Namibian cricket team in Oman in 2024

The Namibia men's cricket team toured Oman in April 2024 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The series formed part of both teams' preparation for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, as well as Oman's preparation for the 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup tournament.[2][3]

Namibia men's cricket team in Oman in 2024
 
  Oman Namibia
Dates 1 – 7 April 2024
Captains Zeeshan Maqsood[n 1] Gerhard Erasmus
Twenty20 International series
Results Namibia won the 5-match series 3–2
Most runs Naseem Khushi (149) Jean-Pierre Kotze (160)
Most wickets Fayyaz Butt (7) Gerhard Erasmus (8)

Namibia won the low-scoring first T20I by 4 wickets.[4] Oman won the next two matches to take a lead in the series,[5] before Namibia eventually won the series 3–2.[6][7]

Squads

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  Oman   Namibia[8]

T20I series

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1st T20I

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1 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Oman  
109/9 (20 overs)
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  Namibia
114/6 (18.4 overs)
Kashyap Prajapati 33 (29)
Tangeni Lungameni 3/13 (4 overs)
Zane Green 26 (29)
Fayyaz Butt 3/21 (4 overs)
Namibia won by 4 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Vinod Babu (Oma)
Player of the match: Tangeni Lungameni (Nam)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to field.

2nd T20I

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2 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Oman  
137/7 (20 overs)
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  Namibia
131/9 (20 overs)
Pratik Athavale 38 (26)
Gerhard Erasmus 3/7 (3 overs)
Gerhard Erasmus 58 (56)
Mehran Khan 3/17 (4 overs)
Oman won by 6 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Harikrishna Pillai (Oma)
Player of the match: Gerhard Erasmus (Nam)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd T20I

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4 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Namibia  
101/8 (20 overs)
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  Oman
104/2 (11.1 overs)
Ruben Trumpelmann 26 (20)
Aqib Ilyas 2/13 (4 overs)
Naseem Khushi 66 (40)
Bernard Scholtz 1/9 (2 overs)
Oman won by 8 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Harikrishna Pillai (Oma)
Player of the match: Naseem Khushi (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.

4th T20I

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5 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Namibia  
164/4 (20 overs)
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  Oman
140/9 (20 overs)
Jean-Pierre Kotze 78 (51)
Samay Shrivastav 2/20 (3 overs)
Naseem Khushi 34 (14)
David Wiese 3/26 (4 overs)
Namibia won by 24 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Harikrishna Pillai (Oma)
Player of the match: David Wiese (Nam)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.

5th T20I

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7 April 2024
14:30
Scorecard
Namibia  
212/3 (20 overs)
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  Oman
150 (18.3 overs)
Gerhard Erasmus 64* (29)
Aqib Ilyas 2/21 (3 overs)
Aqib Ilyas 51 (29)
Bernard Scholtz 4/20 (4 overs)
Namibia won by 62 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Vinod Babu (Oma)
Player of the match: Gerhard Erasmus (Nam)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.

Notes

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  1. ^ Aqib Ilyas captained Oman in the third and fourth T20Is.

References

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  1. ^ "Oman cricket to host Namibia men for T20I series in April 2024". Czarsportz. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Oman to host bilateral T20I series against Namibia from April 1". Times of Oman. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Oman to host bilateral T20I series against Namibia from April 1". The Arabian Stories. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Namibia clinch victory in low-scoring thriller against Oman". Times of Oman. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Namibia Tour of Oman 2024 - Oman vs Namibia - 4th T20I - April 5th". Cricket World. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Namibia clinch T20I series victory with commanding win over Oman". Times of Oman. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Oman v Namibia series: Five key points as teams build to T20 World Cup 2024". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Richelieu Eagles squad tour to Oman". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 30 March 2024 – via Facebook.
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