South Africa beat Namibia in 2nd ODI, seal series: Stats
What's the story
South Africa have clinched the ODI series against Namibia, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead with one match remaining. The match was held at Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek. South Africa's victory was largely due to Connor Esterhuizen's maiden ODI century and Tony de Zorzi's stellar performance. The duo shared a massive 183-run partnership for the second wicket, helping South Africa post another mammoth total. In response, Duan Jansen picked four scalps as Namibia perished for 178 in 41.5 overs.
Chase
Namibia crumble under pressure
Despite a promising start, Namibia struggled against South Africa's bowling attack.
Captain Gerhard Erasmus was the top scorer. He ended up hammering 68 runs off 84 balls.
The South African seamers, Jansen and Eathan Bosch, along with debutant Nqobani Mokoena and Jason Smith, shared nine wickets between them.
Stand-in captain Prenelan Subrayen also proved economical in his seven overs.
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South Africa post a commanding 335/9
Esterhuizen and de Zorzi built a huge second-wicket partnership after South Africa lost opener Jordan Hermann (20) early on.
The duo put up an impressive 183, with Esterhuizen (119) reaching his maiden ODI hundred during the course.
De Zorzi, who played the second fiddle, fell for an 87-ball 79.
Dewald Brevis scored a valuable 37-run knock whereas Bosch managed a 13-ball 29.
For Namibia, Ruben Trumpelmann (2/57), Jack Brassell (4/64), Jan Balt (2/70) and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (1/54) were amongst the wickets.
Esterhuizen
Maiden ton in List A cricket for Esterhuizen
Esterhuizen smashed eight fours and six sixes for his 119 off 110 balls.
This was just his second ODI, as he managed just 10 runs on debut - the opener of this series.
As per Cricinfo, Esterhuizen also hammered his first hundred in List A cricket, as his previous best score was 87*.
The 25-year-old has now raced to 513 runs across 18 List A games at an average of around 40 (50s: 3).
De Zorzi
Back-to-back 70-plus scores for de Zorzi
De Zorzi's 87-ball 79 had six fours and a six.
De Zorzi, who smashed 72 runs in the series opener, struck his fourth ODI fifty.
Across 24 matches, he has racked up 856 runs at an average of 40.76. His tally includes a strike rate of 96.61 and a solitary hundred.
Three of his fifties have come away from home.
Coming to his List A numbers, he has scored 3,802 runs at an average of around 38 (50s: 22, 100s: 6).
Brassell
Namibia's Jack Brassell records four-fer vs South Africa
Brassell finished his 10-over spell with figures worth 4/64.
This was his second four-fer in ODIs, which has taken him to 27 wickets from 19 games at an average of 27.5, as per Cricinfo.
He has an economy of 5.20.
Notably, the 21-year-old has not played any other List A match other than ODIs.
Brassell went wicket-less in the series opener.
Erasmus
Erasmus the lone half-centurion for Namibia
Erasmus stood tall with a substantial knock of 68 from 84 balls. He hit one six and six fours.
Playing his 73rd ODI, Erasmus now owns 2,397 runs at an average of 36.87.
He hammered his 19th ODI fifty (100s: 2).
As per Cricinfo, in 130 List A cricket games, Erasmus has amassed 3,814 runs from 130 matches (122 innings) at 35.31.
He smashed his 30th List A fifty (100s: 2).
Jansen
Duan Jansen shines for South Africa
Jansen bowled well for the Proteas and clocked 4/31 from 9 overs. He bowled 2 maidens.
Notably, this was his 2nd ODI appearance. He made his ODI debut during the 1st encounter.
From 2 matches, he has claimed 5 scalps at 8.8.
Overall in List A cricket, Jansen has completed 50 wickets from 37 matches at 27.02.
Earlier, Jansen shone for South Africa in the T20I Tri-Series involving Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Making his debut in the format for South Africa, Jansen picked 11 scalps from 4 matches.