South Africa won by 11 runs
Namibia vs South Africa Scorecard, Tri-Nation Series 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 4 September 2026
South Africa batting
1st innings, run rate 11.40
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Lhuan-dre Pretoriusb Gerhard Erasmus |
101 | 53 | 5 | 8 | 190.6 |
 Connor Esterhuizen (wk)b Jan Balt |
88 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 220.0 |
 Dewald Brevisc Gerhard Erasmus b Jan Balt |
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
 Rubin Hermannc Zane Green b Ruben Trumpelmann |
26 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 123.8 |
 Eathan Boschnot out |
1* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Jordan Hermannnot out |
1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 8 (b 4, lb 2, w 1, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 228/4 (20 ov) | ||||
1-156 Connor Esterhuizen 11.3 ov, 2-172 Dewald Brevis 13.1 ov, 3-213 Rubin Hermann 18.3 ov, 4-227 Lhuan-dre Pretorius 19.4 ov
Did not batAndile Simelane, Bjorn Fortuin, Kwena Maphaka, Nqaba Peter, Nqobani Mokoena
Namibia bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Gerhard Erasmus |
3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 |
 Ruben Trumpelmann1 wd |
4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.50 |
 JJ Smit1 nb |
4 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 12.50 |
 Jack Brassell |
2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 19.50 |
 Max Heingo |
3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12.00 |
 Jan Balt |
4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
Namibia batting
2nd innings, run rate 10.85
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Louren Steenkampretired hurt |
61* | 44 | 5 | 3 | 138.6 |
 Jan Frylinckc Tony de Zorzi b Andile Simelane |
72 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 200.0 |
| Gerhard Erasmus (c)not out |
30* | 26 | 1 | 1 | 115.4 |
| JJ Smitc Dewald Brevis b Nqobani Mokoena |
9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 225.0 |
| Ruben Trumpelmannc Connor Esterhuizen b Nqobani Mokoena |
21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 210.0 |
| Extras | 24 (b 8, lb 3, w 13) | ||||
| Total | 217/3 (20 ov) | ||||
1-119 Jan Frylinck 10.5 ov, 2-191 JJ Smit 17.5 ov, 3-217 Ruben Trumpelmann 19.6 ov
Did not batAlexander Busing-Volschenk, Jack Brassell, Jan Balt, Malan Kruger, Max Heingo, Zane Green
South Africa bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kwena Maphaka |
4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Eathan Bosch10 wd |
4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 10.75 |
 Bjorn Fortuin |
3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
| NM Nqobani Mokoena3 wd |
4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 10.75 |
 Andile Simelane |
2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 14.00 |
| NP Nqaba Peter |
3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 |
Match details
- Toss
- Namibia, bowl
- Start
- Fri 4 Sep, 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 4 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 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.