Namibia vs Zimbabwe, 1st Match
Group B 2024 · T20I · · Achimota Senior Secondary School A Field, Accra
Zimbabwe won by 35 runs (Namibia 162/8, Zimbabwe 197/6).
Match report
Namibia (NAM) faced Zimbabwe (ZIM) in the 1st Match of Group B 2024, a T20I match, at Achimota Senior Secondary School A Field, Accra. Play began on Sunday, 17 March 2024 at 09:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Isaac Oyieko and Stacy Lackay, with Owen Chirombe as match referee.
Zimbabwe made 197/6 in 20 overs, with Brian Bennett top-scoring on 65 from 39 balls. Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 27. Namibia made 162/8 in 20 overs, with Malan Kruger top-scoring on 46 from 23 balls. Tashinga Musekiwa was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 29.
Result: Zimbabwe won by 35 runs. Owen Muzondo 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.
Zimbabwe · 1st innings: 197/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive Madande | run out | 32 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 145.45 |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani | c Ben Shikongo b Simon Shikongo | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Johnathan Campbell | c Nikolaas Davin b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 39 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 139.29 |
| Brian Bennett | run out | 65 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 166.67 |
| Tony Munyonga | c Malan Kruger b Gerhard Janse Van Rensburg | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Tashinga Musekiwa | c Jean-Pierre Kotze b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Rodney Mupfudza | not out | 28 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 186.67 |
| Owen Muzondo | not out | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 300 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Trevor Gwandu, Wallace Mubaiwa, Takudzwa Chataira
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Brassell | 4 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 14.75 |
| Simon Shikongo | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Ben Shikongo | 4 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Jan Balt | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Shaun Fouche | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Gerhard Janse Van Rensburg | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
Namibia · 1st innings: 162/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malan Kruger | c Trevor Gwandu b Owen Muzondo | 46 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 200 |
| Nikolaas Davin | b Owen Muzondo | 37 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 112.12 |
| Jean-Pierre Kotze | lbw b Tashinga Musekiwa | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 110 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | c Rodney Mupfudza b Tony Munyonga | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Gerhard Janse Van Rensburg | c Johnathan Campbell b Takudzwa Chataira | 32 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 118.52 |
| Jan Balt | c Brian Bennett b Owen Muzondo | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Dylan Leicher | st Rodney Mupfudza b Tashinga Musekiwa | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 107.69 |
| Shaun Fouche | c Johnathan Campbell b Tashinga Musekiwa | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Simon Shikongo | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Jack Brassell | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Ben Shikongo
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Mubaiwa | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Takudzwa Chataira | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9 |
| Owen Muzondo | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 7.75 |
| Trevor Gwandu | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| Tashinga Musekiwa | 4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 7.25 |
| Tony Munyonga | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (NAM, Takudzwa Chataira): 7 runs, 162/8 – 1 • 1 • wd W 4
- Over 19 (NAM, Tashinga Musekiwa): 8 runs, 155/7 – W 1 nb1 1 W 2 • 1
- Over 18 (NAM, Wallace Mubaiwa): 7 runs, 147/5 – • 1 2 2 1 1
- Over 17 (NAM, Trevor Gwandu): 14 runs, 140/5 – 1 2 6 • 1 4
- Over 16 (NAM, Wallace Mubaiwa): 5 runs, 126/5 – • 3 • • 2 •
- Over 15 (NAM, Owen Muzondo): 4 runs, 121/5 – • 2 1 0lb W 1