United States of America vs Namibia
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 - 2024/25 · Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat · 8 February 2025
United States of America won by 114 runs
United States of America won by 114 runs. AGS Gous top-scored with 76 for United States of America. JJ Smit took 4/46.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat (then Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1))
- Date
- 8 February 2025
- Toss
- Namibia, chose to field
- Result
- United States of America won by 114 runs
- Player of the match
- Milind Kumar
- Umpires
- Harikrishna Pillai and Rahul Asher
- Match referee
- V Narayan Kutty
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Namibia won the toss and chose to field.
United States of America batted first and made 293 for 8. AGS Gous top-scored with 76 off 83 balls, and MD Patel made 65. JJ Smit took 4 for 46 for Namibia. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the second wicket between MD Patel and AGS Gous. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), 192 across 30 ODIs.
Chasing 294, Namibia made 179 all out. MB Kruger top-scored with 32 off 43 balls. Milind Kumar took 4 for 48 for United States of America.
United States of America won by 114 runs.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: 293 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| SK Patel | b JJ Smit | 3 | 9 |
| AGS Gous | b JJ Smit | 76 | 83 |
| MD Patel | c B Shikongo b JN Loftie-Eaton | 65 | 60 |
| SR Mukkamalla | c MG Erasmus b JJ Smit | 31 | 31 |
| Milind Kumar | c JP Kotze b BM Scholtz | 54 | 34 |
| Aaron Jones | lbw b BM Scholtz | 2 | 7 |
| SP Krishnamurthi | c JN Loftie-Eaton b BM Scholtz | 18 | 15 |
| Harmeet Singh | c MB Kruger b JJ Smit | 18 | 9 |
| SC van Schalkwyk | not out | 21 | 10 |
| NP Kenjige | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: SN Netravalkar
Extras 5 · Total 293 for 8
| Bowler (Namibia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Trumpelmann | 8 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| JJ Smit | 9 | 2 | 46 | 4 |
| B Shikongo | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| BM Scholtz | 9 | 1 | 47 | 3 |
| S Fouché | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| JN Loftie-Eaton | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| MG Erasmus | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (SK Patel, 3 ov), 2-134 (MD Patel, 22 ov), 3-172 (AGS Gous, 29 ov), 4-179 (SR Mukkamalla, 31 ov), 5-182 (Aaron Jones, 32 ov), 6-242 (SP Krishnamurthi, 38 ov), 7-261 (Milind Kumar, 40 ov), 8-275 (Harmeet Singh, 41 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | SK Patel (3) and AGS Gous (20) | 24 |
| second | MD Patel (65) and AGS Gous (44) | 110 |
| third | AGS Gous (12) and SR Mukkamalla (26) | 38 |
| fourth | SR Mukkamalla (5) and Milind Kumar (2) | 7 |
| fifth | Aaron Jones (2) and Milind Kumar (0) | 3 |
| sixth | SP Krishnamurthi (18) and Milind Kumar (42) | 60 |
| seventh | Milind Kumar (10) and Harmeet Singh (9) | 19 |
| eighth | Harmeet Singh (9) and SC van Schalkwyk (3) | 14 |
| ninth | SC van Schalkwyk (0) and NP Kenjige (0) | 18 |
NAMIBIA: 179 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP Kotze | c NP Kenjige b SN Netravalkar | 2 | 9 |
| ZE Green | c MD Patel b Milind Kumar | 16 | 22 |
| JN Frylinck | c SC van Schalkwyk b NP Kenjige | 16 | 25 |
| MG Erasmus | c SC van Schalkwyk b Harmeet Singh | 18 | 30 |
| MB Kruger | c SP Krishnamurthi b Milind Kumar | 32 | 43 |
| JJ Smit | lbw b Milind Kumar | 15 | 22 |
| JN Loftie-Eaton | c SP Krishnamurthi b Milind Kumar | 10 | 8 |
| R Trumpelmann | b Harmeet Singh | 21 | 17 |
| S Fouché | c Milind Kumar b SC van Schalkwyk | 22 | 37 |
| BM Scholtz | c Milind Kumar b SP Krishnamurthi | 16 | 27 |
| B Shikongo | not out | 1 | 2 |
Extras 10 · Total 179 all out
| Bowler (United States of America) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN Netravalkar | 5 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| SC van Schalkwyk | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Milind Kumar | 9 | 0 | 48 | 4 |
| NP Kenjige | 9 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Harmeet Singh | 9 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| SP Krishnamurthi | 2.2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (JP Kotze, 2 ov), 2-36 (ZE Green, 7 ov), 3-45 (JN Frylinck, 10 ov), 4-73 (MG Erasmus, 17 ov), 5-100 (JJ Smit, 24 ov), 6-117 (JN Loftie-Eaton, 26 ov), 7-118 (MB Kruger, 26 ov), 8-144 (R Trumpelmann, 31 ov), 9-177 (S Fouché, 39 ov), 10-179 (BM Scholtz, 40 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | JP Kotze (2) and ZE Green (6) | 9 |
| second | ZE Green (10) and JN Frylinck (14) | 27 |
| third | JN Frylinck (2) and MG Erasmus (5) | 9 |
| fourth | MG Erasmus (13) and MB Kruger (15) | 28 |
| fifth | JJ Smit (15) and MB Kruger (11) | 27 |
| sixth | JN Loftie-Eaton (10) and MB Kruger (6) | 17 |
| seventh | MB Kruger (0) and R Trumpelmann (1) | 1 |
| eighth | R Trumpelmann (20) and S Fouché (5) | 26 |
| ninth | S Fouché (17) and BM Scholtz (16) | 33 |
| tenth | BM Scholtz (0) and B Shikongo (1) | 2 |
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