Namibia Cricket Board confirms the 15-member squad of Namibia for the T20 World Cup 2024. Gerhard Erasmus has been appointed as the captain of the Namibia T20 World Cup 2024 squad.
Namibia is ready to introduce its squad in the T20 World Cup 2024 starting from June 4, 2024, in the USA and West Indies. Young players and experienced talent will lead the team to glory. Namibia is a rising team in the world of cricket with the determination of passion.
What builds the excitement of cricket fans is their interest in knowing about the squad of their favorite team. Fans of the Namibia team are looking for their squad for this tournament.
Namibia T20 Squad 2024
| Player Name | Speciality | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolaas Davin | Batter | 26 |
| Dylan Leicher | Middle order Batter | 20 |
| Zane Green | Wicketkeeper Batter | 27 |
| JP Kotze | Batter | 30 |
| Malan Kruger | Batter | 29 |
| Gerhard Erasmus (C) | All-rounder | 29 |
| Jan Frylinck | All-rounder | 29 |
| David Wiese | All-rounder | 38 |
| JJ Smit | Bowling All-rounder | 28 |
| Michael van Lingen | Bowling All-rounder | 26 |
| Tangeni Lungameni | Bowler | 31 |
| Bernard Scholtz | Bowler | 33 |
| Ben Shikongo | Bowler | 23 |
| Jack Brassell | Bowler | 19 |
| Peter-Daniel Blignaut | Bowler | 18 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | Bowler | 26 |
Namibia T20 World Cup 2024 Team
The squad of Namibia for the 2024 World Cup is:
Nikolaas Davin, Zane Green, JP Kotze, Malan Kruger, Dylan Leicher, Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit (vc), Jan Frylinck, Michael van Lingen, David Wiese, Peter-Daniel Blignaut, Jack Brassell, Tangeni Lungameni, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Ruben Trumpelmann.
Namibia Cricket Players List
Top-Order: Michael Van Lingen, Zan Green, Helao Yafrance
Middle-Order: Ben Shikongo, Shawn Fouche, Gerhard Erasmus
Wicket-Keeper: JP Kotze
All-Rounder: Nichol Loftie Eaton, JJ Smith, Tangeni Lungameni
Bowlers: Malan Kruger, Jan Frylinck, Nico Davin, David Wiese, Bernard Scholtz
Namibia Cricket Team Captain 2024
The responsibility of leadership for the Namibia T20 team is on Gerhard Erasmus. Gerhard will lead the team as a skipper in this tournament. He is a talented middle-order batsman for Namibia and is known for his strategies and leading talent.
Namibia T20 Schedule 2024 World Cup
| Match, Group Stage | Date | Time | Stadium |
| Namibia vs Oman | 3/6/2024 | 5:30 AM | Kensington oval Barbados |
| Namibia vs Scotland | 7/6/2024 | 12:00 AM | Kensington oval Barbados |
| Namibia vs Australia | 12/6/2024 | 5:30 AM | Sir Vivian Richard Stadium |
| Namibia vs England | 15/6/2024 | 10:00 Pm | Vivian Richard |
Namibia’s Journey to World Cup 2024
Team Namibia qualified for this tournament by showing great performance in qualifier matches. In the qualifier match against host West Indies, Namibia put them all on 132. The team chased the target greatly where Nico Davin performed very well with 89 runs in just 45 balls.
Namibia’s World Cup 2024 Prediction and Chances
The T20 World Cup 2024 is undoubtedly a big event of international cricket in which top teams participate. Namibia has to face England, Australia, Oman, and Scotland.
The team does not have much experience in international cricket. Namibia has to face England and Australia powerhouses in its group-stage matches. It is almost impossible for Namibia to defeat these teams.
However, they can defeat them by performing well. But although the chances of their success are low. Cricket matches are always unpredictable and anything can happen on match day.
Namibia Cricket Team Ranking
The cricket team of Namibia is currently ranking 16th in the ODI ranking and 11th in the T20 ranking. We have to consider their ranking in T20 as the 2024 World Cup is T20. Namibia is ranked higher than its group-stage teams Oman and Scotland.
Namibia History in T20 World Cups
The Namibia T20 squad does not have a strong history in T20 World Cups. The team participated only one time in the 2021 World Cup. Namibia could not perform well in this tournament and was out of the event.
Namibia has qualified for the T20 World Cup 2024 for the second time. Their performance in this World Cup will be worth watching as they performed well in Qualifier matches.
FAQs
Who is the Namibia Squad captain for the 2024 World Cup?
Gerhard Erasmus is the captain of the Namibia T20 squad.
Namibia T20 World Cup 2024 squad players list?
Michael Van Lingen, Zane Green, Helao Yafrance, Ben Shikongo, Shawn Fouche, Gerhard Erasmus (C), Nichol Loftie Eaton, Tangeni Lungameni, JJ Smith, JP Kotze, Malan Kruger, Jan Frylinck, David Wiese, Nico Davin, and Bernard Scholtz.
How many times has Namibia participated in T20 World Cups?
Namibia cricket team only participated two times in T20 World Cups. First in 2021 and now for the 2024 World Cup.