Match number 5 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup is all set to be played between Namibia and Netherlands at the Simonds Stadium, Geelong on Tuesday (October 18). While Namibia will enter this contest, having stunned Sri Lanka in their first match of the campaign, the Dutch are yet to finish their first game against the United Arab Emirates.
As the two teams lock horns, in this article, we try and predict the result of the toss, the eventual winner and the predicted powerplay score that can be seen in this match based on the stats of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
1. Toss Prediction
Both Namibia and Netherlands failed to win the toss in their respective first match of the season. Moreover, both these teams also lost their tosses in the warm-up matches. Prior to that, Namibia lost their last 3 tosses in the Zimbabwe series while the Netherlands won the toss in their previous T20I. So predicting, the Netherlands to win the toss in this match.
2. Win Possibility
Going by the way Namibia stunned Asia Cup 2022 champions Sri Lanka in their first match, it would be hard to bet against them. So predicting Namibia to win this match.
3. Team of the Day
The Team of the Day is Namibia. Not only they have beaten a former T20 World Cup champion in their first match but also enjoy a better ranking in the ICC T20I team rankings. The head-to-head record is equally poised with both teams having won a game each out of the 2 T20Is they met in.
4. Predicted powerplay score and average first innings total
The average first innings score at Geelong is 163 which Namibia scored here in the T20 World Cup opener. The predicted powerplay score is expected to be between 40-55.
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