Eagles back to action soon
After their exit from the T20 World Cup, the FNB Namibia Eagles will be back in action soon when they host Uganda, Scotland and Oman over the next few weeks. Uganda arrive for a 10-day tour on 16 March, while Scotland and Oman arrive for a Cricket World Cup League 2 (CWCL2) series at the […]
Caught in a spinning web
Namibia had no answer to Pakistan’s spinners, as they slumped to a huge 102-run defeat in their final match at the T20 Cricket World Cup in Colombo yesterday. After being set a winning target of 200 runs, Namibia’s batters were all at sea against Pakistan’s spinners, as they were bundled out for 97. Usman Tariq […]
Associate Nations ready to showcase talent at ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026
Eight Associate Nations will compete at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka. Here is a closer look at their paths to the competition and some potential names to watch, starting with the debutants. Italy In an era in which their footballers have struggled to make it to World Cups, […]
Eagles beat Scotland in high-scoring match
The FNB Namibia Eagles continued their fine form ahead of the T20 World Cup with a six-run victory against Scotland in a warm-up match in Bengaluru today. In a great display of power hitting, Namibia posted an imposing 226 for four wickets, before limiting Scotland to 220/5 in an exciting finish. After winning the toss […]
Cricket Namibia sucessfully hosts World Cup
Namibia’s hosting of the ICC Under-19 World Cup has been a resounding success and an important learning curve ahead of next year’s senior ICC World Cup. Although the under-19 Cricket World Cup is still in progress, Namibia’s role as a co-host is now over, with the rest of the matches now moving to Zimbabwe. Namibia […]
Capricorn Eagles return back home from Qualifiers
Namibia’s chances of qualifying for the T20 Women’s World Cup finally ended on Saturday when they lost by three wickets to Papua New Guinea. It was their third successive defeat in Group A of the global qualifying tournament in Nepal, but they put up a great challenge, with PNG only securing the victory with two […]
FNB Eagles eye T20 World Cup upsets
The FNB Namibia Eagles received a fitting farewell yesterday ahead of their journey to the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. The squad leaves for the United Arab Emirates today where they will play a few warm-up matches before the start of the World Cup in India and Sri Lanka next month. Namibia […]
Sri Lanka kicks off in record-breaking style
The u19 Cricket World Cup kicked off in Namibia and Zimbabwe over the weekend with Sri Lanka leading the way with some record breaking performances. At the FNB Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek, Sri Lanka thrashed Japan by 203 runs on Saturday to take the lead in Group A, after a brilliant opening partnership of […]
Steenkamp Launches ICC U19 Cricket World Cup
The ICC Men’s u19 Cricket World Cup 2026 was officially launched by Namibia’s minister of education, innovation, youth, sport, art and culture, Sanet Steenkamp tonight. Speaking at the Movenpick Hotel in Windhoek, Steenkamp welcomed the participating nations, saying it was a momentous occasion for Namibian sport and a historic moment for the nation. Some […]
Erasmus leads well-balanced side to T20 World Cup
Gerhard Erasmus will lead a well-balanced squad of youth and experience to their fourth successive Men’s T20 World Cup which starts in India and Sri Lanka next month. The inspirational Erasmus, who will also captain Namibia for the fourth time at the global showpiece, has developed into one of the world’s leading players from an […]