Namibia vs Zimbabwe, 3rd T20I — Namibia T20 Tri-Series
Match summary
Zimbabwe beat Namibia by 5 runs in the 3rd T20I of the Namibia T20 Tri-Series at Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek on Mon, 31 Aug, 2026. Zimbabwe 195/6 (20 ov); Namibia 190/10 (20 ov). Ryan Burl top-scored with 57* off 32 balls for Zimbabwe. Brad Evans took 3/41 for Zimbabwe. Namibia won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louren Steenkamp c W Madhevere b B Muzarabani | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Jan Frylinck c B Curran b W Masakadza | 22 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 75.86 |
| Gerhard Erasmus c B Bennett b B Evans | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 150 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton lbw b B Bennett | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 153.85 |
| Jonathan Smit c RP Burl b B Bennett | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann c B Curran b S Raza | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Zane Green runout (S Raza) | 54 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 207.69 |
| Alexander Busing Volschenk c T Marumani b B Evans | 56 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 193.1 |
| Bernard Scholtz runout (B Evans) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brassell b B Evans | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Heingo Not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 6 (4 wd, 2 nb)
Total 190/10 (20 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Wesley Madhevere | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Brad Evans | 4 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 10.25 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
| Brian Bennett | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
14 (Louren Steenkamp, 2.4 ov) · 28 (Gerhard Erasmus, 4.4 ov) · 60 (Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton, 9.1 ov) · 66 (Jonathan Smit, 9.3 ov) · 68 (Jan Frylinck, 10.1 ov) · 76 (Ruben Trumpelmann, 11.1 ov) · 186 (Zane Green, 19.2 ov) · 190 (Alexander Busing Volschenk, 19.4 ov) · 190 (Bernard Scholtz, 19.5 ov) · 190 (Jack Brassell, 19.6 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Curran c JT Brassell b M Heingo | 38 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 172.73 |
| Brian Bennett c J Frylinck b J Smit | 32 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 152.38 |
| Dion Myers b B Scholtz | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Sikandar Raza c J Frylinck b G Erasmus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Burl Not out | 57 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 178.13 |
| Wesley Madhevere c J Smit b G Erasmus | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani c J Frylinck b G Erasmus | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 163.64 |
| Brad Evans Not out | 37 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 148 |
Extras 9 (4 lb, 4 wd, 1 nb)
Total 195/6 (20 ov)
Yet to bat: Wellington Masakadza, Newman Nyamhuri, Blessing Muzarabani
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Jonathan Smit | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 13.5 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 4 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 11.5 |
| Jack Brassell | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Max Heingo | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
64 (Brian Bennett, 5.6 ov) · 69 (Dion Myers, 6.6 ov) · 72 (Sikandar Raza, 7.2 ov) · 76 (Ben Curran, 8.3 ov) · 79 (Wesley Madhevere, 9.4 ov) · 101 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 11.6 ov)