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{{short description|Cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox cricket series
|series= 2022 Namibia Tri-Nation Series
|partof= [[2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]]
|player of series= {{cricon|PNG}} [[Assad Vala]]
|date= 19–26 November 2022
|place= Namibia
|team1= {{cr|NAM}}
|team2= {{cr|PNG}}
|team3= {{cr|USA}}
|captain1= [[Gerhard Erasmus]]
|captain2= [[Assad Vala]]
|captain3= [[Monank Patel]]
|runs1= [[Gerhard Erasmus]] (152)
|runs2= [[Assad Vala]] (226)
|runs3= [[Monank Patel]] (153)
|wickets1= [[Tangeni Lungameni]] (9)<br />[[Ruben Trumpelmann]] (9)
|wickets2= [[Assad Vala]] (4)
|wickets3= [[Ian Holland]] (8)<br />[[Jessy Singh|Jasdeep Singh]] (8)
|previous= [[2022 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series (round 16)|PNG 2022]]
|next= [[2022 Namibia Tri-Nation Series (round 18)|Namibia 2022]]
}}
The '''2022 Namibia Tri-Nation Series''' was the 17th round of the [[2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]] [[cricket]] tournament, took place in Namibia in November 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1939383 |title=Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifying matches rescheduled |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/117969/read/Cricket-bonanza-in-store |title=Cricket bonanza in store |work=The Namibian |access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref> It was a tri-nation series between [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]], [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]] and the [[United States national cricket team|United States]] cricket teams, with the matches played as [[One Day International]] (ODI) fixtures.<ref name="ICC">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1212091 |title=ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series announced |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the [[2023 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1200878 |title=Namibia crowned ICC World Cricket League Division 2 champions with victory over Oman |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="CI">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25033717/associates-pathway-2023-world-cup-undergoes-major-revamp |title=Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 October 2018}}</ref>

Originally the series was scheduled to take place in September 2020.<ref name="ICC" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/87036/read/Action-galore-awaits-Namibian-sports |title=Action galore awaits Namibian sports |work=The Namibian |access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref> However, the series was postponed in July 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1737880 |title=Two more ICC qualifying events postponed due to Covid-19 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://emergingcricket.com/events/cwc-leagues/cwc-league-2/two-african-icc-qualifying-events-postponed-due-to-covid-19/ |title=Two African ICC qualifying events postponed due to COVID-19 |work=Emerging Cricket |date=23 July 2020 |access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref> In December 2020, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) announced the rescheduled dates for the series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000013/001386.shtml |title=2023 World Cup qualifier details |work=CricketEurope |access-date=16 December 2020 |archive-date=18 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118190340/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000013/001386.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Namibia and the United States each claimed three wins from four games, while Papua New Guinea continued their struggles in the Cricket World Cup League 2 by losing all four of their matches in [[Windhoek]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/118303/read/Fish-Eagles-scalp-Bald-Eagles |title=Fish Eagles scalp Bald Eagles |work=The Namibian |access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref> In the fourth match of the series, Namibia's [[Tangeni Lungameni]] took six wickets for thirty-two runs in a victory against Papua New Guinea, setting the best ODI bowling figures for his country in an ODI.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/118251/read/Rejuvenated-Eagles-take-on-USA |title=Rejuvenated Eagles take on USA |work=The Namibian |access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/118211/read/Eagles-beat-PNG-after-great-comeback |title=Eagles beat PNG after great comeback |work=The Namibian |access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref>

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; margin:auto"
|-
! {{cr|NAM}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketnamibia.com/2022-ends-off-with-exciting-castle-lite-series/ |title=2022 Ends off with exciting Castle Lite Series |work=Cricket Namibia |date=14 November 2022 |access-date=14 November 2022}}</ref>
! {{cr|PNG}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/cricketpng/videos/3331612127121197 |title=Kumul Petroleum PNG Barramundis squad announcement |work=Cricket PNG (via Facebook) |date=10 November 2022 |access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref>
! {{cr|USA}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-squad-named-for-final-icc-cricket-world-cup-league-2-series-in-namibia/ |title=Team USA squad named for final ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series in Namibia |work=USA Cricket |date=November 2022 |access-date=1 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/jaskaran-malhotra-dropped-from-usa-odi-squad-for-namibia-tour-1343045 |title=Jaskaran Malhotra dropped from USA ODI squad for Namibia tour |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Gerhard Erasmus]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[JJ Smit]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Karl Birkenstock]]
* [[Jan Frylinck]]
* [[Zane Green]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Divan la Cock]]
* [[Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Lo-handre Louwrens]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Tangeni Lungameni]]
* [[Bernard Scholtz]]
* [[Ben Shikongo]]
* [[Ruben Trumpelmann]]
* [[Michael van Lingen]]
* [[Pikky Ya France]]
|
* [[Assad Vala]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Charles Amini]]
* [[Sese Bau]]
* [[Kiplin Doriga]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Riley Hekure]]
* [[Hiri Hiri]]
* [[Semo Kamea]]
* [[Kabua Morea]]
* [[Alei Nao]]
* [[Lega Siaka]]
* [[Chad Soper]]
* [[Gaudi Toka]]
* [[Tony Ura]]
* [[Norman Vanua]]
|
* [[Monank Patel]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]], [[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* Saideep Ganesh
* [[Ian Holland]]
* [[Shayan Jahangir]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Nosthush Kenjige]]
* [[Sushant Modani]]
* [[Saurabh Netravalkar]]
* [[Nisarg Patel]]
* [[Usman Rafiq]]
* [[Gajanand Singh]]
* [[Jessy Singh|Jasdeep Singh]]
* [[Cameron Stevenson]]
* [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]]
|}

==Fixtures==
===1st ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 19 November 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| score1 = 107 (38.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Assad Vala]] 44 (90)
| wickets1 = [[Tangeni Lungameni]] 2/9 (6 overs)
| score2 = 108/2 (15.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Lo-handre Louwrens]] 36 (24)
| wickets2 = [[Charles Amini]] 1/24 (3 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1341969.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[Bongani Jele]] (SA) and [[Claude Thorburn]] (Nam)
| motm = [[Tangeni Lungameni]] (Nam)
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===2nd ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 November 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| score1 = 244/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Gajanand Singh]] 66 (65)
| wickets1 = [[Bernard Scholtz]] 3/31 (9 overs)
| score2 = 173 (43.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Gerhard Erasmus]] 27 (50)
| wickets2 = [[Saurabh Netravalkar]] 2/13 (6.4 overs)
| result = United States won by 71 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1341970.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[Bongani Jele]] (SA) and [[Claus Schumacher]] (Nam)
| motm = [[Gajanand Singh]] (USA)
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Shayan Jahangir]] (USA) made his ODI debut.
}}

===3rd ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 22 November 2022
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
| team2 = {{cr|USA}}
| score1 = 149 (47.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Assad Vala]] 29 (35)
| wickets1 = [[Nosthush Kenjige]] 2/18 (10 overs)
| score2 = 152/4 (30.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Monank Patel]] 50 (65)
| wickets2 = [[Assad Vala]] 2/25 (7 overs)
| result = United States won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1341971.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[Claus Schumacher]] (Nam) and [[Claude Thorburn]] (Nam)
| motm = [[Monank Patel]] (USA)
| toss = United States won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===4th ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 November 2022
| time = 10:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| score1 = 236 (49.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Assad Vala]] 59 (53)
| wickets1 = [[Tangeni Lungameni]] 6/42 (9 overs)
| score2 = 241/7 (48 overs)
| runs2 = [[Gerhard Erasmus]] 71 (96)
| wickets2 = [[Norman Vanua]] 2/44 (7 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 3 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1341972.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[Bongani Jele]] (SA) and [[Claude Thorburn]] (Nam)
| motm = [[Tangeni Lungameni]] (Nam)
| toss = Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===5th ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 25 November 2022
| time = 10:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
| team2 = {{cr|PNG}}
| score1 = 266/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Monank Patel]] 66 (69)
| wickets1 = [[Kabua Morea]] 2/49 (9 overs)
| score2 = 231 (48.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Assad Vala]] 94 (97)
| wickets2 = [[Jessy Singh|Jasdeep Singh]] 4/32 (9.2 overs)
| result = United States won by 35 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1341973.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[Andrew Louw (umpire)|Andrew Louw]] (Nam) and [[Claus Schumacher]] (Nam)
| motm = [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]] (USA)
| toss = United States won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===6th ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 26 November 2022
| time = 10:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| score1 = 211/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ian Holland]] 40 (49)
| wickets1 = [[Bernard Scholtz]] 3/26 (10 overs)
| score2 = 212/4 (44.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Divan la Cock]] 59 (84)
| wickets2 = [[Ian Holland]] 2/36 (7 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1341974.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[Bongani Jele]] (SA) and [[Andrew Louw (umpire)|Andrew Louw]] (Nam)
| motm = [[Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton]] (Nam)
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667 Series home at ESPNcricinfo]

{{2023 Cricket World Cup}}
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