T20 World Cup Namibia

The 19th associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Namibia Cricket Team has been representing the Republic of Namibia in various international tournaments since its inception in 1992. A team that was passionate about cricket even before they gained their independence in 1990, the Namibia national cricket team is today a proud associate member that plays both One Day Internationals and T20 Internationals. Currently ranked 14th in the ICC T20 ranking, the Namibia men's team, under Namibia T20 World Cup captain Gerhard Erasmus, made history by making it to the Super 12s on debut in the ICC T20 World Cup, 2021. The spirited Namibia team confirmed their berth for the upcoming ICC men's T20 World Cup 2024, scheduled June 2024 in the USA and the West Indies.

Even though Namibia became a Sovereign Republic only in the early 1990s, some records show that this proud African nation was playing cricket as early as during the First World War. During the German rule in Namibia, cricket was a sport that united the prisoners in the Okahandja Prisoner of War (POW) camp. Played between various clubs that were formed by the inmates in the POW camps, this sport enjoyed popularity in Namibia even during those troubled times.

Once Germany was defeated and Namibia came under the League of Nations, this sport continued to gain popularity as a part of the western province. In fact, the province even formed an association in 1930 called the South West African Cricket Union, and organized tournaments and matches were conducted. Namibia even played their first international match before gaining independence by touring Botswana in 1989.

It was not until April 2018 when Namibia was granted a full T20 International status, and the national cricket team played their first-ever T20 match on 20th May 2019. Not only did Namibia play their first T20 International in this Regional Final of the ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifying tournament in 2018–19, but they faced Ghana, with their then Namibia T20 World Cup captain, Stephan Baard, top-scoring a sublime 52 not out.

The Namibia Team for the T20 World Cup made 2021 their Golden Year by achieving their many firsts in the 2021 T20 World Cup. Under Gerhard Erasmus, Namibia’s T20 World Cup captain, some of the firsts they achieved include:

• Qualified and participated in their first-ever T20 World Cup in the UAE
• Enjoyed their first-ever win in a T20 World Cup tournament by beating the Netherlands team
• Beat Netherlands for the first time in T20 International
• Qualified for the Super 12 stage in their first-ever World Cup tournament
• Won their first-ever win in the Super 12s stage of the World Cup by beating Scotland by 4 wickets
• Namibia will play in their third consecutive edition of the T20 World Cup after topping the Africa Qualifier.
• Namibia and Uganda are the two teams that qualified from Africa.
• Namibia will play in Group B, along with England, Australia, Scotland, and Oman.

A team that was granted their Full T20 International status by the ICC only in April 2018 and played their first International T20 match only in May 2019. Since then, the Namibia men’s cricket team has not seen too many changes in their captains or the coaching staff.

Gerhard Erasmus, an all-rounder, will be the captain of Namibia in the T20 World Cup 2024 taking place in the USA and West Indies next month in June.

Namibia Cricket Team Captains in T20 International:

Pierre de Bruyn, who played international cricket for South Africa, took over the reins of the Namibian national team in January 2019 as their coach and has been one of the most successful coaches for the team, with qualification to back-to-back T20 World Cups.

Pierre de Bruyn will remain the coach of the Namibia team for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

The Namibian cricket team took their first giant leap into the international T20 World Cup by qualifying for the 2021 T20 World Cup that was played in the UAE. They finished 4th in April 2019 in the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two. Charged up with their qualification, the Namibia men’s cricket team went on to register their first-ever win over the Netherlands by 6 wickets. They also rewrote history by qualifying for the Super 12 stage in their very first T20 World Cup by beating Ireland by 8 wickets.

Their fairy tale didn’t end just there. They even beat Scotland in the Super 12s stage by 4 wickets. Under Namibia T20 World Cup captain Gerhard Erasmus, Namibia stamped their mark in this gentleman’s sport and, in the process, also got their seat for participating in the 2022 ICC World Cup. In the T20 World Cup 2022, Namibia played 7 matches. They won 4 matches and lost 3. Their most remarkable victory was against Sri Lanka. They beat Sri Lanka by 55 runs on 16th October 2022.

A team that created ripples in their first-ever T20 World Cup tournament by qualifying for the Super 12 stage, the Namibian cricket team is no pushover in the upcoming T20 World Cup, 2024. Slotted in Group B together with Australia, England, Oman and Scotland, the Namibian team will definitely try to qualify for the second stage for the second time in a row.

A team that has shown great grit and determination to compete in the past, this team—under Namibia T20 World Cup captain Gerhard Erasmus—is sure to provide Fantasy Cricket players, spectators, and team supporters with value for their money.

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