According to African qualifications, Namibia became the first part to qualify for the 2026 World Cup of the male ICC after defeating Tanzania during their semi-final competition on Thursday.
The ICC T20 2026 World Cup is expected to be hosted by the most prestigious BCCIA BOARD in the world, and will be co-organized by SRI LANKAN Cricket Board. The Indians will organize the ICC event as defending champions after winning it in 2024.
In the midst of qualifications, European qualifications have already ended, while African qualifications mark the fight for the first two places. Namibia has already sealed one of these spots, while South Africa is the third part which will be part of the T20 World Cup.
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Namibia qualifies for their fourth ICC T20 World Cup consecutive
Namibia became the first team to qualify for the Male T20 World Cup of the CPI 2026 of African qualifications, after having beaten Tanzania in the semi-final competition without too much noise in Harare.
They will be joined by Zimbabwe or Kenya for the World Cup, which will compete in the other semi-final. South Africa, the finalists of the previous World Cup final, on the other hand, qualified directly.
It will be the fourth appearance of the male T20 World Cup for Namibia, which had also participated in editions in 2021 (Super 12S), 2022 (group phase) and 2024 (group phase).
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Gerhard Erasmus and the 1950s of JJ Smit help Namibia to continue the total
The match played Thursday marked Namibia in the stick first against Tanzania. They beat well and set up a difficult target of 175 points for Tanzania. Several well -known Namibian cricket figures, Captain Gerhard Erasmus and JJ Smit, all struck the fifties.
Namibia did not start very well, because their superior order was cleaned early in the power game; However, Erasmus and Smit, together at that time, then quickly marked to grasp the momentum.
Erasmus scored 55 breathtaking balls, while Smit, on the other hand, marked 61 * on only 43 balls and helped them see the 20 overs until the end. Throughout the rest of the match, they only lost 2 counters.
Smit also helped Namibia with the ball because he was responsible for selecting the first two Tanzanian counters and then finished the match with the figures of 3/16. Ben Shikongo was the other main window carrier in Namibia, returning 3 for 21.
Namibia would play for the first time in the Indian subcontinent
Namibia qualified for its fourth consecutive games on the ICC T20 World Cup stage since 2021. However, it will be the first time that the African team will have played in an ICC event on Indian soil.
Namibia played on Australian soil and English soil, and during the previous World Cup, they played on American soil when the United States and the Cricket Antilles co-organized events. However, the subcontinent’s tracks will be a relatively new experience for African cricket players.
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