At the age of 19, a fast bowler made his debut for Namibia in 2019. The name is Ben Shikongo. Like Olanga, Ben is also black. In the first match of T20 World Cup 2022, Namibia made a big upset by defeating Sri Lanka. This Shikongo took 2 wickets for 22 runs in the spell of 3 overs. It also had a maiden over. He first dismissed opener Pathum Nisanka. Then on the very next ball, Danushka Gunathilka was also run.
Henry Olanga did something similar against India in the 1999 World Cup. He took three wickets in an over and India lost the match. There is another similarity between the two bowlers. Both have excellent inswing. A fan on social media made Shikongo to Tulana Olanga. She wrote – Shikongo reminds me of Olanga from Zimbabwe.
such is the career
Ben Shikongo has played 3 ODIs and 20 T20Is for Namibia so far. He has 3 wickets in ODI cricket. At the same time, in T20, he has dismissed 16 batsmen. During this, runs have been scored against him with an economy of only 6.12. Ben Shikongo took 3 for 11 against Ireland in the warm-up match of the T20 World Cup 2022.
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