Namibia at the T20 World Cup
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Cap. | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
 2007 |
Did not qualify | No qualifiers held | ||||||||||||
 2009 |
Did not participate | |||||||||||||
 2010
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 2012 |
9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
 2014 |
9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
 2016 |
8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
  2021 |
Super 12 | 10/16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Gerhard Erasmus | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
 2022 |
First round | 13/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Gerhard Erasmus | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | |||||
 2024 |
Qualified | Gerhard Erasmus | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/8 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 41 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 1 | |
Teamwise record[edit]
| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Win % | First played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2021 |
| 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 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2021 |
| Sri Lanka |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2021 |
| United Arab Emirates |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2022 |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41.67 | — |
| Source:[3] Last Updated: 2 June 2024 | ||||||||
2021 T20 World Cup[edit]
- Squad
- Results
| Event | First round (Group A) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Overall Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| 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 |
 PakistanL by 45 runs |
New Zealand L by 52 runs |
India L by 9 wickets |
5 | Super 12 |
2022 T20 World Cup[edit]
- Squad
- Results
| Event | First round (Group A) | Overall Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| 2022 | Sri Lanka W by 55 runs |
Netherlands L by 5 wickets |
United Arab Emirates L by 7 runs |
2 | First round |
2024 T20 World Cup[edit]
- Squad
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group B) | Overall Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| 2024 | Oman Tied (W the S/O) |
Scotland |
Australia |
England |
TBD | TBD |
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[4] | ||||||
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[5] | |||||||||
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[6] | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "IRELAND EXIT T20 WORLD CUP AFTER DEFEAT TO OUTSIDERS NAMIBIA". Off The Ball. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "T20 World Cup: Namibia shock Sri Lanka and Netherlands beat UAE on opening day". BBC Sport. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Aggregate/overall records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Most appearances—T20 World Cups". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Most runs scored". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Most wickets taken". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
External links[edit]
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