Personal details
Full nameMerwe Gerhard Erasmus
Born11 Apr 1995
Age31 Years
NationalityNamibia
Role Middle-order batsman, Right-hand bat, Leg-break
Career at a glance
| Format | M | Runs | Avg | SR | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 77 | 2541 | 37.37 | 79.41 | 61 | 4.68 |
| T20I | 92 | 2327 | 33.24 | 129.93 | 70 | 6.13 |
| T20 | 161 | 3015 | 25.55 | 122.36 | 71 | 6.34 |
| List A | 124 | 3685 | 35.43 | 77.15 | 62 | 4.54 |
| First-class | 38 | 1255 | 20.24 | 44.12 | 2 | 4.27 |
| T10 | 15 | 221 | 27.63 | 164.93 | 8 | 8.49 |
Batting
| Format | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 77 | 75 | 7 | 2541 | 156 | 37.37 | 3200 | 79.41 | 3 | 18 | 182 | 52 | 34 |
| T20I | 92 | 88 | 18 | 2327 | 100 | 33.24 | 1791 | 129.93 | 1 | 16 | 164 | 86 | 58 |
| T20 | 161 | 142 | 24 | 3015 | 100 | 25.55 | 2464 | 122.36 | 1 | 17 | 229 | 116 | 86 |
| List A | 124 | 117 | 13 | 3685 | 125 | 35.43 | 4776 | 77.15 | 2 | 29 | 285 | 83 | 77 |
| First-class | 38 | 68 | 6 | 1255 | 192 | 20.24 | 2844 | 44.12 | 1 | 3 | 149 | 13 | 24 |
| T10 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 221 | 54 | 27.63 | 134 | 164.93 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 11 |
Bowling
| Format | M | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | 5W | 10W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 77 | 59 | 336.1 | 1572 | 61 | 5/28 | 25.77 | 4.68 | 2 | 0 |
| T20I | 92 | 67 | 187.3 | 1149 | 70 | 4/20 | 16.41 | 6.13 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 161 | 81 | 215.3 | 1367 | 71 | 4/20 | 19.25 | 6.34 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 124 | 60 | 341.2 | 1553 | 62 | 5/28 | 25.04 | 4.54 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 38 | 7 | 24.2 | 104 | 2 | 2/46 | 52 | 4.27 | 0 | 0 |
| T10 | 15 | 8 | 12.5 | 109 | 8 | – | 13.63 | 8.49 | 0 | 0 |
By tournament
| Tournament | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup | 19 | 362 | 53 | 21.29 | 108.06 | 12 | 6.84 |
| Global T20 Canada | 11 | 19 | 5 | 3.17 | 48.72 | 4 | 8.27 |
Against teams
| Batting vs | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zimbabwe | 17 | 430 | 88 | 33.08 | 118.46 | 2 | 0 |
Ireland | 2 | 104 | 53 | 104.00 | 125.30 | 2 | 0 |
South Africa | 3 | 70 | 30 | 35.00 | 109.38 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka | 2 | 40 | 20 | 20.00 | 93.02 | 0 | 0 |
Australia | 1 | 36 | 36 | 36.00 | 83.72 | 0 | 0 |
India | 2 | 30 | 18 | 15.00 | 96.77 | 0 | 0 |
Pakistan | 2 | 22 | 15 | 11.00 | 137.50 | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
England | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowling vs | Inn | Wkts | Runs | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zimbabwe | 15 | 18 | 301 | 16.72 | 6.69 | 15.00 |
India | 1 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 |
South Africa | 3 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 6.71 | 14.00 |
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 5.50 | 24.00 |
Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 8.33 | 18.00 |
Australia | 1 | 0 | 6 | – | 6.00 | – |
Ireland | 1 | 0 | 18 | – | 9.00 | – |
Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 13 | – | 6.50 | – |
England | 1 | 0 | 26 | – | 13.00 | – |
Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 7 | – | 7.00 | – |
| Batting vs | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ireland | 5 | 263 | 156 | 65.75 | 111.91 | 1 | 1 |
South Africa | 3 | 92 | 68 | 30.67 | 83.64 | 1 | 0 |
| Bowling vs | Inn | Wkts | Runs | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ireland | 3 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 5.30 | 17.25 |
South Africa | 3 | 1 | 95 | 95.00 | 6.79 | 84.00 |
Last 10 innings · batting
30vs IRE
1vs IRE
54vs IRE
156*vs IRE
22vs IRE
3vs SA
68vs SA
21vs SA
30*vs SA
88*vs ZIM
ODI
vs IRE1 Nov 2026 · b M Humphreys
30(18)
ODI
vs IRE30 Oct 2026 · lbw b L McCarthy
1(10)
ODI
vs IRE27 Oct 2026 · c G Dockrell b G Hoey
54(51)
ODI
vs IRE24 Oct 2026 · Not out
156*(125)
ODI
vs IRE22 Oct 2026 · lbw b G Dockrell
22(31)
ODI
vs SA13 Sep 2026 · c N Mokoena b BC Fortuin
3(4)
ODI
vs SA11 Sep 2026 · c (sub RA Herman) b N Mokoena
68(84)
ODI
vs SA9 Sep 2026 · c & b P Subrayen
21(22)
T20I
vs SA4 Sep 2026 · Not out
30*(26)
T20I
vs ZIM3 Sep 2026 · Not out
88*(48)
Last 10 innings · bowling
1/27vs IRE
1/21vs IRE
2/13vs IRE
0/23vs SA
0/27vs SA
1/45vs SA
1/28vs SA
3/46vs ZIM
1/7vs SA
0/13vs VID

Zimbabwe
Ireland
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Australia
India
Pakistan
Afghanistan
New Zealand
England