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Namibia Women's Cricket Team Tours Assam for Historic White-Ball Series

The Namibia senior women's cricket team will tour Assam for a four-match white-ball series starting January 8, 2025. This friendly series, comprising two 50-over matches and two T20 games, will be played across venues in Mangaldai and North Guwahati. The tour reinforces a reciprocal sporting arrangement between the Assam Cricket Association and Cricket Namibia, following previous exchanges of men's and women's teams. Officials highlight the series as a milestone for fostering international cricket relations and providing a competitive platform for players.

Key Points: Namibia Women's Cricket Team to Tour Assam for ODI & T20 Series

  • Historic women's cricket tour
  • 2 ODI & 2 T20 matches
  • Part of reciprocal ACA-Cricket Namibia arrangement
  • Series runs Jan 8-11 in Mangaldai & Guwahati
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Namibia women's cricket team to tour Assam next week for white-ball games

Namibia's senior women's cricket team will play a 4-match series against Assam from Jan 8-11, 2025. Follow the historic friendly tour in Guwahati.

"This international series marks a significant milestone for Assam cricket, strengthening sporting relations... - ACA Secretary Sanatan Das"

Guwahati, Jan 2

The Namibia's senior women's cricket team will play a four-match friendly series against Assam starting on January 8. The tour is part of a reciprocal arrangement between the Assam Cricket Association and Cricket Namibia.

During the tour, the Namibia side will compete against the Assam senior women's team in a friendly series comprising two 50-over matches and two T20 games. The much-anticipated series is scheduled to be held from January 8-11 in MSA Stadium, Mangaldai, and the ACA Cricket Academy Ground, Fulung, North Guwahati.

"This international series marks a significant milestone for Assam cricket, strengthening sporting relations between India and Namibia while providing an excellent platform for players from both teams to demonstrate their skills, competitiveness, and true spirit of the game.

"The Assam Cricket Association looks forward to hosting this exciting series, celebrating the spirit of international cricket and fostering lasting sporting ties between the Assam Cricket Association and Cricket Namibia," said ACA Secretary Sanatan Das in a statement on Friday.

As per the itinerary by the ACA, the Namibian senior women's team will arrive in Guwahati on January 6, with a practice session and rest day scheduled for January 7 before the series begins.

The opening 50-over match will be played on January 8, with the second ODI at the same venue the following day. Both T20 matches are scheduled for January 10 and 11, and is followed by the Namibian team departing for home on January 12.

Previously, a 15-member Assam senior men's squad went on a five-match 50-over games tour of Namibia from June 18 to July 1, 2025. Apart from this, a 14-member Assam senior women's side also went on a tour of Malaysia to play five 50-over games from July 5-16 in the previous year.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Great initiative by ACA. These reciprocal tours are the way to go for developing cricket in non-traditional regions. But I do hope the pitches and facilities in Mangaldai and Fulung are up to international standard. We don't want our guests to have a poor experience.
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Aman W
Wonderful! More power to women's cricket. Assam has produced some fine cricketers for India. Hope this series unearths more talent. Will the matches be streamed online? Would love to watch.
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Sarah B
As someone who follows global women's cricket, this is a smart move. Namibia is an emerging side. These games will be competitive and help both teams. Good to see Assam building bridges in the cricketing world.
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Karthik V
Bharat ka har kona cricket se jud raha hai! From Assam to Namibia, sports diplomacy at its best. Hope the local Assamese delicacies are on the menu for our Namibian sisters. Let's show them true Indian hospitality.
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Nikhil C
While this is positive, I have a respectful criticism. Why are these "international" friendlies not getting the same fanfare as men's games? The article is buried in the sports section. Media and ACA should promote it more aggressively to fill the stands.

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