Namibia vs South Africa Highlights, 1st Match, 9 September, 2026
COMPLETED / 1st Match / Namibia Cricket Ground
162/8 (31 ov)
348/6 (50 ov)
South Africa won by 99 runs (DLS method)
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Player of the match
Jordan Hermann,
South Africa
Corbin Bosch to Alexander Busing Volschenk, Four, Corbin Bosch delivers this back of a length outside off stump. Alexander Busing Volschenk capitalises on the room to send it away for four runs, taking valuable boundary relief in a steep chase.
Kwena Maphaka to Malan Kruger, Four, Kwena Maphaka lands it on a good length around off stump. Malan Kruger sends it away across the boundary for four runs in an improbable chase.
Alexander Busing Volschenk c RA Herman b K Maphaka 15 (34) Kwena Maphaka to Alexander Busing Volschenk, no run, c RA Herman b K Maphaka, Caught out !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Alexander Busing Volschenk hangs in the crease to try a high-risk defensive shot, edged!! and the ball finds safe hands of Rubin Hermann, who makes no mistake in taking the catch, and Alexander Busing Volschenk is out.
Jan Frylinck b K Maphaka 7 (16) Kwena Maphaka to Jan Frylinck, no run, b K Maphaka, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jan Frylinck hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Malan Kruger lbw b P Subrayen 34 (60) Prenelan Subrayen to Malan Kruger, no run, lbw b P Subrayen, Out LBW !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Malan Kruger hangs in the crease to attempt defensive shot, but fails to make a contact with the ball, it hits the pad, Prenelan Subrayen appeals for an LBW, which the umpire eventually gives, resulting in Malan Kruger's dismissal.
Louren Steenkamp c P Subrayen b C Bosch 9 (12) Corbin Bosch to Louren Steenkamp, no run, c P Subrayen b C Bosch, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Louren Steenkamp hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards mid on, edged!! and flies straight to Prenelan Subrayen, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Louren Steenkamp.
Corbin Bosch to Gerhard Erasmus, Six, Erasmus launches Bosch over the ropes for six, a clean strike that brings up Namibia's fifty in the 24th over. The required rate continues to climb, but this is a much-needed boundary in a chase that's slipping away.
Corbin Bosch to Gerhard Erasmus, Four, Erasmus gets hold of this one and finds the boundary, collecting four runs as Bosch's delivery is dispatched through the off side. That brings up a quick-fire 14 off just 3 balls for the batter, a small boost in a chase that still requires a monumental 206 from 84 balls.
Gerhard Erasmus c & b P Subrayen 21 (22) Prenelan Subrayen to Gerhard Erasmus, no run, c & b P Subrayen, Caught out !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Gerhard Erasmus hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards mid on, edged!! and flies straight to Prenelan Subrayen, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Gerhard Erasmus.
Corbin Bosch to Zane Green, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Zane Green hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Bjorn Fortuin to Jonathan Smit, Four, Fortuin delivers, and Smit finds the gap to send it racing to the rope for four.
Zane Green c C Esterhuizen b D Jansen 11 (12) Duan Jansen to Zane Green, no run, c C Esterhuizen b D Jansen, Caught out !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Zane Green goes back, takes a big risk by attempting cut towards deep point, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Connor Esterhuizen, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Zane Green.
Bjorn Fortuin to Jonathan Smit, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the stumps, Jonathan Smit goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Bjorn Fortuin to Jonathan Smit, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Jonathan Smit goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Bjorn Fortuin to Jonathan Smit, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the stumps, Jonathan Smit hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Kwena Maphaka to Ruben Trumpelmann, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Ruben Trumpelmann goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Kwena Maphaka to Ruben Trumpelmann, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Ruben Trumpelmann hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Prenelan Subrayen to Jonathan Smit, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump. Jonathan Smit goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Jonathan Smit c JF Smith b P Subrayen 31 (20) Prenelan Subrayen to Jonathan Smit, no run, c JF Smith b P Subrayen, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Jonathan Smit hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting flick shot towards long on, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Jason Smith, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Jonathan Smit.
Jack Brassell b P Subrayen 0 (1) Prenelan Subrayen to Jack Brassell, no run, b P Subrayen, Bowled out !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Jack Brassell hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Corbin Bosch to Alexander Busing Volschenk, Four, Corbin Bosch delivers this back of a length outside off stump. Alexander Busing Volschenk capitalises on the room to send it away for four runs, taking valuable boundary relief in a steep chase.
Kwena Maphaka to Malan Kruger, Four, Kwena Maphaka lands it on a good length around off stump. Malan Kruger sends it away across the boundary for four runs in an improbable chase.
Alexander Busing Volschenk c RA Herman b K Maphaka 15 (34) Kwena Maphaka to Alexander Busing Volschenk, no run, c RA Herman b K Maphaka, Caught out !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Alexander Busing Volschenk hangs in the crease to try a high-risk defensive shot, edged!! and the ball finds safe hands of Rubin Hermann, who makes no mistake in taking the catch, and Alexander Busing Volschenk is out.
Jan Frylinck b K Maphaka 7 (16) Kwena Maphaka to Jan Frylinck, no run, b K Maphaka, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jan Frylinck hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Malan Kruger lbw b P Subrayen 34 (60) Prenelan Subrayen to Malan Kruger, no run, lbw b P Subrayen, Out LBW !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Malan Kruger hangs in the crease to attempt defensive shot, but fails to make a contact with the ball, it hits the pad, Prenelan Subrayen appeals for an LBW, which the umpire eventually gives, resulting in Malan Kruger's dismissal.
Louren Steenkamp c P Subrayen b C Bosch 9 (12) Corbin Bosch to Louren Steenkamp, no run, c P Subrayen b C Bosch, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Louren Steenkamp hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards mid on, edged!! and flies straight to Prenelan Subrayen, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Louren Steenkamp.
Corbin Bosch to Gerhard Erasmus, Six, Erasmus launches Bosch over the ropes for six, a clean strike that brings up Namibia's fifty in the 24th over. The required rate continues to climb, but this is a much-needed boundary in a chase that's slipping away.
Corbin Bosch to Gerhard Erasmus, Four, Erasmus gets hold of this one and finds the boundary, collecting four runs as Bosch's delivery is dispatched through the off side. That brings up a quick-fire 14 off just 3 balls for the batter, a small boost in a chase that still requires a monumental 206 from 84 balls.
Gerhard Erasmus c & b P Subrayen 21 (22) Prenelan Subrayen to Gerhard Erasmus, no run, c & b P Subrayen, Caught out !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Gerhard Erasmus hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards mid on, edged!! and flies straight to Prenelan Subrayen, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Gerhard Erasmus.
Corbin Bosch to Zane Green, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Zane Green hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Bjorn Fortuin to Jonathan Smit, Four, Fortuin delivers, and Smit finds the gap to send it racing to the rope for four.
Zane Green c C Esterhuizen b D Jansen 11 (12) Duan Jansen to Zane Green, no run, c C Esterhuizen b D Jansen, Caught out !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Zane Green goes back, takes a big risk by attempting cut towards deep point, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Connor Esterhuizen, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Zane Green.
Bjorn Fortuin to Jonathan Smit, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the stumps, Jonathan Smit goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Bjorn Fortuin to Jonathan Smit, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Jonathan Smit goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Bjorn Fortuin to Jonathan Smit, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the stumps, Jonathan Smit hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Kwena Maphaka to Ruben Trumpelmann, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Ruben Trumpelmann goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Kwena Maphaka to Ruben Trumpelmann, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Ruben Trumpelmann hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Prenelan Subrayen to Jonathan Smit, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump. Jonathan Smit goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Jonathan Smit c JF Smith b P Subrayen 31 (20) Prenelan Subrayen to Jonathan Smit, no run, c JF Smith b P Subrayen, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Jonathan Smit hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting flick shot towards long on, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Jason Smith, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Jonathan Smit.
Jack Brassell b P Subrayen 0 (1) Prenelan Subrayen to Jack Brassell, no run, b P Subrayen, Bowled out !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Jack Brassell hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.