Malan Kruger
72Namibia · BAT · 2024 to 2026 · on scorecards: MB Kruger
BATTING
- Matches
- 25
- Innings
- 24
- Runs
- 553
- Average
- 23.04
- Strike rate
- 65.59
- High score
- 80
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 3
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 13 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Malan Kruger played 25 ODIs for Namibia in CricArcade's archive, from 2024 to 2026. The first came against Netherlands at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, with a score of 39, and the last against Netherlands at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd in 2026.
The highest score in the archive is 80 from 132 balls against Canada at Maple Leaf North-West Ground in 2025, in a match Namibia won. In all: 3 fifties. At home the average was 9.5 across 11 ODIs; away it was 37.9 across 7 ODIs, a player who travelled well.
The most runs came against Netherlands: 166 runs at 33.2 in 5 ODIs. Forthill was the most frequent ground, with 4 ODIs and 113 runs at 37.7. Namibia won 8 of the ODIs Malan Kruger played and lost 15.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 25 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 132 | Canada | Maple Leaf North-West Ground | 2025 | Won |
| 73 | 90 | Oman | Forthill | 2024 | Lost |
| 64 | 109 | Netherlands | Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd | 2026 | Won |
| 39 | 48 | Netherlands | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 2024 | Won |
| 39 | 34 | Oman | 2025 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | 6 | 144 | 28.80 | 0/1 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 166 | 33.20 | 0/1 |
| Scotland | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0/0 |
| United States | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0/0 |
| Canada | 3 | 110 | 36.67 | 0/1 |
| Nepal | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0/0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 11 | 104 | 9.45 | 0/0 |
| Away | 7 | 265 | 37.86 | 0/2 |
| Neutral | 7 | 184 | 30.67 | 0/1 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forthill | 4 | 113 | 37.67 | 0/1 |
| 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0/0 | |
| Wanderers Cricket Ground | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0/0 |
| Namibia Cricket Ground | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0/0 |
| Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd | 3 | 115 | 38.33 | 0/1 |
| United Cricket Club Ground | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Netherlands, 2024 at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Netherlands, 2026 at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 12 April 1995
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Balls faced (career)
- 843
- Ducks
- 1
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 5th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 54.2
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 65.0
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 128.6
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 40.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 59.5
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 840 balls faced in that period.
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