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NamibiaODI2003–2026

Namibia in ODI Cricket

The associate side whose competitive record has climbed steadily since ODI status was awarded in 2019: 79 matches, 36 wins.

79
Played
36
Won
40
Lost
3
Tied / NR
46.8%
Win %
Excludes no-results
28
At home
35% of matches

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Namibia played at the 2003 World Cup, waited until 2019 for full ODI status, and have used the modern schedule to build the most competitive record any southern-African associate has held.

Origins

Namibia played at the 2003 World Cup, then dropped out of the top associate tier for over fifteen years. ODI status was returned in 2019, alongside five other associates, as part of the Cricket World Cup League 2 pathway.

Since 2019

The 2020s have been the peak of the record. A six-match winning run in 2022, winning records against Nepal and Oman, and three wins from five at the 2023 World Cup Qualifier Play-off in Windhoek all belong to this window. Gerhard Erasmus has captained through most of it.

Home and away

Namibia have played 28 ODIs at home and 51 away. Home: 13 wins to 12 losses, with a tie and two no-results; away 23 wins to 28 losses. Windhoek’s Wanderers ground hosts the majority of the home schedule.

Rivalries

The head-to-head fixtures split sharply: Namibia lead Nepal 7-2 and Oman 8-5, but trail UAE 2-7 and Scotland 1-9. Full Members barely feature: one ODI each against Zimbabwe, Pakistan, England, India and Australia, all at the 2003 World Cup, and all lost.

Recent form

Namibia’s 2020s: 68 ODIs, 32 won, 33 lost. The modern side stays in the CWC League 2 mid-table with an occasional big day - the 167-run win over P.N.G. at Port Moresby in 2022 the clearest example.

What CricArcade shows

The Chase lets you draft a Namibia ODI XI from the modern squad - Erasmus, Green, Scholtz, Trumpelmann - and try to chase 380 or set one. The engine reads real careers, so associate-tier profiles play as the record shows.

Namibia results by decade
  • Won
  • Lost
  • Tied / NR
02040602000s: 6 lost of 6600s2010s: 1 lost of 52010s: 4 won of 5510s2020s: 33 lost of 682020s: 3 tied / nr of 682020s: 32 won of 686820s
Every ODI Namibia have played, 2003–2026. Source: archive index.
Namibia: most-played opponents
OpponentPlayedWonLostT / NRWin %
Oman1385062%
United States of America1147036%
Scotland1119110%
Nepal1072178%
United Arab Emirates927022%
Netherlands725029%

Plus 8 more, shown in the full archive below.

Wins column excludes no-results from the denominator.

Batting records

Most runs, career
2,308 · Gerhard Erasmus
71 ODIs, average 36.63
Highest individual score
136 · JP Kotze
vs USA, Lauderhill, 2019
Most hundreds
5 · Michael van Lingen
1,412 runs in 44 ODIs at a strike rate of 89.88

Bowling records

Most wickets, career
106 · Bernard Scholtz
72 ODIs, average 19.82
Best figures, innings
6/27 · JJ Smit
vs Nepal, Utrecht, 2026
Modern lead spinner
Bernard Scholtz · Bernard Scholtz
Left-arm spin across the modern side

Team records

Longest winning streak
6 ODIs
July to November 2022, CWC League 2
Best WC finish
Group stage 2003
One World Cup appearance
Unbeaten head-to-head
7-0
vs P.N.G., 2019–2023

Notable matches

  1. 2003, Harare - Namibia’s first ODI at the World Cup, an 86-run loss to Zimbabwe on the D/L method.
  2. 2023, Windhoek - 381/8 against P.N.G. at the World Cup Qualifier Play-off, Namibia’s highest ODI total, with Gerhard Erasmus scoring 125 in a 48-run win.
  3. 2022, Port Moresby - beat P.N.G. by 167 runs, Namibia’s biggest ODI win, with Michael van Lingen unbeaten on 119.
CricArcade2003–2026NamibiaODI cricket: the CricArcade recordODIs792003–2026Wins3647% of decisive results2019ODI statusgranted this yearcricarcade.com

Full match archive

#DATEMATCHRESULTScorecard
49982026-07-31Netherlands v NamibiaNamibia won by 6 wicketsSCORECARD
49962026-07-27Namibia v NepalNamibia won by 3 runsSCORECARD
49952026-07-25Netherlands v NamibiaNetherlands won by 58 runsSCORECARD
49922026-07-21Nepal v NamibiaNamibia won by 8 wicketsSCORECARD
49502026-04-12Namibia v ScotlandScotland won by 7 wicketsSCORECARD
49492026-04-10Oman v NamibiaNamibia won by 1 wicketsSCORECARD
49472026-04-06Namibia v ScotlandNo resultSCORECARD
49462026-04-04Namibia v OmanOman won by 3 wicketsSCORECARD
49052025-09-04Scotland v NamibiaScotland won by 55 runsSCORECARD
49032025-09-02Namibia v CanadaNamibia won by 24 runsSCORECARD
48982025-08-27Canada v NamibiaNamibia won by 5 wicketsSCORECARD
48602025-03-15Namibia v CanadaNamibia won by 12 runsSCORECARD
48592025-03-13Namibia v NetherlandsNetherlands won by 7 wicketsSCORECARD
48572025-03-09Canada v NamibiaMatch tiedSCORECARD
48562025-03-07Netherlands v NamibiaNetherlands won by 53 runsSCORECARD
48392025-02-16Namibia v OmanOman won by 2 wicketsSCORECARD
48362025-02-14United States of America v NamibiaUnited States of America won by 70 runsSCORECARD
48302025-02-10Namibia v OmanNamibia won by 23 runsSCORECARD
48262025-02-08United States of America v NamibiaUnited States of America won by 114 runsSCORECARD
47762024-09-26United Arab Emirates v NamibiaNamibia won by 8 wicketsSCORECARD
47712024-09-22Namibia v United States of AmericaUnited States of America won by 7 wicketsSCORECARD
47672024-09-20Namibia v United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates won by 1 wicketsSCORECARD
47612024-09-16Namibia v United States of AmericaUnited States of America won by 6 wicketsSCORECARD
47512024-07-26Scotland v NamibiaScotland won by 138 runsSCORECARD
47502024-07-24Namibia v OmanOman won by 4 wicketsSCORECARD
47482024-07-20Scotland v NamibiaScotland won by 47 runsSCORECARD
47472024-07-18Oman v NamibiaNamibia won by 6 wicketsSCORECARD
47342024-02-23Namibia v NetherlandsNamibia won by 24 runsSCORECARD
47332024-02-21Nepal v NamibiaNamibia won by 2 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)SCORECARD
47322024-02-19Namibia v NetherlandsNetherlands won by 7 wickets (with 136 balls remaining)SCORECARD
47302024-02-15Nepal v NamibiaNamibia won by 4 wickets (with 101 balls remaining)SCORECARD
45642023-04-04Namibia v CanadaNamibia won by 111 runsSCORECARD
45622023-04-02U.A.E. v NamibiaU.A.E. won by 28 runsSCORECARD
45552023-03-30Jersey v NamibiaNamibia won by 8 wickets (with 107 balls remaining)SCORECARD
45542023-03-29Namibia v P.N.G.Namibia won by 48 runsSCORECARD
45502023-03-26U.S.A. v NamibiaU.S.A. won by 80 runsSCORECARD
45222023-02-25U.A.E. v NamibiaNamibia won by 7 wickets (with 130 balls remaining)SCORECARD
45212023-02-23Namibia v U.A.E.U.A.E. won by 1 wicket (with 102 balls remaining)SCORECARD
45192023-02-20Scotland v NamibiaScotland won by 43 runsSCORECARD
45182023-02-18Namibia v NepalNepal won by 3 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)SCORECARD
45162023-02-15Namibia v ScotlandScotland won by 10 wickets (with 167 balls remaining)SCORECARD
45152023-02-14Namibia v NepalNepal won by 2 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)SCORECARD
44972022-12-07Namibia v NepalNamibia won by 86 runsSCORECARD
44952022-12-05Scotland v NamibiaNamibia won by 3 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)SCORECARD
44922022-12-02Nepal v NamibiaNo resultSCORECARD
44912022-12-01Namibia v ScotlandScotland won by 4 wickets (with 47 balls remaining)SCORECARD
44862022-11-26U.S.A. v NamibiaNamibia won by 6 wickets (with 32 balls remaining)SCORECARD
44822022-11-23P.N.G. v NamibiaNamibia won by 3 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)SCORECARD
44792022-11-20U.S.A. v NamibiaU.S.A. won by 71 runsSCORECARD
44782022-11-19P.N.G. v NamibiaNamibia won by 8 wickets (with 209 balls remaining)SCORECARD
44692022-09-21Namibia v P.N.G.Namibia won by 61 runsSCORECARD
44682022-09-20Namibia v P.N.G.Namibia won by 167 runsSCORECARD
44672022-09-17Namibia v U.S.A.Namibia won by 68 runsSCORECARD
44662022-09-15Namibia v U.S.A.Namibia won by 79 runsSCORECARD
44302022-07-16Namibia v NepalNamibia won by 63 runsSCORECARD
44272022-07-14Namibia v ScotlandScotland won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)SCORECARD
44222022-07-11Namibia v NepalNamibia won by 40 runsSCORECARD
44202022-07-10Scotland v NamibiaScotland won by 77 runsSCORECARD
43662022-03-14Oman v NamibiaNamibia won by 5 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)SCORECARD
43652022-03-12U.A.E. v NamibiaU.A.E. won by 43 runsSCORECARD
43642022-03-11Namibia v OmanOman won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)SCORECARD
43622022-03-08Namibia v U.A.E.U.A.E. won by 3 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)SCORECARD
43612022-03-06Namibia v OmanNamibia won by 110 runsSCORECARD
43382021-11-27Oman v NamibiaOman won by 9 runsSCORECARD
43362021-11-26Namibia v OmanNamibia won by 40 runsSCORECARD
42282020-01-09Namibia v U.A.E.U.A.E. won by 8 wickets (with 183 balls remaining)SCORECARD
42272020-01-08Namibia v OmanNamibia won by 52 runsSCORECARD
42252020-01-06U.A.E. v NamibiaU.A.E. won by 8 runsSCORECARD
42102019-09-23Namibia v P.N.G.Namibia won by 27 runsSCORECARD
42092019-09-22P.N.G. v NamibiaNamibia won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)SCORECARD
42082019-09-20Namibia v U.S.A.Namibia won by 139 runs (D/L method)SCORECARD
42062019-09-17Namibia v U.S.A.U.S.A. won by 5 wickets (with 112 balls remaining)SCORECARD
41252019-04-27Namibia v OmanNamibia won by 145 runsSCORECARD
19782003-03-03Netherlands v NamibiaNetherlands won by 64 runsSCORECARD
19702003-02-27Australia v NamibiaAustralia won by 256 runsSCORECARD
19642003-02-23India v NamibiaIndia won by 181 runsSCORECARD
19592003-02-19England v NamibiaEngland won by 55 runsSCORECARD
19542003-02-16Pakistan v NamibiaPakistan won by 171 runsSCORECARD
19432003-02-10Zimbabwe v NamibiaZimbabwe won by 86 runs (D/L method)SCORECARD

Sources