The Botswana cricket team toured Namibia in August 2019 to play a four-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series.[1][2] The series was the first bilateral T20I series hosted in the country and provided Namibia with preparation for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier.[1][2] The teams also played two friendly 50-over matches either side of the T20I series.[1][2]
| Botswanan cricket team in Namibia in 2019 | |||
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| Namibia | Botswana | ||
| Dates | 18 – 24 August 2019 | ||
| Captains | Gerhard Erasmus | Karabo Motlhanka | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Namibia won the 4-match series 4–0 | ||
| Most runs | Stephan Baard (166) | Karabo Motlhanka (87) | |
| Most wickets | Gerhard Erasmus (7) | Dhruv Maisuria (8) | |
Squads
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50-over series
edit1st 50-over match
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- Botswana won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd 50-over match
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edit1st T20I
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- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
- Ben Shikongo, Craig Williams, Pikky Ya France (Nam), Dimpho Kegasitswe, Boemo Khumalo, Valentine Mbazo, Hemal Pragji, Ameer Saiyed and Phemelo Silas (Bot) all made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
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- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
- Jean-Pierre Kotze (Nam) made his T20I debut. He also became the first batsman for Namibia to score a century in T20Is.[4]
3rd T20I
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
4th T20I
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Eagles to use Botswana T20 series to prepare for World Cup Qualifier in UAE". Namibia Economist. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Namibia to host first ever T20 Internationals". Cricket Namibia. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Namibia squad announced". Cricket Namibia via Facebook. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Kotze leads Namibia to huge victory". The Namibian. Retrieved 22 August 2019.