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હોમ  »  Cricket  »  ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier  »  Match 1 Full Commentary

Kenya vs Namibia 2025 Match 1 Full Commentary

Result · Sep 26 2025, Fri - 01:00 PM (IST)
NAMIBIA
241/5
KENYA
105/7
Namibia won by 136 runs
CRR:5.25
Player Of The Match
  • End of Over 20
    Over 20. 2 runs. Bowler: Gerhard Erasmus. Kenya: 105/7 (rr 5.25)
  • 19.6

    SIX! Lucas Ndandason to JJ Smit. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs. Namibia have posted a massive total after being sent in to bat first. They had a solid start during the power play, and the middle-order batters maintained the momentum effectively. JJ Smit played a magnificent knock as he scored 111 runs from 39 deliveries. For Kenya, Dhiren Gondaria took two wickets. Can Kenya successfully chase down this challenging target, or will it be a cakewalk win for Namibia? Stay tuned for the run chase.

  • 19.5

    FOUR! Lucas Ndandason to JJ Smit. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.

  • 19.4

    Lucas Ndandason to JJ Smit. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, shy attempt by Langat.

  • 19.3

    Lucas Ndandason to Ruben Trumpelmann. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Bhudia.

  • 19.2

    Lucas Ndandason to Ruben Trumpelmann. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, mis-fielded by Singh.

  • 19.1

    Lucas Ndandason to Ruben Trumpelmann. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Singh.

  • End of Over 19
    Over 19. 10 runs. Bowler: Nicol Loftie-Eaton. Kenya: 103/7 (rr 5.42)
  • 18.6

    Peter Kipkoech Langat to JJ Smit. Short, wide outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Singh.

  • 18.5

    SIX! Peter Kipkoech Langat to JJ Smit. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.

  • 18.4

    FOUR! Peter Kipkoech Langat to JJ Smit. Reverse Swing-In yorker, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, top edge past third man for 4 runs.

  • 18.3

    FOUR! Peter Kipkoech Langat to JJ Smit. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.

  • 18.3

    Wide Peter Kipkoech Langat to JJ Smit. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Singh.

  • 18.3

    Wide Peter Kipkoech Langat to JJ Smit. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed for 1 run, fielded by Singh.

  • 18.2

    SIX! Peter Kipkoech Langat to JJ Smit. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.

  • 18.2

    Wide Peter Kipkoech Langat to JJ Smit. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for 1 run, fielded by Singh.

  • 18.1

    FOUR! Peter Kipkoech Langat to JJ Smit. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.

  • End of Over 18
    Over 18. 2 runs. Bowler: Bernard Scholtz. Kenya: 93/7 (rr 5.17)
  • 17.6

    Sachin Gill to Ruben Trumpelmann. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed to long on for 2 runs, run save by Patel.

  • 17.5

    FOUR! Sachin Gill to Ruben Trumpelmann. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

  • 17.4

    Sachin Gill to JJ Smit. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.

  • 17.3

    FOUR! Sachin Gill to JJ Smit. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.

  • 17.2

    FOUR! Sachin Gill to JJ Smit. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.

  • 17.1

    FOUR! Sachin Gill to JJ Smit. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.

  • End of Over 17
    Over 17. 6 runs. Bowler: Nicol Loftie-Eaton. Kenya: 91/6 (rr 5.35)
  • 16.6

    Peter Kipkoech Langat to JJ Smit. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bhudia.

  • 16.5

    Peter Kipkoech Langat to JJ Smit. Length ball, off stump on the back foot glancing, to short fine leg for no runs, shy attempt by Ndandason.

  • 16.5

    Wide Peter Kipkoech Langat to JJ Smit. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for 1 run, fielded by Singh.

  • 16.4

    Peter Kipkoech Langat to Ruben Trumpelmann. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bhudia.

  • 16.3

    Peter Kipkoech Langat to JJ Smit. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Gondaria.

  • 16.2

    SIX! Peter Kipkoech Langat to JJ Smit. Back of a length, to leg moves in front pulling, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.

  • 16.1

    Peter Kipkoech Langat to Ruben Trumpelmann. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bhudia.

  • End of Over 16
    Over 16. 7 runs. Bowler: Bernard Scholtz. Kenya: 85/5 (rr 5.31)
  • 15.6

    Sachin Gill to Ruben Trumpelmann. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Patel.

  • 15.5

    Sachin Gill to JJ Smit. Length ball, outside off stump deep in crease working, mis-timed to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Patel.

  • End of Over 20
    Over 20. 2 runs. Bowler: Gerhard Erasmus. Kenya: 105/7 (rr 5.25)
  • 19.6

    Gerhard Erasmus to Lucas Ndandason. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot working, hit pad to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Green. Namibia have secured a decisive victory over Kenya, winning by a significant margin. Kenya struggled throughout their innings and was unable to effectively chase the challenging target. Sukhdeep Singh was the top scorer for Kenya, contributing 34 runs. For Namibia, Alex Busing-Volschenk, Bernard Scholtz, and Nicol Loftie-Eaton picked up two wickets each. JJ Smit is the Player of the Match.

  • 19.5

    Gerhard Erasmus to Vishil Patel. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Busing-Volschenk.

  • 19.4

    Gerhard Erasmus to Vishil Patel. Off break half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to cover for no runs, fielded by Loftie-Eaton.

  • 19.3

    Gerhard Erasmus to Vishil Patel. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to silly mid on for no runs.

  • 19.2

    Gerhard Erasmus to Vishil Patel. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Green.

  • 19.1

    Gerhard Erasmus to Vishil Patel. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Green.

  • End of Over 19
    Over 19. 10 runs. Bowler: Nicol Loftie-Eaton. Kenya: 103/7 (rr 5.42)
  • 18.6

    SIX! Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Lucas Ndandason. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.

  • 18.5

    Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Vishil Patel. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Scholtz.

  • 18.4

    Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Vishil Patel. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 2 runs, shy attempt by Green.

  • 18.3

    Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Vishil Patel. Leg spinner full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Frylinck.

  • 18.2

    Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Vishil Patel. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Frylinck.

  • 18.1

    Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Lucas Ndandason. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Erasmus.

  • End of Over 18
    Over 18. 2 runs. Bowler: Bernard Scholtz. Kenya: 93/7 (rr 5.17)
  • 17.6

    Bernard Scholtz to Vishil Patel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Kruger.

  • 17.5

    Bernard Scholtz to Vishil Patel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Erasmus.

  • 17.4

    Bernard Scholtz to Vishil Patel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge to leg slip for no runs, fielded by Trumpelmann.

  • 17.3

    Bernard Scholtz to Vishil Patel. Stock ball beamer, outside off stump on the back foot driving, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 17.2

    Bernard Scholtz to Vishil Patel. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Frylinck.

  • 17.1
    Jasraj Kundi c Nicol Loftie-Eaton b Bernard Scholtz 17 (16)

    OUT! Caught. Bernard Scholtz to Jasraj Kundi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to silly mid off, caught by Loftie-Eaton. Another one bites the dust.

  • End of Over 17
    Over 17. 6 runs. Bowler: Nicol Loftie-Eaton. Kenya: 91/6 (rr 5.35)
  • 16.6

    Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Lucas Ndandason. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to silly mid off for no runs.

  • 16.5
    Sachin Gill b Nicol Loftie-Eaton 11 (11)

    OUT! Bowled. Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Sachin Gill. Leg spinner length ball, off stump down the track cutting, missed. Knocked him over!

  • 16.4

    Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Sachin Gill. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Green.

  • 16.3

    FOUR! Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Sachin Gill. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

  • 16.2

    Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Jasraj Kundi. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Frylinck.

  • 16.1

    Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Sachin Gill. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run.

  • End of Over 16
    Over 16. 7 runs. Bowler: Bernard Scholtz. Kenya: 85/5 (rr 5.31)
  • 15.6

    Bernard Scholtz to Sachin Gill. Stock length ball, off stump backing away driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Steenkamp.

  • 15.5

    Bernard Scholtz to Jasraj Kundi. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, in the air under control to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Smit.

  • 15.4

    Bernard Scholtz to Sachin Gill. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Steenkamp.

  • 15.3

    Bernard Scholtz to Jasraj Kundi. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Smit.

  • 15.2

    Bernard Scholtz to Sachin Gill. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, well timed to third man for 3 runs, run save by Busing-Volschenk.

  • 15.1

    Bernard Scholtz to Sachin Gill. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to gully for no runs, fielded by Busing-Volschenk.

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