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Namibian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2022

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Namibian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2022
 
  Zimbabwe Namibia
Dates 17 – 24 May 2022
Captains Craig Ervine[n 1] Gerhard Erasmus
Twenty20 International series
Results Namibia won the 5-match series 3–2
Most runs Wesley Madhevere (163) Craig Williams (139)
Most wickets Sikandar Raza (6)
Tendai Chatara (6)
Bernard Scholtz (7)

The Namibia cricket team toured Zimbabwe in May 2022 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The matches were played at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo,[3][4] and it was the first men's T20I series between Zimbabwe and Namibia.[5]

Zimbabwe won the opening match of the series by seven runs, with captain Craig Ervine scoring an unbeaten 55 runs.[6] Namibia then won the second match by eight wickets to level the series,[7] and recorded their first win against Zimbabwe in international cricket.[8] Zimbabwe won the third T20I by eight wickets, with Wesley Madhevere finishing 73 not out.[9] Namibia went on to win the fourth match, with captain Gerhard Erasmus scoring 59 not out.[10] Zane Green hit the winning runs off the last ball of the game, to level the series at 2–2, with one match to play.[11] In the fifth and final match, Namibia won by 32 runs, to win the series 3–2.[12] It was the first time that Namibia had won a bilateral series against a Full Member side.[13]

Squads

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T20Is
 Zimbabwe[14]  Namibia[15]

T20I series

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1st T20I

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17 May 2022
13:00
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
153/4 (20 overs)
v
 Namibia
146/5 (20 overs)
Craig Ervine 55* (39)
Bernard Scholtz 2/19 (4 overs)
Divan la Cock 66 (43)
Milton Shumba 3/16 (3 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 7 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Craig Ervine (Zim)

2nd T20I

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19 May 2022
13:00
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
122/8 (20 overs)
v
 Namibia
124/2 (18 overs)
Milton Shumba 29 (26)
David Wiese 3/27 (4 overs)
Craig Williams 62* (53)
Luke Jongwe 1/16 (3 overs)
Namibia won by 8 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Christopher Phiri (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Craig Williams (Nam)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd T20I

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21 May 2022
13:00
Scorecard
Namibia 
128/8 (20 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
129/2 (17.1 overs)
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton 28 (23)
Sikandar Raza 3/16 (4 overs)
Wesley Madhevere 73* (61)
Jan Frylinck 1/21 (3 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Christopher Phiri (Zim)
Player of the match: Wesley Madhevere (Zim)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Brad Evans (Zim) made his T20I debut.

4th T20I

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22 May 2022
13:00
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
157/8 (20 overs)
v
 Namibia
161/4 (20 overs)
Wesley Madhevere 50 (32)
Bernard Scholtz 3/25 (4 overs)
Gerhard Erasmus 59* (43)
Luke Jongwe 2/35 (4 overs)
Namibia won by 6 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Gerhard Erasmus (Nam)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Victor Nyauchi (Zim) made his T20I debut.

5th T20I

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24 May 2022
13:00
Scorecard
Namibia 
127/8 (20 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
95 (19.1 overs)
Craig Williams 48 (39)
Wesley Madhevere 2/15 (4 overs)
Tony Munyonga 28 (31)
Gerhard Erasmus 2/9 (3 overs)
Namibia won by 32 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Craig Williams (Nam)

Notes

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  1. ^ Regis Chakabva captained Zimbabwe for the fifth T20I.

References

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  1. ^ "Namibia Men's team to tour Zimbabwe for T20I series". Czarsportz. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe announce upcoming international fixture schedule". Cricket World. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe announce busy international schedule". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Namibia sense 'opportunity' ahead of Zimbabwe series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Namibia brace for first ever T20I series against Zimbabwe". The Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Ervine and Shumba lead Zimbabwe to narrow win over battling Namibia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Wiese, Williams power Namibia to big win over Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Namibia secure historic victory against Zimbabwe". The Namibian. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Madhevere, bowlers help Zimbabwe crush Namibia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Namibia square T20 series". The Namibian. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Erasmus the star as Namibia level series with last-ball win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Namibia 3-2 Zimbabwe: A look back at the Eagles' history-making series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Eagles make history". The Namibian. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Zimbabwe gear up for strong outing against Namibia in T20I series". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Richelieu Eagles off to play Zimbabwe Men's Team". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Namibia earn historic T20I series win after successfully defending 127 against Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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