Namibia Vs United States Of America 1St 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) · Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek · 26 March 2023
U.S.A. won by 80 runs
U.S.A. won by 80 runs. Shaun Fouché top-scored with 55 for Namibia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
- Date
- 26 March 2023
- Toss
- Namibia, chose to field
- Result
- U.S.A. won by 80 runs
- Player of the match
- Gajanand Singh
- Captains
- Monank Patel (U.S.A.), Gerhard Erasmus (Namibia)
- Debut
- Nikolaas Davin (Namibia)
- Umpires
- C Phiri and D Odhiambo
- Match referee
- GH Pienaar
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Namibia won the toss and chose to field. It was Nikolaas Davin's first ODI.
U.S.A. batted first and made 231 for 9. Gajanand Singh top-scored with 53 off 63 balls, and Nosthush Kenjige made 43. Shaun Fouché took 3 for 46 for Namibia.
Chasing 232, Namibia made 151 all out. Shaun Fouché top-scored with 55 off 98 balls, and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton made 38. Ali Khan took 3 for 21 for U.S.A.. From 118 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 20 runs, to 138 for 9.
U.S.A. won by 80 runs.
U.S.A.: 231 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Taylor | c Gerhard Erasmus b Ben Shikongo | 4 | 7 |
| Sushant Modani | c Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton b Shaun Fouché | 17 | 37 |
| Monank Patel | b Ben Shikongo | 0 | 3 |
| Aaron Jones | c Nikolaas Davin b Pikky Ya France | 36 | 52 |
| Gajanand Singh | b Shaun Fouché | 53 | 63 |
| Shayan Jahangir | b Ruben Trumpelmann | 5 | 12 |
| Nisarg Patel | lbw b Ruben Trumpelmann | 3 | 8 |
| Jessy Singh | c Michau du Preez b Shaun Fouché | 33 | 61 |
| Nosthush Kenjige | c Gerhard Erasmus b Ben Shikongo | 43 | 43 |
| Saurabh Netravalkar | not out | 10 | 13 |
| Ali Khan | not out | 4 | 2 |
Extras 23 · Total 231 for 9
| Bowler (Namibia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 10 | 1 | 36 | 2 |
| Ben Shikongo | 10 | 1 | 59 | 3 |
| Shaun Fouché | 10 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 10 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Pikky Ya France | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Steven Taylor, 1.3 ov), 2-5 (Monank Patel, 1.6 ov), 3-60 (Sushant Modani, 14.5 ov), 4-76 (Aaron Jones, 19.2 ov), 5-91 (Shayan Jahangir, 22.5 ov), 6-105 (Nisarg Patel, 24.5 ov), 7-150 (Gajanand Singh, 35.6 ov), 8-176 (Jessy Singh, 42.5 ov), 9-227 (Nosthush Kenjige, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Steven Taylor (4) and Sushant Modani (0) | 5 | 9 |
| second | Monank Patel (0) and Sushant Modani (0) | 0 | 3 |
| third | Aaron Jones (30) and Sushant Modani (17) | 55 | 77 |
| fourth | Gajanand Singh (9) and Aaron Jones (6) | 16 | 27 |
| fifth | Gajanand Singh (6) and Shayan Jahangir (5) | 15 | 21 |
| sixth | Gajanand Singh (6) and Nisarg Patel (3) | 14 | 12 |
| seventh | Gajanand Singh (32) and Jessy Singh (12) | 45 | 67 |
| eighth | Jessy Singh (21) and Nosthush Kenjige (5) | 26 | 41 |
| ninth | Saurabh Netravalkar (10) and Nosthush Kenjige (38) | 51 | 42 |
| tenth | Saurabh Netravalkar (0) and Ali Khan (4) | 4 | 2 |
NAMIBIA: 151 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolaas Davin | b Ali Khan | 1 | 7 |
| Shaun Fouché | b Saurabh Netravalkar | 55 | 98 |
| Michael van Lingen | lbw b Ali Khan | 0 | 1 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | c Gajanand Singh b Nisarg Patel | 22 | 41 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | c Aaron Jones b Ali Khan | 38 | 44 |
| Zane Green | lbw b Gajanand Singh | 6 | 16 |
| Michau du Preez | c Saurabh Netravalkar b Nisarg Patel | 5 | 12 |
| Pikky Ya France | not out | 14 | 21 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | c Gajanand Singh b Nisarg Patel | 0 | 4 |
| Bernard Scholtz | b Jessy Singh | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Shikongo | b Jessy Singh | 1 | 7 |
Extras 9 · Total 151 all out
| Bowler (U.S.A.) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saurabh Netravalkar | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Ali Khan | 7 | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| Jessy Singh | 7.4 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Nosthush Kenjige | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Nisarg Patel | 9 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| Gajanand Singh | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Nikolaas Davin, 1.5 ov), 2-2 (Michael van Lingen, 1.6 ov), 3-56 (Gerhard Erasmus, 18.4 ov), 4-118 (Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 29.6 ov), 5-128 (Shaun Fouché, 33.5 ov), 6-130 (Zane Green, 34.5 ov), 7-137 (Michau du Preez, 38.2 ov), 8-137 (Ruben Trumpelmann, 38.6 ov), 9-138 (Bernard Scholtz, 39.3 ov), 10-151 (Ben Shikongo, 41.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nikolaas Davin (1) and Shaun Fouché (1) | 2 | 11 |
| second | Michael van Lingen (0) and Shaun Fouché (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Gerhard Erasmus (21) and Shaun Fouché (28) | 54 | 102 |
| fourth | Shaun Fouché (21) and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (38) | 62 | 68 |
| fifth | Zane Green (5) and Shaun Fouché (5) | 10 | 23 |
| sixth | Michau du Preez (1) and Zane Green (1) | 2 | 6 |
| seventh | Pikky Ya France (3) and Michau du Preez (4) | 7 | 21 |
| eighth | Pikky Ya France (0) and Ruben Trumpelmann (0) | 0 | 4 |
| ninth | Pikky Ya France (0) and Bernard Scholtz (0) | 1 | 3 |
| tenth | Pikky Ya France (10) and Ben Shikongo (1) | 13 | 13 |
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