Bjorn Fortuin's four-wicket haul and aggressive half-centuries from Jordan Hermann and Connor Esterhuizen powered South Africa to a commanding nine-wicket victory over Namibia in the third ODI at the Namibia Cricket Ground on Sunday, completing a 3-0 series sweep.
Connor Esterhuizen chalked up his maiden international century with struck 119 as South Africa beat Namibia by 157 runs on Friday to take a winning 2-0 lead in a three-match one-day international series.
South Africa opener Jordan Hermann slammed a breathtaking 150 on debut to help his side post 348/6 against Namibia in the first ODI in Windhoek on Wednesday.
The chief architect of South Africa's victory over Namibia was young batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who smashed his maiden T20I century
Namibia produced a spirited all-round performance to defeat South Africa by 18 runs in the opening match of the T20I tri-series at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek on Friday.
South Africa last co-hosted the tournament in 2003, alongside Zimbabwe and Kenya. They will stage the 2027 tournament alongside Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Under the revised format, the tournament will still feature 14 teams but will begin with a newly introduced three-team round-robin 'Super Series' involving the lowest-ranked qualifiers.
South Africa is likely to host the majority of matches, with at least 41 out of 54 games taking place across eight venues.
A video of Pakistan captain Salman Agha fuming in the dugout during the side's T20 World Cup 2026 match against Namibia on Wednesday is going viral on social media.
Sahibzada Farhan scored 100 not out off 58 balls against Namibia in their T20 World Cup Group A game on Wednesday.
Players cannot take things to heart as everyone is trying to win matches for Pakistan, said all-rounder Shadab Khan after Babar Azam was not sent in to bat against Namibia.
Former Pakistan players heavily criticised the Salman Ali Agha-led side at the T20 World Cup 2026 after its tame surrender to India on February 15
Describing his team's 102-win over Namibia as a "complete performance", Pakistan skipper Salman Agha on Wednesday expressed confidence in his spinners' ability to fire in their first Super Eights game.
Pakistan rode on Sahibzada Farhan's scintillating, maiden hundred and their spinners' excellent display to beat Namibia by a handsome margin of 102 runs and enter the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup.
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Spinner Usman Tariq said Tuesday he was confident that Pakistan can bounce back from their T20 World Cup drubbing against India and seal qualification for the next round.