2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series

2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series
Part of 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
Date26 November–6 December 2021
LocationNamibia
Teams
 Namibia  Oman  United Arab Emirates
Captains
JJ Smit Zeeshan Maqsood Ahmed Raza
Most runs
JJ Smit (150) Ayaan Khan (92) n/a
Most wickets
JJ Smit (7)
Ruben Trumpelmann (7)		 Zeeshan Maqsood (6) n/a

The 2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series was the 8th round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament that took place in Namibia in November and December 2021.[1][2] It was a tri-nation series between Namibia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates cricket teams, with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[3] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[4][5] Two matches that were postponed during the 4th round in January 2020 were added to the schedule of this series.[6] JJ Smit was named as Namibia's captain for the series, after regular captain Gerhard Erasmus was ruled out after breaking a finger during the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[7]

Namibia and Oman played each other in the opening two fixtures, with each team winning one match.[8] However, just prior to the start of the series, a new variant of the COVID-19 virus was discovered in southern Africa,[9] resulting in the remaining fixtures being called off.[10]

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  2. ^ "Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifying matches rescheduled". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Namibia crowned ICC World Cricket League Division 2 champions with victory over Oman". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Oman cricket team leaves for Namibia tour". Times of Oman. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  7. ^ "'The honeymoon is over' - De Bruyn". The Namibian. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Oman level series against Namibia". The Namibian. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Tri-Nations cancelled". The Namibian. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Tri-series in Namibia called off, Oman cricket team flying back". Times of Oman. Retrieved 28 November 2021.