This might be one of the biggest upsets in cricket history. Namibia has defeated South Africa by 4 wickets in the T20 match. In this thrilling match which lasted till the last ball, South Africa had scored 134 runs while playing first. In reply, the Namibian batsman registered a historic victory by hitting a four on the last ball. This is the first time that South Africa has lost to an associate country in T20.

This is not the first time that Namibia has defeated an ICC full member country. He has also defeated Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Ireland before this. Let us tell you that just a few days ago, Namibia has also qualified for the 2026 T20 World Cup.

The South African team, captained by Donovan Ferreira, had scored 134 runs in the first game. Jason Smith was the team’s top scorer, who scored 31 runs. Whereas in bowling, Ruben Trumpelman was the most successful bowler for Namibia, who took 3 wickets for just 28 runs in 4 overs.

While chasing the target, Namibia was once headed towards defeat. They had lost 5 wickets at the score of 84, but wicketkeeper batsman Zane Green snatched the victory from the jaws of the South African team. Under pressure, he played an unbeaten inning of 30 runs in 23 balls. On the other hand, Ruben Trumpelmann also returned unbeaten after scoring 11 runs.

11 runs were needed in the last over

Namibia had to score 11 runs in the last over to win. Jane Green increased the pressure on the South African team by hitting a six on the very first ball. One run came on the second ball and 2 runs on the third ball. One run came on the fourth ball also, due to which both the teams were on par. The fifth ball was a dot, due to which the match took an exciting turn. Green ensured Namibia’s historic victory by hitting a four on the last ball.

Namibia has qualified for the 2026 T20 World Cup. The World Cup is to be played in India and Sri Lanka after about 4 months. Namibia has become a total of 16th team to do so. Namibia defeated Tanjania by 63 runs in the semi -finals of Africa Regional Qualifiers to secure a place in the World Cup tournament.

Now there is another African team’s slot left in the T20 World Cup. Some of Zimbabwe and Kenya will be able to qualify for the same World Cup. Zimbabwe and Kenya will clash in the second semi -finals, in which the winning team will qualify for the T20 World Cup 2026.

update in progress…