Namibia vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20I
Namibia tour of Zimbabwe 2025 · T20I · · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Zimbabwe won by 33 runs (Namibia 178/7, Zimbabwe 211/3).
Match report
Namibia (NAM) faced Zimbabwe (ZIM) in the 1st T20I of Namibia tour of Zimbabwe 2025, a T20I match, at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. Play began on Monday, 15 September 2025 at 07:30 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 Forster Mutizwa and Iknow Chabi, with Emmanuel Dube as match referee.
Zimbabwe made 211/3 in 20 overs, with Brian Bennett top-scoring on 94 from 51 balls. Alexander Busing-Volschenk was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 43. Namibia made 178/7 in 20 overs, with Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton top-scoring on 38 from 24 balls. Sikandar Raza was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 31.
Result: Zimbabwe won by 33 runs. Brian Bennett 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: 211/3 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennett | c Zane Green b Ruben Trumpelmann | 94 | 51 | 8 | 4 | 184.31 |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani | c Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton b Alexander Busing-Volschenk | 62 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 129.17 |
| Ryan Burl | c Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton b Alexander Busing-Volschenk | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 244.44 |
| Sikandar Raza | not out | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 209.09 |
| Tashinga Musekiwa | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 9 · Did not bat: Brendan Taylor, Dion Myers, Wellington Masakadza, Brad Evans, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Smit | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9 |
| Jack Brassell | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.5 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Alexander Busing-Volschenk | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 10.75 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 |
Namibia · 1st innings: 178/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malan Kruger | c Brendan Taylor b Blessing Muzarabani | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Jan Frylinck | lbw b Sikandar Raza | 21 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 161.54 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | c Richard Ngarava b Wellington Masakadza | 38 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 158.33 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | c Wellington Masakadza b Sikandar Raza | 26 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 136.84 |
| Zane Green | c sub b Blessing Muzarabani | 33 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 122.22 |
| JJ Smit | c Tadiwanashe Marumani b Brad Evans | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | c Ryan Burl b Richard Ngarava | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 222.22 |
| Dylan Leicher | not out | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 122.22 |
| Alexander Busing-Volschenk | not out | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Masakadza | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Richard Ngarava | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 11 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Brad Evans | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 |
| Brian Bennett | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
| Ryan Burl | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (NAM, Brad Evans): 9 runs, 182/7 – 2 1 4 1 1 •
- Over 19 (NAM, Blessing Muzarabani): 6 runs, 173/7 – 1 • 4 1 W •
- Over 18 (NAM, Richard Ngarava): 13 runs, 167/6 – • • W 2 6 4 wd
- Over 17 (NAM, Blessing Muzarabani): 10 runs, 154/5 – 2 • 1 • 6 wd •
- Over 16 (NAM, Brad Evans): 16 runs, 144/5 – 2 1 W 1 1 1 nb9
- Over 15 (NAM, Ryan Burl): 11 runs, 128/4 – 1 4 4 • 1 1