Namibia at the 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.

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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

ICC T20 World Cup record Qualification record [a]
YearRoundPositionPldWLTNRAb [b] Cap.PldWLTNR
Flag of South Africa.svg 2007 Did not qualifyDid not participate
Flag of England.svg 2009
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2010
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2012 1815300
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2014 94500
Flag of India.svg 2016 137501
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Oman.svg 2021 Super 1210/16835000 Gerhard Erasmus 2013502
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2022 First round13/16312000 Gerhard Erasmus Did not participate (qualified automatically)
Flag of the United States.svg WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2024 Group stage15/20413000 Gerhard Erasmus 66000
Total0 Titles3/91551000066451803
  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

OpponentMWLT+WT+LNRAbWin %First played
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 10100000.002021
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10100000.002024
Flag of England.svg  England 10100000.002024
Flag of India.svg  India 10100000.002021
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 11000001002021
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 211000050.002021
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10100000.002021
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 10010001002024
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 211000050.002021
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2110000502021
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 10100000.002022
Total1559100036.67
Source: [3] Last Updated: 15 June 2024

Tournament results

Oman & UAE 2021

Squad
Results
EventFirst round (Group A)Super 12 (Group 2)SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2021 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
L by 7 wickets
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
W by 6 wickets
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
W by 8 wickets
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
W by 4 wickets
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
L by 62 runs
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
L by 45 runs
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L by 52 runs
Flag of India.svg  India
L by 9 wickets
5Did not advanceSuper 12
Source: ESPNcricinfo [4]

Australia 2022

Squad
Results
EventFirst round (Group A)Super 12SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2022 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
W by 55 runs
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
L by 5 wickets
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
L by 7 runs
2Did not advanceFirst round
Source: ESPNcricinfo [5]

United States & West Indies 2024

Squad
Results
EventGroup stage (Group B)Super 8SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2024 Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Tied (W the S/O)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
L by 5 wickets
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
L by 9 wickets
Flag of England.svg  England
L by 41 runs (DLS)
4Did not advanceGroup stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [6]

Records and statistics

Team records

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

Most appearances

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.

MatchesPlayerPeriod
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

Most runs
RunsPlayerMatInnHSAvg100s50sPeriod
344 David Wiese 151566*34.4022021–2024
305 Gerhard Erasmus 151553*23.4622021–2024
184 Jan Frylinck 14104520.442021–2024
148 Michael van Lingen 13113313.452021–2024
146 Stephan Baard 882918.252021–2022
Last updated: 15 June 2024 [9]
Highest partnerships
RunsPlayersOppositionVenueSeason
93 (4th wicket) David Wiese (63) & Gerhard Erasmus (30)v Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Abu Dhabi 2021
70 (7th wicket) JJ Smit (31) & Jan Frylinck (31)v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Geelong 2022
70 (8th wicket) David Wiese (41) & Ruben Trumpelmann (24)v Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Geelong 2022
53* (3rd wicket) David Wiese (28*) & Gerhard Erasmus (23*)v Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Sharjah 2021
51 (3rd wicket) Gerhard Erasmus (37) & Zane Green (13)v Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Bridgetown 2024
Last updated: 15 June 2024 [10]

Bowling statistics

Most wickets
WicketsPlayerMatchesAvg.Econ.BBI4W5WPeriod
14 David Wiese 1525.147.233/28002021–2024
13 Ruben Trumpelmann 1326.467.814/21102021–2024
12 Jan Frylinck 1420.007.163/21002021–2024
10 Bernard Scholtz 1424.706.332/18002021–2024
7 JJ Smit 1539.577.912/24002021–2024
Last updated: 15 June 2024 [11]

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