Zimbabwe won by 5 runs
Namibia vs Zimbabwe Scorecard, Tri-Nation Series 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 31 August 2026
Zimbabwe batting
1st innings, run rate 9.75
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Ben Curranc Jack Brassell b Max Heingo |
38 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 172.7 |
 Brian Bennettc Jan Frylinck b JJ Smit |
32 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 152.4 |
 Dion Myersb Bernard Scholtz |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
 Sikandar Raza (c)c Jan Frylinck b Gerhard Erasmus |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Ryan Burlnot out |
57* | 32 | 7 | 1 | 178.1 |
 Wesley Madheverec JJ Smit b Gerhard Erasmus |
2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
 Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk)c Jan Frylinck b Gerhard Erasmus |
18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 163.6 |
 Brad Evansnot out |
37* | 25 | 2 | 2 | 148.0 |
| Extras | 9 (lb 4, w 4, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 195/6 (20 ov) | ||||
1-64 Brian Bennett 5.6 ov, 2-69 Dion Myers 6.6 ov, 3-72 Sikandar Raza 7.2 ov, 4-76 Ben Curran 8.3 ov, 5-79 Wesley Madhevere 9.4 ov, 6-101 Tadiwanashe Marumani 11.6 ov
Did not batNamibia bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Bernard Scholtz |
3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 |
 Ruben Trumpelmann2 wd, 1 nb |
4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 |
 JJ Smit |
2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 13.50 |
 Jack Brassell |
3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
 Gerhard Erasmus2 wd |
4 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 11.50 |
 Max Heingo |
4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
Namibia batting
2nd innings, run rate 9.50
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Louren Steenkampc Wesley Madhevere b Blessing Muzarabani |
6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.7 |
 Jan Frylinckc Ben Curran b Wellington Masakadza |
22 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 75.9 |
| Gerhard Erasmus (c)c Brian Bennett b Brad Evans |
12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 150.0 |
 Jan Nicol Loftie-Eatonlbw b Brian Bennett |
20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 153.8 |
| JJ Smitc Ryan Burl b Brian Bennett |
6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300.0 |
| Ruben Trumpelmannc Ben Curran b Sikandar Raza |
8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 133.3 |
 Zane Green (wk)run out (Sikandar Raza) |
54 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 207.7 |
| AB Alexander Busing-Volschenkc Tadiwanashe Marumani b Brad Evans |
56 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 193.1 |
| Bernard Scholtzrun out (Brad Evans) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Jack Brassellb Brad Evans |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Max Heingonot out |
0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | 6 (w 4, nb 2) | ||||
| Total | 190 (all out, 20 ov) | ||||
1-14 Louren Steenkamp 2.4 ov, 2-28 Gerhard Erasmus 4.4 ov, 3-60 Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton 9.1 ov, 4-66 JJ Smit 9.3 ov, 5-68 Jan Frylinck 10.1 ov, 6-76 Ruben Trumpelmann 11.1 ov, 7-187 Zane Green 19.2 ov, 8-190 Alexander Busing-Volschenk 19.4 ov, 9-190 Bernard Scholtz 19.5 ov, 10-190 Jack Brassell 19.6 ov
Zimbabwe bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Blessing Muzarabani2 wd, 1 nb |
4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
| NN Newman Nyamhuri |
4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Brad Evans1 nb |
4 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 10.25 |
| Sikandar Raza1 wd |
4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Wesley Madhevere |
1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Brian Bennett |
1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8.00 |
 Wellington Masakadza1 wd |
2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12.50 |
Match details
- Toss
- Namibia, bowl
- Start
- Mon 31 Aug, 13:00 UK
- Competition
- Tri-Nation Series 2026
Namibia vs Zimbabwe Questions
When is Namibia vs Zimbabwe?
Namibia vs Zimbabwe starts at 13:00 UK time (17:30 in India) on Monday 31 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 Zimbabwe head to head?
Zimbabwe lead the Namibia vs Zimbabwe head to head at 8-7 from 15 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 3 September 2026 at Namibia Cricket Ground, was won by Zimbabwe.
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 Zimbabwe's recent form?
Zimbabwe have won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L L L L W; most recently they lost to Afghanistan on 01 Nov, 79 to 81/3.
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.