NAM vs ZIM-E – Latest 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 1st of 6 games against Zimbabwe quite comfortably with 7 Wickets in hand. Gerhard Erasmus with bowl and Zane Green with bat were star performers in last game.

 

– Ben Scholtz can come in who didn’t played 1st game else no changes are expected in the team.

 

– Wicket Keeper Zane Green and Stephan Baard will open the innings. Green continued his golden form from last series scoring an unbeaten 81 runs. He will also keep the Wickets.

 

– Craig Williams  bat 1 down followed by Gerhard Erasmus. Erasmus is one of the most experienced player of team and can contribute both with bat and bowl. Williams didn’t bowled last game.

 

– 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 last game.

 

– JJ Smit, Jan Frylink , Ben Shikongo and  Trumpelmann are are very good pacers in the team.

 

– They have some guys like Richmond Mutumbami, Chamu Chibhabha who have been a part of International Cricket for Zimbabwe.

 

– Chamu Chibhabha and Brian Mudzinganyama will be the openers. Chibhabha has huge experience with 2000+ runs and will also contribute through bowl.

 

– Brain Chari will bat at 1 down. Chari has good domestic record with 763 runs but was out cheaply on 2 in the 1st game.

 

– Kevin Kasuza and Richmond Mutumbami will bat in middle. Kasuza has played Test cricket for Zimbabwe. Mutumbami will keep the Wickets. Mutumbami was out on duck last game.

 

– 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. Ndlovu and Bennett took a Wicket each last game.

 

– Faraz Akram, Chamu Chibhabha and Chivanga will lead the pace attack.

 

Zane Green, Stephan Baard, Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jane Frylink, JJ Smit, Michael van Lingen, Ben Shikongo, B Scholtz/M Ngupita, Ruben Trumpelmann

 

Chamu Chibhabha, Brian Mudzinganyama, Brain Chari, Richmond Mutumbami, Kevin Kasuza, 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) last game)

 

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

 

Brain Chari( 1 down, RHB, very good domestic record, 765 runs in 30 games, 2 runs last game, Must have from Zimbabwe)

 

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

 

C Williams( 1 down, Medium pacer, 2090 runs + 42 Wickets in t20s, didn’t bowled last game, still 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)

 

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 last game)

 

JJ Smit( Left arm fast + LHB, 148 runs + 2 wicket last series, was striking the ball at 231, bowled just 1 over last game, still Must have)

 

G Erasmus( 2 down + Leg spin, very experienced, 1 wicket + 90 runs in series against South Africa, 3 Wickets last game)

 

F Akram( Medium pacer, just 3 Wickets in 9 t20 games, 38 list A Wickets in 18 games )

 

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

 

Carl Mumba( Left arm medium fast, u-19 player, just 5 Wickets in 9 t20 games, didn’t played last game)

 

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

 

Ben Trumpelmann( Left arm fast, highest wicket taker for Namibia last series, 4 Wickets in 3 games last t20 series, wicketless but economical in last game)

 

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

 

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

 

Nyangani ( Left arm Chinnaman bowl, 4 Wickets in 5 games he played, can be a trump card pick in GL, 3 overs 39 runs with bowl last game )

 

Namibia –

Craig Williams

JJ Smit

Jan Frylink

Gerhard Erasmus

 

Chamu Chibhabha

Brain Bennett

Richmond Mutumbami