Michael van Lingen

Namibia|Opening Batter
Michael van Lingen
INTL CAREER: 2021 - 2024
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Full Name

Michael van Lingen

Born

October 24, 1997

Age

27y 287d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Left arm Medium, Slow Left arm Orthodox

Playing Role

Opening Batter

Having started out as a left-arm wristspinner and a middle-order batter, Michael Van Lingen eventually transitioned to bowling medium pace and that's how he broke into Namibia's team for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup, where he earned the Player of the Match award for a four-wicket haul in a surprise win over South Africa.

Five years on, he was in Namibia's squad for the 2021 T20 World Cup, having made his debut against Papua New Guinea shortly before the tournament. By then he had switched to bowling left-arm orthodox, though he mostly focused on his batting, his many bowling styles having led to various niggles.

Though he didn't get opportunities to do much in that World Cup, where his team recorded wins over Netherlands, Ireland and Scotland, he put up his hand to open the innings at a time when Namibia looking for someone for the role. He went on to make his ODI debut right after the tournament, and scored a fifty against Oman in his first game.

While van Lingen couldn't find the explosiveness needed at the top in T20Is, his technical solidity saw him flourish in ODIs, where he scored his maiden century against PNG in 2022, and then five months later, back-to-back hundreds against Nepal, home and away. Later that year he produced a rapid 67 against ZImbabwe in a tight T20I defeat.

Michael van Lingen Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
ODIs40395131813338.76142992.235515230140
T20Is302705186719.18447115.88026114120
FC120221711.003759.45004000
List A41405131813337.65143292.035515230150
T20s302705186719.18447115.88026114120

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
ODIs4010987921/01/039.504.8349.0000
T20Is30320350---10.50-000
FC1184630---4.50-000
List A411114611653/373/3723.204.7629.2000
T20s30320350---10.50-000
Michael van Lingen

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Michael van Lingen chopped one on on the second ball
Michael van Lingen celebrates a dismissal
Dushmantha Chameera appeals for Michael van Lingen's wicket
Michael van Lingen was the early aggressor
Michael van Lingen celebrates with his team-mates after taking a catch
Michael van Lingen pulls