Namibia has announced its team for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. The team features 16 members and will be led by Gerhard Erasmus. The team also features a blend of young and experienced players.

This will be their second straight appearance at the global event after its impressive run in the tournament held last year in Muscat and the United Arab Emirates. Several key players from the previous tournament have been retained.

JJ Smit, Stephen Baard, Jan Frylinck, Nicol Loftie Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann and David Wiese will form the core alongside Erasmus.

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Namibia is placed alongside Sri Lanka, the Netherlands, and the UAE in Group A of the Round 1 stage of the tournament and will play against Sri Lanka on October 16 at Kardinia Park in Geelong. It will then face the Netherlands on October 18 and UAE on October 20 at the same venue.

Namibia squad for T20 World Cup 2022:

Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Divan la Cock, Stephen Baard, Nicol Loftie Eaton, Jan Frylinck, David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni, Michael van Lingen, Ben Shikongo, Karl Birkenstock, Lohan Louwrens, Helao Ya France.

(Sportstar inputs)