Namibia vs Zimbabwe Highlights, 3rd Match, 31 August, 2026
COMPLETED / 3rd Match / Namibia Cricket Ground
Zimbabwe won by 5 runs
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Player of the match
Brad Evans,
Zimbabwe
Newman Nyamhuri to Louren Steenkamp, 1 run, Louren Steenkamp goes forward and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run. Dropped catch
Newman Nyamhuri to Jan Frylinck, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Jan Frylinck hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Newman Nyamhuri to Jan Frylinck, 1 run, Jan Frylinck goes forward and plays a well-timed sloge sweep off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run. Dropped catch
Blessing Muzarabani to Louren Steenkamp, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Louren Steenkamp hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Louren Steenkamp c W Madhevere b B Muzarabani 6 (7) Blessing Muzarabani to Louren Steenkamp, no run, c W Madhevere b B Muzarabani, Caught out!! slower ball good length on the stumps, Louren Steenkamp goes back to take the gamble with push towards slip, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Wesley Madhevere. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Newman Nyamhuri to Gerhard Erasmus, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Gerhard Erasmus goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Newman Nyamhuri to Gerhard Erasmus, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Gerhard Erasmus goes forward, hits pull in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gerhard Erasmus c B Bennett b B Evans 12 (8) Brad Evans to Gerhard Erasmus, no run, c B Bennett b B Evans, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Gerhard Erasmus goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Brian Bennett, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Gerhard Erasmus.
Brad Evans to Jan Frylinck, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the leg stump. Jan Frylinck goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Sikandar Raza to Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps. Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton goes forward, hits reverse sweep in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Wesley Madhevere to Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton, Four, Four !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump, Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton elegantly goes back into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep mid wicket region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Sikandar Raza to Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton, Four, Four !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump. Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton goes forward, hits cut in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton lbw b B Bennett 20 (13) Brian Bennett to Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton, no run, lbw b B Bennett, Out LBW !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton goes forward, swings the bat but mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, prompting an LBW appeal from Brian Bennett, and Umpire gives it out ! Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton has to depart.
Brian Bennett to Jonathan Smit, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Jonathan Smit goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Jonathan Smit c RP Burl b B Bennett 6 (2) Brian Bennett to Jonathan Smit, no run, c RP Burl b B Bennett, Caught out!! off break ball full length on the stumps, Jonathan Smit goes forward to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards long on, edged!! and expertly caught by Ryan Burl. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Jan Frylinck c B Curran b W Masakadza 22 (29) Wellington Masakadza to Jan Frylinck, no run, c B Curran b W Masakadza, Caught out!! arm ball good length on the off stump, Jan Frylinck goes forward to take the gamble with inside out shot towards deep cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Ben Curran. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Wellington Masakadza to Ruben Trumpelmann, Six, Six !! With a brilliant arm ball on the stumps, Ruben Trumpelmann hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
Ruben Trumpelmann c B Curran b S Raza 8 (6) Sikandar Raza to Ruben Trumpelmann, no run, c B Curran b S Raza, Caught out!! arm ball full length on the stumps, Ruben Trumpelmann goes forward to take the gamble with inside out shot towards short cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Ben Curran. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Wellington Masakadza to Alexander Busing Volschenk, Six, Six !! What a delivery! lands right on the stumps, Alexander Busing Volschenk goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Wellington Masakadza to Alexander Busing Volschenk, Six, Six !! What a delivery! lands right on the off stump, Alexander Busing Volschenk goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Brad Evans to Alexander Busing Volschenk, Four,
Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Zane Green goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Blessing Muzarabani to Alexander Busing Volschenk, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Alexander Busing Volschenk goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Sikandar Raza to Zane Green, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Zane Green goes back, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Sikandar Raza to Alexander Busing Volschenk, Six, Six !! With a brilliant off break ball on the off stump, Alexander Busing Volschenk goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Brad Evans to Zane Green, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Zane Green goes forward, hits reverse sweep in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Brad Evans to Alexander Busing Volschenk, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Alexander Busing Volschenk hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Newman Nyamhuri to Zane Green, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Zane Green hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers reverse sweep sending it flying to the deep point region for a remarkable Maximum!
Newman Nyamhuri to Zane Green, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Zane Green hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Newman Nyamhuri to Zane Green, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Zane Green hangs in the crease, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Zane Green goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Zane Green goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Zane Green goes forward, plays sloge sweep in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Zane Green runout (S Raza) 54 (26) Brad Evans to Alexander Busing Volschenk, 1 run, runout (S Raza), Run out !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Alexander Busing Volschenk goes forward, hits drive to long off and took off for a risky double, but Sikandar Raza was quick to react, threw it towards the stumps. Zane Green was caught napping and had no chance of making it back in time. Run out!
Brad Evans to Alexander Busing Volschenk, Four, Four !! , full length, on the off stump. Alexander Busing Volschenk goes forward, hits inside out shot in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Alexander Busing Volschenk c T Marumani b B Evans 56 (29) Brad Evans to Alexander Busing Volschenk, no run, c T Marumani b B Evans, Caught out!! full length on the off stump, Alexander Busing Volschenk goes forward to take the gamble with cut towards slip, edged!! and expertly caught by Tadiwanashe Marumani. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Bernard Scholtz runout (B Evans) 0 (0) Brad Evans to Jack Brassell, no run, runout (B Evans), Run out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, It was an unfortunate way to go for the batter. Jack Brassell goes forward to play defensive shot, set off for a run, but Brad Evans direct hit left with no chance of making it back in time. Run out. The fielding side is ecstatic!
Jack Brassell b B Evans 0 (2) Brad Evans to Jack Brassell, no run, b B Evans, Bowled out !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jack Brassell goes forward, 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.
Newman Nyamhuri to Louren Steenkamp, 1 run, Louren Steenkamp goes forward and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run. Dropped catch
Newman Nyamhuri to Jan Frylinck, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Jan Frylinck hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Newman Nyamhuri to Jan Frylinck, 1 run, Jan Frylinck goes forward and plays a well-timed sloge sweep off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run. Dropped catch
Blessing Muzarabani to Louren Steenkamp, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Louren Steenkamp hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Louren Steenkamp c W Madhevere b B Muzarabani 6 (7) Blessing Muzarabani to Louren Steenkamp, no run, c W Madhevere b B Muzarabani, Caught out!! slower ball good length on the stumps, Louren Steenkamp goes back to take the gamble with push towards slip, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Wesley Madhevere. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Newman Nyamhuri to Gerhard Erasmus, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Gerhard Erasmus goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Newman Nyamhuri to Gerhard Erasmus, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Gerhard Erasmus goes forward, hits pull in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gerhard Erasmus c B Bennett b B Evans 12 (8) Brad Evans to Gerhard Erasmus, no run, c B Bennett b B Evans, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Gerhard Erasmus goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Brian Bennett, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Gerhard Erasmus.
Brad Evans to Jan Frylinck, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the leg stump. Jan Frylinck goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Sikandar Raza to Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps. Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton goes forward, hits reverse sweep in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Wesley Madhevere to Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton, Four, Four !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump, Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton elegantly goes back into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep mid wicket region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Sikandar Raza to Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton, Four, Four !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump. Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton goes forward, hits cut in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton lbw b B Bennett 20 (13) Brian Bennett to Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton, no run, lbw b B Bennett, Out LBW !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton goes forward, swings the bat but mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, prompting an LBW appeal from Brian Bennett, and Umpire gives it out ! Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton has to depart.
Brian Bennett to Jonathan Smit, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Jonathan Smit goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Jonathan Smit c RP Burl b B Bennett 6 (2) Brian Bennett to Jonathan Smit, no run, c RP Burl b B Bennett, Caught out!! off break ball full length on the stumps, Jonathan Smit goes forward to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards long on, edged!! and expertly caught by Ryan Burl. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Jan Frylinck c B Curran b W Masakadza 22 (29) Wellington Masakadza to Jan Frylinck, no run, c B Curran b W Masakadza, Caught out!! arm ball good length on the off stump, Jan Frylinck goes forward to take the gamble with inside out shot towards deep cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Ben Curran. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Wellington Masakadza to Ruben Trumpelmann, Six, Six !! With a brilliant arm ball on the stumps, Ruben Trumpelmann hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
Ruben Trumpelmann c B Curran b S Raza 8 (6) Sikandar Raza to Ruben Trumpelmann, no run, c B Curran b S Raza, Caught out!! arm ball full length on the stumps, Ruben Trumpelmann goes forward to take the gamble with inside out shot towards short cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Ben Curran. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Wellington Masakadza to Alexander Busing Volschenk, Six, Six !! What a delivery! lands right on the stumps, Alexander Busing Volschenk goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Wellington Masakadza to Alexander Busing Volschenk, Six, Six !! What a delivery! lands right on the off stump, Alexander Busing Volschenk goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Brad Evans to Alexander Busing Volschenk, Four,
Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Zane Green goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Blessing Muzarabani to Alexander Busing Volschenk, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Alexander Busing Volschenk goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Sikandar Raza to Zane Green, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Zane Green goes back, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Sikandar Raza to Alexander Busing Volschenk, Six, Six !! With a brilliant off break ball on the off stump, Alexander Busing Volschenk goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Brad Evans to Zane Green, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Zane Green goes forward, hits reverse sweep in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Brad Evans to Alexander Busing Volschenk, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Alexander Busing Volschenk hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Newman Nyamhuri to Zane Green, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Zane Green hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers reverse sweep sending it flying to the deep point region for a remarkable Maximum!
Newman Nyamhuri to Zane Green, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Zane Green hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Newman Nyamhuri to Zane Green, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Zane Green hangs in the crease, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Zane Green goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Zane Green goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Zane Green goes forward, plays sloge sweep in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Zane Green runout (S Raza) 54 (26) Brad Evans to Alexander Busing Volschenk, 1 run, runout (S Raza), Run out !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Alexander Busing Volschenk goes forward, hits drive to long off and took off for a risky double, but Sikandar Raza was quick to react, threw it towards the stumps. Zane Green was caught napping and had no chance of making it back in time. Run out!
Brad Evans to Alexander Busing Volschenk, Four, Four !! , full length, on the off stump. Alexander Busing Volschenk goes forward, hits inside out shot in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Alexander Busing Volschenk c T Marumani b B Evans 56 (29) Brad Evans to Alexander Busing Volschenk, no run, c T Marumani b B Evans, Caught out!! full length on the off stump, Alexander Busing Volschenk goes forward to take the gamble with cut towards slip, edged!! and expertly caught by Tadiwanashe Marumani. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Bernard Scholtz runout (B Evans) 0 (0) Brad Evans to Jack Brassell, no run, runout (B Evans), Run out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, It was an unfortunate way to go for the batter. Jack Brassell goes forward to play defensive shot, set off for a run, but Brad Evans direct hit left with no chance of making it back in time. Run out. The fielding side is ecstatic!
Jack Brassell b B Evans 0 (2) Brad Evans to Jack Brassell, no run, b B Evans, Bowled out !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jack Brassell goes forward, 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.