Preview:
Namibia will take on South African franchise Titans in the Only One Day on Saturday. It’s a great opportunity for Namibia to start their preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup, which is to be played in Oman and UAE, as they will play four T20s as well. They recently whitewashed Zimbabwe’s Emerging side in both T20s and One dayers.
On the other hand, Titans had previously played against Namibia in 2019 in one of the T20s back in 2019. It will be a great exposure for them, playing against a national team. The current squad includes some star players in the likes Dean Elgar, Theunis de Bruyn, Junior Dala, and Aaron Phangiso.
Match Details:
Namibia vs Titans, Only One Day
Venue: Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Date & Time: August 28th at 1:00 PM IST and 9:30 AM local time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
It’s a flat batting deck with relatively small assistance for the bowlers. The team batting first has posted 300 plus scores in the last 3 matches played and won 2 of those. Hence, whoever wins the toss should bat first.
Probable Playing XIs for NAM vs TIT:
Namibia
Stephan Baard, Zane Green (wk), Michael van Lingen, Merwe Erasmus (c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaten, Jonathan Smit, Helao Nafidi Ya-France, Jan Frylinck, Shaun Fouche, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo
Titans
Dean Elgar, Theunis de Bruyn, Grant Mokoena, Sibonelo Makhanya, Corbin Bosch, Dayyaan Galiem, Neil Brand, Junior Dala, Ayabulela Gqamane, Aaron Phangiso, Okuhle Cele
Top Picks for NAM vs TIT Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Namibia
Skipper Merwe Erasmus had an excellent One-Day series with the bat against the Zimbabwe Emerging Team, where he notched 291 runs in 3 matches at an average of 29, which comprises one century and two half-centuries. He is likely to continue his form in this match as well.
Michael van Lingen was impressive with his all-around performances against Zimbabwe Emerging Team in the One Dayers. Including a century, he scored 137 runs and scalped 7 wickets.
Top Picks – Titans
South African Test skipper Dean Elgar will strengthen the Titans units. He has plenty of experience in the longest format of the game, whereas he has featured in only 8 matches in the ODIs and scored 104 runs, with the highest score of 42. Elgar has even picked up 2 wickets.
Theunis de Bruyn has featured in Test and T20Is for South Africa, but he is yet to make a debut in the ODIs. The 28-year-old all-rounder has 1877 List A runs to his name in the 54 matches.
NAM vs TIT Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Stats |
| Merwe Erasmus | 291 runs (Last 3 matches) |
| Michael van Lingen | 137 runs and 7 wickets (Last 3 matches) |
| Jonathan Smit | 71 runs and 2 wickets (Last 2 matches) |
| Dean Elgar | 104 runs and 2 wickets |
| Theunis de Bruyn | 1877 runs and 3 wickets (List A stats) |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NAM vs TIT Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Zane Green, Dean Elgar, Theunis de Bruyn (vc), Merwe Erasmus (c), Corbin Bosch, Michael van Lingen, Jonathan Smit, Aaron Phangiso, Junior Dala, Bernard Scholtz, Okuhle Cele
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NAM vs TIT Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Zane Green (vc), Dean Elgar (c), Theunis de Bruyn, Stephan Baard, Merwe Erasmus, Corbin Bosch, Dayyaan Galiem, Jonathan Smit, Junior Dala, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo
Today’s NAM vs TIT Probable Winners:
Titans are expected to win this match.
