Namibian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2022
International cricket tour
| Namibian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | ||
| Zimbabwe | Namibia | ||
| Dates | 17 – 24 May 2022 | ||
| Captains | Craig Ervine[n 1] | Gerhard Erasmus | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Namibia won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Wesley Madhevere (163) | Craig Williams (139) | |
| Most wickets | Sikandar Raza (6) Tendai Chatara (6) | Bernard Scholtz (7) | |
The Namibia cricket team toured Zimbabwe in May 2022 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The matches were played at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo,[3][4] and it was the first men's T20I series between Zimbabwe and Namibia.[5]
Zimbabwe won the opening match of the series by seven runs, with captain Craig Ervine scoring an unbeaten 55 runs.[6] Namibia then won the second match by eight wickets to level the series,[7] and recorded their first win against Zimbabwe in international cricket.[8] Zimbabwe won the third T20I by eight wickets, with Wesley Madhevere finishing 73 not out.[9] Namibia went on to win the fourth match, with captain Gerhard Erasmus scoring 59 not out.[10] Zane Green hit the winning runs off the last ball of the game, to level the series at 2–2, with one match to play.[11] In the fifth and final match, Namibia won by 32 runs, to win the series 3–2.[12] It was the first time that Namibia had won a bilateral series against a Full Member side.[13]
Squads
| T20Is | |
|---|---|
 Zimbabwe[14] |  Namibia[15] |
T20I series
1st T20I
17 May 2022 13:00 Scorecard |
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Zimbabwe won by 7 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match: Craig Ervine (Zim) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tanaka Chivanga (Zim) and Divan la Cock (Nam) both made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
19 May 2022 13:00 Scorecard |
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Namibia won by 8 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Christopher Phiri (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match: Craig Williams (Nam) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I
21 May 2022 13:00 Scorecard |
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Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Christopher Phiri (Zim) Player of the match: Wesley Madhevere (Zim) |
- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Brad Evans (Zim) made his T20I debut.
4th T20I
22 May 2022 13:00 Scorecard |
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Namibia won by 6 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Gerhard Erasmus (Nam) |
- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
- Victor Nyauchi (Zim) made his T20I debut.
5th T20I
24 May 2022 13:00 Scorecard |
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Craig Williams 48 (39) Wesley Madhevere 2/15 (4 overs) |
Namibia won by 32 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match: Craig Williams (Nam) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Regis Chakabva captained Zimbabwe for the first time in T20Is.[16]
Notes
- ^ Regis Chakabva captained Zimbabwe for the fifth T20I.
References
- ^ "Namibia Men's team to tour Zimbabwe for T20I series". Czarsportz. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Zimbabwe announce upcoming international fixture schedule". Cricket World. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Zimbabwe announce busy international schedule". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Namibia sense 'opportunity' ahead of Zimbabwe series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Namibia brace for first ever T20I series against Zimbabwe". The Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Ervine and Shumba lead Zimbabwe to narrow win over battling Namibia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Wiese, Williams power Namibia to big win over Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Namibia secure historic victory against Zimbabwe". The Namibian. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Madhevere, bowlers help Zimbabwe crush Namibia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Namibia square T20 series". The Namibian. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Erasmus the star as Namibia level series with last-ball win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Namibia 3-2 Zimbabwe: A look back at the Eagles' history-making series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Eagles make history". The Namibian. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Zimbabwe gear up for strong outing against Namibia in T20I series". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Richelieu Eagles off to play Zimbabwe Men's Team". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Namibia earn historic T20I series win after successfully defending 127 against Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
External links
- Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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