The 2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series was the 8th round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament that took place in Namibia in November and December 2021.[1][2] It was a tri-nation series between Namibia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates cricket teams, with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[3] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[4][5] Two matches that were postponed during the 4th round in January 2020 were added to the schedule of this series.[6] JJ Smit was named as Namibia's captain for the series, after regular captain Gerhard Erasmus was ruled out after breaking a finger during the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[7]
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Part of 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 26 November–6 December 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Namibia and Oman played each other in the opening two fixtures, with each team winning one match.[8] However, just prior to the start of the series, a new variant of the COVID-19 virus was discovered in southern Africa,[9] resulting in the remaining fixtures being called off.[10]
Squads edit
Namibia[11] | Oman[12] | United Arab Emirates[13] |
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Tangeni Lungameni and Shaun Fouché were also named as reserves in Namibia's squad.[11]
Fixtures edit
1st ODI edit
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
- Michiel du Preez, Ruben Trumpelmann and Michael van Lingen (Nam) all made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI edit
3rd ODI edit
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References edit
- ^ "Namibia to host Oman and UAE for CWC League 2 series in November/December 2021". Czarsportz. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifying matches rescheduled". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Namibia crowned ICC World Cricket League Division 2 champions with victory over Oman". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Oman cricket team leaves for Namibia tour". Times of Oman. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "'The honeymoon is over' - De Bruyn". The Namibian. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Oman level series against Namibia". The Namibian. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Tri-Nations cancelled". The Namibian. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Tri-series in Namibia called off, Oman cricket team flying back". Times of Oman. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Namibia Hosting Oman and UAE in Castle Lite Series". Cricket Namibia. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Oman Cricket Announces Squad for CWC League 2 Series in Namibia". Oman Cricket. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Emirates Cricket Board announce team to compete in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 in Namibia". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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