Zimbabwe beat hosts Namibia by five ​wickets on Thursday to keep ‌alive hopes of reaching ​the weekend final of ⁠the Twenty20 tri-series also involving South Africa.

Innocent Kaia scored a ‌T20 career-best 72 off 42 balls to help ‌chase down the target ‌with ⁠11 balls to ⁠spare at the Namibia Cricket Ground.

Namibia was put into bat and captain ​Gerhard Erasmus ‌hit an unbeaten 88 off 48 balls as they scored 156-6 in its 20 overs but Zimbabwe had ​little trouble chasing down the total as ⁠Kaia led the way with support from captain Sikandar Raza, ‌who scored 29, as it amassed 159 for five.

HIGHLIGHTS – Kaia’s 72 leads Zimbabwe to five-wicket win

Zimbabwe won both its games against Namibia but lost twice to South Africa, ‌which is playing Namibia in ​the last round-robin match on Friday.

South Africa has ⁠a 2-1 record and Namibia 1-2 ⁠after three matches each. The top two ‌teams play a final on Sunday.

Published on Sep 03, 2026