New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Regular skipper Gerhard Erasmus is set to pass on the leadership duties of Namibia, with all-rounder JJ Smit appointed captain of the side for next month’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series, which will be hosted in Windhoek and feature Oman and Scotland. The tri-series will see the three participating teams compete across six matches starting April 2, forming part of the ongoing League 2 cycle. At present, Namibia occupy sixth position on the League 2 t…
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Dubai, Jan 24 (IANS) The ICC has announced the list of umpires and referees for the Super Six stage of the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026, set to take place in Namibia.Faisal Afridi and Nitin Bathi will serve as on-field umpires for the highly anticipated match between Australia and South Africa at Namibia Cricket Ground. Cory Black will be the TV Umpire, while Forster Mutizwa will act as the Fourth Umpire.Afridi has previously umpired South Africa’s loss to Afghanistan in the group stage,…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) International Cricket Council (ICC) chair Jay Shah met with leaders of the Africa Cricket Association in Windhoek and emphasised the ICC’s commitment to expanding cricket across Africa.He also expressed his delight at watching future stars in action during an Under-19 World Cup match at Cricket Namibia’s newly developed NCG venue.”A productive day in Windhoek meeting with cricket leaders from the Africa Cricket Association as @ICC looks to grow and support the sport ac…
Windhoek (Namibia), Jan 15 (IANS) The 2016 winner, the West Indies, made a winning start, beating Tanzania by five wickets in their opening match of the ICC Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup at the High Performance Oval in Windhoek, Namibia, to go top of Group D.Meanwhile, the match between Zimbabwe and Scotland in Harare was abandoned without a ball being bowled.At the High Performance Oval in Windhoek, Tanez Francis was the star with the bat for the Windies, having scored a fine half-century af…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) chair Jay Shah extended his best wishes to the U19 stars for kickstarting their World Cup campaign in Zimbabwe and Namibia.The 16th edition of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup begin on Thursday with the match between India and the United States on at Bulawayo.”Wishing all the teams and players best of luck in the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup starting on January 15 across host countries Zimbabwe and Namibia.”Our youth even…