Mauritius Ngupita
Personal information
Born (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000
Windhoek, Namibia
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Source: Cricinfo, 29 June 2022

Mauritius Ngupita (born 13 December 2000) is a Namibian cricketer.[1][2] He made his first-class debut for Namibia in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 8 February 2018.[3] Prior to his first-class debut, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4]

In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the Africa Division 1 qualifier tournament for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] In June 2019, he was among 25 cricketers to be named in Cricket Namibia's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season.[6][7] In December 2019, he was one of three rookie players to be awarded a national contract with the Namibia cricket team.[8] Later the same month, he was named in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series.[9]

In March 2021, he was named in Namibia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Uganda.[10] and in September 2021 as a reserve player in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[11] In November 2021, he was included in Namibia's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series.[12]

He made his Twenty20 debut on 21 March 2022, for Namibia A against the Ireland Wolves in Windhoek.[13] Eight days later, he made his List A debut, also for Namibia A against the Ireland Wolves.[14] Following the Namibia A tour matches, Ngupita was named in Namibia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Uganda.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Mauritius Ngupita". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 2". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Cross Pool, Sunfoil 3-Day Cup at Durban, Feb 8-10 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Namibia Under 19s". ICC. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Namibia ready to get U19 Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier underway". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Elite cricket training squad announced". Erongo. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Newly Contracted National Players". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  9. ↑ @CricketNamibia1 (29 July 2019). "Cricket Namibia is pleased to announce the squad touring to Oman for the ICC CWC League2" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 December 2019 – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Eagles Squad in Castle Series v Uganda". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Namibia name T20 World Cup squad, include David Wiese". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Namibia Hosting Oman and UAE in Castle Lite Series". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "1st Match, Windhoek, March 21, 2022, Ireland A tour of Namibia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  14. ↑ "1st unofficial ODI, Windhoek, March 29, 2022, Ireland A tour of Namibia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  15. ↑ @CricketNamibia1 (7 April 2022). "Richelieu Eagles Squad" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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