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This article is about the Namibia Men's T20I team at the T20 World Cup. For Namibia Men's ODI team at the Cricket World Cup, see Namibia at the Cricket 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

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ICC T20 World Cup record Qualification record[a]
Year Round Position Pld W L T NR Ab[b] Cap. Pld W L T NR
South Africa 2007 Did not qualify Did not participate
England 2009
Cricket West Indies 2010
Sri Lanka 2012 18 15 3 0 0
Bangladesh 2014 9 4 5 0 0
India 2016 13 7 5 0 1
United Arab Emirates Oman 2021 Super 12 10/16 8 3 5 0 0 0 Gerhard Erasmus 20 13 5 0 2
Australia 2022 First round 13/16 3 1 2 0 0 0 Gerhard Erasmus Did not participate (qualified automatically)
United States Cricket West Indies 2024 Group stage 15/20 4 1 3 0 0 0 Gerhard Erasmus 6 6 0 0 0
Total 0 Titles 3/9 15 5 10 0 0 0 — 66 45 18 0 3
  1. ^ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
  2. ^ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

Record by opponents

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Opponent M W L T+W T+L NR Ab Win % First played
 Afghanistan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2021
 Australia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2024
 England 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2024
 India 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2021
 Ireland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2021
 Netherlands 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 50.00 2021
 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2021
 Oman 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 100 2024
 Scotland 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 50.00 2021
 Sri Lanka 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 50 2021
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2022
Total 15 5 9 1 0 0 0 36.67 —
Source:[3] Last Updated: 15 June 2024

Tournament results

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Oman & UAE 2021

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Main article: 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
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

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Main article: 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
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

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Main article: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
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
L by 41 runs (DLS) 		4 Did not advance Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo[6]

Records and statistics

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Team records

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Highest innings totals
Score Opponent Venue Season
166/4 (19 overs)  Netherlands Abu Dhabi 2021
163/7 (20 overs)  Sri Lanka Geelong 2022
155/9 (20 overs)  Scotland Bridgetown 2024
144/5 (20 overs)  Pakistan Abu Dhabi 2021
141/8 (20 overs)  United Arab Emirates Geelong 2022
Last updated: 15 June 2024[7]

Most appearances

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This list consists players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup. Gerhard Erasmus has played a total of 15 matches, and has captained the team in all of their World Cup matches.

Matches Player Period
15 Gerhard Erasmus 2021-2024
Zane Green 2021-2024
JJ Smit 2021-2024
David Wiese 2021-2024
14 Jan Frylinck 2021-2024
Bernard Scholtz 2021-2024
13 Michael van Lingen 2021-2024
Ruben Trumpelmann 2021-2024
Last updated: 15 June 2024[8]

Batting statistics

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Most runs
Runs Player Mat Inn HS Avg 100s 50s Period
344 David Wiese 15 15 66* 34.40 — 2 2021–2024
305 Gerhard Erasmus 15 15 53* 23.46 — 2 2021–2024
184 Jan Frylinck 14 10 45 20.44 — — 2021–2024
148 Michael van Lingen 13 11 33 13.45 — — 2021–2024
146 Stephan Baard 8 8 29 18.25 — — 2021–2022
Last updated: 15 June 2024[9]
Highest partnerships
Runs Players Opposition Venue Season
93 (4th wicket) David Wiese (63) & Gerhard Erasmus (30) v  Netherlands Abu Dhabi 2021
70 (7th wicket) JJ Smit (31) & Jan Frylinck (31) v  Sri Lanka Geelong 2022
70 (8th wicket) David Wiese (41) & Ruben Trumpelmann (24) v  United Arab Emirates Geelong 2022
53* (3rd wicket) David Wiese (28*) & Gerhard Erasmus (23*) v  Ireland Sharjah 2021
51 (3rd wicket) Gerhard Erasmus (37) & Zane Green (13) v  Scotland Bridgetown 2024
Last updated: 15 June 2024[10]

Bowling statistics

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Most wickets
Wickets Player Matches Avg. Econ. BBI 4W 5W Period
14 David Wiese 15 25.14 7.23 3/28 0 0 2021–2024
13 Ruben Trumpelmann 13 26.46 7.81 4/21 1 0 2021–2024
12 Jan Frylinck 14 20.00 7.16 3/21 0 0 2021–2024
10 Bernard Scholtz 14 24.70 6.33 2/18 0 0 2021–2024
7 JJ Smit 15 39.57 7.91 2/24 0 0 2021–2024
Last updated: 15 June 2024[11]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Highest totals For ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Namibia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Individual Most Matches Career - Namibia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Most runs in ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Namibia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Highest partnerships for ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Namibia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Bowling Most Wickets Career - Namibia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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