In what is set to be a landmark T20I tri-series, South Africa and Zimbabwe are set to lock horns with Namibia in an early teaser for next year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
The three teams are revving up to host a momentous ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2027, marking the return of the tournament to Africa for the first time since 2003.
Here are all the details you need to know about the upcoming series:
CWC27 is coming to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia
The road to ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 leads to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Setting the stage
The three teams will play each other in a T20I tri-series for the first time. The significance of the series increases even more, given the context of them hosting next year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
The tri-series also lays the foundation for next year’s Africa Cup, bringing continental action to Africa’s robust and ever-growing cricketing scene.
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Format
The three African nations will play against each other twice in a league format, beginning 28 August. At the end of the two rounds of matches, the top two sides will be facing off against each other in the summit clash scheduled to be played on 6 September.
Broadcast details
Fans from around the world can tune in to watch all the matches of the momentous tri-series, including the final, which will be streaming live on ICC.tv. Fans can also catch the action via:
– OneAfrica TV: Namibia and Zimbabwe
– SuperSport: All African territories, except Namibia and Zimbabwe
– FanCode: India
– Styx: Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka
– ICC.tv: Rest of world, including all African territories except Namibia and Zimbabwe
Venue
All the matches of the tri-series will be played at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek. The venue also hosted the ICC Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup earlier this year and is one of the 12 venues that will host the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027.
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Squads
Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Waldo Smith, JJ Smit, Louren Steenkamp, Jan-Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jan Frylinck, Ruben Trumpelmann, Malan Kruger, Alexander Volschenk, Jack Brassell, Bernard Scholtz, Jan Balt, Max Heingo, Michael van Lingen, Dylan Leicher, Ben Shikongo, Junior Taanyanda
Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Graeme Cremer, Ben Curran, Brad Evans, Innocent Kaia, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Kundai Matigimu, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Newman Nyamhuri and Tafadzwa Tsiga
South Africa: Bjorn Fortuin (c), Eathan Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Connor Esterhuizen, Jordan Hermann, Rubin Hermann, Duan Jansen, Kwena Maphaka, Nqobani Mokoena, Nqabayomzi Peter, Jason Smith, Lhuan-dré Pretorius, Lutho Sipamla, and Prenelan Subrayen
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Series schedule:
Namibia v South Africa: 28 August, 2pm CAT
South Africa v Zimbabwe: 29 August, 2pm CAT
Namibia v Zimbabwe: 31 August, 2pm CAT
Zimbabwe v South Africa: 1 September, 2pm CAT
Namibia v Zimbabwe: 3 September, 2pm CAT
Namibia v South Africa: 4 September, 2pm CAT
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