T20 World Cup 2026: Gerhard Erasmus becomes fourth captain to achieve THIS feat
Updated On: 13 February, 2026 03:36 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar
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)


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)
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