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NAM vs ZIM 5th Match Highlights: Sikandar Raza-led Namibia secured a 5-wicket victory against Gerhard Erasmus-led Namibia in the 5th match of the Namibia T20I Tri-series 2026 played at the Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek. cricket-info.homes

Match No	Namibia T20I Tri-Series 2026
Match	Namibia vs Zimbabwe, 5th Match
Date	Thursday, September 03, 2026
Toss	Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bowl
Venue	Namibia Cricket Ground, Namibia
Result	Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets

2026 NAM vs ZIM 5th Match Playing 11

Namibia

Louren Steenkamp, Jan Frylinck, Gerhard Erasmus(c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green(w), Alexander Volschenk, Jan Balt, Jack Brassell, Max Heingo

Zimbabwe

Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Innocent Kaia, Wesley Madhavere, Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Kundai Matigimu

2026 NAM vs ZIM 5th Match Scoreboard

Team	Scoreboard
Namibia	156-6 (20 ov)
Zimbabwe	159-5 (18.1 ov)

2026 NAM vs ZIM 5th Match Scoreboard

Namibia Batting

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Louren Steenkamp	c Madhevere b Evans	14	12	11	2	0	116.66
Jan Frylinck	c Masakadza b Muzarabani	8	14	18	1	0	57.14
Gerhard Erasmus (c)	not out	88	48	76	8	3	183.33
Zane Green †	c †Marumani b Matigimu	1	4	3	0	0	25
Alexander Busing-Volschenk	c Burl b Evans	29	31	42	2	1	93.54
Ruben Trumpelmann	b Sikandar Raza	2	3	3	0	0	66.66
JJ Smit	c Sikandar Raza b Matigimu	3	4	7	0	0	75
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton	not out	5	4	11	0	0	125

Zimbabwe Bowling

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Wessly Madhevere	1	0	6	0	6	3	0	0
Blessing Muzarabani	4	0	34	1	8.5	9	1	0
Sikandar Raza	4	0	27	1	6.75	6	0	0
Brad Evans	4	0	29	2	7.25	8	1	0
Kundai Matigimu	4	0	31	2	7.75	10	3	0
Wellington Masakadza	2	0	18	0	9	3	0	0
Ryan Burl	1	0	10	0	10	2	0	0

Zimbabwe Batting

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brian Bennett	c Balt b Loftie-Eaton	22	17	30	3	0	129.41
Ben Curran	c Trumpelmann b Smit	5	3	7	1	0	166.66
Innocent Kaia	c Erasmus b Brassell	72	42	48	8	3	171.42
Sikandar Raza (c)	c Loftie-Eaton b Trumpelmann	29	24	33	2	0	120.83
Ryan Burl	not out	12	10	22	0	1	120
Wessly Madhevere	c Busing-Volschenk b Trumpelmann	0	1	1	0	0	0
Tadiwanashe Marumani †	not out	13	12	12	0	1	108.33

Namibia Bowling

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Ruben Trumpelmann	4	0	41	2	10.25	7	2	0
JJ Smit	3.1	0	34	1	10.73	3	0	0
Jack Brassell	4	0	34	1	8.5	9	2	0
Max Heingo	2	0	18	0	9	3	0	0
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton	1	0	11	1	11	2	0	0
Jan Balt	4	0	19	0	4.75	9	0	0

2026 NAM vs ZIM 5th Match Highlights

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Player of the Match

Innocent Kaia | Zimbabwe

It’s always a great feeling when you’re contributing to the team and help them win. This was only my second game, and I knew I needed to score runs for the team. [Thought process while coming out to bat] For me, it was quite clear. When we lose wickets, what we talk about in the team is to just carry forward, be aggressive and take the game to the bowlers. I just try to back myself whenever I’m playing the game, and that’s it, paid off today.

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Sydney [Australia], September 4 (ANI): Former Australia fast bowler Peter Siddle has joined New South Wales as their bowling coach for the 2026-27 season, bringing his experience to Brad Haddin’s coaching set-up ahead of the new domestic campaign, reported Cricinfo.

Siddle, 41, will work with NSW across their Sheffield Shield matches while continuing to remain part of the Melbourne Stars squad for the Big Bash League (BBL). He joins Peter Forrest and Daniel Smith in Haddin’s coaching team.

“It’s incredibly exciting to be joining the NSW Blues this season," Siddle said, as per Cricinfo. “I’m very much looking forward to the opportunity to mentor this talented crop of players ahead of what will be a massive summer. I can’t wait to get stuck in."

Siddle spent the bulk of his state career with Victoria and also represented Tasmania for three seasons during his playing career.

Johan Botha, meanwhile, will join NSW as a temporary spin consultant after stepping down as Queensland coach earlier this year. His appointment comes as the Blues prepare for Haddin’s first season in charge.

“Peter and Johan joining the Blues set-up shows that we’re committed to having high-quality people around the team," Haddin said.

“Not only does Peter bring a wealth of experience and knowledge, but he exemplifies how we want our cricketers to play the game. We’re confident we have built a well-rounded coaching team ahead of what should be an exciting season for the Blues," he added.

Siddle’s arrival adds experience to an NSW pace group that includes Liam Hatcher, emerging quick Ryan Hadley, allrounder Jack Edwards, Sean Abbott and left-arm seamer Ben Dwarshuis.

Australia’s frontline trio of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood also remain part of the state set-up but are generally unavailable for domestic cricket due to international commitments.

NSW will also have several spinners involved in national programmes. Joel Davies is set to tour Zimbabwe and South Africa with Australia’s ODI squad, while Tanveer Sangha is part of the white-ball leg of Australia A’s tour of India.

The Blues will begin their 2026-27 campaign with a One-Day Cup fixture against Queensland on September 22 before opening their Sheffield Shield campaign against Tasmania on October 8. (ANI)

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