Preview:
Namibia have been impressive in the recent T20 series, as they defeated visitors South Africa Emerging 2-1. Prior to that, they outplayed Uganda 2-0 in the 50-over series, which will give them a big boost ahead of the 3-match one-day series, starting from Wednesday. All the players are in great shape and looking forward to the exciting contest.
South Africa Emerging weren’t up to the mark in the T20s as they were thoroughly outplayed by the hosts. This is a completely different format and they have some talented youngsters who have the ability to win the matches. An early lead in the series will give good momentum for the rest of the series.
Match Details:
Namibia vs South Africa Emerging, 1st Unofficial ODI
Venue: Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Date & Time: April 27th at 1:30 PM IST and 10:00 AM local time
Pitch Report:
It’s an excellent wicket to bat. In the recent T20 series, we saw some huge scores and the surface will likely continue to assist the batters in the ODI series also. Batting first will be an added advantage here on this venue.
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Probable Playing XIs for NAM vs SA-E:
Namibia
Stephan Baard, Zane Green, Jean-Pierre Kotze (wk), Merwe Erasmus (c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, JJ Smit, Michael van Lingen, Jan Frylinck, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Ruben Trumpelmann
South Africa Emerging
Grant Roelofsen, Kabelo Sekhukhune, Jonathan Bird, Matthew Breetzke, Sinethemba Qeshile, Jason Smith, Delano Potgieter, Dayyaan Galiem, Tshepo Ntuli, Gregory Mahlokwana, Stefan Tait
NAM vs SA-E Top Picks for NAM vs SA-E Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Namibia
Stephan Baard played an exceptional knock in his last One-day game against Uganda, scoring 145 runs in just 105 balls. He looks promising and can be a good addition to your fantasy teams.
Merwe Erasmus had a decent T20 series with the bat against South Africa Emerging team. He has got a lot of first-class experience and has even represented Namibia in 8 ODI matches. He has 1547 and 226 runs in List A and ODIs respectively.
Top Picks – South Africa Emerging
22-year-old Sinethemba Qeshile has played 27 List A matches and has scored 742 runs at an average of 33.72, with the highest score of 121*. He can be a good buy for your fantasy teams.
Matthew Breetzke is another talented youngster who has got loads of potentials. In his 37 List A matches, he has notched up 1109 runs at an average of 32.61, with the highest score of 131*.
NAM vs SA-E Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (ODs) | Dream11 Points |
| Stephan Baard | 180 runs ( last 2 matches) | 182, 43 |
| Merwe Erasmus | 83 runs and 2 wickets ( last 2 matches) | 128, 52 |
| Sinethemba Qeshile | 21 runs ( last match) | 27 |
| Matthew Breetzke | 26 runs ( last match) | 34 |
| Jason Smith | 37 runs ( last match) | 44 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NAM vs SA-E Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Jean-Pierre Kotze, Sinethemba Qeshile (vc), Stephan Baard, Matthew Breetzke, Kabelo Sekhukhune, Jason Smith, JJ Smit, Merwe Erasmus (c), Tshepo Ntuli, Ben Shikongo, Ruben Trumpelmann
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NAM vs SA-E Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Grant Roelofsen, Stephan Baard, Matthew Breetzke, Kabelo Sekhukhune, Dayyaan Galiem, Jason Smith (c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (vc), Merwe Erasmus, Gregory Mahlokwana, Ben Shikongo, Ruben Trumpelmann
NAM vs SA-E Risky Captaincy Choices:
Jean-Pierre Kotze didn’t fire in the One-day series against Uganda, scoring only 7 runs in two matches. But he has an average of 37.37 in his overall ODI career and has one century to his name as well.
Delano Potgieter is an excellent all-rounder and has performed really well in the domestic circuit. In his list A career, he has scored 916 runs and scalped 34 wickets.
Player you should avoid:
Bernard Scholtz has been listed under batsmen category, but he is more of a bowler and generally bats lower down the order. Hence you can avoid him while making your Dream11 fantasy teams.
