Namibia vs Netherlands
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 - 2024/25 · Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek · 13 March 2025
Netherlands won by 7 wickets
Netherlands won by 7 wickets. MG Erasmus top-scored with 63 for Namibia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
- Date
- 13 March 2025
- Toss
- Namibia, chose to bat
- Result
- Netherlands won by 7 wickets
- Player of the match
- CN Ackermann
- Umpires
- A Louw and I Chabi
- Match referee
- S Wadvalla
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Namibia won the toss and chose to bat.
Namibia batted first and made 148 all out. MG Erasmus top-scored with 63 off 102 balls. K Klein took 3 for 14 for Netherlands. That was well below the 2020s average first-innings total at Wanderers Cricket Ground, 215 across 21 ODIs.
Chasing 149, Netherlands made 149 for 3. CN Ackermann top-scored with 54 not out off 81 balls, and SA Edwards made 49. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the fourth wicket between CN Ackermann and SA Edwards, 73% of the total.
Netherlands won by 7 wickets.
NAMIBIA: 148 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZE Green | lbw b A Dutt | 19 | 43 |
| N Davin | c BFW de Leede b K Klein | 14 | 19 |
| JN Frylinck | b A Dutt | 3 | 18 |
| MG Erasmus | b PA van Meekeren | 63 | 102 |
| JN Loftie-Eaton | lbw b A Dutt | 9 | 15 |
| MB Kruger | caught b ZB Lion-Cachet | 15 | 30 |
| JJ Smit | c BFW de Leede b K Klein | 9 | 12 |
| R Trumpelmann | c SA Edwards b PA van Meekeren | 2 | 12 |
| S Fouché | b PA van Meekeren | 1 | 3 |
| BM Scholtz | not out | 0 | 8 |
| T Lungameni | b K Klein | 1 | 7 |
Extras 12 · Total 148 all out
| Bowler (Netherlands) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Klein | 8.5 | 5 | 14 | 3 |
| T van der Gugten | 7 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| A Dutt | 9 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| PA van Meekeren | 9 | 1 | 33 | 3 |
| CN Ackermann | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| MP O'Dowd | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| ZB Lion-Cachet | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-27 (N Davin, 6 ov), 2-37 (JN Frylinck, 12 ov), 3-42 (ZE Green, 14 ov), 4-56 (JN Loftie-Eaton, 18 ov), 5-116 (MB Kruger, 31 ov), 6-129 (JJ Smit, 34 ov), 7-134 (R Trumpelmann, 39 ov), 8-136 (S Fouché, 39 ov), 9-145 (MG Erasmus, 43 ov), 10-148 (T Lungameni, 44 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | N Davin (14) and ZE Green (11) | 27 |
| second | JN Frylinck (3) and ZE Green (7) | 10 |
| third | ZE Green (1) and MG Erasmus (3) | 5 |
| fourth | JN Loftie-Eaton (9) and MG Erasmus (5) | 14 |
| fifth | MB Kruger (15) and MG Erasmus (38) | 60 |
| sixth | JJ Smit (9) and MG Erasmus (4) | 13 |
| seventh | R Trumpelmann (2) and MG Erasmus (3) | 5 |
| eighth | S Fouché (1) and MG Erasmus (1) | 2 |
| ninth | MG Erasmus (9) and BM Scholtz (0) | 9 |
| tenth | T Lungameni (1) and BM Scholtz (0) | 3 |
NETHERLANDS: 149 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vikramjit Singh | c T Lungameni b JJ Smit | 17 | 17 |
| MP O'Dowd | b BM Scholtz | 17 | 29 |
| ZB Lion-Cachet | b BM Scholtz | 2 | 9 |
| CN Ackermann | not out | 54 | 81 |
| SA Edwards | not out | 49 | 86 |
Did not bat: BFW de Leede, AT Nidamanuru, T van der Gugten, K Klein, A Dutt, PA van Meekeren
Extras 10 · Total 149 for 3
| Bowler (Namibia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Smit | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| R Trumpelmann | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| T Lungameni | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| BM Scholtz | 10 | 2 | 27 | 2 |
| MG Erasmus | 10 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| S Fouché | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| JN Loftie-Eaton | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-33 (Vikramjit Singh, 4 ov), 2-37 (ZB Lion-Cachet, 8 ov), 3-40 (MP O'Dowd, 10 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Vikramjit Singh (17) and MP O'Dowd (14) | 33 |
| second | ZB Lion-Cachet (2) and MP O'Dowd (2) | 4 |
| third | MP O'Dowd (1) and CN Ackermann (2) | 3 |
| fourth | CN Ackermann (0) and SA Edwards (0) | 109 |
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