Namibia National Cricket Team: Records, Results and Players
Covers 177 matches played by Namibia from Feb 2003 to Sep 2026 (Afghanistan matches are not in the open data set).
The Namibia national cricket team has won 56 of its 99 T20Is since May 2019, a win share of 57.7 per cent of decided games. Its ODI record is tighter: 34 wins and 41 losses in 78 matches since Feb 2003.
This page covers 177 Namibia matches up to Sep 2026. It sets out results against every opponent, the players who fill the record lists, and the team’s best and worst totals. One gap to note: Afghanistan’s internationals are not in the source data, which means Namibia’s meetings with them are absent. Namibia have not played Test cricket.
Namibia's Record in ODIs and T20Is
The shorter format suits Namibia better. They have won 56 and lost 41, with one tie and one no result, for 57.7 per cent of decided games. In ODIs they win 45.3 per cent of decided matches, with 34 wins, 41 losses and a tie.
The early ODI rows show how far the side has come. Australia dismissed Namibia for 45 at Potchefstroom on 27 Feb 2003, and Pakistan for 84 that same month; neither total has been beaten for lowness since. At the other end, 324/7 against Oman in Jan 2020 is the high point, one of three ODI totals above 300.
The T20I high marks are recent. The 241/5 against Kenya at Harare Sports Club in Sep 2025 produced a 136-run victory, Namibia’s largest in T20Is. Their lowest T20I total, 72 against Australia at North Sound on 11 Jun 2024, came against a Test side.
Namibia National Cricket Team Results by Format
Format
Matches
Won
Lost
Tied
Drawn
NR
Win % (decided)
First match
ODIs
78
34
41
1
–
2
45.3
10 Feb 2003
T20Is
99
56
41
1
–
1
57.7
20 May 2019
Namibia in ODIs
ODIs in this record book: 78, from Feb 2003 to Sep 2026.
Namibia Players With the Most Player of the Match Awards
Player
Awards
MG Erasmus
14
JJ Smit
13
JN Frylinck
12
CG Williams
6
D Wiese
5
JN Loftie-Eaton
5
BM Scholtz
4
R Trumpelmann
4
M van Lingen
4
SJ Baard
3
Best and Worst Head to Head Records
In ODIs, Namibia are unbeaten against PNG (6 wins from 6) and Canada (4 wins and a tie from 5). They have also beaten Nepal 7 times in 10 and Oman 8 times in 12. The hard opponents are Scotland, who have won 8 of 10, and the UAE and USA, with 7 wins each. See the detail on Namibia vs Scotland and USA vs Namibia.
In T20Is, Zimbabwe are the most frequent rival with 19 meetings, and Zimbabwe lead 11-8 (see Namibia vs Zimbabwe). Namibia have won 8 of 9 against Uganda and all 5 against Botswana. They have also beaten South Africa twice in 3 T20Is, most lately by 18 runs at Windhoek on 28 Aug 2026. The Netherlands have the edge, 4 wins to 1, as shown on Namibia vs Netherlands.
Namibia National Cricket Team Players Who Lead the Lists
Gerhard Erasmus (MG Erasmus, Namibia) towers over the lists. Nobody has made more runs for the country in either format (2,253 in ODIs, 2,288 in T20Is), he adds 53 ODI and 70 T20I wickets, and his 14 match awards are a national high.
BM Scholtz (Namibia) has taken 102 ODI wickets at 20.08 and 85 more in T20Is, top of both lists. JJ Smit (Namibia) has the best figures in each format, 6/27 against Nepal in ODIs and 6/10 against Uganda in T20Is, plus 13 player of the match awards. JN Frylinck (Namibia) owns the top T20I score of 134 off 65 balls against Nigeria in Sep 2025, while M van Lingen (Namibia) made 133 against Nepal, the best ODI innings, and has 5 ODI hundreds.
In the latest ODI, South Africa beat Namibia by 9 wickets at Windhoek on 13 Sep 2026.
Questions about Namibia
How many matches has the Namibia national cricket team won?
Namibia have 34 victories in the 50-over format (78 played) and 56 in the 20-over format (99 played). As a share of games with a result, that is 45.3 per cent and 57.7 per cent.
Who has scored the most runs for Namibia?
Gerhard Erasmus leads in both formats, with 2,253 in ODIs (35.76 per dismissal) and 2,288 in T20Is (33.65). The next best are M van Lingen (1,396 ODI) and JN Frylinck (1,510 T20I).
Which Namibia bowler has the most wickets?
BM Scholtz, whose tally stands at 102 in ODIs and 85 in T20Is. JJ Smit has 77 T20I wickets and the best figures, 6/10 against Uganda in Apr 2022.
What is Namibia's highest score in T20Is?
It is 241/5 against Kenya at Harare in Sep 2025, a game Namibia won by 136 runs. They also scored 240/3 against Botswana at Windhoek in Aug 2019.
What is Namibia's lowest ODI total?
Namibia were all out for 45 against Australia at Potchefstroom on 27 Feb 2003. Their lowest in the more recent era is 91 against the UAE in Dubai in Feb 2023.