Mauritius Ngupita

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 one of twenty-five 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] In September 2021, Ngupita was named as a reserve player in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[11] In November 2021, he was named 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

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^ "Namibia name T20 World Cup squad, include David Wiese". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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^ "1st Match, Windhoek, March 21, 2022, Ireland A tour of Namibia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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