Series Name: | Zimbabwean cricket team in Namibia in 2023–24 |
Team1 Image: | Flag of Namibia.svg |
Team1 Name: | Namibia |
Team2 Image: | Flag of Zimbabwe.svg |
Team2 Name: | Zimbabwe |
From Date: | 24 |
To Date: | 30 October 2023 |
Team1 Captain: | Gerhard Erasmus |
Team2 Captain: | Craig Ervine |
No Of Twenty20s: | 5 |
Team1 Twenty20s Won: | 3 |
Team2 Twenty20s Won: | 2 |
Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Nikolaas Davin (203) |
Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Sikandar Raza (177) |
Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Gerhard Erasmus (9) |
Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Tendai Chatara (5) Richard Ngarava (5) |
Player Of Twenty20 Series: | Sikandar Raza (Zim) |
The Zimbabwe men's cricket team toured Namibia in October 2023 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] This was the first bilateral series between the two teams to be hosted in Namibia.[2] The only previous T20I series between the two sides was played in Zimbabwe in 2022.[3] The series formed part of both teams' preparations for the Africa World Cup Qualifier.[4]
After losing the opening game,[5] Sikandar Raza scored consecutive half centuries to help put Zimbabwe into a 2–1 series lead.[6] Namibia won the fourth T20I by 7 wickets to level the series at 2–2, ensuring that the series would be decided by the final match.[7] [8] Namibia won the deciding fifth T20I to seal the series 3–2.[9] Having been bowled out for 101 in the first innings, the hosts made a comeback with the ball as they restricted Zimbabwe to a total of 93.