Namibia vs Canada, 5th T20I
Canada tour of Namibia 2025 · T20I · · Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Namibia won by 8 wickets (with 28 balls remaining) (Namibia 143/2, Canada 142/7).
Match report
Namibia (NAM) faced Canada (CAN) in the 5th T20I of Canada tour of Namibia 2025, a T20I match, at Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek. Play began on Sunday, 23 March 2025 at 12:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Namibia won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Andrew Louw and Ewoud Lassen, with Shahid Wadvalla as match referee.
Canada made 142/7 in 20 overs, with Nicholas Kirton top-scoring on 37 from 26 balls. Jack Brassell was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 15. Namibia made 143/2 in 15.2 overs, with Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton top-scoring on 65 from 32 balls. Nicholas Kirton was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 12.
Result: Namibia won by 8 wickets (with 28 balls remaining). Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton 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.
Canada · 1st innings: 142/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilpreet Singh Bajwa | c Jean-Pierre Kotze b Jan-Izak de Villiers | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 111.11 |
| Navneet Dhaliwal | c Gerhard Erasmus b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 21 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 84 |
| Yuvraj Samra | c Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton b Tangeni Lungameni | 17 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| Nicholas Kirton | c Tangeni Lungameni b Ruben Trumpelmann | 37 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 142.31 |
| Shreyas Movva | c Jean-Pierre Kotze b Jack Brassell | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 155.56 |
| Harsh Thaker | b Jack Brassell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Kanwarpal Tathgur | not out | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Dillon Heyliger | c Zane Green b Ruben Trumpelmann | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Saad Bin Zafar | not out | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
Extras: 12 · Did not bat: Akhil Kumar, Kaleem Sana
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 10 |
| Jack Brassell | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3.75 |
| Tangeni Lungameni | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Jan-Izak de Villiers | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 |
Namibia · 1st innings: 143/2 (15.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Pierre Kotze | c Nicholas Kirton b Akhil Kumar | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Nikolaas Davin | not out | 52 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 126.83 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | c Harsh Thaker b Nicholas Kirton | 65 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 203.13 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | not out | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 121.43 |
Extras: 4 · Did not bat: JJ Smit, Malan Kruger, Zane Green, Jan-Izak de Villiers, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jack Brassell, Tangeni Lungameni
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleem Sana | 2.2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7.29 |
| Akhil Kumar | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
| Dillon Heyliger | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10 |
| Harsh Thaker | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Saad Bin Zafar | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Nicholas Kirton | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
Latest overs
- Over 16 (NAM, Kaleem Sana): 2 runs, 143/2 – 1 1
- Over 15 (NAM, Akhil Kumar): 7 runs, 141/2 – 2 1 1 • 2 1
- Over 14 (NAM, Saad Bin Zafar): 5 runs, 134/2 – 1 • • 2 • wd 1
- Over 13 (NAM, Akhil Kumar): 9 runs, 129/2 – 2 1 4 1 1 •
- Over 12 (NAM, Saad Bin Zafar): 7 runs, 120/2 – 2 1 1 1 1 1
- Over 11 (NAM, Nicholas Kirton): 12 runs, 113/2 – 2 1 W 6 2 1