In the T20 World Cup 2026 match against Team India, Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus achieved a huge feat. Here's all you need to know (Pics: X/AFP)
Updated On: 2026-02-13 03:36 PM IST
Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar
In the T20 World Cup 2026 match against Team India, Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus returned with the figures of four wickets for 20 runs in his spell of four overs (Pic: AFP)
With this, he became the fourth captain to register a four-wicket haul in the history of the ICC T20 World Cups (Pic: AFP)
Before the Namibia captain, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan, who scalped 4/17 against New Zealand in the 2024 edition, and former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori, who picked up 4/20 against India in 2007. Oman's Zeeshan Maqsood, who took 4/20 against Papua New Guinea in 2001, and Rashid, who took 4/23 against Bangladesh in the 2024 edition, have etched their names in the elite list (Pic: X/@ICC)
Afghanistan's Rashid is the only captain to achieve the feat twice in the tournament's history (Pic: X/@ICC)
However, despite Erasmus' heroics with the ball, Namibia suffered a loss by 93 runs against the "Men in Blue" (Pic: X/@BCCI)