Namibia vs Zimbabwe, 5th T20I — Namibia T20 Tri-Series
Match summary
Zimbabwe beat Namibia by 5 wickets in the 5th T20I of the Namibia T20 Tri-Series at Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek on Thu, 03 Sept, 2026. Namibia 156/6 (20 ov); Zimbabwe 159/5 (18.1 ov). Gerhard Erasmus top-scored with 88* off 48 balls for Namibia. Brad Evans took 2/29 for Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennett c JN Balt b JNL Eaton | 22 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 129.41 |
| Ben Curran c R Trumpelmann b J Smit | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Innocent Kaia c G Erasmus b JT Brassell | 72 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 171.43 |
| Sikandar Raza c JNL Eaton b R Trumpelmann | 29 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 120.83 |
| Ryan Burl Not out | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 120 |
| Wesley Madhevere c AB Volschenk b R Trumpelmann | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani Not out | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 108.33 |
Extras 6 (2 lb, 4 wd)
Total 159/5 (18.1 ov)
Yet to bat: Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Kundai Matigimu
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.25 |
| Jonathan Smit | 3.1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 10.74 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Jan Balt | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 |
| Jack Brassell | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Max Heingo | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
9 (Ben Curran, 1.2 ov) · 70 (Brian Bennett, 6.6 ov) · 124 (Innocent Kaia, 13.2 ov) · 132 (Sikandar Raza, 14.5 ov) · 132 (Wesley Madhevere, 14.6 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louren Steenkamp c W Madhevere b B Evans | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Jan Frylinck c W Masakadza b B Muzarabani | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Gerhard Erasmus Not out | 88 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 183.33 |
| Zane Green c T Marumani b K Matigimu | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Alexander Busing Volschenk c RP Burl b B Evans | 29 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 93.55 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann b S Raza | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Jonathan Smit c S Raza b K Matigimu | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton Not out | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
Extras 6 (1 lb, 5 wd)
Total 156/6 (20 ov)
Yet to bat: Jan Balt, Jack Brassell, Max Heingo
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Wesley Madhevere | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Kundai Matigimu | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Ryan Burl | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Brad Evans | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 |
17 (Louren Steenkamp, 3.1 ov) · 24 (Jan Frylinck, 4.4 ov) · 25 (Zane Green, 5.2 ov) · 108 (Alexander Busing Volschenk, 15.5 ov) · 117 (Ruben Trumpelmann, 16.4 ov) · 128 (Jonathan Smit, 17.6 ov)