Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
Namibia vs Zimbabwe Scorecard, Tri-Nation Series 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 3 September 2026
Namibia batting
1st innings, run rate 7.80
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Louren Steenkampc Wesley Madhevere b Brad Evans |
14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 116.7 |
 Jan Frylinckc Wellington Masakadza b Blessing Muzarabani |
8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 |
 Gerhard Erasmus (c)not out |
88* | 48 | 8 | 3 | 183.3 |
 Zane Green (wk)c Tadiwanashe Marumani b Kundai Matigimu |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| AB Alexander Busing-Volschenkc Ryan Burl b Brad Evans |
29 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 93.5 |
 Ruben Trumpelmannb Sikandar Raza |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
 JJ Smitc Sikandar Raza b Kundai Matigimu |
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
 Jan Nicol Loftie-Eatonnot out |
5* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125.0 |
| Extras | 6 (lb 1, w 5) | ||||
| Total | 156/6 (20 ov) | ||||
1-17 Louren Steenkamp 3.1 ov, 2-24 Jan Frylinck 4.4 ov, 3-25 Zane Green 5.2 ov, 4-108 Alexander Busing-Volschenk 15.5 ov, 5-117 Ruben Trumpelmann 16.4 ov, 6-128 JJ Smit 17.6 ov
Did not batZimbabwe bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Wesley Madhevere |
1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
 Blessing Muzarabani1 wd |
4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 |
 Sikandar Raza |
4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
 Brad Evans1 wd |
4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
| KM Kundai Matigimu3 wd |
4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
 Wellington Masakadza |
2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
 Ryan Burl |
1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
Zimbabwe batting
2nd innings, run rate 8.75
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Bennettc Jan Balt b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton |
22 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 129.4 |
 Ben Curranc Ruben Trumpelmann b JJ Smit |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.7 |
| IK Innocent Kaiac Gerhard Erasmus b Jack Brassell |
72 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 171.4 |
| Sikandar Raza (c)c Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton b Ruben Trumpelmann |
29 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 120.8 |
| Ryan Burlnot out |
12* | 10 | 0 | 1 | 120.0 |
| Wesley Madheverec Alexander Busing-Volschenk b Ruben Trumpelmann |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk)not out |
13* | 12 | 0 | 1 | 108.3 |
| Extras | 6 (lb 2, w 4) | ||||
| Total | 159/5 (18.1 ov) | ||||
1-9 Ben Curran 1.2 ov, 2-70 Brian Bennett 6.6 ov, 3-124 Innocent Kaia 13.2 ov, 4-132 Sikandar Raza 14.5 ov, 5-132 Wesley Madhevere 14.6 ov
Did not batBlessing Muzarabani, Brad Evans, Kundai Matigimu, Wellington Masakadza
Namibia bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann2 wd |
4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.25 |
| JJ Smit |
3.1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 10.74 |
 Jack Brassell2 wd |
4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 |
 Max Heingo |
2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton |
1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11.00 |
 Jan Balt |
4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 |
Match details
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, bowl
- Start
- Thu 3 Sep, 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 Thursday 3 September 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.