Probable XI –
Namibia –
Stephen Baard, Zane Green (wk), Craig Williams, Gerhard Merwe Erasmus (c), David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Jan Nicol Lofie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Picky Ya France, Bernard Scholtz
Netherlands –
Max O’Dowd, Ben Cooper, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Ryan ten Doeschate, Scott Edwards (wk), Roelof van der Merwe, Pieter Seelaar (c), Logan Van Beek, Fred Klaassen, Brandon Glover
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Scott Edwards/Zane Green
2. Ben Cooper
3. Craig Williams
4. Merwe Erasmus
5. Roelof Van Der Merwe(VC)
6. Pieter Seelar
7. David Weise(C)
8. JJ Smit
9. Logan Van Beek
10. Fred Klaasen
11. Ruben Trumpelmann
– David Weise looks safest captain choice as he’s expected to bat at three down and bowl atleast 2-3 overs.
– Roelof Van Der Merwe can be a decent VC choice considering his middle order batting and full overs with the bowl.
– Dropped Max O’Dowd as he might not go big in two consecutive matches considering his hit or miss form.
– Merwe Erasmus can be a decent pick as he’s batting at two down and bowling part time.
– Ruben Trumpelmann should be preferred over Scholtz as he hasn’t went wicketless in last 5 T20I innings.
– Can take Brandon Glover at the place of Logan Van Beek especially if Netherlands bowls first.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Scott Edwards
2. Stephen Baard
3. Ben Cooper
4. Craig Williams
5. Pieter Seelar(VC)
6. JJ Smit(C)
7. David Wiese
8. Roelof Van Der Merwe
9. Fred Klaasen
10. Brandon Glover
11. Ruben Trumpelmann
– JJ Smit and Pieter Seelar are other safe C/VC choices considering their All-rounder roles.
– Stephen Baard can be another decent punt especially while batting first.
– Can take Merwe Erasmus at the place of Craig Williams especially if Namibia bats second.
– Zane Green can be preferred over Scott Edwards if we go by looking at the batting positions.
– Fred Klaasen can be tried as C/VC especially while bowling first in 10-20 members league.
Grand League Combination –
1. Zane Green(VC)
2. Ben Cooper
3. Craig Williams
4. Merwe Erasmus
5. Roelof Van Der Merwe
6. Pieter Seelar
7. David Weise
8. JJ Smit
9. Bernard Scholtz
10. Fred Klaasen
11. Ruben Trumpelmann(C)
– Going heavy on Namibia in GL as they have played good cricket since last couple of years.
– Ruben Trumpelmann looks an open captain choice in GL especially while bowling first.
– Zane Green might be a decent VC choice as he can score quick runs by opening up the innings during initial PP.
– Craig Williams and Ben Cooper are other C/VC choices who can be tried in a couple of grand league combinations.
– Can take Frylinck at the place of Smit since he’s expected to get opportunity to perform with both bat and ball.
