Ben Shikongo

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]

Ben Shikongo

Personal information
Born	(2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 25) Ongombesa, Oshikoto Region, Namibia[1]
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Namibia
ODI debut (cap 28)	6 January 2020 v UAE
Last ODI	16 July 2022 v Nepal
T20I debut (cap 12)	19 August 2019 v Botswana
Last T20I	20 October 2022 v UAE
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I Matches 3 22 Runs scored 2 0 Batting average – 0.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 2* 0 Balls bowled 90 300 Wickets 3 17 Bowling average 28.00 18.82 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 2/41 2/4 Catches/stumpings 2/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 October 2022

Career

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]