MatchesMen's T20IICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final 2025/26

Namibia v Kenya

Group A, match 1 · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 26 Sept 2025

Namibia won by 136 runs

Namibia innings241/520 overs
Kenya innings105/720 overs · target 242

The worm

NamibiaKenya
05010015020025005101520Namibia: 1 wicket in over 2, 15/1Namibia: 1 wicket in over 6, 56/2Namibia: 1 wicket in over 8, 67/3Namibia: 1 wicket in over 9, 73/4Namibia: 1 wicket in over 16, 171/5Kenya: 1 wicket in over 4, 19/1Kenya: 2 wickets in over 8, 45/3Kenya: 1 wicket in over 11, 54/4Kenya: 1 wicket in over 15, 78/5Kenya: 1 wicket in over 17, 91/6Kenya: 1 wicket in over 18, 93/7

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

Runs per over

Namibiawicket
015305101520Over 1: 6 runsOver 2: 9 runs, 1 wicketOver 3: 9 runsOver 4: 16 runsOver 5: 9 runsOver 6: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 7: 3 runsOver 8: 8 runs, 1 wicketOver 9: 6 runs, 1 wicketOver 10: 7 runsOver 11: 6 runsOver 12: 18 runsOver 13: 19 runsOver 14: 16 runsOver 15: 27 runsOver 16: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 17: 11 runsOver 18: 19 runsOver 19: 27 runsOver 20: 13 runs
Kenyawicket
015305101520Over 1: 1 runOver 2: 9 runsOver 3: 2 runsOver 4: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 5: 12 runsOver 6: 3 runsOver 7: 9 runsOver 8: 2 runs, 2 wicketsOver 9: 2 runsOver 10: 3 runsOver 11: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 12: 7 runsOver 13: 5 runsOver 14: 10 runsOver 15: 2 runs, 1 wicketOver 16: 7 runsOver 17: 6 runs, 1 wicketOver 18: 2 runs, 1 wicketOver 19: 10 runsOver 20: 2 runs

Namibia innings 241/5 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
MB Krugerc DM Gondaria b P Koech561083.3
JN Frylinckb DM Gondaria331760194.1
L Steenkampc P Sharma b DM Gondaria111020110.0
MG Erasmusc S Singh b S Gill583253181.3
JN Loftie-Eatonc DM Gondaria b Vraj Patel150020.0
JJ Smitnot out11139127284.6
R Trumpelmannnot out131110118.2
Extras9
Total5 wickets, 20 overs241

Did not bat: ZE Green, B Shikongo, BM Scholtz, A Busing-Volschenk

Fall of wickets: 15-1 (MB Kruger, 1.6 ov), 49-2 (L Steenkamp, 5.1 ov), 60-3 (JN Frylinck, 7.2 ov), 68-4 (JN Loftie-Eaton, 8.3 ov), 166-5 (MG Erasmus, 15.1 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
S Gill403919.75800
P Koech4062115.50540
LN Oluoch4052013.00610
DM Gondaria201527.50500
Vraj Patel3031110.33630
Vishil Patel2025012.50200
JS Kundi1016016.00000
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
11512MB Kruger 5, JN Frylinck 10
23419JN Frylinck 22, L Steenkamp 11
31113JN Frylinck 1, MG Erasmus 10
487MG Erasmus 6, JN Loftie-Eaton 1
59840MG Erasmus 42, JJ Smit 53
Unbroken7529JJ Smit 58, R Trumpelmann 13

Kenya innings 105/7 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
DM Gondariac MG Erasmus b B Shikongo11122091.7
P Sharmac JJ Smit b A Busing-Volschenk8181044.4
S Singhb JN Loftie-Eaton34364094.4
RR Patelc ZE Green b A Busing-Volschenk03000.0
SR Bhudialbw b BM Scholtz460066.7
JS Kundib BM Scholtz171611106.3
S Gillb JN Loftie-Eaton111110100.0
LN Oluochnot out7401175.0
Vishil Patelnot out6140042.9
Extras7
Total7 wickets, 20 overs105

Did not bat: Vraj Patel, P Koech

Fall of wickets: 12-1 (DM Gondaria, 3.1 ov), 43-2 (P Sharma, 7.1 ov), 45-3 (RR Patel, 7.6 ov), 52-4 (SR Bhudia, 10.3 ov), 77-5 (S Singh, 14.2 ov), 91-6 (S Gill, 16.5 ov), 91-7 (JS Kundi, 17.1 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
MG Erasmus301103.671100
B Shikongo302117.001120
JJ Smit20502.50920
R Trumpelmann201407.00610
A Busing-Volschenk301123.67900
BM Scholtz402325.751000
JN Loftie-Eaton301826.00900
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
11219DM Gondaria 11, P Sharma 0
23124P Sharma 8, S Singh 19
325S Singh 1, RR Patel 0
4715S Singh 3, SR Bhudia 4
52523S Singh 11, JS Kundi 14
61415JS Kundi 3, S Gill 11
702JS Kundi 0, LN Oluoch 0
Unbroken1417LN Oluoch 7, Vishil Patel 6

Match details

Toss
Kenya, chose to field
Player of the match
JJ Smit
Ground
Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe
Season
2025/26
Umpires
I Chabi, LB Gcuma
Match referee
GH Pienaar
Source
Cricsheet match 1502743