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NAM vs RSA LIVE: Namibia take on South Africa in the opening game of the 2026 T20I Tri-Series at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek. The hosts, led by Gerhard Erasmus, enter with strong momentum and will draw confidence from their four-wicket win over South Africa in their last T20I meeting. The Proteas, captained by Bjorn Fortuin, have fielded a youthful squad featuring Dewald Brevis, Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Duan Jansen. With seamers expected to find some early assistance from the surface, the battle between Namibia's experienced core and South Africa's emerging talent could set the tone for the tournament.
Namibia (Playing XI): Louren Steenkamp, Jan Frylinck, Gerhard Erasmus(c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Zane Green(w), Alexander Volschenk, JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell, Max Heingo
South Africa (Playing XI): Jordan Hermann, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Tony de Zorzi, Connor Esterhuizen(w), Dewald Brevis, Rubin Hermann, Duan Jansen, Bjorn Fortuin(c), Nqobani Mokoena, Prenelan Subrayen, Lutho Sipamla
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 32/0 (3.2 overs)
Prenelan Subrayen to Louren Steenkamp, 1 run, the batter goes back in the crease and flicks it away through mid wicket for a single.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 32/0 (3.2 overs)
Prenelan Subrayen to Louren Steenkamp, 1 run, the batter goes back in the crease and flicks it away through mid wicket for a single.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 31/0 (3.1 overs)
Prenelan Subrayen to Jan Frylinck, 1 run, this is driven through mid on for a single.
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Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 31/0 (3.1 overs)
Prenelan Subrayen to Jan Frylinck, 1 run, this is driven through mid on for a single.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 30/0 (2.6 overs)
Score after
3
overs
30 - 0
- Louren Steenkamp 15 (8)
- Jan Frylinck 14 (10)
Duan Jansen to Louren Steenkamp, FOUR! Easy pickings for Steenkamp! Much fuller, this time closer to the pads of the batter. Louren Steenkamp rolls his wrists and flicks it wide of the mid-wicket fielder for back-to-back boundaries.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 30/0 (2.6 overs)
Score after
3
overs
30 - 0
- Louren Steenkamp 15 (8)
- Jan Frylinck 14 (10)
Duan Jansen to Louren Steenkamp, FOUR! Easy pickings for Steenkamp! Much fuller, this time closer to the pads of the batter. Louren Steenkamp rolls his wrists and flicks it wide of the mid-wicket fielder for back-to-back boundaries.
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Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 26/0 (2.5 overs)
Duan Jansen to Louren Steenkamp, FOUR! SHOT! Back of a length, around off, Louren Steenkamp rocks back and muscles it over mid-wicket for four runs.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 26/0 (2.5 overs)
Duan Jansen to Louren Steenkamp, FOUR! SHOT! Back of a length, around off, Louren Steenkamp rocks back and muscles it over mid-wicket for four runs.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 22/0 (2.4 overs)
Duan Jansen to Louren Steenkamp, Full again, wide of the off stump, Steenkamp jams it out into the off side.
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Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 22/0 (2.4 overs)
Duan Jansen to Louren Steenkamp, Full again, wide of the off stump, Steenkamp jams it out into the off side.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 22/0 (2.3 overs)
Duan Jansen to Jan Frylinck, DROPPED! Duan Jansen should have had his maiden T20I wicket, but Jordan Hermann spills the catch. Jansen serves it very full and on off. Jan Frylinck goes for the lofted drive but miscues it between mid off and extra cover. Hermann and the skipper, Bjorn Fortuin, both go after it and the former is put off by the latter's movement, ending in a dropped catch. Frylinck picks up a single as well.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 22/0 (2.3 overs)
Duan Jansen to Jan Frylinck, DROPPED! Duan Jansen should have had his maiden T20I wicket, but Jordan Hermann spills the catch. Jansen serves it very full and on off. Jan Frylinck goes for the lofted drive but miscues it between mid off and extra cover. Hermann and the skipper, Bjorn Fortuin, both go after it and the former is put off by the latter's movement, ending in a dropped catch. Frylinck picks up a single as well.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 21/0 (2.2 overs)
Duan Jansen to Jan Frylinck, Good length, in the channel, and punched on the up. Frylinck hits it on the bounce to Jordan Hermann at extra cover.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 21/0 (2.2 overs)
Duan Jansen to Jan Frylinck, Good length, in the channel, and punched on the up. Frylinck hits it on the bounce to Jordan Hermann at extra cover.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 21/0 (2.1 overs)
Duan Jansen to Jan Frylinck, A touch fuller of a good length, pushed into the batter, Frylinck fails to clip it away on the leg side.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 21/0 (2.1 overs)
Duan Jansen to Jan Frylinck, A touch fuller of a good length, pushed into the batter, Frylinck fails to clip it away on the leg side.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 21/0 (1.6 overs)
Score after
2
overs
21 - 0
- Louren Steenkamp 7 (5)
- Jan Frylinck 13 (7)
Nqobani Mokoena to Louren Steenkamp, SIX! Wow, Steenkamp joins the party, and how! Pitched fuller on middle and leg, Steenkamp just clears the front leg and heaves it handsomely in front of deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Namibia are off to a flier at 21/0 after 2 overs.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 21/0 (1.6 overs)
Score after
2
overs
21 - 0
- Louren Steenkamp 7 (5)
- Jan Frylinck 13 (7)
Nqobani Mokoena to Louren Steenkamp, SIX! Wow, Steenkamp joins the party, and how! Pitched fuller on middle and leg, Steenkamp just clears the front leg and heaves it handsomely in front of deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Namibia are off to a flier at 21/0 after 2 overs.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 15/0 (1.5 overs)
Nqobani Mokoena to Jan Frylinck, On a hard length, slanted across off, Frylinck opens the face of the blade and eases it down to backward point for a single.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 15/0 (1.5 overs)
Nqobani Mokoena to Jan Frylinck, On a hard length, slanted across off, Frylinck opens the face of the blade and eases it down to backward point for a single.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 14/0 (1.4 overs)
Nqobani Mokoena to Jan Frylinck, FOUR! Uppish, but through the infield as well. A bit too full and too wide outside off, Jan Frylinck reaches for it, opens the bat face and drives it wide to the right of the point fielder for his third boundary already.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 14/0 (1.4 overs)
Nqobani Mokoena to Jan Frylinck, FOUR! Uppish, but through the infield as well. A bit too full and too wide outside off, Jan Frylinck reaches for it, opens the bat face and drives it wide to the right of the point fielder for his third boundary already.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 10/0 (1.3 overs)
Nqobani Mokoena to Louren Steenkamp, Steenkamp misses out on a freebie. Short of a good length, angled back into the hips. Steenkamp fails to flick and gets it off the pads behind square leg for a leg bye.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 10/0 (1.3 overs)
Nqobani Mokoena to Louren Steenkamp, Steenkamp misses out on a freebie. Short of a good length, angled back into the hips. Steenkamp fails to flick and gets it off the pads behind square leg for a leg bye.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 9/0 (1.2 overs)
Nqobani Mokoena to Louren Steenkamp, Back of a length, bowled from a bit wider on the crease and angled in. Steenkamp gets on the back foot and dabs it down to cover-point.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 9/0 (1.2 overs)
Nqobani Mokoena to Louren Steenkamp, Back of a length, bowled from a bit wider on the crease and angled in. Steenkamp gets on the back foot and dabs it down to cover-point.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 9/0 (1.1 overs)
Nqobani Mokoena to Louren Steenkamp, Pitched up on a fuller length and in the channel, Steenkamp drives on the up but finds the fielder at cover.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 9/0 (1.1 overs)
Nqobani Mokoena to Louren Steenkamp, Pitched up on a fuller length and in the channel, Steenkamp drives on the up but finds the fielder at cover.
Who will bowl from the other end? Nqobani Mokoena it is!
Who will bowl from the other end? Nqobani Mokoena it is!
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 9/0 (0.6 overs)
- Jan Frylinck 8 (5)
- Louren Steenkamp 1 (1)
Duan Jansen to Jan Frylinck, FOUR! Frylinck goes back-to-back. Another one that is banged in short, sits up a bit for the batter. Jan Frylinck pulls it well in front of square on the leg side and picks up another boundary.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 9/0 (0.6 overs)
- Jan Frylinck 8 (5)
- Louren Steenkamp 1 (1)
Duan Jansen to Jan Frylinck, FOUR! Frylinck goes back-to-back. Another one that is banged in short, sits up a bit for the batter. Jan Frylinck pulls it well in front of square on the leg side and picks up another boundary.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 5/0 (0.5 overs)
Duan Jansen to Jan Frylinck, FOUR! Jan Frylinck lets loose in the first over, and picks up the first boundary of the match. Fractionally short and outside off, Frylinck hangs back and smacks it down to the left of the point fielder and the ball runs away to the fence.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 5/0 (0.5 overs)
Duan Jansen to Jan Frylinck, FOUR! Jan Frylinck lets loose in the first over, and picks up the first boundary of the match. Fractionally short and outside off, Frylinck hangs back and smacks it down to the left of the point fielder and the ball runs away to the fence.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 1/0 (0.4 overs)
Duan Jansen to Jan Frylinck, Good-length delivery, nibbling away from around the fourth-stump line. Frylinck plays it late and steers it to backward point.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 1/0 (0.4 overs)
Duan Jansen to Jan Frylinck, Good-length delivery, nibbling away from around the fourth-stump line. Frylinck plays it late and steers it to backward point.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 1/0 (0.3 overs)
Duan Jansen to Jan Frylinck, Pitched on a fuller length now, attacking the off stump. Frylinck watchfully blocks it off.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 1/0 (0.3 overs)
Duan Jansen to Jan Frylinck, Pitched on a fuller length now, attacking the off stump. Frylinck watchfully blocks it off.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 1/0 (0.2 overs)
Duan Jansen to Jan Frylinck, A shorter delivery now, angling away from off stump. Jan Frylinck hangs back to pull but fails to make a connection.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 1/0 (0.2 overs)
Duan Jansen to Jan Frylinck, A shorter delivery now, angling away from off stump. Jan Frylinck hangs back to pull but fails to make a connection.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 1/0 (0.1 overs)
Duan Jansen to Louren Steenkamp, Off the mark right away! Jansen lands it full on off, looking for some early swing. Louren Steenkamp pushes it with a straight bat to the right of mid off and scampers through for the single. There is a direct hit at the bowler's end but Steenkamp is well in.
Namibia vs South Africa Live Score : 1/0 (0.1 overs)
Duan Jansen to Louren Steenkamp, Off the mark right away! Jansen lands it full on off, looking for some early swing. Louren Steenkamp pushes it with a straight bat to the right of mid off and scampers through for the single. There is a direct hit at the bowler's end but Steenkamp is well in.
Done and dusted with the pre-match formalities, and it is now time to play. The two umpires are the first ones to take their positions, after which the Protea players take their places on the field. It will be the duo of Jan Frylinck and Louren Steenkamp to open the innings for Namibia. Debutant Duan Jansen, Marco Jansen's twin brother, will get proceedings underway with the ball. Let's go...
Done and dusted with the pre-match formalities, and it is now time to play. The two umpires are the first ones to take their positions, after which the Protea players take their places on the field. It will be the duo of Jan Frylinck and Louren Steenkamp to open the innings for Namibia. Debutant Duan Jansen, Marco Jansen's twin brother, will get proceedings underway with the ball. Let's go...
Time for the anthems - We are just a few minutes away from the start of this historic tri-series, but first, the two sets of players will line up along with their mascots for the respective national anthems. It will be the national anthem of South Africa first, followed by that of Namibia.
Time for the anthems - We are just a few minutes away from the start of this historic tri-series, but first, the two sets of players will line up along with their mascots for the respective national anthems. It will be the national anthem of South Africa first, followed by that of Namibia.
NAM vs RSA LIVE: Playing XIs
Namibia (Playing XI): Louren Steenkamp, Jan Frylinck, Gerhard Erasmus(c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Zane Green(w), Alexander Volschenk, JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell, Max Heingo
South Africa (Playing XI): Jordan Hermann, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Tony de Zorzi, Connor Esterhuizen(w), Dewald Brevis, Rubin Hermann, Duan Jansen, Bjorn Fortuin(c), Nqobani Mokoena, Prenelan Subrayen, Lutho Sipamla
NAM vs RSA LIVE: Playing XIs
Namibia (Playing XI): Louren Steenkamp, Jan Frylinck, Gerhard Erasmus(c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Zane Green(w), Alexander Volschenk, JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell, Max Heingo
South Africa (Playing XI): Jordan Hermann, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Tony de Zorzi, Connor Esterhuizen(w), Dewald Brevis, Rubin Hermann, Duan Jansen, Bjorn Fortuin(c), Nqobani Mokoena, Prenelan Subrayen, Lutho Sipamla
NAM vs RSA LIVE: Zimbabwe up-next
Zimbabwe are the third team in the competition, which will follow a double round-robin format before the top two sides meet in the final on September 6. For Namibia, the tournament provides another opportunity to test themselves against stronger opposition, while South Africa's young squad will be eager to make an impression.
NAM vs RSA LIVE: Zimbabwe up-next
Zimbabwe are the third team in the competition, which will follow a double round-robin format before the top two sides meet in the final on September 6. For Namibia, the tournament provides another opportunity to test themselves against stronger opposition, while South Africa's young squad will be eager to make an impression.
NAM vs RSA LIVE: Namibia will look to make the most of home conditions when they take on South Africa in the opening match of the 2026 T20I Tri-Series at the Namibia Cricket Ground today.
Gerhard Erasmus will lead a Namibia side that enters the contest with plenty of confidence. The Eagles have won their last five T20Is and will also draw belief from their most recent meeting with South Africa, when they stunned the Proteas by four wickets in October 2025.
Erasmus remains the key figure for the hosts, with the experienced all-rounder expected to anchor the middle order while also providing a useful spin option. Namibia's bowling attack could hold the key, particularly Ruben Trumpelmann. The left-arm pacer has the ability to trouble South Africa's top order with the new ball and could exploit any early movement from the surface.
The hosts also have several younger players looking to make their mark during the series, adding depth to a squad that combines experience with emerging talent.
South Africa have arrived with a revamped squad, with Bjorn Fortuin taking charge as captain. The visitors have opted to give opportunities to several players from their domestic and franchise systems, making this series an important platform for those looking to establish themselves in international cricket.
Dewald Brevis will be one of the biggest names to watch. The aggressive right-hander has the power to change the course of a T20 game in a matter of overs and will be central to South Africa's middle-order plans.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Rubin Hermann and Jordan Hermann provide further batting options, while Duan Jansen offers an intriguing all-round option after earning his maiden national call-up.
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