Namibia to host Karnataka for five one-days in June

Namibia have announced that they will be hosting the Karnataka state team for a five-match One-Day series. Karnataka will be travelling to Namibia on Tuesday, May 30, with the series scheduled to begin on June 2. The games will be held in the national capital Windhoek on June 2, 4, 7, 9, and 11.

It is worth noting that Namibia failed to qualify for the ODI World Cup scheduled in India in October-November. The side finished third in the qualifier playoffs that they hosted in March 2023. Meanwhile, Karnataka’s side will be a mix of the previous season’s senior U-25 and U-19 squads. 

It is most likely that the side would be led by opener R Samarth, and includes players like KV Siddharth, youngsters Vishat Onat and Nikin Jose, alongside the pace duo of Vyshak Vijaykumar and Vidwath Kaverappa.

Karnataka Team: Samarth R, Vishal Onat, Nikin Jose, KV Siddharth, Kishan Bidare, Kruthik Krishna, Shubhang Hegde, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Vidwath Kaverappa, Aneeshwar Gautam, Lochan Appanna, Chetan LR, Aditya Goyal, Rishi Boppanna

Coach: PV Shashikanth; Manager: Anutosh Poll

Talking about Namibia’s recent performances, the side last played an ODI when they faced Canada in the 12th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoffs in April. Batting first, Namibia notched up 267 runs on the board for Canada to chase. 

Opening the innings, Shaun Fouché and Nikolaas Davin played resilient knocks as Fouché scored 83 runs in 107 balls, whereas Davin amassed 40 in as many deliveries. Furthermore, Zane Green scored 45 runs in 30 balls while Pikky Ya France got 34 in 28.

Posting 267 runs on the board, Namibia followed it up with an excellent performance with the ball as Gerhard Erasmus, Bernard Scholtz and Pikky ya Francegot two wickets each whereas Ben Shikongo, Ruben Trumpelmann and Fouché struck once to help win Namibia by 111 runs.