2026 Namibia Tri-Nation Series
| 2026 Namibia Tri-Nation Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Part of 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 2 – 12 April 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2026 Namibia Tri-Nation Series was the sixteenth round of the 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament which took place in Namibia from 2nd to 12th April 2026.[1][2] It was a tri-nation series contested by the men's national teams of Namibia, Oman and Scotland.[3] The matches were played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[4]
After the conclusion of the League 2 series, Namibia played three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against Scotland.[5] Scotland won the three-match series 2–1.[6]
League 2 series
[edit]Squads
[edit] Namibia[7] |
 Oman[8] |
 Scotland[9] |
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Brad Currie was ruled out of Scotland's squad due to injury and was replaced by Zainullah Ihsan.[10]
Fixtures
[edit]1st ODI
[edit]2nd ODI
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
- Max Heingo, Louren Steenkamp (Nam) and Shah Faisal (Oma) all made their ODI debuts.
- Hammad Mirza (Oma) scored his first century in ODIs.[12]
3rd ODI
[edit]4th ODI
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 20 overs per side due to rain.[14]
5th ODI
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Jan Frylinck 84 (93) Muhammed Imran 5/39 (10 overs) |
- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
- Jan Frylinck (Nam) scored his 1,000th run in ODIs.[15]
- Muhammed Imran (Oma) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[16]
6th ODI
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
T20I series
[edit]| Scotland men's cricket team in Namibia in 2026 | |||
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| Namibia | Scotland | ||
| Dates | 15 – 18 April 2026 | ||
| Captains | Gerhard Erasmus | Richie Berrington[a] | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Scotland won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Gerhard Erasmus (145) | George Munsey (162) | |
| Most wickets | Jack Brassell (5) |
Mackenzie Jones (5) Jasper Davidson (5) | |
Squads
[edit]| Namibia[17] |
Scotland[9] |
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Brad Currie was ruled out of Scotland's squad due to injury and was replaced by Mackenzie Jones.[10]
Fixtures
[edit]1st T20I
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zacheo van Vuuren (Nam) and Zainullah Ihsan (Sco) both made their T20I debuts.[18][19]
2nd T20I
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
- Liam Basson (Nam) and Owen Gould (Sco) both made their T20I debuts.
3rd T20I
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George Munsey 108 (64) Waldo Smith 2/39 (4 overs) |
- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Waldo Smith (Nam) made his T20I debut.
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Matthew Cross captained Scotland in the final match of the series.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cricket Namibia to host Scotland and Oman for ODI/T20I series in April 2026". Czarsportz. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ↑ "Cricket World Cup League 2: Action resumes in Namibia". International Cricket Council. 30 March 2026. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ "Jam-packed international programme for the Eagles". The Namibian. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ↑ "Eight-team CWC League 2 begins in Nepal on the road to 2027". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ↑ "Eagles back in action soon". The Namibian. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "MUNSEY TON IN VAIN AS HOSTS WIN FINAL T20". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- ↑ "JJ Smit Appointed Stand-In Captain for Home Series". Cricket Namibia. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Oman announce team for CWC League 2 Namibia tri-series in Windhoek". Oman Daily Observer. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Gould receives first ODI call-up in squad for Namibia". Cricket Scotland. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- 1 2 "BRAD CURRIE RULED OUT OF NAMIBIA TOUR". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Oman vs Scotland; Match Abandoned without a ball bowled". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "Mirza's maiden ODI ton powers Oman to thrilling victory over hosts Namibia". Oman Daily Observer. 5 April 2026. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "Scotland thwarted by rain against Namibia". BBC Sport. 6 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "Scotland lose to Oman as rain hits again in Namibia". BBC Sport. 8 April 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Jan Frylinck brings up his 1000 ODI runs in style!🔥". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2026 – via Facebook.
- ↑ "Namibia edge Oman in last-over thriller". The Arabian Stories. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "T20I Squad Announcement🏏". Cricket Namibia. 14 April 2026. Retrieved 15 April 2026 – via Facebook.
- ↑ "T20I Debut🧢| Congratulations to Zacheo van Vuuren for making his T20I debut today against Scotland". Cricket Namibia. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via Facebook.
- ↑ "A special moment for Zainullah Ihsan, cap 702 💜". Cricket Scotland. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via Facebook.