Namibia have booked their spot on the 2024 Males’s T20 World Cup after guaranteeing a top-two end in African qualifying with a sport to spare.
The Eagles secured a 58-run over Tanzania in Windhoek and sit prime of the desk with 5 wins from 5 after earlier victories towards Zimbabwe, Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya.
Subsequent yr’s 20-team match in america and the West Indies shall be Namibia’s third consecutive look on the T20 World Cup.
“We’re very pleased with the boys, of Pierre de Bruyn and his teaching crew and in addition Gerhard Erasmus, the captain of the crew,” Rudie van Vuuren, president of Cricket Namibia, instructed BBC Sport Africa.
“The boys performed skilled cricket all through, actually a excessive commonplace of cricket.
“And you may see the truth that we have now an expert set-up finally makes the distinction in this type of match.”
The facet reached the Tremendous 12 stage as first-time qualifiers within the UAE in 2021 however then suffered a primary spherical group-stage exit in Australia final yr.
Uganda, Kenya and Zimbabwe stay in competition to safe second spot within the desk and be part of Namibia on the T20 World Cup subsequent yr, with Uganda going through east African rivals Kenya on Wednesday.
Namibia, who will co-host the Cricket World Cup in 2027 alongside South Africa and Zimbabwe, end their group marketing campaign towards Nigeria on Thursday.
“It’s thrilling occasions for Namibia,” Van Vuuren added.
“We’ve a powerful pipeline creating. We sit up for the T20 World Cup after which, constructing on that, the Underneath-19 World Cup in 2026 and clearly the 50-over World Cup in 2027.”