Preview:
Namibia and Ireland Wolves will lock horns in the second T20 on Wednesday. The first T20 was marred by lightning, as only about 23 overs were managed to be bowled during the course of the fixture. Namibia won the fixture by just two runs, by virtue of the D/L method.
Pikky Ya France was handed the player of the match award for his all-round effort. He picked up three wickets, and conceded just 12 runs in his four-over spell. Ireland were bowled out for just 90 runs in under 17 overs. Ben Shikongo also managed to pick up three wickets, whilst conceding just 14 runs.
Match Details:
Namibia vs Ireland Wolves, 2nd T20
Venue: Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Date & Time: March 22nd, at 1:30 PM IST and 10 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
NAM vs IR-A, 2nd T20 Pitch Report:
The surface is suited for bowlers, as 14 wickets tumbled in just about 24 overs in the first T20. Batters will have to toil hard to get runs on the board, and a score of 130-140 in the first innings could be a winning total.
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NAM vs IR-A, 2nd T20 Probable Playing XIs:
Namibia
Lo-handre Louwrens, Jan Balt, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Shaun Fouche, Karl Birkenstock, JJ Smit (c), Dylan Leicher, Pikky Ya France, Tangeni Lungameni, Ben Shikongo, Mauritius Ngupita
Ireland Wolves
Jeremy Lawlor, Murray Commins, James McCollum, Curtis Campher, Stephen Doheny, Neil Rock (c), Shane Getkate, Graham Hume, Graham Kennedy, Peter Chase, Ben White
Top Picks for NAM vs IRE-A Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Namibia
Pikky Ya France picked up three wickets in the first encounter, conceding just 12 runs from his four-over spell. He is also a handy option with the bat, and scored some crucial runs.
JJ Smit has 441 runs to his name in 26 T20I matches at an average of 31.5. Moreover, he has been pretty impressive with the ball, having 23 scalps to his name at an average of 22.1.
Top Picks – Ireland Wolves
Murray Commins opened the batting for Ireland Wolves and managed to score 29 runs off just 22 balls in the first T20. He gave his side a good start, hitting two boundaries and one maximum.
Curtis Campher produced an all-round display in the first T20. He scored 22 runs with the bat, and also managed to pick up one wicket in his two-over spell, conceding just 7 runs.
NAM vs IR-A Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Career T20 Stats |
| Pikky Ya France | 430 runs and 9 wickets |
| JJ Smit | 651 runs and 50 wickets |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 159 runs |
| Curtis Campher | 327 runs and 21 wickets |
| Ben Shikongo | 19 wickets |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NAM vs IR-A Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Murray Commins, Karl Birkenstock, Jan Balt, Pikky Ya France, Curtis Campher, Graham Hume, Jonathan Smith (c), Ben Shikongo (vc), Peter Chase, Graham Kennedy
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NAM vs IR-A Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (vc), James McCollum, Karl Birkenstock, Jeremy Lawlor, Pikky Ya France (c), Curtis Campher, Shane Getkate, Jonathan Smith, Ben Shikongo, Peter Chase, Mauritius Ngupita
Today’s NAM vs IR-A Probable Winners:
Namibia are expected to win this match.
