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Namibia Beats South Africa by 4 Wickets in One-Off T20I

by K D Mishra

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Namibia would like to remember the day 11 October 2025 forever. At the same time, it proved to be the worst day for the South African team. Africa's team was defeated by Namibia in the only T20I match to claim the series. Namibia defeated Africa by four wickets.

Namibia Beats South Africa, Zane Green Scores Crucial Run

The South African team batted first in the match. He scored 134 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs, after which the Namibian team achieved this target in 20 overs at the loss of 6 wickets. The win was historic for Namibia. It was the first time that she had played an international match at home. It was the first time that this happened with South Africa.

It is worth noting that in international cricket, the South African team has faced defeat for the first time in a match against an associate country in a T20I. At the same time, Namibia has defeated a full member team for the fourth time, in which they have previously defeated the team of Ireland, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.

In the match against the South African team, the wicketkeeper batsman Jane Green played a very important role in giving victory to Namibia by 4 wickets. He played an unbeaten innings of 30 runs in 23 balls and returned after giving victory to the team. Apart from this, the innings of 21 runs in 21 balls was seen from the bat of captain Gerard Erasmus.

The performance of the Namibian bowlers in this match was excellent. He did not give the batsmen of the South African team a chance to play freely. Trumpelmann took three wickets, Max Heingo took 2 and captain Gerrard, Schmidt and Ben Shikongo took 1 each. Namibia is at the 16th position in the ICC rankings.

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