Match Details:
Date: 20 October 2022
Time: 1:30 PM IST
Venue: Simonds Stadium, Geelong
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Preview:
The first round of the T20 World Cup is heating up with all teams inching closer towards Qualification for the Super 12 Stage. Namibia after a dominant start suffered a clinical defeat against the Netherlands. Whereas UAE has had two solid performances against the toughest teams in their groups.
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Analysis
Namibia hopes to get back to winning ways after an astounding win in their opening fixture. But the Namibian side was put on the mat by a dominating Dutch team which controlled all aspects of the game. Their batting failed to get going and only managed to score 121 in the 20 overs. Similarly in their bowling, Namibians failed to make early in-roads and comfortably took out the game with the Dutch batting.
UAE fought tooth and nail to defeat the Netherlands in the opening fixture but fell short. They brought back this incredible bowling performance against Sri Lanka and restricted the defending Asia Cup winners to 152 while picking up eight wickets. Their biggest concern has been their batting as they have failed to get a solid start and play consistently through the innings.
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Namibia:
Michael van Lingen, Divan la Cock, Stephan Baard, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Jan Frylinck, David Wiese, JJ Smit, Zane Green (wk), Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo
UAE:
Chirag Suri, Muhammad Waseem, Kashif Daud, Vriitya Aravind (wk), Aryan Lakra, Basil Hameed, Chundangapoyil Rizwan (c), Aayan Afzal Khan, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan
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Best 14
Batters: Gerhard Erasmus, Stephan Baard, Muhammad Waseem, Chundangapoyil Rizwan
Bowlers: Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo
Wicketkeepers : Vriitya Aravind, Zane Green
All-rounders: Jan Frylinck, Aayan Afzal Khan, Basil Hameed, David Wiese
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