The Namibia national cricket team, nicknamed the Eagles, is the men's team that represents the

Republic of Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

international cricket International cricket matches are played between teams representing their nations, normally organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The main forms are Test matches, One-Day matches and Twenty20 matches. Most games are played ...

. It is organised by

Cricket Namibia The Namibia Cricket Board, known commercially as Cricket Namibia, is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Namibia. Its current headquarters is in Windhoek, Namibia. Cricket Namibia is Namibia's representative at the Internatio ...

which became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1992.Namibia
at CricketArchive A team representing

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played in South African domestic competitions prior to Namibia's independence in 1990. After joining the ICC the country soon became one of the leading ICC associate members in Africa. Namibia finished second at the 2001 ICC Trophy, thereby qualifying for the

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in South Africa. The team made its One Day International (ODI) debut at the tournament but failed to win a match. Beginning in 2004, Namibia participated in every edition of the

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, finishing runner-up in 2007–08. It also featured at the highest levels of the

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(WCL), twice participating in the WCL Championship, and finished third at the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. Namibia finished runner-up at the 2019 WCL Division Two tournament to secure ODI status and qualify for

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. The team finished fourth at the

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to qualify for the

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. It subsequently recorded its first World Cup victories, defeating the

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and

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in the first round of the tournament to progress to the Super 12 stage.

History

The earliest instance of cricket played in Windhoek dates back to 1909 when

was very much a German colony. During the

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(1914), South African troops opened assault in the region. A game of cricket was recorded in the Okonjande prisoner of war camp near Otjiwarongo. South Africa captured

following Germany's defeat. It came under the

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mandate in the

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. Following this, cricket was regularly played in the Western Province. The South West Africa Cricket Union was formed in 1930 and the first organised matches were played in the region.

began playing in the South African Country Cricket Association's annual competition in the 1961–62 season.

South West Africa (1961–1989)

competed in the South African Country Cricket Association's annual competition between 1961 and 1989. In 1966, the

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was launched by the

People's Liberation Army of Namibia The People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) was the military wing of the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO). It fought against the South African Defence Force (SADF) and South West African Territorial Force (SWATF) during the Sou ...

, an armed wing of SWAPO. South West African rebels welcomed the sporting boycott of the South African apartheid regime and lent their support to the "Stop the seventy tour" campaign. South West Africa played their last domestic season in South Africa in January 1989. In April,

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launched its final guerrilla campaign and the South West Africa Cricket Union severed their ties with the South African Cricket Board (SACB). In November 1989, a Namibian team toured Botswana and played their first international fixture, although the Namibian Cricket Board were not affiliated to the

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until 1992.

Initial years

After the Botswana tour, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club visited Namibia in March 1990, taking part in the Independence Day celebrations. This was followed by a visit from

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in April. Before the formation of the

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, the SCSA Zone VI cricket federation was formed after two schoolboy cricket tours between Namibia and Botswana in 1989 and 1990. The inaugural ACA tournament was held in Windhoek in September 1991, with Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Lesotho and Botswana playing as well as an

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side.

2003 World Cup

The road to the

started with the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada. Namibia reached the final at the

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, losing to the Netherlands, but still qualifying for their first World Cup.Scorecard
of 2001 ICC Trophy Final, 15 July 2001 at Cricket Archive Namibia then hosted the

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in April 2002, finishing fourth2002 ICC 6 Nations Challenge Points Table
at Cricket Archive and had a disappointing Africa Cup campaign that September, finishing fourth in their group and beating only

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, before losing four matches against Zimbabwe A a few weeks later. A tour of Kenya was more successful, as Namibia beat

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in a four match one-day series. Following this, Namibia took part in the top level of South African domestic one-day cricket, the Standard Bank Cup, but lost all five of their games. Bangladesh toured in January 2003, winning the five match one-day series 4–1. The World Cup itself started on 10 February 2003 in

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with

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beating Namibia by 86 runs in Namibia's debut One Day International (ODI). They went on to lose to

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by 171 runs, before a 55 run defeat at the hands of

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in which Namibia performed with some credit,

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winning the

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award for his innings of 85 runs that came close to helping the side pull off an unlikely upset. They then lost by 181 runs to

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and by 256 runs against Australia, the eventual winners of the tournament,2003 World Cup
at Cricinfo in what at the time was the biggest winning margin in One Day Internationals. The tournament finished with a 64 run loss to fellow qualifiers the Netherlands.

After the World Cup

In August 2003, Zimbabwe A toured Namibia. Namibia won the one-day series 2–1, but lost both three-day games. A return visit to Zimbabwe the following January saw Namibia win a five match one-day series against Zimbabwe A 4–1, also winning a match against Zimbabwe Under-19s. Bangladesh toured Namibia in February, winning all three one-day games and drawing the three-day game. Following this, Namibia travelled to the United Arab Emirates for the

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. They finished third on run rate after beating

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, the Netherlands and the

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and losing to Scotland and the

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.2004 ICC 6 Nations Challenge
at CricketEurope Namibia played two

matches against Kenya and

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in 2004, losing them both.2004 Intercontinental Cup
at CricketEurope In between the two matches, they won an African nations tournament in Zambia. Later in the year, they took part in Zimbabwe's national one-day domestic competition, in which they finished as runners-up. Whilst in Zimbabwe, they won two matches against the national side. This was followed by a visit to Namibia by England, who won both matches. Zimbabwe A again visited Namibia in early 2005, losing both one-day matches that finished. Pakistan A were the next visitors in April, winning all three one-day matches and drawing in the three-day game. This was followed by their two regional group games in the

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. Whilst they were unbeaten, winning against Uganda and drawing against Kenya, this was not enough to qualify for the semi-finals.2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup
at CricketEurope They then visited Ireland to take part in the

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. They finished 7th after beating Denmark in their final play-off game.Scorecard
of Denmark v Namibia, 11 July 2005 at Cricket Archive Back at home, they hosted

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at the end of July, losing both games, losing by only 29 runs after conceding 330/6. In October of that year, they hosted the semi-finals of the Intercontinental Cup, despite failing to qualify. While the final was being played, they played a two match one-day series against Bermuda after they had been knocked out of the tournament, winning both games, but the games were tarnished by controversial incidents, with the Bermuda team accusing the Namibian team of racist insults, and walking off in the second game when a flurry of

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were unleashed at the lower order Bermuda batsmen. The Namibian Cricket Board denied the allegations of racism. In March 2006, Namibia met

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in a challenge match to decide who got the eighth and final spot in the

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. The match was drawn, with Namibia getting a first innings lead, thus qualifying them for the main tournament. The main tournament itself started with an innings defeat by Scotland in

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before a five wicket defeat by

in Dublin, both matches in May.2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup
at CricketEurope In the 2006-07 South African cricket season, Namibia took part in the second tier of first-class and

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, the South African Airways Challenge. They finished second in their group in the three-day tournament and third in their group in the one-day tournament, missing out on reaching the semi-finals by one win. In the midst of the matches in those tournaments, they played their third and final 2006 Intercontinental Cup match, beating the UAE by an innings. On 1 April 2007, they became part of the ICC's High Performance Program.Denmark added to ICC High Performance Program
, ICC Europe Media Release, 20 December 2006 at European Cricket Council In November/December 2007, Namibia hosted Division Two of the

where they played against

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, the UAE and

. Although Namibia won three of their five group matches, it was not enough for them to progress to the final. Namibia beat Denmark in the third place playoff. On the basis of their top four finish in this tournament, Namibia qualified for the

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in 2009, the final tournament in qualification for the 2011 World Cup. Namibia again took part in the second tier of South African domestic cricket between October 2007 and February 2008. They played a 2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Canada in October 2007, playing the remaining games against Bermuda, Ireland, Kenya, the Netherlands, Scotland and the UAE in 2008. Namibia won the

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defeating the

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by six wickets in Dubai. In 2011 Namibia participated in Division Two and finished as runners-up, on this occasion behind the UAE. In July 2011, the country competed in the ICC Twenty20 World Cricket League Africa Division One competition in Uganda, winning all eight group matches before succumbing to the

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in the Final by six wickets. During this tournament, all-rounder Louis van der Westhuizen struck 16 sixes in an innings of 159* against Kenya, as part of a team total of 262/1 from 20 overs.

The Golden Generation

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full

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(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

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matches played between Namibia and other

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since 1 January 2019 have been full T20Is. Namibia's first T20I match was against

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on 20 May 2019 in the Regional Final of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament. In July 2020, the Namibia Men's team won the ICC Associate Member Men's Performance of the Year award, after gaining One Day International (ODI) status, in the ICC's Annual Development Awards to recognise developing cricketing nations. Namibia qualified for the

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in the

when they finished 4th in the

tournament in October and November 2019. They lost their first match against Sri Lanka but recorded a historic first-ever win at a World Cup event when they beat The Netherlands by 6 wickets in Abu Dhabi on 20 October 2021. On 22 October 2021 in the next match against Ireland, Namibia made history by winning the match by 8 wickets and qualified for the Super 12 stage of the tournament. On 27 October 2021, in the first Super 12 match for Namibia, they registered another historic win when they beat Scotland by 4 wickets. In the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup, Namibia defeated Asia Cup champions and world number 8 side Sri Lanka in a stunning upset to open the tournament.

International grounds

Records

International match summary – Namibia ''Last updated 7 December 2022''

One-Day Internationals

*Highest team total: 324/7 v.

on 8 January 2020 at Oman Cricket Academy,

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. *Highest individual score: 136,

Jean-Pierre Kotze Jean-Pierre Kotze (born 23 April 1994) is a Namibian cricketer. In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Worl ...

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on 20 September 2019 at

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. *Best individual bowling figures: 6/42,

Tangeni Lungameni Tangeni Lungameni (born 17 April 1992) is a Namibian international cricketer who made his debut for the Namibian national team in January 2016. He is a left-arm pace bowler. Career Lungameni is from Gobabis, but moved to Windhoek to attend Wind ...

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on 26 November 2022 at Wanderers,

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. Most ODI runs for Namibia Most ODI wickets for Namibia ODI record versus other nations ''Records complete to ODI #4497. Last updated 7 December 2022.''

Twenty20 Internationals

* Highest team total: 240/3 v.

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on 20 August 2019 at

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. * Highest individual score: 101 *,

on 20 August 2019 at

. * Best individual bowling figures: 6/10,

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on 10 April 2022 at

. Most T20I runs for Namibia Most T20I wickets for Namibia T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #1836. Last updated 20 October 2022.''

Tournament history

ICC Cricket World Cup

ICC T20 World Cup

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier

Namibia did not play in the ICC Trophy between

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and

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as they were not a member of the ICC at the time. *

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: 9th place – Won Plate competitionScorecard
of Denmark v Namibia, 1 March 1994 at Cricket Archive *

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: 15th placeScorecard
of Malaysia v Namibia, 4 April 1997 at Cricket Archive * 2001: Runners up * 2005: 7th place * 2009: 8th place *

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: 6th place *

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: ''Did not qualify'' *

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: TBD

ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier

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: 3rd place *

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: 10th place * 2015: 7th place *

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: 4th place

ICC Intercontinental Cup

* 2004: First round * 2005: First round * 2006: First round * 2007–08: Losing finalist * 2009–10 (Shield): Winners * 2011–13: 5th place * 2015–17: 8th place

ICC World Cricket League

* 2007 Division Two: 3rd place * 2011 Division Two: 2nd place * 2011–13 Championship: 7th place * 2015 Division Two: 2nd place * 2015–17 Championship: 8th place * 2018 Division Two: 4th place * 2019 Division Two: Winners

ICC 6 Nations Challenge

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: Did not participate * 2002: 1st place * 2004: 3rd place

Current squad

This is the list of players who were picked in the most recent ODI or T20I squads. ''Updated as on 7 December 2022''

Coaching staff

Overseas/foreign players

Namibians playing overseas

*A complete list of Namibian cricketers with articles can be found at: Namibian cricketers