Hermann's 150 on ODI debut, Subrayen's career-best four-for crush Namibia
South Africa racked up 348 for 6, with Namibia coming nowhere close in a chase that was interrupted by rain twice
09/09Result
1st ODI, South Africa tour of Namibia at Windhoek, Sep 9 2026
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
348/6 (50 ov) -
![Namibia]( "Namibia")
162/8 (31 ov, target 262)
Player of the Match
09/09Result
1st ODI, South Africa tour of Namibia at Windhoek, Sep 9 2026
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
348/6 (50 ov) -
![Namibia]( "Namibia")
162/8 (31 ov, target 262)
Player of the Match
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Best performances - Batsmen
Match Details
Toss
Namibia , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
South Africa led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
9 September 2026 (50-over match)
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
SOUTH AFRICA 348/6 (50 OVERS)
- Tony de Zorzi72 (84)
- Jordan Hermann150 (126)
- Gerhard Erasmus1/45 (7)
- Ruben Trumpelmann4/68 (10)
NAMIBIA 162/8 (31 OVERS)
- JJ Smit31 (20)
- Malan Kruger34 (60)
- Prenelan Subrayen4/29 (6)
- Kwena Maphaka2/32 (6)
Scorer: Chetan Kumar | Commentator: Abhimanyu Bose
END OF OVER:31 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | NAM: 162/8 (100 runs required, RR: 5.22)
- Ruben Trumpelmann14 (8b)
- Bernard Scholtz1 (1b)
- Prenelan Subrayen6-0-29-4
- Kwena Maphaka6-0-32-2
6.07pm So Namibia's first ODI against a full-member team since 2003 ends in defeat, but they will have two more shots at South Africa in this series. Do tune in for those games. But that's all from us today. On behalf of Ekanth, Chetan, Ranjith and Thilak, it's Abhimanyu signing off.
6pm Time for the presentation ceremony.
Bjorn Fortuin: "Nice to get a good start in an ODI series. Nice to see guys stepping up. Jordan played an unbelievable knock and Subrayen picking up wickets. You can never take performing well for your team for granted. Nice to see guys performing big like Jordan did today. It gives good confidence to a young team."
Gerhard Erasmus: "I don't feel like we were ever in the game. I don't think in the first quarter of the game we put ourselves in any position to try and go for the win. So it's disappointing. [On the decision at the toss] Nah, I'd have bowled again. That's been the go-to here. I think both those games are important for us and we want to be looking at them alone but we know there's a massive picture for us in the World Cricket League and we need to get guys in good form and confidence."
Player of the match is, unsurprisingly, Jordan Hermann: "It was definitely my day and I am glad to contribute to a winning cause. [On a record score] It's very cool to think about, and it's great to have a result. That's the coolest thing."
5.50pm Jordan Hermann opened on debut and raced away to 150, with a large chunk of luck, and that pushed South Africa to 348, and the scorecard pressure was too much for Namibia, who never quite got going in the chase. They had a fifty-plus opening stand, but it came at a sluggish rate, and Namibia were always going to struggle to catch up to the required rate. When a couple of rain delays spiked their asking rate to near-impossible levels, the rest of the game was just a formality as South Africa take a 1-0 lead in this three-match series. Trumpelmann and Smit impressed with the ball, and the two were also the two most aggressive batters in what were the positives for Namibia. For South Africa, Subrayen picked up four after Maphaka got the first two breakthroughs. Duan Jansen also got a wicket on debut. Comprehensive display, really, from South Africa, in a big, big win over their World Cup co-hosts.
30.6
1
Subrayen to Trumpelmann, 1 run, Full outside off, Trumpelmann skips down and drills it down to long-off. And South Africa win their first ever ODI encounter against Namibia by 99 runs via the DLS method!
30.6
1w
Subrayen to Trumpelmann, 1 wide, Tossed full, and well it's past the tramline so we'll have at least one more delivery in this match
30.5
1
Subrayen to Scholtz, 1 run, Low full toss on off, whipped away to long-on. Subrayen was trying to attack the stumps, but went a tad too full there
Subrayen finds himself on a hat-trick here. Scholtz will try to prevent that
30.4
W
Subrayen to Brassell, OUT, Bowled 'im! Brassell skips down the track to take on this full ball and misses it completely as he ends up yorking himself and the ball crashes into the stumps
JT Brassell b Subrayen 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
Young quick Jack Brassell is the new man in
30.3
W
Subrayen to Smit, OUT, Straight to long-on and Subrayen has a third. Smit takes on this full ball on middle and leg but can only pick out the fielder as he fails to get under it
JJ Smit c Smith b Subrayen 31 (28m 20b 3x4 2x6) SR: 155
30.2
4
Subrayen to Smit, FOUR, Scythed over point! Waits on this length ball outside off and slashes it away square on the off side
Match Coverage
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