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Home  »  Cricket  »  ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier  »  Semi Final 1

Tanzania vs Namibia Score, Semi Final 1 of T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

Result · Oct 02 2025, Thu - 01:00 PM (IST)
NAMIBIA
174/6
TANZANIA
111/8
Namibia won by 63 runs
CRR:5.55
Player Of The Match
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
Amal Rajeevan * 16 22 0 0 72.73
Sivaraj Selvaraj 1 2 0 0
Bowler O M R W Eco
Ben Shikongo * 4.0 0 21 3 5.3
Nicol Loftie-Eaton 1.0 0 3 1 3
Last 5 overs :21 runs, 4 wkts
Last Wicket :Khalidi Amiri 0 (1b)
Recent overs : 1 0 1 0 W 1 W 1 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 0

Commentary

  • End of Over 20
    Over 20. 3 runs. Bowler: Nicol Loftie-Eaton. Tanzania: 111/8 (rr 5.55)
  • 19.6

    Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Amal Rajeevan. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Shikongo. Namibia ease through to a comfortable win by 63 runs. With this, they step into the Final of the Africa Qualifier and qualify for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 in India. The Tanzania batters couldn't cope with Namibia's bowling standards and lost wickets regularly in the run chase. Ben Shikongo and JJ Smit picked up three wickets each. JJ Smit is the Player of the Match for his all round performance.

  • 19.5

    Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Amal Rajeevan. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Scholtz.

  • 19.4

    Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Sivaraj Selvaraj. Leg spinner back of a length, middle stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Steenkamp.

  • 19.3

    Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Sivaraj Selvaraj. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Kruger.

  • 19.2
    Khalidi Amiri b Nicol Loftie-Eaton 0 (1)

    OUT! Bowled. Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Khalidi Amiri. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, missed. A wicket for Loftie-Eaton.

  • 19.1

    Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Amal Rajeevan. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Smit.

  • End of Over 19
    Over 19. 6 runs. Bowler: Ben Shikongo. Tanzania: 108/7 (rr 5.68)
  • 18.6
    Ally Mpeka Kimote c Zane Green b Ben Shikongo 6 (6)

    OUT! Caught. Ben Shikongo to Ally Mpeka Kimote. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge, caught by Green. Another one bites the dust.

  • 18.5

    Ben Shikongo to Amal Rajeevan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Loftie-Eaton.

  • 18.4

    Ben Shikongo to Amal Rajeevan. Length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Green.

  • 18.3

    Ben Shikongo to Amal Rajeevan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 18.2

    Ben Shikongo to Ally Mpeka Kimote. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by de Villiers.

  • 18.1

    FOUR! Ben Shikongo to Ally Mpeka Kimote. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.

  • End of Over 18
    Over 18. 4 runs. Bowler: JJ Smit. Tanzania: 102/6 (rr 5.67)
  • 17.6

    JJ Smit to Amal Rajeevan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Loftie-Eaton.

  • 17.5

    JJ Smit to Amal Rajeevan. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Shikongo.

  • 17.4

    JJ Smit to Amal Rajeevan. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Erasmus.

  • 17.3

    JJ Smit to Amal Rajeevan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Steenkamp.

  • 17.2

    JJ Smit to Amal Rajeevan. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Green.

  • 17.1

    JJ Smit to Amal Rajeevan. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, bottom edge to third slip for no runs, fielded by Green.

  • End of Over 17
    Over 17. 3 runs. Bowler: Ruben Trumpelmann. Tanzania: 98/6 (rr 5.76)
  • 16.6

    Ruben Trumpelmann to Ally Mpeka Kimote. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, Gloved to short leg for no runs.

  • 16.5

    Ruben Trumpelmann to Ally Mpeka Kimote. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Kruger.

  • 16.4

    Ruben Trumpelmann to Amal Rajeevan. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shikongo.

  • 16.3

    Ruben Trumpelmann to Ally Mpeka Kimote. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Green.

  • 16.2
    Salum Jumbe c Jan-Izak de Villiers b Ruben Trumpelmann 0 (3)

    OUT! Caught. Ruben Trumpelmann to Salum Jumbe. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by de Villiers. Top edge and taken at Fine leg.

  • 16.1

    Ruben Trumpelmann to Amal Rajeevan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Kruger.

  • End of Over 16
    Over 16. 6 runs. Bowler: JJ Smit. Tanzania: 95/5 (rr 5.94)
  • 15.6

    JJ Smit to Salum Jumbe. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Green.

  • 15.5

    JJ Smit to Salum Jumbe. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.

  • 15.4
    Maker Mukesh c Nicol Loftie-Eaton b JJ Smit 24 (20)

    OUT! Caught. JJ Smit to Mukesh Suthar Maker. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Loftie-Eaton. Simple catch.

  • 15.3

    FOUR! JJ Smit to Mukesh Suthar Maker. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge past third man for 4 runs.

  • 15.2

    JJ Smit to Amal Rajeevan. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Erasmus.

  • 15.1

    JJ Smit to Amal Rajeevan. Length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Green.

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