The 2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series was the 8th round of the

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tournament that took place in Namibia in November and December 2021. It was a tri-nation series between

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and the

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cricket teams, with the matches played as

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. Two matches that were postponed during the 4th round in January 2020 were added to the schedule of this series.

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was named as Namibia's captain for the series, after regular captain Gerhard Erasmus was ruled out after breaking a finger during the

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. Namibia and Oman played each other in the opening two fixtures, with each team winning one match. However, just prior to the start of the series, a new variant of the

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virus was discovered in southern Africa, resulting in the remaining fixtures being called off.

Squads

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and Shaun Fouché were also named as reserves in Namibia's squad.

Fixtures

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

4th ODI

5th ODI

6th ODI

7th ODI

8th ODI

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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