Namibia Vs Nigeria Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026 Africa Qualifiers Final: NAM Beat NGA By 117 Runs

Namibia crushed Nigeria by 117 runs in Harare on Sunday (September 28) in the fifth game of the final round of Africa qualifiers for the 2026 T20 World Cup, which will take place in India and Sri Lanka.

Gerhard Erasmus' side first posted a mammoth 235-run total on the board, with Jan Frylinck smashing 134 off just 65 balls, studded with 15 fours and six sixes.

They then limited Nigeria to 118 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs, as Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton returned figures of 3/24 in four overs. Frylinck was named the Player of the Match for his quickfire hundred.

The top two teams from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025 will gain entry into the tournament. In the last World Cup, Namibia and Uganda had secured places.

Namibia had crushed Kenya by 136 runs in their opening game of the tournament to boost their credentials of qualifying. Nigeria too came into this fixture following a dominating nine-wicket win over Malawi in their campaign opener.

Namibia Vs Nigeria: Ball By Ball Commentary

Namibia Vs Nigeria: Toss Update

Nigeria won the toss and opted to field first.

Namibia Vs Nigeria: Playing XIs

Nigeria: Sulaimon Runsewe (wk), Selim Salau, Sesan Adedeji, Isaac Danladi, Sylvester Okpe (c), Vincent Adewoye, Ridwan Abdulkareem, Isaac Okpe, Prosper Useni, Peter Aho, Chiemelie Udekwe

Namibia: Malan Kruger, Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Zane Green (wk), Ruben Trumpelmann, Jan de Villiers, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo

Namibia Vs Nigeria Squads

Namibia: Malan Kruger, Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green (wk), Alexander Volschenk, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Dylan Leicher, Jack Brassell, Jan Balt, Jan de Villiers

Nigeria: Sulaimon Runsewe (wk), Selim Salau, Sesan Adedeji, Isaac Danladi, Sylvester Okpe (c), Vincent Adewoye, Isaac Okpe, Ridwan Abdulkareem, Prosper Useni, Peter Aho, Chiemelie Udekwe, David Ankrah, Solomon Chilemanya, Joshua Asia, Abdulrahman Jimoh

ICC T20 World Cup Africa Regional Qualifier: Live Streaming

The ICC T20 World Cup Africa Regional Qualifier matches will be available to live stream on FanCode application and website in India.