MatchesMen's T20INamibia tour of Zimbabwe 2025/26

Zimbabwe v Namibia

match 1 · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 15 Sept 2025

Zimbabwe won by 33 runs

Zimbabwe innings211/320 overs
Namibia innings178/720 overs · target 212

The worm

ZimbabweNamibia
05010015020025005101520Zimbabwe: 1 wicket in over 15, 131/1Zimbabwe: 1 wicket in over 17, 169/2Zimbabwe: 1 wicket in over 19, 193/3Namibia: 1 wicket in over 3, 18/1Namibia: 1 wicket in over 8, 74/2Namibia: 1 wicket in over 9, 77/3Namibia: 1 wicket in over 14, 118/4Namibia: 1 wicket in over 16, 140/5Namibia: 1 wicket in over 18, 163/6Namibia: 1 wicket in over 19, 169/7

Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

Runs per over

Zimbabwewicket
012245101520Over 1: 5 runsOver 2: 6 runsOver 3: 7 runsOver 4: 5 runsOver 5: 13 runsOver 6: 7 runsOver 7: 9 runsOver 8: 10 runsOver 9: 10 runsOver 10: 11 runsOver 11: 14 runsOver 12: 6 runsOver 13: 6 runsOver 14: 15 runsOver 15: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 16: 18 runsOver 17: 20 runs, 1 wicketOver 18: 8 runsOver 19: 16 runs, 1 wicketOver 20: 18 runs
Namibiawicket
012245101520Over 1: 7 runsOver 2: 7 runsOver 3: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 4: 13 runsOver 5: 18 runsOver 6: 12 runsOver 7: 9 runsOver 8: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 9: 3 runs, 1 wicketOver 10: 8 runsOver 11: 6 runsOver 12: 11 runsOver 13: 8 runsOver 14: 8 runs, 1 wicketOver 15: 11 runsOver 16: 11 runs, 1 wicketOver 17: 10 runsOver 18: 13 runs, 1 wicketOver 19: 6 runs, 1 wicketOver 20: 9 runs

Zimbabwe innings 211/3 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
BJ Bennettc ZE Green b R Trumpelmann945184184.3
T Marumanic JN Loftie-Eaton b A Busing-Volschenk624862129.2
RP Burlc JN Loftie-Eaton b A Busing-Volschenk22922244.4
Sikandar Razanot out231121209.1
T Musekiwanot out1100100.0
Extras9
Total3 wickets, 20 overs211

Did not bat: B Muzarabani, WP Masakadza, BRM Taylor, R Ngarava, D Myers, B Evans

Fall of wickets: 124-1 (T Marumani, 14.1 ov), 165-2 (RP Burl, 16.4 ov), 193-3 (BJ Bennett, 18.6 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
JJ Smit403609.00850
JT Brassell3033011.00610
R Trumpelmann4046111.50600
JN Loftie-Eaton10909.00200
BM Scholtz2021010.50100
A Busing-Volschenk4043210.75710
MG Erasmus2021010.50300
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
112485BJ Bennett 59, T Marumani 62
24115BJ Bennett 18, RP Burl 22
32814BJ Bennett 17, Sikandar Raza 10
Unbroken186Sikandar Raza 13, T Musekiwa 1

Namibia innings 178/7 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
MB Krugerc BRM Taylor b B Muzarabani131320100.0
JN Frylincklbw b Sikandar Raza211330161.5
JN Loftie-Eatonc R Ngarava b WP Masakadza382480158.3
MG Erasmusc WP Masakadza b Sikandar Raza261921136.8
ZE Greenc & b B Muzarabani332730122.2
JJ Smitc T Marumani b B Evans240050.0
R Trumpelmannc RP Burl b R Ngarava20912222.2
DO Leichernot out11920122.2
A Busing-Volschenknot out4300133.3
Extras10
Total7 wickets, 20 overs178

Did not bat: JT Brassell, BM Scholtz

Fall of wickets: 18-1 (MB Kruger, 2.3 ov), 74-2 (JN Frylinck, 7.5 ov), 74-3 (JN Loftie-Eaton, 8.3 ov), 118-4 (MG Erasmus, 13.5 ov), 137-5 (JJ Smit, 15.4 ov), 163-6 (R Trumpelmann, 17.4 ov), 163-7 (ZE Green, 18.2 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
WP Masakadza402315.75800
R Ngarava3033111.00720
B Muzarabani403829.501220
B Evans302819.33501
BJ Bennett10909.00100
Sikandar Raza403127.75700
RP Burl1011011.00100
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
11815MB Kruger 13, JN Frylinck 5
25632JN Frylinck 16, JN Loftie-Eaton 38
304JN Loftie-Eaton 0, MG Erasmus 0
44432MG Erasmus 26, ZE Green 17
51911ZE Green 12, JJ Smit 2
62612ZE Green 4, R Trumpelmann 20
704ZE Green 0, DO Leicher 0
Unbroken1510DO Leicher 11, A Busing-Volschenk 4

Match details

Toss
Namibia, chose to field
Player of the match
BJ Bennett
Ground
Queens Sports Club, Zimbabwe
Season
2025/26
Umpires
F Mutizwa, I Chabi
Match referee
ET Dube
Source
Cricsheet match 1502164