
South Africa defeated Namibia by 99 runs via the DLS method in Windhoek on September 9, 2026, to take a 1-0 lead in their first-ever men's ODI bilateral series.
Debutants Jordan Hermann scored 150 off 126 balls and Tony de Zorzi made 72 to power South Africa to 348 for 6, despite Ruben Trumpelmann's bowling figures of 4 for 68.
Namibia's rain-interrupted chase was restricted to 162 for 8 in 31 overs as South Africa's Prenelan Subrayen claimed 4 for 29 and Kwena Maphaka took 2 for 32.