Canada vs Namibia, 83rd Match
World Cup League Two 2023/2027 · ODI · · Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City Ontario
Namibia won by 24 runs (Canada 237, Namibia 261/8).
Match report
Canada (CAN) faced Namibia (NAM) in the 83rd Match of World Cup League Two 2023/2027, a ODI match, at Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City Ontario. Play began on Tuesday, 2 September 2025 at 14:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 50 overs.
Canada won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Rohan Shah and Shaun Haig.
Namibia made 261/8 in 50 overs, with Malan Kruger top-scoring on 80 from 131 balls. Akhil Kumar was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 47. Canada made 237 in 48.3 overs, with Nicholas Kirton top-scoring on 46 from 44 balls. Bernard Scholtz was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 31.
Result: Namibia won by 24 runs. Bernard Scholtz was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Namibia · 1st innings: 261/8 (50 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Pierre Kotze | lbw b Shivam Sharma | 38 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 56.72 |
| Malan Kruger | c Nicholas Kirton b Jaskaran Singh Buttar | 80 | 131 | 4 | 1 | 61.07 |
| Jan Frylinck | c Dilpreet Singh Bajwa b Pargat Singh | 60 | 52 | 1 | 5 | 115.38 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | c Shivam Sharma b Akhil Kumar | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 120 |
| JJ Smit | c Dilpreet Singh Bajwa b Akhil Kumar | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | c Pargat Singh b Jaskaran Singh Buttar | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 218.18 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | b Jaskaran Singh Buttar | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Zane Green | c Shivam Sharma b Akhil Kumar | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Dylan Leicher | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Bernard Scholtz | not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 23 · Did not bat: Wessel Myburgh, Tangeni Lungameni
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleem Sana | 9 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 5.11 |
| Jaskaran Singh Buttar | 10 | 0 | 71 | 3 | 7.1 |
| Akhil Kumar | 10 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 4.7 |
| Saad Bin Zafar | 10 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 |
| Shivam Sharma | 8 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 4.75 |
| Pargat Singh | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 |
Canada · 1st innings: 237 (48.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Nadeem | c Malan Kruger b Bernard Scholtz | 23 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 56.1 |
| Dilpreet Singh Bajwa | c Zane Green b Gerhard Erasmus | 26 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 76.47 |
| Pargat Singh | st sub b Bernard Scholtz | 40 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 80 |
| Mansab Gill | b Bernard Scholtz | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Nicholas Kirton | c Gerhard Erasmus b JJ Smit | 46 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 104.55 |
| Shreyas Movva | c Malan Kruger b Tangeni Lungameni | 20 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 54.05 |
| Saad Bin Zafar | b Ruben Trumpelmann | 30 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 96.77 |
| Jaskaran Singh Buttar | b Bernard Scholtz | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Akhil Kumar | c Gerhard Erasmus b JJ Smit | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Shivam Sharma | not out | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Kaleem Sana | c Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton b JJ Smit | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
Extras: 20
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Smit | 9.3 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 4.21 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 10 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Tangeni Lungameni | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 6.17 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 10 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 5.1 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 10 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 3.1 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 |
Latest overs
- Over 49 (CAN, JJ Smit): 2 runs, 227/10 – W 1 1
- Over 48 (CAN, Ruben Trumpelmann): 3 runs, 225/9 – • 1 • 1 • 1
- Over 47 (CAN, JJ Smit): 5 runs, 222/9 – 1 • W 1 1 2
- Over 46 (CAN, Ruben Trumpelmann): 6 runs, 217/8 – • • 4 W 1 1
- Over 45 (CAN, JJ Smit): 9 runs, 211/7 – 6 • 2 • • 1
- Over 44 (CAN, Ruben Trumpelmann): 5 runs, 202/7 – 1 1 • 1 1 1