Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl
Player of the Match Innocent Kaia
Namibia vs Zimbabwe finished Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining). The match is part of the Triangular Series Namibia - 5th Match. It was played at Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek. Date: Thursday, 3 September 2026. Player of the match: Innocent Kaia. Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl
Namibia Innings 156/6 (20 ov). Top scorer: Gerhard Erasmus 88 (48). Best bowling: Brad Evans 2/29.
Zimbabwe Innings 159/5 (18.1 ov). Top scorer: Innocent Kaia 72 (42). Best bowling: Ruben Trumpelmann 2/41.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louren Steenkamp(RHB) | c Madhevere b Evans | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 117 |
| Jan Frylinck(LHB) | c Masakadza b Muzarabani | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| Gerhard Erasmus(RHB) | not out | 88 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 183 |
| Zane Green(LHB) | c Marumani b Matigimu | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Alexander Busing-Volschenk(RHB) | c Burl b Evans | 29 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 94 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann(RHB) | b Raza | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| JJ Smit(RHB) | c Raza b Matigimu | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton(RHB) | not out | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| Extras | (lb 1, w 5) | 6 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 156 | ||||
1-17 (Louren Steenkamp, 3.1 ov), 2-24 (Jan Frylinck, 4.4 ov), 3-25 (Zane Green, 5.2 ov), 4-108 (Alexander Busing-Volschenk, 15.5 ov), 5-117 (Ruben Trumpelmann, 16.4 ov), 6-128 (JJ Smit, 17.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Madhevere | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Evans | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Kundai Matigimu | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 3 | 0 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Burl(LB) | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennett(RHB) | c Balt b Loftie-Eaton | 22 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 129 |
| Ben Curran(LHB) | c Trumpelmann b Smit | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 167 |
| Innocent Kaia(RHB) | c Erasmus b Brassell | 72 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 171 |
| Sikandar Raza(RHB) | c Loftie-Eaton b Trumpelmann | 29 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 121 |
| Ryan Burl(LHB) | not out | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 120 |
| Wesley Madhevere(RHB) | c Busing-Volschenk b Trumpelmann | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani(LHB) | not out | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 108 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 4) | 6 | ||||
| Total | (18.1 ov) | 159 | ||||
1-9 (Ben Curran, 1.2 ov), 2-70 (Brian Bennett, 6.6 ov), 3-124 (Innocent Kaia, 13.2 ov), 4-132 (Sikandar Raza, 14.5 ov), 5-132 (Wesley Madhevere, 14.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.25 | 2 | 0 |
| JJ Smit | 3.1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 10.74 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brassell | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Max Heingo | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Balt | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 |
