Namibia
Michael van Lingen
Key facts
- Age
- 29
- Born
- 24/10/1997
- Position
- Opening batter
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm medium, Slow left-arm orthodox
Official profile
Every game we hold
Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.
| Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ODIsNamibia | 13 | 362 | 452 | 40 | 0 | 12 | 12 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 250 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 129 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2024 ODIsNamibia | 8 | 377 | 386 | 52 | 8 | 8 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 229 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 80 | 12 | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2024 T20IsNamibia | 3 | 43 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023 T20IsNamibia | 14 | 307 | 244 | 40 | 8 | 14 | 14 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | – | 66 | 15 | 1 | – | 4 | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 2023 ODIsNamibia | 8 | 217 | 237 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 141 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 53 | 11 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 2022 ODIsNamibia | 17 | 604 | 648 | 67 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 336 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 204 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 2022 T20IsNamibia | 5 | 96 | 88 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 30 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021 ODIsNamibia | 5 | 102 | 132 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 75 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 36 | 9 | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 2021 T20IsNamibia | 7 | 61 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 0 | – | 37 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career9 seasons | 80 | 2,169 | 2,294 | 251 | 42 | 75 | 70 | 2 | 100 | 94 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1,244 | 12 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 624 | 112 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Recent innings
5 matches, 5 innings: 142 runs at 28.4, SR 84, HS 71, 1 × 50
| Match | Bat | How out |
|---|---|---|
| v Ireland1 Nov · ODIs | 15 (20) | caught |
| v Ireland24 Oct · ODIs | 22 (31) | caught |
| v Ireland22 Oct · ODIs | 23 (22) | caught |
| v United States of America13 Oct · ODIs | 11 (14) | caught |
| v United Arab Emirates9 Oct · ODIs | 71 (83) | caught |
Game log, 2026 ODIs
| Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 5 v IrelandW 131-129 1 Nov | 15 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Match 2 v IrelandW 321-290 24 Oct | 22 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Match 1 v IrelandL 174-229 22 Oct | 23 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 0 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Match 135 v United States of AmericaW 278-277 13 Oct | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Match 131 v United Arab EmiratesW 135-134 9 Oct | 71 | 83 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 23 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Match 129 v United States of AmericaL 298-299 7 Oct | 124 | 121 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 58 | 11 | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Match 127 v United Arab EmiratesNR 9-0 3 Oct | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Match 3 v South AfricaL 156-157 13 Sept | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Match 2 v South AfricaL 178-335 11 Sept | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Match 120 v NetherlandsW 186-183 31 July | 23 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 0 | – | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Match 118 v NepalW 211-208 27 July | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Match 117 v NetherlandsL 193-251 25 July | 15 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Match 115 v NepalW 159-157 21 July | 51 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Splits, ODIs
| Split | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WinsResult | 26 | 36.1 | 38.3 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 20.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LossesResult | 23 | 31.4 | 37.3 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 21.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | – | 0.3 | – | 9.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | – | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Regular seasonStage · won 26 of 51 | 51 | 32.6 | 36.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 20.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 9.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| United Arab EmiratesOpponent · won 3 of 9 | 9 | 43.7 | 43.2 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | 23.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | – | 0.8 | 0.2 | 10.8 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| United States of AmericaOpponent · won 4 of 9 | 9 | 30.1 | 31.9 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | – | – | – | – | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 15.9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.2 | – | 10.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | – | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| NepalOpponent · won 5 of 8 | 8 | 48.4 | 55.8 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | 29.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | – | 0.1 | 0.1 | 18.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | – | 0.3 | 0.4 | – | – | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| OmanOpponent · won 3 of 5 | 5 | 28.8 | 35.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | – | 0.2 | 0.0 | – | 20.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.4 | – | 9.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | – | – | 0.6 | – | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | – | 0.2 |
| ScotlandOpponent · won 1 of 5 | 5 | 14.8 | 24.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 0.0 | – | 17.8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.2 | – | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | – | 0.2 | 0.6 | – | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| NetherlandsOpponent · won 2 of 4 | 4 | 13.0 | 18.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 12.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | – | 0.3 | – | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | – | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Papua New GuineaOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 41.0 | 39.3 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | 0.5 | 0.3 | 20.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | – | 10.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IrelandOpponent · won 2 of 3 | 3 | 20.0 | 24.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 15.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| South AfricaOpponent · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | 0.5 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| CanadaOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 2.0 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 11.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.0 | – | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| JerseyOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 110 | 93.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 43.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | 28.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| United Cricket Club Ground, WindhoekGround · won 3 of 9 | 9 | 45.7 | 39.4 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | 19.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.4 | 0.2 | 10.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | – | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – | 0.1 | – |
| Wanderers Cricket Ground, WindhoekGround · won 6 of 8 | 8 | 33.4 | 34.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 18.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | – | 0.5 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | – | 0.1 | 0.4 | – | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, KirtipurGround · won 3 of 7 | 7 | 32.4 | 40.0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | 0.0 | – | 23.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | – | 0.1 | – | 11.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Amini Park, Port MoresbyGround · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 31.8 | 31.0 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | 0.3 | 0.3 | 14.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | – | 11.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Forthill, DundeeGround · won 1 of 4 | 4 | 32.8 | 47.8 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 0.5 | – | 0.3 | 0.0 | – | 31.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.5 | – | 9.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Grand Prairie Stadium, DallasGround · won 2 of 4 | 4 | 51.5 | 54.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | – | – | – | – | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | – | 23.8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.5 | – | 21.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, UtrechtGround · won 3 of 4 | 4 | 23.5 | 35.8 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | 0.3 | 0.0 | – | 23.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | 7.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | – | 0.8 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| High Performance Oval, WindhoekGround · won 2 of 3 | 3 | 20.0 | 24.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 15.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dubai International Cricket StadiumGround · won 1 of 2 | 2 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | 26.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | 0.5 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ICC Academy, DubaiGround · won 1 of 2 | 2 | 5.5 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | 11.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | – | – | 0.5 | – | 0.5 | – | – | – | 0.5 |
| Namibia Cricket Ground, WindhoekGround · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | 0.5 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sharjah Cricket StadiumGround · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 20.0 | 27.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 15.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.5 | – | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.