Preview:
Namibia are playing T20I after almost one and year. Last time when they played T20Is was in ICC T20 World Cup qualifiers back in 2019. They finished third in the Group A standings. A lot of changes have been made to their squad in the last couple of years.
Meanwhile, Uganda toured Qatar in February 2020 and lost the T20I series by a margin of 2-1. They lost to Namibia in their last meeting by 42 runs. Uganda will need to make the best use of this series and make a mark in international cricket.
Match Details:
Namibia vs Uganda 1st T20I
Venue: Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Time: 6:00 PM IST, 2:30 PM local time
Live Streaming: On the official Facebook page of Cricket Namibia
Pitch Report:
It looks like an evenly poised surface with equal advantage for both batters and bowlers. Only 2 matches have been played here, where chasing have won both the games.
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Probable Playing XIs NAM vs UGA:
Namibia
Jean-Pierre Kotze, Michau du-Preez, Merwe Erasmus, Karl Birkenstock, Stephan Baard, JJ Smit, Craig Williams, Bernard Scholtz, Jan Frylinck, Tangeni Lungameni, Ben Shikongo
Uganda
Roger Mukasa, Arnold Otwani, Kenneth Waiswa, Riazat Ali Shah, Frank Akankwasa, Brian Masaba, Fred Achelam, Trevor Bukenya, Henry Senyondo, Frank Nsubuga, Jonathan Ssebanja
NAM vs UGA Top Picks for NAM vs UGA Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Batsmen
Merwe Erasmus was the leading run-scorer for Namibia in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers, scoring 268 runs in 9 matches at an average of 38.28. He also picked up 3 wickets with the ball.
Kenneth Waiswa scored 60 runs in 3 matches at an average of 20 with a strike rate of 127.65 in his 1st T20I series against Qatar.
Top Picks – All-Rounders
JJ Smit was excellent with both bat and ball in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers, scoring 190 runs in 9 matches at an average of 27.14 and he also picked up 16 wickets at an economy of 6.42 runs per over.
Frank Akankwasa was the leading run-scorer for Uganda when they toured Qatar last year, scoring 95 runs from 3 matches at a strike rate of 179.24. He picked up a wicket as well.
Top Picks – Bowlers
Ben Shikongo has played 11 T20I matches for Namibia and has picked up 7 wickets at an economy of 5.69 runs per over, with the best figures of 2/4.
Trevor Bukenya bowled reasonably well in the last tour against Qatar, picking up 3 wickets in 3 matches at an economy of 9.20 runs per over, with the best bowling figures of 2/19.
Top Picks – Wicketkeepers
Jean-Pierre Kotze has played 12 T20I matches and has scored 245 runs at an average of 22.27 and a strike rate of 126.94. His highest score is 101*.
NAM vs UGA Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (Last 5 T20Is) | Dream11 Points |
| Merwe Erasmus | 194 runs and 4 Wickets | No info available |
| Jean-Pierre Kotze | 98 runs | 16, 40, 17, 62, 31 |
| Kenneth Waiswa | 60 runs | 28 (last game) |
| JJ Smit | 118 runs and 11 wickets | 3, 2 (last 2 games) |
| Frank Akankwasa | 95 runs | 95 (last game) |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NAM vs UGA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Jean-Pierre Kotze (c), Merwe Erasmus, Stephan Baard, Kenneth Waiswa, Arnold Otwani, JJ Smit, Brian Masaba, Frank Akankwasa (vc), Tangeni Lungameni, Ben Shikongo, Trevor Bukenya
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NAM vs UGA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Jean-Pierre Kotze, Kenneth Waiswa, Arnold Otwani, Merwe Erasmus (vc), Jan Frylinck, Bernard Scholtz, JJ Smit (c), Frank Akankwasa, Tangeni Lungameni, Jonathan Ssebanja, Trevor Bukenya
NAM vs UGA Risky Captaincy Choices:
Bernard Scholtz has picked up 15 wickets in the ICC Men’s T20 Qualifiers in 2019. He has selected by only 9.44% of users for their Dream11 fantasy teams at the time of writing.
Arnold Otwani scored 52 runs in 3 matches at a strike rate of 110.63 in the last tour of Qatar. He has been selected by only 3.08% of users at the time of writing and can be a risky captaincy choice.
Player you should avoid:
Roger Mukasa has scored only 63 runs in his 6 T20I matches and his strike rate is 63.63, which is way too less for the T20 format. You can avoid him while making for your Dream11 fantasy teams.
