Mauritius Ngupita

Mauritius Ngupita (born 13 December 2000) is a Namibian cricketer.[1][2] He made his first-class debut for Namibia in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 8 February 2018.[3] Prior to his first-class debut, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4]

Mauritius Ngupita
Personal information
Born (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000
International information
National side
Source: Cricinfo, 29 June 2022

In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the Africa Division 1 qualifier tournament for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] In June 2019, he was one of twenty-five cricketers to be named in Cricket Namibia's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season.[6][7] In December 2019, he was one of three rookie players to be awarded a national contract with the Namibia cricket team.[8] Later the same month, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series.[9]

In March 2021, he was named in Namibia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Uganda.[10] In September 2021, Ngupita was named as a reserve player in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[11] In November 2021, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series.[12]

He made his Twenty20 debut on 21 March 2022, for Namibia A against the Ireland Wolves in Windhoek.[13] Eight days later, he made his List A debut, also for Namibia A against the Ireland Wolves.[14] Following the Namibia A tour matches, Ngupita was named in Namibia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Uganda.[15]

References
  1. "Mauritius Ngupita". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 2". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. "Cross Pool, Sunfoil 3-Day Cup at Durban, Feb 8-10 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. "Namibia Under 19s". ICC. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. "Namibia ready to get U19 Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier underway". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. "Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad". Cricket Namibia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  7. "Elite cricket training squad announced". Erongo. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  8. "Newly Contracted National Players". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  9. @CricketNamibia1 (29 July 2019). "Cricket Namibia is pleased to announce the squad touring to Oman for the ICC CWC League2" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 December 2019 – via Twitter.
  10. "Eagles Squad in Castle Series v Uganda". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  11. "Namibia name T20 World Cup squad, include David Wiese". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  12. "Namibia Hosting Oman and UAE in Castle Lite Series". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  13. "1st Match, Windhoek, March 21, 2022, Ireland A tour of Namibia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  14. "1st unofficial ODI, Windhoek, March 29, 2022, Ireland A tour of Namibia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  15. @CricketNamibia1 (7 April 2022). "Richelieu Eagles Squad" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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