29/03Result

5th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off at Windhoek, Mar 29 2023

NamibiaNamibiaNAM
381/8
Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaPNG
333 (46.2/50 ov)

Namibia won by 48 runs

Player of the Match

Gerhard ErasmusNamibia

Match Centre

Match Details

United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek

Series

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off 2023

Toss

Papua New Guinea , elected to field first

Hours of play (local time)

9.30 start, First Session 9.30-13.00, Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15

Match days

29 March 2023 (50-over match)

Umpires

Patric Makumbi

Isaac Oyieko

Reserve Umpire

Christopher Phiri

Match Referee

Owen Chirombe

Points

Namibia 2, Papua New Guinea 0

Scorecard Summary

NAMIBIA 381/8(50 OVERS)

Gerhard Erasmus125 (113)
Nikolaas Davin90 (79)

Kabua Morea2/65 (7)
Semo Kamea5/68 (10)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 333(46.2 OVERS)

Assad Vala57 (61)
Charles Amini109 (75)

Bernard Scholtz3/67 (10)
Ruben Trumpelmann3/63 (8.2)

46.2

Trumpelmann to Hekure, OUT,

R Hekure c Erasmus b Trumpelmann 12 (20b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60

46.1

Trumpelmann to Hekure, no run,

END OF OVER:
46 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | PNG: 333/9 (49 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.23, RRR: 12.25)

Semo Kamea0 (1b)
Riley Hekure12 (18b)

Bernard Scholtz10-0-67-3
Ruben Trumpelmann8-0-63-2

45.6

Scholtz to Kamea, no run,

45.5

Scholtz to Morea, OUT,

KV Morea lbw b Scholtz 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

45.4

Scholtz to Hekure, 1 run,

45.3

Scholtz to Hekure, no run,

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P.N.G. INNINGS		R	B
TP Ura	bowled	1	2
K Doriga	caught	47	39
S Bau	caught	54	44
A Vala	bowled	57	61
H Hiri	caught	9	11
CJA Amini	caught	109	75
CA Soper	bowled	28	23
R Hekure	caught	12	20
N Vanua	bowled	1	2
KV Morea	lbw	1	2
SI Kamea	not out	0	1
EXTRAS	(lb 4, w 8, nb 2)
TOTAL	333 (all out; 46.2 ovs)

Namibia BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
R Trumpelmann	8.2	0	63	3	7.56	(3w)
B Shikongo	5.0	0	53	1	10.6	(2nb, 1w)
K Birkenstock	3.0	0	38	0	12.66
BM Scholtz	10.0	0	67	3	6.7	(1w)
HN Ya France	10.0	1	53	0	5.3
S Fouche	2.0	0	11	1	5.5
MG Erasmus	8.0	1	44	2	5.5	(2w)

P.N.G. 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	7	TP Ura	K Doriga
2nd	92	S Bau	K Doriga
3rd	15	A Vala	K Doriga
4th	15	A Vala	H Hiri
5th	153	A Vala	CJA Amini
6th	7	CJA Amini	CA Soper
7th	39	CA Soper	R Hekure
8th	2	N Vanua	R Hekure
9th	3	KV Morea	R Hekure
10th	0	R Hekure	SI Kamea

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
USA	5	4	1	8	0.81
UAE	5	4	1	8	0.458
NAM	5	3	2	6	0.601
CAN	5	3	2	6	0.123
JER	5	1	4	2	-0.84
PNG	5	0	5	0	-1.148

United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek

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Points

NAMIBIA 381/8(50 OVERS)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 333(46.2 OVERS)

END OF OVER:46 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | PNG: 333/9 (49 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.23, RRR: 12.25)

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END OF OVER:
46 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | PNG: 333/9 (49 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.23, RRR: 12.25)