Also known as: Erasmus · Rassie Erasmus · Namibian skipper Gerhard Erasmus · Captain Gerhard Erasmus · Team captain Gerhard Erasmus
Gerhard Erasmus — cricket captain of Namibia's FNB Eagles for six years across four consecutive T20 World Cup finals runs, recently stepped down as captain in April 2026.
Namibia will take on Pakistan in their final ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup 2026 Group A match in Colombo today, seeking to finish their campaign on a high after defeats to the Netherlands, India, and the United States. Pakistan, under pressure to keep their Super Eight hopes alive, won their opening match against the Netherlands but suffered a major loss to India.
18 February 2026 · Informanté →
Namibia will take on Pakistan in their final ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup 2026 Group A match in Colombo today, seeking to finish their campaign on a high after defeats to the Netherlands, India, and the United States. Pakistan, under pressure to keep their Super Eight hopes alive, won their opening match against the Netherlands but suffered a major loss to India.
18 February 2026 · Informanté →
Namibia lost to the United States by 31 runs at the T20 World Cup in Chennai, falling short of a 200-run target with a score of 168/6. The defeat leaves Namibia at the bottom of Group A with one group match remaining against Pakistan.
16 February 2026 · The Namibian →
The United States posted 199/4 against Namibia in a T20 Cricket World Cup match on Sunday, the highest total the USA has scored in the tournament. Namibia requires 200 runs to win, with captain Monank Patel reaching his 1000th T20 International run for the USA and Sanjay Krishnamurthi scoring 68 off a blistering partnership.
16 February 2026 · Informanté →
India beat Namibia by 93 runs at the T20 World Cup in New Delhi, with Ishan Kishan scoring 61 off 24 balls to help India reach 209-9, while Namibia were bowled out for 116. The victory marks India's second win in Group A and sets up a crucial match against Pakistan on Sunday.
13 February 2026 · The Namibian →
India posted 209/9 and bowled Namibia out for 116 in their ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup 2026 match at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Namibia made a strong start with their best powerplay score in T20 World Cup history but India's spinners and pace attack took control in the middle and lower orders to seal a dominant win.
13 February 2026 · Informanté →
India posted 209/9 in their ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup 2026 match against Namibia at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium, with Ishan Kishan scoring 61. Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus took 2/13 and now faces the task of chasing 210 runs from 120 balls at a required rate of 10.5 runs per over.
13 February 2026 · Informanté →
Namibia suffered a seven-wicket defeat to The Netherlands at the T20 World Cup, scoring 156/8 while Netherlands reached the target with three wickets down and 12 balls to spare. The loss leaves Namibia with zero points in Group A and facing India next, with captain Gerhard Erasmus saying they were probably 20 or 30 runs short and batted too slowly.
11 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia posted 156/8 in their 20 overs but the Netherlands chased down the target in 18 overs, with Bas De Leede scoring an unbeaten 72 to secure a 159/3 victory. Namibia's campaign begins with a loss but they will face India on 12 February aiming to recover.
10 February 2026 · Informanté →
Namibia defeated Scotland by six runs in a warm-up match for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, with openers Jan Frylinck (88) and Louren Steenkamp (51) setting a new national T20 partnership record of 137 runs to help the team post 226 for four. Despite Scotland's Brandon McMullen scoring 95, Namibia held nerve in the final over to secure the win, with JJ Smit bowling the decisive delivery.
5 February 2026 · New Era →
Eight associate cricket nations will compete at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka, including debut nation Italy and returning Namibia, which qualified by winning their three group games in Africa's Regional Qualifier.
5 February 2026 · The Namibian →