smit 2021-2024
David Wiese 2021-2024
11 Jan Frylinck 2021-2024
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton 2021-2022
Bernard Scholtz 2021-2024
Michael van Lingen 2021-2024
10 Ruben Trumpelmann 2021-2024
Last updated: 2 June 2024[7]

Most runs[edit]

No. Player Runs Average HS 100 50 4s 6s Years
1 David Wiese 302 43.14 66* 2 17 15 2021–2024
2 Gerhard Erasmus 216 19.63 53* 1 15 3 2021–2024
3 Jan Frylinck 171 24.42 45 12 1 2021–2024
4 Stephan Baard 146 18.25 29 11 2 2021–2022
5 JJ Smit 125 25.00 32* 10 4 2021–2024
Last updated: 2 June 2024[8]

Most wickets[edit]

Wickets Player BBI Years
12 Jan Frylinck 3/21 2021–2024
David Wiese 3/28 2021–2024
10 Ruben Trumpelmann 4/21 2021–2024
8 Bernard Scholtz 2/18 2021–2024
7 JJ Smit 2/24 2021–2024
Last updated: 2 June 2024[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "IRELAND EXIT T20 WORLD CUP AFTER DEFEAT TO OUTSIDERS NAMIBIA". Off The Ball. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ "T20 World Cup: Namibia shock Sri Lanka and Netherlands beat UAE on opening day". BBC Sport. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Aggregate/overall records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2021/22 Records | Team Match Results - Namibia". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2022/23 Records | Team Match Results - Namibia". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2024 Records | Team Match Results - Namibia". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Individual Most Matches Career - Namibia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Batting Most Runs Career - Namibia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Bowling Most Wickets Career - Namibia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

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