NAM vs ZIM-E – Lastest Dream11 Match Preview and Team Prediction

Namibia –

Gerhard Merwe Erasmus (C), Maurituis Ngupita, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Karl Birkenstock, Ben Shikongo, Bernard Scholtz, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Craig Williams, Michael van Lingen, Stephen Baard, Dewald Nell, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green, Shaun Fouche, Michiel du Preez, Picky Ya France

 

Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Brian Chari, Chamu Chibhabha, Tanaka Chivanga, Kevin Kasuza, Tendekai Mataranyika, Brian Mudzinganyama, Carl Mumba, Richmond Mutumbami, Ainsley Ndlovu, Tinashe Nenhunzi, Tadiwanashe Nyangani, Steven Saul, Matthew Welch

 

Namibia –

– Namibia Eagles won the 2nd game as well and are leading tye series 2-0. They have absolutely destructive batsman in their team which was a result they scored 254 on the board last game.

 

– Ben Scholtz can come in who didn’t played 1st 2 games else no changes are expected in the team. Baard was left out in last game.

 

– Wicket Keeper Zane Green and Craig Williams will open the innings. Green continued his golden form from last series scoring an unbeaten 81 and 44 runs in 2 games. He will also keep the Wickets. Williams scored brilliant 77 last game but didn’t bowled.

 

– Gerhard Erasmus will bat at 1 down. Erasmus is one of the most experienced player of team and can contribute both with bat and bowl. Nicol Loftie-Eaton will follow him who is good with both bat and bowl.

 

– Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jane Frylink and JJ Smit will handle the middle order. All 3 can hit the ball big especially JJ Smit. Smit can be promoted for hitting.

 

– Gerhard Erasmus will be crusial with the spin bowling. He took 3 Wickets in 1st game but didn’t bowled in 2nd.

 

– Jan Frylink , Ben Shikongo and, Loftie-Eaton and Trumpelmann are are very good pacers in the team. Nicol took 3 Wickets while bith Shikongo and Ruben 1 wicket each last game.

 

– Zimbabwe team is looking very weak in front of the Namibia team as seen in both the games. Team don’t really have much quality options to choose from in the remaining games.

 

– Chamu Chibhabha and Kevin Kasuza will be the openers. Chibhabha has huge experience with 2000+ runs and will also contribute through bowl. Kasuza opened last game but was out cheaply on 12.

 

– Brain Chari will bat at 1 down. Chari has good domestic record with 793 runs. He looked very destructive with his 30 off just 10 balls.

 

– Kevin Kasuza and Richmond Mutumbami will bat in middle. Kasuza has played Test cricket for Zimbabwe. Mutumbami will keep the Wickets. Kasuza opened last game but failed.

 

– Nick Welch, Faraz Ahmad and Brain Bennett will bat in middle. All are u-19 players. Bennett has the ability to strike the ball big.

 

– Brain Bennett, Nyangani and Ainsley Ndlovu will lead the spin attack. Nyangani the Chinnaman bowler took 2 Wickets in last game.

 

– Faraz Akram, Carl Mumba, Chamu Chibhabha and Chivanga will lead the pace attack. Akram took 1 wicket else all were wicketless.

 

Zane Green, Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jane Frylink, JJ Smit, Michael van Lingen, Ben Shikongo, M Ngupita, Ruben Trumpelmann, Devald Nell

 

Chamu Chibhabha, Kevin Kasuza, Brain Chari, Richmond Mutumbami, , Carl Mumba, Nick Welch, Brain Bennett, Faraz Akram, Ainsley Ndlovu , Tadiwanashe Nyangani, Tanaka Chivanga

 

Pitch at Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek in Namibia is expected to be a batting friendly surface where anything under 170 is likely to be chased down. However pacers can get some assistance in the initial overs of the game

Average Score : 143

 

R Mutumbami( 2 down + Wk, attacking batsman, 962 runs in 69 t20 games, out on duck last game)

 

Zane Green( Open + wk, very attacking batsman, 86 runs in 3 games with a SR of 163 last series, 81*(49b),44(20b) in 2 games this series )

 

C Chibhabha(Open, RHB, most experienced player in the team, 2000+ runs + 46 Wickets in his t20 career, 35 runs + 1w in 1st game, Must have)

 

Brain Chari( 1 down, RHB, very good domestic record, 765 runs in 30 games, 33(10b) last game, Must have from Zimbabwe)

 

S Baard(Open, best batsman of the team with 1468 t20 runs, Must have if plays)

 

C Williams( 1 down/open, Medium pacer, 2167 runs + 42 Wickets in t20s, didn’t bowled last game, scored 77(50b),  Must have choice)

 

J Loftie-Eaton( 3 down + medium pacer, opened in 1 game last series, 3 Wickets + 44 runs last series, bowled his quota of 4 overs picking 3 Wickets last game)

 

Jan Frylink(Left arm medium fast + middle order, 344 runs + 52 wicket in 45 games, not a player to miss, 3 Wickets last Series, 2 Wickets in 1st game)

 

JJ Smit( Left arm fast + LHB, 148 runs + 2 wicket last series, was striking the ball at 231, 93*(29b) with 10 massive hits last game, Must )

 

G Erasmus( 2 down + Leg spin, very experienced, 1 wicket + 90 runs in series against South Africa, 3 Wickets 1st game, didn’t bowled in last game )

 

F Akram( Medium pacer, just 3 Wickets in 10 t20 games, 38 list A Wickets in 19 games )

 

B Bennett( 2/3 down + off spin, 245 runs + 10 Wickets in 7 games, 10 runs + 1w 1st game )

 

Carl Mumba( Left arm medium fast, u-19 player, just 5 Wickets in 9 t20 games, 4 overs 43 runs last game)

 

Ben Scholtz( Slow left arm, 109 t20 Wickets in 99 games, experienced, can also bat a bit , didn’t played last game)

 

Ruben Trumpelmann( Left arm fast, highest wicket taker for Namibia last series, 4 Wickets in 3 games last t20 series, 1 wicket in last game)

 

A Ndlovu( Slow left arm, 18 Wickets in 17 t20 games , 1 wicket in 1st game, wicketless last game)

 

Ben Shikongo( Right Arm medium fast, 16 Wickets in 19 games, 1 wicket in last game, experienced)

 

Nyangani ( Left arm Chinnaman bowl, 4 Wickets in 5 games he played, can be a trump card pick in GL, 2 Wickets last game )

 

Namibia –

Craig Williams

JJ Smit

Jan Frylink

Gerhard Erasmus

 

Chamu Chibhabha

Brain Bennett

Richmond Mutumbami