Namibia won by 18 runs
Namibia vs South Africa Scorecard, Tri-Nation Series 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 28 August 2026
Namibia batting
1st innings, run rate 8.15
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Louren Steenkampb Bjorn Fortuin |
41 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 141.4 |
 Jan Frylinckc Nqobani Mokoena b Dewald Brevis |
60 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 157.9 |
 Gerhard Erasmus (c)c Nqobani Mokoena b Bjorn Fortuin |
19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 111.8 |
 Jan Nicol Loftie-Eatonc Connor Esterhuizen b Prenelan Subrayen |
4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 |
 Zane Green (wk)lbw b Prenelan Subrayen |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.0 |
| AB Alexander Busing-Volschenknot out |
13* | 15 | 1 | 0 | 86.7 |
 JJ Smitb Prenelan Subrayen |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Ruben Trumpelmannlbw b Duan Jansen |
12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 200.0 |
 Bernard Scholtzb Duan Jansen |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Jack Brassellc Bjorn Fortuin b Nqobani Mokoena |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Extras | 7 (lb 2, w 5) | ||||
| Total | 163/9 (20 ov) | ||||
1-84 Louren Steenkamp 9.4 ov, 2-116 Jan Frylinck 12.6 ov, 3-123 Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton 14.1 ov, 4-133 Gerhard Erasmus 15.2 ov, 5-133 Zane Green 16.1 ov, 6-133 JJ Smit 16.3 ov, 7-157 Ruben Trumpelmann 18.3 ov, 8-157 Bernard Scholtz 18.4 ov, 9-163 Jack Brassell 19.6 ov
Did not batSouth Africa bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Duan Jansen2 wd |
4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 |
| NM Nqobani Mokoena2 wd |
4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
 Prenelan Subrayen1 wd |
4 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 8.00 |
 Lutho Sipamla |
1.3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 10.67 |
 Bjorn Fortuin |
4 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 |
 Jordan Hermann |
0.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 |
 Dewald Brevis |
2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 11.00 |
South Africa batting
2nd innings, run rate 7.34
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lhuan-dre Pretoriusc Max Heingo b Ruben Trumpelmann |
9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Jordan Hermannc Ruben Trumpelmann b Jack Brassell |
7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 77.8 |
| Dewald Brevisc Fielder b Ruben Trumpelmann |
75 | 50 | 4 | 5 | 150.0 |
 Tony de Zorzib Max Heingo |
9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 69.2 |
 Rubin Hermannb Ruben Trumpelmann |
12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 133.3 |
 Connor Esterhuizen (wk)c Jan Frylinck b JJ Smit |
7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Duan Jansennot out |
25* | 17 | 1 | 1 | 147.1 |
| Bjorn Fortuin (c)b Gerhard Erasmus |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NM Nqobani Mokoenac Ruben Trumpelmann b JJ Smit |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Prenelan Subrayenc Jan Balt b JJ Smit |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 4 (lb 2, w 2) | ||||
| Total | 148/9 (20.1 ov) | ||||
1-15 Jordan Hermann 2.3 ov, 2-19 Lhuan-dre Pretorius 3.3 ov, 3-39 Tony de Zorzi 6.6 ov, 4-78 Rubin Hermann 11.2 ov, 5-86 Connor Esterhuizen 13.2 ov, 6-133 Dewald Brevis 17.6 ov, 7-136 Bjorn Fortuin 18.4 ov, 8-145 Nqobani Mokoena 19.5 ov, 9-145 Prenelan Subrayen 19.6 ov
Did not batNamibia bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerhard Erasmus |
2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.50 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann |
4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6.00 |
| Jack Brassell2 wd |
4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| JJ Smit |
4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 7.75 |
 Max Heingo |
4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Bernard Scholtz |
2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 |
Match details
- Toss
- S Africa, bowl
- Start
- Fri 28 Aug, 13:00 UK
- Competition
- Tri-Nation Series 2026
Namibia vs South Africa Questions
When is Namibia vs South Africa?
Namibia vs South Africa starts at 13:00 UK time (17:30 in India) on Friday 28 August 2026, at Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek, part of Tri-Nation Series 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Namibia vs South Africa head to head?
Namibia lead the Namibia vs South Africa head to head at 2-1 from 3 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 4 September 2026 at Namibia Cricket Ground, was won by South Africa.
What is Namibia's recent form?
Namibia have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L L L W W; most recently they lost to South Africa on 04 Sep, 217/3 to 228/4.
What is South Africa's recent form?
South Africa have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W W W L; most recently they beat Zimbabwe on 06 Sep, 205/5 to 157.
What is a good score at Namibia Cricket Ground?
A good first-innings score at Namibia Cricket Ground is around 170, the average over its last 17 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 53% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.