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. In the next edition, they defeated Sri Lanka, once again in the first round but were unable to progress to the next stage.
T20 World Cup record ICC T20 World Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPosition 2007Did not qualify Did not participate 2009 2010 2012 18 15 3 0 0 2014 9 4 5 0 0 2016 13 7 5 0 1 2021 Super 12 10/16 8 3 5 0 0 0 Gerhard Erasmus 20 13 5 0 2 2022 First round 13/16 3 1 2 0 0 0 Gerhard Erasmus Did not participate (qualified automatically) 2024 Group stage 15/20 4 0 3 1 0 0 Gerhard Erasmus 6 6 0 0 0 2026 Group stage 19/20 4 0 4 0 0 0 Gerhard Erasmus 5 4 1 0 0 Total 0 Titles 4/10 19 4 14 1 0 0 71 49 19 0 3
Record by opponents Opponent M W L T+W T+L NR Ab Win % First played 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2021 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2024 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2024 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2021 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2021 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 33.33 2021 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2021 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 100 2024 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2021 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 50.00 2021 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 50.00 2021 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2022 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2026 Total 19 4 14 1 0 0 0 21.05 —Source: Last Updated: 8 March 2026
Tournament results
Oman & UAE 2021
Squad and kit Gerhard Erasmus (c) JJ Smit (vc) Stephan Baard Karl Birkenstock Michiel du Preez (wk) Jan Frylinck Zane Green (wk) Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton Bernard Scholtz Ben Shikongo Ruben Trumpelmann Michael van Lingen David Wiese Craig Williams Pikky Ya France
Results EventFirst round (Group A)Super 12 (Group 2)SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResult2021Lost by 7 wicketsWon by 6 wicketsWon by 8 wickets2Won by 4 wicketsLost by 62 runsLost by 45 runsLost by 52 runsLost by 9 wickets5Did not advanceSuper 12Source: Cricinfo Scorecards
Australia 2022
Squad and kit Gerhard Erasmus (c) JJ Smit (vc) Stephan Baard Karl Birkenstock Jan Frylinck Zane Green (wk) Divan la Cock Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton Lo-handre Louwrens (wk) Tangeni Lungameni Bernard Scholtz Ben Shikongo Ruben Trumpelmann Michael van Lingen David Wiese Pikky Ya France
Results EventFirst round (Group A)Super 12SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResult2022Won by 55 runsLost by 5 wicketsLost by 7 runs3Did not advanceFirst roundSource: Cricinfo Scorecards
United States & West Indies 2024
Squad and kit Gerhard Erasmus (c) JJ Smit (vc) Jack Brassell Peter-Daniel Blignaut Niko Davin Jan Frylinck Zane Green (wk) Malan Kruger Dylan Leicher Tangeni Lungameni Jean-Pierre Kotze (wk) Bernard Scholtz Ben Shikongo Ruben Trumpelmann Michael van Lingen David Wiese
Results EventGroup stage (Group B)Super 8SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResult2024Tied (Won the S/O)Lost by 5 wicketsLost by 9 wicketsLost by 41 runs (DLS)4Did not advanceGroup stageSource: Cricinfo Scorecards
India & Sri Lanka 2026
Squad and kit Bernard Scholtz Gerhard Erasmus (c) JJ Smit Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton Malan Kruger Dylan Leicher Willem Myburgh Jack Brassell Louren Steenkamp Ben Shikongo Zane Green (wk) Jan Frylinck Max Heingo Jan Balt Ruben Trumpelmann Reserve players: Alexander Volschenk
Results Group stage (Group A)Super 8SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultLost by 7 wicketsLost by 93 runsLost by 31 runsLost by 102 runs5Did not advanceGroup stageSource: Cricinfo Scorecards
Records and statistics
Team records Highest innings totals Score Opponent Venue Season 166/4 (19 overs) Abu Dhabi 2021 163/7 (20 overs) Geelong 2022 155/9 (20 overs) Bridgetown 2024 144/5 (20 overs) Abu Dhabi 2021 141/8 (20 overs) Geelong 2022Last updated: 15 June 2024
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.
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 2021-2024Last updated: 15 June 2024
Batting statistics Most runs Runs Player 100s 50s Period344 David Wiese 15 15 66* 34.40 2 2021–2024305 Gerhard Erasmus 15 15 53* 23.46 2 2021–2024184 Jan Frylinck 14 10 45 20.44 2021–2024148 Michael van Lingen 13 11 33 13.45 2021–2024146 Stephan Baard 8 8 29 18.25 2021–2022Last updated: 15 June 2024
Highest partnerships Runs Players Opposition Venue Season 93 (4th wicket) David Wiese (63) & Gerhard Erasmus (30) v Abu Dhabi 2021 70 (7th wicket) JJ Smit (31) & Jan Frylinck (31) v Geelong 2022 70 (8th wicket) David Wiese (41) & Ruben Trumpelmann (24) v Geelong 2022 53* (3rd wicket) David Wiese (28*) & Gerhard Erasmus (23*) v Sharjah 2021 51 (3rd wicket) Gerhard Erasmus (37) & Zane Green (13) v Bridgetown 2024Last updated: 15 June 2024
Bowling statistics Most wickets Wickets Player Matches 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 2021–2024Last updated: 15 June 2024
See also
Namibia at the Cricket World Cup ICC Men's T20 World Cup
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