Ben Shikongo
79Namibia · PACE · 2020 to 2025 · on scorecards: B Shikongo
BATTING
- Matches
- 23
- Innings
- 14
- Runs
- 22
- Average
- 5.5
- Strike rate
- 36.06
- High score
- 4
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 25
- Average
- 35.08
- Economy
- 6.13
- Strike rate
- 34.3
- Best figures
- 4/29
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 7 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 2
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ben Shikongo played 23 ODIs for Namibia in CricArcade's archive, from 2020 to 2025. The first came against United Arab Emirates at null, with 2 wickets, and the last against Scotland at Maple Leaf North-West Ground in 2025.
The best bowling is 4 for 29 against Oman at Forthill in 2024. With the ball: 9 wickets at 37.1 at home and 8 wickets at 34.5 away. The most wickets came against United Arab Emirates: 6 wickets at 28.0 in 4 ODIs.
Wanderers Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 5 ODIs and 8 wickets at 19.5. Namibia won 7 of the ODIs Ben Shikongo played and lost 16.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 23 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | Scotland | Maple Leaf North-West Ground | 2025 | Lost |
| 3* | 3 | Scotland | Forthill | 2024 | Lost |
| 3* | 9 | United States | United Cricket Club Ground | 2024 | Lost |
| 2* | 8 | Nepal | Cambusdoon New Ground | 2022 | Won |
| 2* | 4 | Scotland | United Cricket Club Ground | 2022 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/29 | 9 | Oman | Forthill | 2024 | Won |
| 3/42 | 10 | Jersey | Wanderers Cricket Ground | 2023 | Won |
| 3/59 | 10 | United States | Wanderers Cricket Ground | 2023 | Lost |
| 2/27 | 7 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2023 | Won |
| 2/36 | 7 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2023 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 7 | 12 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 63.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 28.00 |
| Nepal | 2 | 2 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Oman | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 13.60 |
| United States | 2 | 4 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 17.00 |
| Jersey | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 14.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 53.00 |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 19.67 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 13.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 8 | 2.67 | 0/0 | 9 | 37.11 |
| Away | 6 | 6 | – | 0/0 | 8 | 34.50 |
| Neutral | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 33.38 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Cricket Ground | 5 | 2 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 19.50 |
| United Cricket Club Ground | 4 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 178.00 |
| Forthill | 4 | 5 | – | 0/0 | 8 | 25.75 |
| Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 3 | 1 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 122.00 |
| 2 | 1 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 40.50 | |
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2 | 1 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 15.75 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v United Arab Emirates, 2020 at
- Latest in the archive: v Scotland, 2025 at Maple Leaf North-West Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 8 May 2000
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 61
- Ducks
- 1
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
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