| Namibia vs Zimbabwe MATCH INFO | |
|---|---|
| Toss: | Namibia, who chose to field |
| Umpires: | Ewoud Lassen (NAM), Langton Rusere (ZIM) and Claus Schumacher (NAM) |
| Match Referee: | Graeme Labrooy (SL) |
| Match Date: | Mon, 31st Aug 2026 |
In the Match 3 T20, Namibia delivered a strong performance to secure victory against Zimbabwe. The match was played on Aug 31, 2026 at Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek. Brad Evans was named Player of the Match for his outstanding contribution.
The full scorecard includes detailed statistics from both innings, such as runs scored by batters, wickets taken by bowlers, dismissal details, and over-by-over breakdowns. It also features key partnerships, toss result, top performers with bat and ball, and a comprehensive match summary.
19.6: Brad Evans to Jack Brassell, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Brad Evans has done it for Zimbabwe, who win by 5 runs. Really full by Brad, near the popping crease, on off. Brassell collapses his back knee and throws the kitchen sink at it. Gets an inside edge and it crashes back onto the stumps. Jubilation for Chevrons, heartbreak for the home side.
19.5: Brad Evans to Jack Brassell, OUT! BERNARD SCHOLTZ IS RUN OUT! That brings the equation down to 6 needed off the final ball and the scales are now tipped heavily in favour of Zimbabwe. Nails the yorker, does Evans, on off. Jack gets his bat down and digs it out. It dribbles down the deck and Bernard Scholtz is backing up too far. Evans gathers the ball, turns around and breaks the stumps with Bernard at a point of no return. Max Heingo is the last man in, but it is Jack Brassell on strike.
19.4: Brad Evans to Alexander Volschenk, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! This game continues to swing one way and then the other. Evans sticks to the full length, outside off. Volschenk throws his hands at the ball, looking to force it away. The ball takes an outside edge and flies behind quickly, where the keeper, Tadiwanashe Marumani flings himself to his right and holds onto a one-handed blinder with his right mitt.
19.3: Brad Evans to Alexander Volschenk, FOUR! It nearly went the distance. 6 required off 3 balls. Evans goes searching for the yorker but fails to get it full enough. Volschenk is standing deep in the crease and he manages to get under the ball. Holds his shape and pumps it back over the bowler's head.
19.2: Brad Evans to Alexander Volschenk, OUT! ZANE GREEN IS RUN OUT! A moment of brilliance in the field by Sikandar Raza. Full and keeping it away from the batter's arc. Volschenk extends his hands and powers the drive to the right of long off. They think about the second run and eventually commit to it. Sikandar Raza charges across to his right and picks the ball up cleanly. He gets rid of the ball quickly, scoring a direct hit at the bowling end. Green puts in a desperate dive but in vain.
19.1: Brad Evans to Alexander Volschenk, Good effort in the field. On a length, on off. Volschenk has a swing at it and even though his bat turns in his hand, he gets it away to the left of long on. Ryan Burl tumbles away to his left, saving the boundary. Two runs taken and that will be FIFTY for Alexander Volschenk. His 3rd T20I half-century and it could not have come at a better time.
19.1: Brad Evans to Alexander Volschenk, Would you believe it? A massive error by Zimbabwe. They had 5 fielders outside the 30-yard circle. On a length, on off. Volschenk reaches out and slams it to the left of long off for a couple of runs. No Ball called. Free Hit coming up. 13 needed off 6 balls.
18.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Alexander Volschenk, Keeps it full, on off. Volschenk forces the drive to deep cover for a single.
18.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green, At pace now, full and wide on off. Green squeezes it out to deep backward point for a single.
18.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green, FOUR! Gets it wide enough. Zane Green brings up his 2nd T20I FIFTY and what a time to get it. Off-cutter, on a length, trying to keep it away from the batter's arc. Green is able to reach for it and drags it away down the ground. He beats the diving on mid on fielder to his right for a four. The 100-run stand comes up between these two batters who came together when Namibia were 76/6.
18.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green, On a back of a length, outside off, zipping through. Green flashes but is beaten for pace. 22 needed off 9 balls.
18.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green, FOUR! Stand and deliver. Hits the good length, on off. Green stays leg side of the ball and presents a high elbow. He holds his shape and pumps it over extra cover for a four.
18.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green, Attempts the wide yorker but drifts just beyond the tramline on off. Green throws his hands at the ball but misses. 26 needed off 11.
18.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green, SIX! Not from the middle, but it does the job for Zane Green. Off-cutter, on a good length, on middle and leg. Green clears the front leg and has a heave across the line. He does not quite get hold of it but manages to clear the leaping deep mid-wicket fielder on the fence.
17.6: Newman Nyamhuri to Zane Green, Newman slips in a full ball, keeping it near the tramline on off. Zane initailly tries to scoop it past short fine leg but then adjusts to the line by running it down to deep third for one. 33 needed off the last 2 overs.
17.5: Newman Nyamhuri to Zane Green, FOUR! 17 runs off the over with a ball to go. Newman rolls his fingers over the ball and goes into the wicket, on off. Green stands tall and gets his hands high to slam it over wide mid off for four more.
17.4: Newman Nyamhuri to Zane Green, FOUR! Nicely done. Off-pace ball by Nyamhuri, on a length, on off. Green shuffles across and gets low to get under the ball. Plays the reverse and gets the elevation to clear short third and pick up a boundary.
17.3: Newman Nyamhuri to Zane Green, Drags the length back now and takes pace off, on off. Green has a swing at it and slices it over extra cover for a couple of runs. 9 runs off the first 3 balls.
17.2: Newman Nyamhuri to Zane Green, SIX! Wow, that takes a lot of skill. Newman goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, on off. Green shapes up early for the reverse. He gets his hands through the line of the ball and reverse scoops it over short third for a six.
17.1: Newman Nyamhuri to Alexander Volschenk, Starts on a good length, on middle. Volschenk knocks it to long on and crosses over.
19.6: Gerhard Erasmus to Ryan Burl, 20 runs off the over. Zimbabwe finish on 195/6. Low full toss, darted in at the pads. Burl nudges it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
19.5: Gerhard Erasmus to Ryan Burl, Short and pushed through, Burl flashes but fails to connect and the ball sneaks inside the tramline.
19.4: Gerhard Erasmus to Ryan Burl, FOUR! Flayed away. Flat and short, on off, Burl throws the kitchen sink at it and ends up slicing it off the outer half of the blade. He manages to beat the man at backward point for yet another boundary. 18 runs off the over with two balls to go.
19.3: Gerhard Erasmus to Ryan Burl, FOUR! No need to run for that. With that, Ryan Burl brings up his FIFTY. What a knock this has been from the all-rounder. Full and wide on off, Burl extends his hands and forces the drive past extra cover. It rockets to the fence in no time.
19.2: Gerhard Erasmus to Ryan Burl, FOUR! Hit hard and wide enough. Erasmus fires in a full ball, on off. Burl gets his hands through the line of the ball and smashes it back past the bowler. The long off fielder stands no chance.
19.1: Gerhard Erasmus to Ryan Burl, SIX! An ideal start to the final over for Zimbabwe. From around the wicket, full and drifting in, on middle. Burl is early into the shot but goes through with it and clubs it over deep mid-wicket for a six.
18.6: Ruben Trumpelmann to Brad Evans, FOUR! In the gap. Ruben looks for the wide yorker but fails to get it full enough. Evans gets the width to free his arms and he is able to get under the ball. Pumps it to the right of deep cover for four more.
18.5: Ruben Trumpelmann to Brad Evans, FOUR LEG BYES! Not convincing at all but they will take it. Banged in short, following the batter. Brad tries to take it on but it sails over his blade. It comes off his helmet and clears the keeper before racing away.
18.4: Ruben Trumpelmann to Brad Evans, Well bowled. Bowls the back-of-the-hand slower one, on a good length, on middle. Evans has a swipe across the line but can only connect with thin air.
18.4: Ruben Trumpelmann to Brad Evans, No Ball! Yorker attempted but it lands beyond the cut strip on the off side. Brad lets it through. Free Hit to follow.
18.3: Ruben Trumpelmann to Ryan Burl, Hits the top of off, does Trumpelmann. Burl swings early and mishits it off the inner half. It goes behind square leg and they cross.
18.2: Ruben Trumpelmann to Brad Evans, Full and at the stumps, Brad lofts it down to long on for one.
18.1: Ruben Trumpelmann to Brad Evans, Banged in short, on off. Evans moves towards the off side for the scoop but misses.
17.6: Jack Brassell to Ryan Burl, FOUR! Cleverly played. Brassell looks for the yorker but ends up dishing out a low full toss, around off. Burl shuffles across to access the area behind square leg. Flicks it away to the right of short fine leg and picks up a boundary. 15 runs off the over.
17.5: Jack Brassell to Ryan Burl, FOUR! Crunched. A half-volley, angled across the left-hander. Burl shuffles across to get closer to the line of the ball and cracks the drive between cover and mid off.
17.4: Jack Brassell to Brad Evans, Full and straight, at the sticks. Evans drills it to the right of mid off and gets to the other end.
17.3: Jack Brassell to Brad Evans, FOUR! Streaky, but they all count. Jack Brassell digs it in short and directs it at the bodyline of the batter. Evans swings across for the pull but is hurried, and the ball also gets big on him. It grazes the gloves before racing down to the deep fine leg fence.
17.2: Jack Brassell to Ryan Burl, Full and going across the left-hander. Burl swings at it. Gets it off the outer half behind point for a single.
17.1: Jack Brassell to Brad Evans, Goes into the deck, does Jack, on off. Evans smears it in front of square on the leg side for one. 150 comes up for Zimbabwe.
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