Namibia stun South Africa to seal historic T20I win

Ruben Trumpelmann’s three-wicket haul, followed by an ice-cool finish from Zane Green, helped Namibia edge South Africa in a last-ball thriller to seal a memorable win in a one-off T20I here at the Namibia Cricket Ground on Saturday.

Set a mere 135-run target, Namibia hit the winning runs on the last ball of the match, losing six wickets in the process.

The thrilling victory marked Namibia’s first against South Africa in their maiden meeting.

Namibia lost their openers Jan Frylinck and Louren Steenkamp in the first four overs.

Frylinck made seven from five, whereas Steenkamp scored 13 from 19 balls.

Despite early wickets, the home side kept chipping away with runs at a decent rate. 

Playing XIs

South Africa XI: Quinton de Kock, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Reeza Hendricks, Rubin Hermann, Jason Smith, Donovan Ferreira, Andile Simelane, Bjorn Fortuin, Gerald Coetzee, Nandre Burger, Lizaad Williams.
 
Namibia XI: Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus, JJ Smit, Malan Kruger, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Max Heingo.