Ben Shikongo

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Namibian cricketer (born 2000)

Born (2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 25)
Ongombesa, Oshikoto Region, Namibia^[1]

BattingRight-handed

BowlingRight-arm medium-fast

RoleBowler

Ben Shikongo

Personal information

Born

(2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 25)
Ongombesa, Oshikoto Region, Namibia^[1]

Batting

Right-handed

Bowling

Right-arm medium-fast

Role

Bowler

International information

National side

Namibia

ODI debut (cap 28)

6 January 2020 v UAE

Last ODI

4 September 2025 v Scotland

T20I debut (cap 12)

19 August 2019 v Botswana

Last T20I

11 October 2025 v South Africa

Career statistics

Competition	ODI	T20I	FC	LA
Matches	23	40	2	30
Runs scored	22	1	8	31
Batting average	5.50	0.50	4.00	4.42
100s/50s	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0
Top score	4	1*	4*	4*
Balls bowled	858	597	210	1,114
Wickets	25	37	4	32
Bowling average	35.08	17.62	34.25	35.68
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0	0	0
Best bowling	4/29	3/21	3/87	4/29
Catches/stumpings	7/–	10/–	0/–	8/–

Source: Cricinfo, 12 October 2025

Ben Shikongo (born 8 May 2000) is a Namibian cricketer.^[2]^[3] He made his first-class debut for Namibia in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 8 February 2018.^[4]

He was previously named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[5] He made his List A debut for Namibia in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 11 February 2018.^[6]

In June 2019, he was one of twenty-five cricketers to be named in Cricket Namibia's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season.^[7]^[8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Botswana on 19 August 2019 during Botswana's tour of Namibia.^[9] Later the same month, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United States Tri-Nation Series.^[10]

In September 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.^[11] In December 2019, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series.^[12] He made his ODI debut for Namibia, against the United Arab Emirates, on 6 January 2020.^[13]

In September 2021, Shikongo was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[14]^[15]

In May 2024, he was named in Namibia’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[16]

In January 2026, Shikongo was named in Namibia's squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup.^[17]

References

↑ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 Media Guide" (PDF). International Cricket Council. 2022. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
↑ "Ben Shikongo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
↑ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 2". Emerging Cricket. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
↑ "Cross Pool, Sunfoil 3-Day Cup at Durban, Feb 8-10 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
↑ "Namibia Under 19s". ICC. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
↑ "Cross Pool, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Durban, Feb 11 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
↑ "Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad". Cricket Namibia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
↑ "Elite cricket training squad announced". Erongo. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
↑ "1st T20I, Botswana tour of Namibia at Windhoek, Aug 19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
↑ "The Men's National Squad ICC League 2 ODI Series". Cricket Namibia. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
↑ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off". Cricket Namibia. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
↑ @CricketNamibia1 (31 December 2019). "Cricket Namibia is pleased to announce the squad touring to Oman for the ICC CWC League 2" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ "2nd Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Al Amerat, Jan 6 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
↑ "Namibia name T20 World Cup squad, include David Wiese". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
↑ "Ben Shikongo, Namibia – Age: 21". Emerging Cricket. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
↑ "Namibia is ready with their 15-Player Squad". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
↑ "Erasmus leads Namibia for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026". International Cricket Council. 3 January 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.

External links

Ben Shikongo at ESPNcricinfo

Namibia squads

v t e Namibia squad – 2021 Men's T20 World Cup
1 Scholtz 7 Erasmus (c) 11 Baard 12 Smit 19 Loftie-Eaton 23 Ya France 46 Williams 47 Shikongo 48 Green (wk) 49 Frylinck 55 Birkenstock 63 van Lingen 70 Trumpelmann 96 Wiese – du Preez (wk) Coach: Pierre de Bruyn
Mauritius Ngupita as reserve for the team.

v t e Namibia squad – 2022 Men's T20 World Cup
1 Scholtz 6 Louwrens (wk) 7 Erasmus (c) 9 Lungameni 11 Baard 12 Smit 15 la Cock 19 Loftie-Eaton 23 Ya France 47 Shikongo 48 Green (wk) 49 Frylinck 55 Birkenstock 63 van Lingen 70 Trumpelmann 96 Wiese Coach: Pierre de Bruyn

v t e Namibia squad – 2024 Men's T20 World Cup
1 Scholtz 7 Erasmus (c) 8 Kotze (wk) 9 Lungameni 12 Smit 17 Blignaut 20 Kruger 22 Leicher 31 Brassell 47 Shikongo 48 Green (wk) 49 Frylinck 63 van Lingen 64 Davin 70 Trumpelmann 96 Wiese Coach: Pierre de Bruyn

v t e Namibia squad – 2026 Men's T20 World Cup
1 Scholtz 7 Erasmus (c) 12 Smit 19 Loftie-Eaton 20 Kruger 22 Leicher 25 Myburgh 31 Brassell 43 Steenkamp 47 Shikongo 48 Green (wk) 49 Frylinck 52 Heingo 66 Balt 70 Trumpelmann Coach: Craig Williams
Standby player: Alexander Busing-Volschenk

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