Preview:
Namibia will lock horns against the Zimbabwe Emerging Team for the 1st Unofficial ODI on Wednesday, August 18. Namibia exuded great flair by playing good cricket over the last few months. They whitewashed the Zimbabwe Emerging Team 3-0 in the Unofficial T20 series and will be determined to perform well and take their momentum further in the Unofficial ODI series.
Zimbabwe, on the other handm, couldn’t bounce back for once in the T20 series. They would be keen to make in necessary tweaks and make a mark in the One Day series.
Match Details:
Namibia vs Zimbabwe Emerging Team, 1st Unofficial ODI
Venue: Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Date & Time: August 18th at 1:00 PM IST and 9:30 AM local time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
The pitch is expected to be a neutral one with both departments getting some help. The surface produced high-scoring matches against the South Africa Emerging side. The same can be expected for this match.
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Probable Playing XIs for NAM vs ZIM-E:
Namibia
Craig Williams, Zane Green (wk), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Jonathan Smit, Michael van Lingen / Stephan Baard, Jan Frylinck, Ruben Trumpelmann, Ben Shikongo, Mauritius Ngupita, Bernard Scholtz
Zimbabwe-ET
Chamu Chibhabha, Kevin Kasuza, Brian Chari, Richmond Mutumbami (wk), Roy Kaia, Mathew Welch, Carl Mumba, Brian Bennet, Tanaka Chivanga, Ainsley Ndlovu, Tendekai Mataranyika
Top Picks for NAM vs ZIM-E 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Craig Williams smashed 246 runs at an average of 82 in the four-match Unofficial ODI series against the South Emerging team. He can be a good pick for the match.
Chamu Chibhabha has featured in over 100 ODI matches for Zimbabwe. He has chipped in 2418 runs at an average of 23.02. He has also scalped a total of 35 wickets. He can be a good player to bank on.
Jonathan Smit is another player who can be a good pick for this game. He has played 8 ODI matches and has mustered 144 runs. He has 13 wickets under his sleeves.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NAM vs ZIM-E 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Richmond Mutumbami, Zane Green (vc), Chamu Chibhabha, Brian Chari, Gerhard Erasmus, Craig Williams (c), Jonathan Smit, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Bernard Scholtz, Ainsley Ndlovu, Ruben Trumpelmann
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NAM vs ZIM-E 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Zane Green, Chamu Chibhabha (vc), Gerhard Erasmus, Kevin Kasuza, Craig Williams, Jonathan Smit (c), Roy Kaia, Jan Frylinck, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Tanaka Chivanga
Captain and Vice-Captain Options:
Captain Options: Craig Williams and Jonathan Smit
Vice-Captain Options: Zane Green and Chamu Chibhabha
