Namibia vs Papua New Guinea, Live Score and Commentary, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off, 29 March, 2023
COMPLETED / Match 5 / United Cricket Club Ground
381/8 (50 ov)
333/10 (46.2 ov)
Namibia won by 48 runs.
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Player of the match
Gerhard Erasmus,
Namibia
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Hekure | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Semo Kamea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 8.2 | 0 | 63 | 3 | 7.56 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 10 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 6.70 |
Namibia won by 48 runs.
Namibia vs Papua New Guinea, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa (NAM won by 4 wickets) | Only T20I | 11 Oct 2025 |
| Zimbabwe (ZIM won by 7 wickets) | Final | 4 Oct 2025 |
| Tanzania (NAM won by 63 runs) | 1st Semi-Final | 2 Oct 2025 |
| Malawi (NAM won by 8 wickets) | Match 11 | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (NAM won by 117 runs) | Match 5 | 28 Sep 2025 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Oman (OMA won by 52 runs) | 9th Match | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Samoa (SAMOA won by 6 wickets) | 6th Match | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Kenya (PNG won by 1 wickets) | Match 14 | 5 Oct 2024 |
| Kuwait (PNG won by 8 wickets) | Match 13 | 4 Oct 2024 |
| Qatar (PNG won by 7 wickets) | Match 9 | 1 Oct 2024 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 0 run (0.3 ov): Semo Kamea: 0 (1), Riley Hekure: 0 (2)
- Last Bat: Riley Hekure 12(20) - c Gerhard Erasmus b R Trumpelmann Ruben Trumpelmann
- Fall of Wickets: 7 - 1 Tony Ura, 99 - 2 Sese Bau, 114 - 3 Kiplin Doriga, 129 - 4 Hiri Hiri, 282 - 5 Assad Vala, 289 - 6 Charles Amini, 328 - 7 Chad Soper, 330 - 8 Norman Vanua, 333 - 9 Kabua Morea, 333 - 10 Riley Hekure
- Reviews Remaining: Papua New Guinea - 0 of 0, Namibia - 0 of 0
- Toss: Papua New Guinea elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: Match 5
- Series: ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
- Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
- Time: 01:00 PM
- Venue: United Cricket Club Ground
- City: Windhoek
- Umpires: Isaac Oyieko (Kenya), Patric Makumbi (Uganda)
- Referee: Owen Chirombe (Zimbabwe)
Bernard Scholtz to Chad Soper, 3 runs,
Bernard Scholtz to Riley Hekure, no run,
Bernard Scholtz to Riley Hekure, 1 run,
Bernard Scholtz to Chad Soper, 2 runs,
Bernard Scholtz to Chad Soper, 1 run,
End of over 43 (13 runs)
Gerhard Erasmus to Chad Soper, Four,
Gerhard Erasmus to Chad Soper, no run,
Gerhard Erasmus to Chad Soper, 1 wide,
Gerhard Erasmus to Chad Soper, 1 run,
Gerhard Erasmus to Riley Hekure, 1 wide,
Gerhard Erasmus to Riley Hekure, 1 run,
Gerhard Erasmus to Riley Hekure, no run,
Gerhard Erasmus to Riley Hekure, 2 runs,
End of over 44 (10 runs)
Ruben Trumpelmann to Chad Soper, Four,
Ruben Trumpelmann to Chad Soper, no run,
Chad Soper b R Trumpelmann 28 (23) Ruben Trumpelmann to Chad Soper, no run, b R Trumpelmann,
Ruben Trumpelmann to Norman Vanua, 1 run,
Ruben Trumpelmann to Riley Hekure, 1 run,
Norman Vanua b R Trumpelmann 1 (2) Ruben Trumpelmann to Norman Vanua, no run, b R Trumpelmann,
End of over 45 (6 runs)
Bernard Scholtz to Riley Hekure, 1 run,
Bernard Scholtz to Kabua Morea, 1 run,
Bernard Scholtz to Riley Hekure, no run,
Bernard Scholtz to Riley Hekure, 1 run,
Kabua Morea lbw b Bernard Scholtz 1 (2) Bernard Scholtz to Kabua Morea, no run, lbw b Bernard Scholtz,
Bernard Scholtz to Semo Kamea, no run,
End of over 46 (3 runs)
Ruben Trumpelmann to Riley Hekure, no run,
Riley Hekure c Gerhard Erasmus b R Trumpelmann 12 (20) Ruben Trumpelmann to Riley Hekure, no run, c Gerhard Erasmus b R Trumpelmann,