Namibia T20I Tri-Series, Match 1

Namibia v South Africa

Namibia 163/9 20 ov
South Africa 145/9 20 ov

Namibia won by 18 runs

Venue
Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Date
Fri, 28 August 2026
Toss
South Africa won the toss and chose to field
Player of the match
Johannes Smit

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made South Africa 51% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field. They lost.

Namibia win

South Africa win

Namibia batSouth Africa chase 164

Turning point +18 to Namibia. 11.2, the chase: Ruben Trumpelmann to Rubin Herman, wicket, 78/4, needing 86. Namibia went from 52% to 69%.

Moved it most Ruben Trumpelmann +82.2 · Jordan Hermann −30.7 · Lhuan-dre Pretorius −22.6 · M Heingo +19.1

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
L Steenkampb BC Fortuin412932141.4−1.5
Jan Frylinckc N Mokoena b D Brevis603862157.9+1.1
Merwe Erasmusc N Mokoena b BC Fortuin191720111.8−4.3
Jan Loftie-Eatonc C Esterhuizen b P Subrayen450080.0−1.5
Zane Greenlbw b P Subrayen5410125.0−1.7
A Busing-Volschenknot out13*151086.7−8.8
Johannes Smitb P Subrayen02000.0−3.0
Ruben Trumpelmannlbw b D Jansen12601200.0+2.9
Bernard Scholtzb D Jansen01000.0−2.1
Jack Brassellc BC Fortuin b N Mokoena230066.7−2.4
Extras lb 2, w 57
Total 20 ov, 8.15 an over163/9

Did not bat M Heingo

Fall of wickets 84-1 (Steenkamp, 9.4), 116-2 (Frylinck, 13), 123-3 (Loftie-Eaton, 14.1), 133-4 (Erasmus, 15.2), 133-5 (Green, 16.1), 133-6 (Smit, 16.3), 157-7 (Trumpelmann, 18.3), 157-8 (Scholtz, 18.4), 163-9 (Brassell, 20)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Duan Jansen403228.001020−1.4
N Mokoena403919.75720−4.2
Prenelan Subrayen403238.00610+4.8
Lubabalo Sipamla1.3016010.67300−0.7
Bjorn Fortuin411724.251200+19.7
Jordan Hermann0.30306.00000+2.1
Dewald Brevis2022111.00200−3.1

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The balls that decided it