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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Erasmus was an underused bowler in the early years of his T20 career but since 2018, he has been bowling more and more https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/413300/413384.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1524126.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1524126.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/williams-erasmus-has-been-practising-round-arm-low-release-delivery-for-two-years-1524126 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:50:04 GMT "Namibia's request was received too late for any changes to be made [to the training schedule]," ICC spokesperson says https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/413200/413212.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1523523.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1523523.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/namibia-disappointed-at-not-being-able-to-train-under-lights-ahead-of-india-game-1523523 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:01:50 GMT Batting first, Namibia were 94 for 2 after 12 overs but could manage only 156 in the end https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/413200/413206.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1523283.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1523283.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-namibia-coach-craig-williams-rues-losing-regular-wickets-after-solid-start-1523283 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:51:44 GMT The squad of 15 has a host of players with very little international experience, and will have Gary Kirsten collaborating with Craig Williams in the back room https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/382600/382644.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1517900.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1517900.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-gerhard-erasmus-to-lead-young-looking-namibia-1517900 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 10:36:00 GMT Playing South Africa for the first time, and playing at the new Namibia Cricket Ground for the first time, the hosts won a last-ball thriller https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/407600/407642.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1506719.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1506719.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/nam-vs-sa-south-africa-bat-with-de-kock-back-heingo-debuts-for-namibia-1506719 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 16:22:39 GMT Brian Bennett and JJ Smit were the heroes for Zimbabwe and Namibia, respectively, in Harare https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/405700/405713.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1505360.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1505360.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/namibia-zimbabwe-qualify-for-2026-mens-t20-world-cup-1505360 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:46:33 GMT Despite the loss, Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus looked on the positive side, saying "these big games are always gold dust" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/382600/382652.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1438271.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1438271.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2024-mitchell-marsh-adam-zampa-is-probably-our-most-important-player-1438271 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 07:56:33 GMT Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus felt his team had enough runs but lacked intent in the field https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/382200/382274.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1437309.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1437309.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/scotlands-michael-leask-why-cant-we-top-the-group-at-the-end-1437309 Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:33:25 GMT Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus put in a fine all-round show but it wasn't enough https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/382200/382274.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1437131.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1437131.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sco-v-nam-t20-world-cup-2024-richie-berrington-michael-leask-launch-scotland-to-landmark-victory-1437131 Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:13:54 GMT ESPNcricinfo understands that Loftie-Eaton, who hit the fastest T20I century in March, is currently the subject of disciplinary proceedings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/347600/347629.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1433253.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1433253.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2024-no-jan-nicol-loftie-eaton-in-gerhard-erasmus-led-namibia-squad-1433253 Fri, 10 May 2024 17:03:32 GMT Cameron Green makes big strides as Jaiswal edges into top ten among batters https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/375900/375969.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1423748.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1423748.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/joe-root-the-beneficiary-as-steven-smith-slides-in-icc-test-batting-rankings-1423748 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:40:30 GMT Hazlewood back into the top ten in T20I rankings while Scholtz, Erasmus of Namibia dazzle too https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/375900/375969.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1422937.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1422937.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/joe-root-yashasvi-jaiswal-take-big-strides-in-icc-test-rankings-1422937 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:52:53 GMT The hosts of the Africa Region Qualifier won their fifth straight match on Tuesday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/347600/347642.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1410937.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1410937.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/africa-region-qualifier-namibia-seal-their-spot-in-2024-t20-world-cup-1410937 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:09:33 GMT He and captain Erasmus urge team to use disappointment of early exit as launching pad for "another phase of success" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/347900/347901.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1340831.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1340831.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/david-wiese-as-long-as-namibia-have-me-ill-keep-coming-back-for-them-1340831 Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:05:51 GMT Following Karthik Meiyappan's hat-trick, Aryan Lakra says he is "just so happy" for his "friend who he's seen grow through the ranks" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/347700/347758.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1340611.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1340611.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/mens-t20-world-cup-2022-nam-vs-uae-namibia-gear-up-to-take-on-familiar-uae-faces-in-massive-game-1340611 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:56:37 GMT Axar Patel moves to 18th among bowlers, while Harry Brook and Ben Duckett also move up in the batters' list https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/346500/346579.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1337015.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1337015.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/icc-rankings-suryakumar-yadav-back-to-second-spot-in-t20is-babar-azam-at-three-1337015 Wed, 28 Sep 2022 09:44:48 GMT Pierre de Bruyn, Albie Morkel and Morne Morkel part of the team's support staff for the tournament https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/329500/329530.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1334512.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1334512.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/gerhard-erasmus-to-lead-namibia-at-t20-world-cup-lohan-louwrens-tangeni-lungameni-make-the-cut-1334512 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:29:05 GMT Bernard Scholtz's three-for and Michael van Lingen's half-century played their part in pushing Zimbabwe back https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296200/296239.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316199.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316199.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/zim-vs-nam-4th-t20i-gerhard-erasmus-stars-in-namibias-series-levelling-win-over-zimbabwe-1316199 Sun, 22 May 2022 18:58:04 GMT Namibia have the edge having beaten Scotland in both their most-recent outings this month https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/329000/329094.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1285356.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1285356.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-nam-v-sco-namibia-look-for-winning-start-to-super-12s-against-hurt-scotland-1285356 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:21:34 GMT "I don't think we've quite fired as a team as a whole, so it's great that there's some potential sitting in the dugout still" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/329000/329001.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1285358.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1285358.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/nam-vs-sco-t20-world-cup-gerhard-erasmus-expects-nice-momentum-to-keep-namibias-dream-run-alive-1285358 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:55:35 GMT The eight-wicket win over Ireland also guaranteed them a spot in next year's T20 World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/329000/329094.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1284507.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1284507.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ire-vs-nam-t20-world-cup-2021-david-wiese-gerhard-erasmus-the-heroes-as-namibia-qualify-for-the-super-12s-1284507 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:46:02 GMT This was Namibia's highest-successful chase in T20Is and also their maiden win at a World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/328800/328896.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1284001.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1284001.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/namibia-vs-netherlands-t20-world-cup-2021-david-wiese-smashes-66-to-keep-namibia-super-12-hopes-alive-1284001 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 20:38:38 GMT Both teams also carry a few South African names as they look to deflect pressure ahead of the tournament's opening round https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/328700/328724.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1283148.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1283148.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/netherlands-and-namibia-look-to-fly-their-flags-high-at-t20-world-cup-2021-1283148 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:07:57 GMT Kraigg Brathwaite the biggest mover in the Test batsmen's table, up 21 places to No. 43 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/318900/318918.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257977.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257977.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/icc-odi-rankings-fakhar-zaman-193-lifts-him-to-12th-place-on-batting-table-1257977 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Delany and Simi Singh helped reduce Namibia to 20 for 3 in the Powerplay as Ireland defended 136 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/285800/285809.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1205464.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1205464.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1205464 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Oman were well ahead in the chase before Namibia's spinners began a dramatic collapse https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296100/296197.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1205105.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1205105.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1205105 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Namibia juggernaut notched their fourth straight win, while Singapore fell to their fourth straight loss to crash out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296200/296239.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1204980.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1204980.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1204980 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bernard Scholtz produced the tournament's best haul of 4 for 12 to decimate Kenya in their chase https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296100/296197.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1204830.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1204830.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1204830 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bermuda are still mathematically alive for the playoff stage though https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296100/296110.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1204539.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1204539.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1204539 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Scotland looked deflated coming up against a rested Namibia unit, who stormed to their first win of the tournament by 24 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296000/296081.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1204456.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1204456.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1204456 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Canada's top-scorer Navneet Dhaliwal took out Namibia's top-scorer Louis van der Westhuizen and a chase that seemed possible at 131 for 3 simply fell away https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/273000/273041.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1136686.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1136686.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1136686 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A 19-run win ensured UAE pipped Canada and Namibia to second place on the basis of net run rate https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/250100/250157.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/content/story/1136626.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/content/story/1136626.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1136626 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gerhard Erasmus followed up his final-over heroics from a day earlier to partner Craig Williams for a 95-run sixth-wicket stand that set up Namibia's 17-run win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/218300/218367.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/content/story/1136328.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/content/story/1136328.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1136328 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nepal scrape to four-wicket win after felling UAE for 114; Canada pick up third straight win after Gunasekera's gritty half-century https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/273100/273110.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/content/story/1136233.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/content/story/1136233.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1136233 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two days after being bowled out for 89 by UAE, Namibia bounced back against the same opponents, chasing down 273 with seven balls to spare in Windhoek https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/264300/264360.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/content/story/1121628.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/content/story/1121628.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1121628 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the World Cricket League Division Two matches on January 20, 2014 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/204000/204061.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/world-cricket-league-div2-2015/content/story/822587.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-cricket-league-div2-2015/content/story/822587.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-822587 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the ICC World Cricket League Division Two matches on January 18, 2015 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/203900/203925.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/world-cricket-league-div2-2015/content/story/821969.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-cricket-league-div2-2015/content/story/821969.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-821969 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan added another cricketing achievement to a rapidly growing list when they reached the quarter-finals of the Under-19 World Cup after beating Namibia by four wickets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/179000/179053.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-under-19-world-cup-2014/content/story/720645.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-under-19-world-cup-2014/content/story/720645.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-720645 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Namibia will be led by Gerhard Erasmus in the Under-19 World Cup, which kicks off in the UAE in February https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-under-19-world-cup-2014/content/story/710269.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-under-19-world-cup-2014/content/story/710269.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-710269 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the fifth day's matches in the ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/525874.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/525874.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525874 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT