2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series

The 2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series was the 8th round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament that took place in Namibia in November and December 2021.[1][2] It was a tri-nation series between Namibia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates cricket teams, with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[3] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[4][5] Two matches that were postponed during the 4th round in January 2020 were added to the schedule of this series.[6] JJ Smit was named as Namibia's captain for the series, after regular captain Gerhard Erasmus was ruled out after breaking a finger during the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[7]

2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series
Part of 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
Date26 November–6 December 2021
LocationNamibia
Teams
 Namibia  Oman  United Arab Emirates
Captains
JJ Smit Zeeshan Maqsood Ahmed Raza
Most runs
JJ Smit (150) Ayaan Khan (92) n/a
Most wickets
JJ Smit (7)
Ruben Trumpelmann (7)		 Zeeshan Maqsood (6) n/a

Namibia and Oman played each other in the opening two fixtures, with each team winning one match.[8] However, just prior to the start of the series, a new variant of the COVID-19 virus was discovered in southern Africa,[9] resulting in the remaining fixtures being called off.[10]

Squads
 Namibia[11]  Oman[12]  United Arab Emirates[13]

Tangeni Lungameni and Shaun Fouché were also named as reserves in Namibia's squad.[11]

Fixtures

1st ODI
26 November 2021
09:30
Scorecard
Namibia 
228 (50 overs)
v
 Oman
188 (46.5 overs)
JJ Smit 56 (60)
Zeeshan Maqsood 3/30 (10 overs)
Zeeshan Maqsood 58 (90)
JJ Smit 5/26 (9 overs)
Namibia won by 40 runs
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Andrew Louw (Nam)
Player of the match: JJ Smit (Nam)

2nd ODI
27 November 2021
09:30
Scorecard
Oman 
291/9 (50 overs)
v
 Namibia
282/9 (50 overs)
Ayaan Khan 83 (93)
Ruben Trumpelmann 5/76 (10 overs)
JJ Smit 94 (72)
Zeeshan Maqsood 3/45 (8 overs)
Oman won by 9 runs
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Claus Schumacher (Nam)
Player of the match: Ayaan Khan (Oma)

3rd ODI

4th ODI

5th ODI

6th ODI
4 December 2021
09:30
Scorecard
v

7th ODI

8th ODI

References
  1. "Namibia to host Oman and UAE for CWC League 2 series in November/December 2021". Czarsportz. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifying matches rescheduled". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. "Namibia crowned ICC World Cricket League Division 2 champions with victory over Oman". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  6. "Oman cricket team leaves for Namibia tour". Times of Oman. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  7. "'The honeymoon is over' - De Bruyn". The Namibian. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  8. "Oman level series against Namibia". The Namibian. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  9. "Tri-Nations cancelled". The Namibian. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  10. "Tri-series in Namibia called off, Oman cricket team flying back". Times of Oman. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  11. "Namibia Hosting Oman and UAE in Castle Lite Series". Cricket Namibia. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  12. "Oman Cricket Announces Squad for CWC League 2 Series in Namibia". Oman Cricket. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  13. "Emirates Cricket Board announce team to compete in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 in Namibia". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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