Namibia vs Zimbabwe, 3rd T20I
Namibia tour of Zimbabwe 2025 · T20I · · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Namibia won by 28 runs (Namibia 204/7, Zimbabwe 176).
Match report
Namibia (NAM) faced Zimbabwe (ZIM) in the 3rd T20I of Namibia tour of Zimbabwe 2025, a T20I match, at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. Play began on Thursday, 18 September 2025 at 11:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Namibia won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Forster Mutizwa and Langton Rusere, with Emmanuel Dube as match referee.
Namibia made 204/7 in 20 overs, with Jan Frylinck top-scoring on 77 from 31 balls. Sikandar Raza was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 25. Zimbabwe made 176 in 19.5 overs, with Sean Williams top-scoring on 77 from 45 balls. JJ Smit was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 29.
Result: Namibia won by 28 runs. Jan Frylinck 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: 204/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Frylinck | c Brendan Taylor b Sikandar Raza | 77 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 248.39 |
| Louren Steenkamp | c Tadiwanashe Marumani b Tinotenda Maposa | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | c Tinotenda Maposa b Sikandar Raza | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | b Sikandar Raza | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| JJ Smit | run out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Zane Green | c Trevor Gwandu b Wellington Masakadza | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 121.43 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | b Blessing Muzarabani | 46 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 191.67 |
| Alexander Busing-Volschenk | not out | 20 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 181.82 |
| Jan-Izak de Villiers | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Extras: 13 · Did not bat: Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Masakadza | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 12 |
| Sean Williams | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Trevor Gwandu | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Tinotenda Maposa | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 |
Zimbabwe · 1st innings: 176 (19.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennett | c Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton b Bernard Scholtz | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani | c Bernard Scholtz b Gerhard Erasmus | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 333.33 |
| Brendan Taylor | b JJ Smit | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Sean Williams | lbw b JJ Smit | 77 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 171.11 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Ruben Trumpelmann b JJ Smit | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Ryan Burl | c & b Gerhard Erasmus | 32 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Tashinga Musekiwa | c Malan Kruger b Ruben Trumpelmann | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 118.18 |
| Tinotenda Maposa | c Zane Green b JJ Smit | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
| Wellington Masakadza | c Alexander Busing-Volschenk b Ruben Trumpelmann | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | lbw b Ben Shikongo | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| Trevor Gwandu | not out | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 160 |
Extras: 5
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerhard Erasmus | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Ben Shikongo | 3.5 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 9.13 |
| JJ Smit | 4 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
| Jan-Izak de Villiers | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (ZIM, Ben Shikongo): 7 runs, 176/10 – W 1 4 1 1
- Over 19 (ZIM, Ruben Trumpelmann): 7 runs, 169/9 – 4 1 1 • 1 W
- Over 18 (ZIM, JJ Smit): 12 runs, 162/8 – W 1 2 W wd 4 1 nb2
- Over 17 (ZIM, Ruben Trumpelmann): 16 runs, 150/6 – 1 W 1 4 4 6
- Over 16 (ZIM, Gerhard Erasmus): 13 runs, 134/5 – 1 4 1 1 4 2
- Over 15 (ZIM, Jan-Izak de Villiers): 10 runs, 121/5 – 1 1 • 4 2 2