Preview:
Though South Africa Emerging team got the victory in the first match of the Unofficial T20 series, underdogs Namibia proved that they pack a punch as well, and can cause some upsets in international cricket in the near future.
Batting first, they scored 167 runs, thanks to a classy half-century from opener Craig Williams. South Africa faltered early on in the run chase and were 45/3 at one stage, but Sinethemba Qeshile and Jason Smith’s knocks helped them reach the target.
Match Details:
Namibia vs South Africa Emerging, 2nd T20
Venue: Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Date & Time: April 24th at 4:30 PM IST and 1:00 PM local time
Pitch Report:
The track here in Wanderers Cricket Ground is suiting the batsmen slightly more than the bowlers, but it does have some support for the seamers as well.
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Probable Playing XIs for NAM vs RSA-E:
Namibia
Craig Williams, Zane Green (wk), Jean-Pierre Kotze, Merwe Erasmus (c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, JJ Smit, Michael van Lingen, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Tangeni Lungameni, Ruben Trumpelmann
South Africa Emerging
Matthew Breetzke, Grant Roelofsen, Kabelo Sekhukhune, Sinethemba Qeshile (c), Wandile Makwetu (wk), Jason Smith, Delano Potgieter, Dayyaan Galiem, Tshepo Ntuli, Bryce Parsons, Stefan Tait
Top Picks for NAM vs RSA-E 11Wickets Match:
Craig Williams helped Namibia put up a competitive total on the board in the last game. He scored 56 runs from 54 deliveries.
Matthew Breetzke was dismissed for only 17 in the last game, but he is a supremely talented batsman and can be dangerous at the top of the order.
South Africa Emerging team wouldn’t have chased the total down had it not been the knock from their wicketkeeper-batsman Sinethemba Qeshile. He scored 40 runs from only 29 deliveries.
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NAM vs RSA-E 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Jean-Pierre Kotze (vc), Jason Smith, Matthew Breetzke (c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Kabelo Sekhukhune, Merwe Erasmus, Craig Williams, Delano Potgieter, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni, Stefan Tait
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NAM vs RSA-E 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Wandile Makwetu, Sinethemba Qeshile (vc), Kabelo Sekhukhune, Merwe Erasmus, Matthew Breetzke, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Dayyaan Galiem, Craig Williams (c), Tshepo Ntuli, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni
Captain and Vice-Captain Options
Captain Options: Matthew Breetzke, Craig Williams
Vice-Captain Options: Jean-Pierre Kotze, Sinethemba Qeshile
