Namibia lost to Scotland by 55 runs in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27 fixture
Last face-off between the two sides was washed out
Both teams entered game on back of wins
Scotland defeated Namibia by 55 runs in the 84th match of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27 between Namibia and Scotland at the Maple Leaf North-West Ground in King City, Ontario, Canada on Thursday (September 4, 2025).
In the rain-curtailed game, Scotland skipper Richie Berrington won the toss and elected to bat first. The testing conditions saw them fizzle out on 164 in 24 overs with suitable contributions from George Munsey (59) and Brandon McMullen (27). For Namibia, Ruben Trumpelmann (3/24) and Bernard Scholtz (3/25) stood out with the ball.
In reply, Namibia batters had no reply to the Scots as they lost wickets at regular intervals. Zane Green (27) and JJ Smit (26) did try to revive their innings but Scottish bowlers made sure there was no more fightback left as they ran out winners.
Scotland are third in the eight-team standings with 27 points from 22 matches, while Namibia are down in sixth place with 19 points from 23 games. Namibia had defeated Canada by 24 runs in their previous outing, while Scotland also got the better of the host team by seven wickets in their last game.
The previous face-off between the two sides was abandoned due to rain.
Follow the highlights and ball-by-ball commentary from the NAM vs SCO 50-over match.
Namibia Vs Scotland, ICC Cricket World Cup League Two: Toss Update
The toss was delayed considerably by rain, and Scotland eventually won it and elected to bat first against Namibia.
Namibia Vs Scotland, ICC Cricket World Cup League Two: Playing XIs
Namibia: Malan Kruger, Zane Green (wk), Jan Frylinck, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Jan Balt, JJ Smit, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jack Brassell, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo
Scotland: George Munsey, Charlie Tear (wk), Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington (c), Tom Bruce, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Josh Davey, Mark Watt, Brad Currie, Safyaan Sharif
Namibia Vs Scotland, ICC Cricket World Cup League Two: Squads
Scotland: George Munsey, Charlie Tear (wk), Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington (c), Tom Bruce, Finlay McCreath, Michael Leask, Josh Davey, Mark Watt, Brad Currie, Safyaan Sharif, Matthew Cross, Michael English, Gavin Main, Christopher Sole, Andrew Umeed, Brad Wheal, Michael Jones, Hamza Tahir, Chris Greaves, Scott Currie, Jasper Davidson, Liam Naylor, Oliver Davidson, Jack Jarvis, Christopher McBride, Mackenzie Jones, Charlie Cassell
Namibia: JP Kotze, Malan Kruger, Jan Frylinck, Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green (wk), Dylan Leicher, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni, Jan de Villiers, Shaun Fouche, Ben Shikongo, Peter-Daniel Blignaut, Jack Brassell, Junior Kariata, Jan Balt, Willem Myburgh, Lohandre Louwrens, Michael van Lingen, Nikolaas Davin
