Niko Davin
{{short description|Namibian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Niko Davin
| image =
| country = Namibia
| fullname = Nikolaas Davin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Legbreak
| role = Batter
| international = true
| odidebutdate = 26 March
| odidebutyear = 2023
| odidebutagainst = United States
| odicap = 39
| lastodidate = 19 February
| lastodiyear = 2024
| lastodiagainst = Netherlands
| T20Idebutdate = 20 May
| T20Idebutyear = 2019
| T20Idebutagainst = Ghana
| T20Icap = 3
| lastT20Idate = 30 November
| lastT20Iyear = 2023
| lastT20Iagainst = Nigeria
| hidedeliveries = true
| columns = 4
| column1 = ODI
| matches1 = 7
| runs1 = 170
| bat avg1 = 24.28
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 90
| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–
| column2 = T20I
| matches2 = 27
| runs2 = 779
| bat avg2 = 31.16
| 100s/50s2 = 0/5
| top score2 = 89
| catches/stumpings2 = 11/–
| column3 = FC
| matches3 = 4
| runs3 = 297
| bat avg3 = 37.12
| 100s/50s3 = 0/2
| top score3 = 85
| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–
| column4 = LA
| matches4 = 21
| runs4 = 362
| bat avg4 = 20.11
| 100s/50s4 = 0/3
| top score4 = 90
| catches/stumpings4 = 13/–
| date = 20 February 2024
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/595790.html Cricinfo
}}
Nikolaas Davin (born 19 December 1997) is a Namibian cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/595790.html |title=Niko Davin |accessdate=9 January 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In January 2016 he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/media-releases/91398/all-16-squads-confirmed-for-icc-u19-cricket-world-cup-2016 |title=All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=9 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128180224/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/media-releases/91398/all-16-squads-confirmed-for-icc-u19-cricket-world-cup-2016 |archivedate=28 January 2016 }} In June 2024, he became the first batsman to have ever been dismissed in "retired out" fashion in the history of ICC Men's T20 World Cup.{{Cite web |last=Suresh |first=Anirudh |date=2024-06-15 |title=Nikolaas Davin becomes first batter to ‘retire out’ in T20WC history {{!}} ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024 |url=https://www.cricket.com/news/namibias-nikolaas-davin-becomes-first-batter-to-retire-out-in-t20wc-history-6152024-1718493299915 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=www.cricket.com |language=en}}
Career
He made his List A debut on 11 October 2015 in the CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament.{{Cite web |title=CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, Pool B: Namibia v Boland at Windhoek, Oct 11, 2015 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/874973.html |accessdate=9 January 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his first-class debut for Namibia in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 11 January 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1123479.html |title=Pool B, Sunfoil 3-Day Cup at Port Elizabeth, Jan 11-13 2018 |accessdate=13 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In August 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup,{{cite news|title=Cricket Namibia to compete in T20 Africa Cup |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/70730/read/Cricket-Namibia-to-compete-in-T20-Africa-Cup/ |work=The Namibian |accessdate=24 August 2018}} and in October 2018 in Namibia's squad in the Southern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament in Botswana.{{cite web|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/72468/read/Namibian-squad-for-World-T20-Qualifier |title=Namibian squad for World T20 Qualifier |work=The Namibian |accessdate=28 October 2018}}
In May 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.{{cite web |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/14/c_138057695.htm |title=Namibia squad revealed for ICC T20 World Cup Africa finals |work=Xinhua News (Africa) |accessdate=14 May 2019 |archive-date=14 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514101353/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/14/c_138057695.htm |url-status=dead }} He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Ghana on 20 May 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1184258.html |title=5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=20 May 2019}} He was the leading run-scorer for Namibia in the Regional Finals, with 86 runs in three matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13032;team=28;type=tournament |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final, 2019 - Namibia: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2019}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://cricketnamibia.com/breaking-news-announcement-of-the-2019-2020-national-elite-training-squad/ |title=Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad |work=Cricket Namibia |accessdate=17 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717154754/http://cricketnamibia.com/breaking-news-announcement-of-the-2019-2020-national-elite-training-squad/ |archive-date=17 July 2019 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.erongo.com.na/news/elite-cricket-training-squad-announced-2019-06-24 |title=Elite cricket training squad announced |work=Erongo |accessdate=17 July 2019 |archive-date=17 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717153253/http://www.erongo.com.na/news/elite-cricket-training-squad-announced-2019-06-24 |url-status=dead }} In September 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.{{cite web |url=http://cricketnamibia.com/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-qualifier-send-off/ |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off |work=Cricket Namibia |accessdate=2 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002170700/http://cricketnamibia.com/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-qualifier-send-off/ |archive-date=2 October 2019 |url-status=dead }}
In March 2023, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.{{cite web |title=All the squads for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3118036 |access-date=21 March 2023 |work=International Cricket Council}} He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Namibia against the United States on 26 March 2023.{{Cite web |title=1st Match, Windhoek, March 26, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1365092.html |access-date=26 March 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}
In May 2024, he was named in Namibia’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.{{Cite web |title=Namibia is ready with their 15-Player Squad |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/namibia-squad-icc-t20-world-cup |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}} During the group stage match between Namibia and England held at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in the 2024 ICC T20 Cricket World Cup, Davin became the first batter to be dismissed retired out in a T20 World Cup match. Davin who came in as the opening batsman for Namibia in the run chase, then announced himself that he was leaving the field during the 6th over of the Namibian innings while he was still batting with an unbeaten score of 18 runs off 16 balls. Namibia were left to chase a revised target of 126 runs in 10 overs in a rain-curtailed match, and as a result, he made himself retire out considering the circumstances Namibia were reeling at and to make a case for another batter to capitalize on the required run rate in order to score runs in a quick manner.{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2024-06-15 |title=ENG vs NAM: Namibia’s Nikolaas Davin becomes first batter to retire out in T20 World Cup history |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/t20-world-cup/eng-vs-nam-nikolaas-davin-retired-out-t20-world-cup-history-first-batter-record-england-namibia/article68294961.ece |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}
References
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External links
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{{Namibia Squad 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup}}
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Category:Namibia Twenty20 International cricketers
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Namibia One Day International cricketers
Category:Cricketers at the 2023 African Games
Category:African Games medalists in cricket