Namibia vs Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I
Namibia tour of Zimbabwe 2025 · T20I · · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) (Namibia 169/6, Zimbabwe 170/5).
Match report
Namibia (NAM) faced Zimbabwe (ZIM) in the 2nd T20I of Namibia tour of Zimbabwe 2025, a T20I match, at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. Play began on Tuesday, 16 September 2025 at 11:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bowl.
Namibia made 169/6 in 20 overs, with Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton top-scoring on 47 from 30 balls. Richard Ngarava was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 25. Zimbabwe made 170/5 in 18.1 overs, with Tadiwanashe Marumani top-scoring on 50 from 36 balls. JJ Smit was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 38.
Result: Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining). Tadiwanashe Marumani 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: 169/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Frylinck | b Richard Ngarava | 22 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 200 |
| Malan Kruger | c Brad Evans b Sikandar Raza | 45 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 102.27 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | c Brad Evans b Tinotenda Maposa | 47 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 156.67 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | c Brian Bennett b Richard Ngarava | 37 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 148 |
| JJ Smit | c Tadiwanashe Marumani b Brad Evans | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Alexander Busing-Volschenk | c Brendan Taylor b Brad Evans | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Zane Green | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 11 · Did not bat: Jan-Izak de Villiers, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Masakadza | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.67 |
| Richard Ngarava | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Brad Evans | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8.33 |
| Tinotenda Maposa | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
| Ryan Burl | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 |
Zimbabwe · 1st innings: 170/5 (18.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadiwanashe Marumani | c Alexander Busing-Volschenk b JJ Smit | 50 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 138.89 |
| Brian Bennett | c Zane Green b Ruben Trumpelmann | 40 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 200 |
| Brendan Taylor | run out (Ruben Trumpelmann) | 29 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 111.54 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Jan-Izak de Villiers b Bernard Scholtz | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Ryan Burl | not out | 24 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 184.62 |
| Tony Munyonga | c Zane Green b JJ Smit | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.86 |
| Tashinga Musekiwa | not out | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 225 |
Extras: 5 · Did not bat: Wellington Masakadza, Brad Evans, Richard Ngarava, Tinotenda Maposa
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Scholtz | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| JJ Smit | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
| Jack Brassell | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 1.1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 |
| Jan-Izak de Villiers | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 |
Latest overs
- Over 19 (ZIM, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton): 6 runs, 168/5 – 6
- Over 18 (ZIM, Ruben Trumpelmann): 12 runs, 162/5 – 4 4 1 2 • 1
- Over 17 (ZIM, JJ Smit): 12 runs, 150/5 – W 1 wd 2 4 2 2
- Over 16 (ZIM, Jan-Izak de Villiers): 10 runs, 138/4 – 4 • 4 1 1 •
- Over 15 (ZIM, Ruben Trumpelmann): 6 runs, 128/4 – 1 1 W 1 1 1
- Over 14 (ZIM, Bernard Scholtz): 6 runs, 122/3 – • W 1 4 • 1