The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is scheduled to be hosted by the World's most prestigious cricket board, BCCI, and will be co-hosted by the Sri Lankan Cricket Board. The Indians will be hosting the ICC event as the defending champions after having won it back in 2024.
Namibia have become the first team to qualify for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 from the African qualifiers, after they beat Tanzania in the semi-final contest without much fuss in Harare.
This will be the fourth appearance at the men's T20 World Cup for Namibia, who had also taken part in the editions in 2021 (Super 12s), 2022 (group stage), and 2024 (group stage).
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Gerhard Erasmus and JJ Smit's strong fifties help Namibia chase the total
The match played on Thursday marked Namibia batting first against Tanzania. They batted well and set up a challenging target of 175 runs for the Tanzania side. Several well-known figures of Namibian cricket, the captain Gerhard Erasmus and JJ Smit, all hit stunning fifties.
Erasmus scored a breathtaking 55 off 41 balls, while Smit, on the other hand, scored 61* off just 43 balls and helped them see off the 20-overs till the end. Throughout the remainder of the match, they lost just 2 wickets.
Namibia to play in the Indian sub-continent for the first time
Namibia have qualified for their fourth consecutive ICC T20 World Cup main stage games since 2021. However, this will be the first time the African side will be playing in an ICC event on Indian soil.
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