# Namibia at the Men's T20 World Cup

The Namibia national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), they are nicknamed as the Eagles. The team qualified for their first T20 World Cup in 2021, after finishing at 4th position in the 2019 qualifier, they have qualified for tournament three times in a row since then. In three editions that they have contested, the team has 4 wins in 11 matches.
In their maiden appearance, the team advanced from the first round into the Super 12 stage. They also managed to register their first-ever victory against a full member nation, after defeating Ireland in the first round. In the next edition, they defeated Sri Lanka, once again in the first round but were unable to progress to the next stage.

## T20 World Cup record

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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab | Cap. | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Super 12 | 10/16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gerhard Erasmus | 20 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | First round | 13/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gerhard Erasmus | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) |
| 2024 | Group stage | 15/20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gerhard Erasmus | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/9 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 66 | 45 | 18 | 0 | 3 |
* ↑ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
* ↑ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

### Record by opponents

| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2021 |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
| India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2021 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2021 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2021 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2021 |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2021 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2021 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2022 |
| Total | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.67 | — |
| Source: Last Updated: 15 June 2024 ||||||||||

## Tournament results
### Oman & UAE 2021
#### Squad

* Gerhard Erasmus (c)
* JJ Smit (vc)
* Stephan Baard
* Karl Birkenstock
* Michiel du Preez (wk)
* Jan Frylinck
* Zane Green (wk)
* Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton
* Bernard Scholtz
* Ben Shikongo
* Ruben Trumpelmann
* Michael van Lingen
* David Wiese
* Craig Williams
* Pikky Ya France

#### Results

| Event | First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2021 | Sri Lanka L by 7 wickets | Netherlands W by 6 wickets | Ireland W by 8 wickets | 2 | Scotland W by 4 wickets | Afghanistan L by 62 runs | Pakistan L by 45 runs | New Zealand L by 52 runs | India L by 9 wickets | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Super 12 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||||||

### Australia 2022
#### Squad

* Gerhard Erasmus (c)
* JJ Smit (vc)
* Stephan Baard
* Karl Birkenstock
* Jan Frylinck
* Zane Green (wk)
* Divan la Cock
* Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton
* Lo-handre Louwrens (wk)
* Tangeni Lungameni
* Bernard Scholtz
* Ben Shikongo
* Ruben Trumpelmann
* Michael van Lingen
* David Wiese
* Pikky Ya France

#### Results

| Event | First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | Super 12 | Super 12 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2022 | Sri Lanka W by 55 runs | Netherlands L by 5 wickets | United Arab Emirates L by 7 runs | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | First round |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||

### United States & West Indies 2024
#### Squad

* Gerhard Erasmus (c)
* JJ Smit (vc)
* Jack Brassell
* Peter-Daniel Blignaut
* Niko Davin
* Jan Frylinck
* Zane Green (wk)
* Malan Kruger
* Dylan Leicher
* Tangeni Lungameni
* Jean-Pierre Kotze (wk)
* Bernard Scholtz
* Ben Shikongo
* Ruben Trumpelmann
* Michael van Lingen
* David Wiese

#### Results

| Event | Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Super 8 | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2024 | Oman Tied (W the S/O) | Scotland L by 5 wickets | Australia L by 9 wickets | England L by 41 runs (DLS) | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Group stage |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||

## Records and statistics
### Team records
#### Highest innings totals

| Score | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 166/4 (19 overs) | Netherlands | Abu Dhabi | 2021 |
| 163/7 (20 overs) | Sri Lanka | Geelong | 2022 |
| 155/9 (20 overs) | Scotland | Bridgetown | 2024 |
| 144/5 (20 overs) | Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 2021 |
| 141/8 (20 overs) | United Arab Emirates | Geelong | 2022 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2024 ||||

### Most appearances

This list consists players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup. Gerhard Erasmus has played a total of 15 matches, and has captained the team in all of their World Cup matches.
| Matches | Player | Period |
| 15 | Gerhard Erasmus | 2021-2024 |
| 15 | Zane Green | 2021-2024 |
| 15 | JJ Smit | 2021-2024 |
| 15 | David Wiese | 2021-2024 |
| 14 | Jan Frylinck | 2021-2024 |
| 14 | Bernard Scholtz | 2021-2024 |
| 13 | Michael van Lingen | 2021-2024 |
| 13 | Ruben Trumpelmann | 2021-2024 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2024 |||

### Batting statistics
#### Most runs

| Runs | Player | Mat | Inn | HS | Avg | 100s | 50s | Period |
| 344 | David Wiese | 15 | 15 | 66* | 34.40 | — | 2 | 2021–2024 |
| 305 | Gerhard Erasmus | 15 | 15 | 53* | 23.46 | — | 2 | 2021–2024 |
| 184 | Jan Frylinck | 14 | 10 | 45 | 20.44 | — | — | 2021–2024 |
| 148 | Michael van Lingen | 13 | 11 | 33 | 13.45 | — | — | 2021–2024 |
| 146 | Stephan Baard | 8 | 8 | 29 | 18.25 | — | — | 2021–2022 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2024 |||||||||

#### Highest partnerships

| Runs | Players | Opposition | Venue | Season |
| 93 (4th wicket) | David Wiese (63) & Gerhard Erasmus (30) | v Netherlands | Abu Dhabi | 2021 |
| 70 (7th wicket) | JJ Smit (31) & Jan Frylinck (31) | v Sri Lanka | Geelong | 2022 |
| 70 (8th wicket) | David Wiese (41) & Ruben Trumpelmann (24) | v United Arab Emirates | Geelong | 2022 |
| 53* (3rd wicket) | David Wiese (28*) & Gerhard Erasmus (23*) | v Ireland | Sharjah | 2021 |
| 51 (3rd wicket) | Gerhard Erasmus (37) & Zane Green (13) | v Scotland | Bridgetown | 2024 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2024 |||||

### Bowling statistics
#### Most wickets

| Wickets | Player | Matches | Avg. | Econ. | BBI | 4W | 5W | Period |
| 14 | David Wiese | 15 | 25.14 | 7.23 | 3/28 | 0 | 0 | 2021–2024 |
| 13 | Ruben Trumpelmann | 13 | 26.46 | 7.81 | 4/21 | 1 | 0 | 2021–2024 |
| 12 | Jan Frylinck | 14 | 20.00 | 7.16 | 3/21 | 0 | 0 | 2021–2024 |
| 10 | Bernard Scholtz | 14 | 24.70 | 6.33 | 2/18 | 0 | 0 | 2021–2024 |
| 7 | JJ Smit | 15 | 39.57 | 7.91 | 2/24 | 0 | 0 | 2021–2024 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2024 |||||||||