Date: 20 October 2022
Time: 01:30 PM IST
Venue: Simonds Stadium, Geelong
Ball-by-ball commentary: SportsTiger App
Preview:
Namibia and UAE will go head to head in another crucial first-round fixture of the T20 World Cup. The Namibians, after a dominant start, suffered a clinical defeat against the Netherlands. Whereas UAE suffered another defeat despite solid performances against the toughest teams in their groups.
Pitch Report:
The pitch at the Simonds Stadium has slowed down for the second fixture after being friendly towards the batters. The average score of T20 internationals on this ground is 149 while the average score in Domestic T20s is 155.
Team Analysis:
Namibia
Namibia would want to improve their chances of qualifying after suffering defeat in the previous fixture. They were taken down by a resurging Dutch team that dominated all aspects of the game. Their batting failed to fire and managed to score just 121 in the 20 overs. Similarly in their bowing, Namibians failed to take early wickets and couldn’t recover from the situation.
SportsTiger's Probable Playing XI of 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
UAE had a heartbreaking loss against the Netherlands in the opening fixture and brought back their incredible bowling performance once against Sri Lanka. They managed to restrict the defending Asia Cup winners to 152 while picking up eight wickets. But their biggest concern has been their batting which once against cost them the game.
SportsTiger's Probable Playing XI of 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
Match Prediction:
Conclusion:
Namibia looks like a better-rounded team in comparison to UAE and hence is the favourite to win this fixture.
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