Namibia Vs Papua New Guinea 5Th Match
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off Canada, Jersey, Namibia, Papua New Guinea, United Arab Emirates, United States of America in Namibia - 2023 (2023) · United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek · 29 March 2023
Namibia won by 48 runs
Namibia won by 48 runs. Gerhard Erasmus top-scored with 125 for Namibia. Semo Kamea took 5/68.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek
- Date
- 29 March 2023
- Toss
- P.N.G., chose to field
- Result
- Namibia won by 48 runs
- Player of the match
- Gerhard Erasmus
- Captains
- Gerhard Erasmus (Namibia), Assad Vala (P.N.G.)
- Umpires
- IO Oyieko and PM Makumbi
- Match referee
- O Chirombe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
P.N.G. won the toss and chose to field.
Namibia batted first and made 381 for 8. Gerhard Erasmus top-scored with 125 off 113 balls, and Nikolaas Davin made 90. Semo Kamea took 5 for 68 for P.N.G.. The innings was built on a 151-run stand for the third wicket between Gerhard Erasmus and Nikolaas Davin. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at United Cricket Club Ground, 239 across 18 ODIs.
Chasing 382, P.N.G. made 333 all out. Charles Amini top-scored with 109 off 75 balls, and Assad Vala made 57. Ruben Trumpelmann took 3 for 63 for Namibia. The innings was built on a 153-run stand for the fifth wicket between Assad Vala and Charles Amini, 46% of the total.
Namibia won by 48 runs. Namibia's 381 is the highest total at United Cricket Club Ground.
NAMIBIA: 381 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolaas Davin | lbw b Semo Kamea | 90 | 79 |
| Shaun Fouché | b Kabua Morea | 0 | 2 |
| Michael van Lingen | c Kiplin Doriga b Kabua Morea | 1 | 7 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | c Riley Hekure b Semo Kamea | 125 | 113 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | c Chad Soper b Semo Kamea | 61 | 59 |
| Zane Green | c Semo Kamea b Assad Vala | 33 | 17 |
| Pikky Ya France | c Tony Ura b Semo Kamea | 13 | 11 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | c Charles Amini b Semo Kamea | 17 | 5 |
| Karl Birkenstock | not out | 19 | 8 |
| Bernard Scholtz | not out | 5 | 2 |
Did not bat: Ben Shikongo
Extras 17 · Total 381 for 8
| Bowler (P.N.G.) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kabua Morea | 7 | 0 | 65 | 2 |
| Chad Soper | 6 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Semo Kamea | 10 | 0 | 68 | 5 |
| Assad Vala | 8 | 1 | 48 | 1 |
| Riley Hekure | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Norman Vanua | 7 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| Sese Bau | 8 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Shaun Fouché, 0.2 ov), 2-10 (Michael van Lingen, 2.6 ov), 3-161 (Nikolaas Davin, 24.6 ov), 4-291 (Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 42.4 ov), 5-293 (Gerhard Erasmus, 42.6 ov), 6-338 (Pikky Ya France, 46.6 ov), 7-346 (Zane Green, 47.5 ov), 8-358 (Ruben Trumpelmann, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nikolaas Davin (0) and Shaun Fouché (0) | 0 | 2 |
| second | Nikolaas Davin (8) and Michael van Lingen (1) | 10 | 16 |
| third | Gerhard Erasmus (55) and Nikolaas Davin (82) | 151 | 129 |
| fourth | Gerhard Erasmus (66) and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (61) | 130 | 107 |
| fifth | Gerhard Erasmus (0) and Zane Green (1) | 2 | 2 |
| sixth | Pikky Ya France (13) and Zane Green (31) | 45 | 24 |
| seventh | Zane Green (1) and Ruben Trumpelmann (7) | 8 | 5 |
| eighth | Ruben Trumpelmann (10) and Karl Birkenstock (1) | 12 | 6 |
| ninth | Bernard Scholtz (5) and Karl Birkenstock (18) | 23 | 7 |
P.N.G.: 333 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Ura | b Ben Shikongo | 1 | 2 |
| Kiplin Doriga | c Nikolaas Davin b Bernard Scholtz | 47 | 39 |
| Sese Bau | c Karl Birkenstock b Bernard Scholtz | 54 | 44 |
| Assad Vala | b Gerhard Erasmus | 57 | 61 |
| Hiri Hiri | c Nikolaas Davin b Shaun Fouché | 9 | 11 |
| Charles Amini | c Nikolaas Davin b Gerhard Erasmus | 109 | 75 |
| Chad Soper | b Ruben Trumpelmann | 28 | 23 |
| Riley Hekure | c Gerhard Erasmus b Ruben Trumpelmann | 12 | 20 |
| Norman Vanua | b Ruben Trumpelmann | 1 | 2 |
| Kabua Morea | lbw b Bernard Scholtz | 1 | 2 |
| Semo Kamea | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 14 · Total 333 all out
| Bowler (Namibia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 8.2 | 0 | 63 | 3 |
| Ben Shikongo | 5 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Karl Birkenstock | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 10 | 0 | 67 | 3 |
| Pikky Ya France | 10 | 1 | 53 | 0 |
| Shaun Fouché | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 8 | 1 | 44 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Tony Ura, 1.1 ov), 2-99 (Sese Bau, 12.1 ov), 3-114 (Kiplin Doriga, 16.2 ov), 4-129 (Hiri Hiri, 19.3 ov), 5-282 (Assad Vala, 37.1 ov), 6-289 (Charles Amini, 39.2 ov), 7-328 (Chad Soper, 44.3 ov), 8-330 (Norman Vanua, 44.6 ov), 9-333 (Kabua Morea, 45.5 ov), 10-333 (Riley Hekure, 46.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tony Ura (1) and Kiplin Doriga (4) | 7 | 7 |
| second | Sese Bau (54) and Kiplin Doriga (37) | 92 | 66 |
| third | Assad Vala (9) and Kiplin Doriga (6) | 15 | 25 |
| fourth | Assad Vala (6) and Hiri Hiri (9) | 15 | 19 |
| fifth | Assad Vala (42) and Charles Amini (102) | 153 | 108 |
| sixth | Charles Amini (7) and Chad Soper (0) | 7 | 13 |
| seventh | Chad Soper (28) and Riley Hekure (9) | 39 | 31 |
| eighth | Norman Vanua (1) and Riley Hekure (1) | 2 | 3 |
| ninth | Kabua Morea (1) and Riley Hekure (2) | 3 | 5 |
| tenth | Riley Hekure (0) and Semo Kamea (0) | 0 | 3 |
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