Published on: Oct 19, 2021 4:27 pm IST|Updated on: Oct 19, 2021 5:04 pm IST
The seventh match of the T20 World Cup will be played between Namibia and Netherlands at Sheikh Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi. Both the teams did not get the start they wanted. Namibia lost to Sri Lanka and the Netherlands on the other hand lost against Ireland. Both the teams will be looking to bag their first win of the season in this season of the World cup T20 world cup.
Namibia will be locking horns with the Netherlands at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi. Both the teams will be playing their second match in the series. Namibia after losing to the Sri Lankans and they will be aiming to win their next match and will try to forget their past losses. The Netherlands on the other hand will be looking to move forward from their loss against Ireland. This match will be crucial for both teams as both the teams will be focused to get a win in this tournament.
In Group A Namibia is currently sitting in the last position on the other hand Netherlands is just above Namibia that is the third position. Both the teams will be aiming to go up on the table. All matches between teams in Group A will be played in the Sheikh Zayed stadium. the teams in Group A will be fully focused to win their initial matches to qualify for further matches.
Fixture Name: Match 7, Namibia vs the Netherlands Competition: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Date: 20 October, Wednesday Time: 3:30 PM IST
The seventh match of the competition will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. The wicket of the Sheikh Zayed Stadium is expected to be dry and slow. The pitch is going to provide support to the spinners as the pitch shows a little bit of turn. On this ground bowling first will be a safe option after winning the toss. On this pitch, a score of 160 to 170 will be a decent score.
It will be recommended to pick a mixed combination of Namibia and Netherlands players in your dream 11 fantasy cricket team. Since the pitch is going to be pretty balanced it would be better to pick more batsmen and all-rounders. Player pick such as Pieter Seelar and JJ smith will be the influential picks
Wicketkeeper: Z. Green Batsmen: B. Cooper, M O’Dowd, C. Williams All rounders: Rvd Merwe, P. Seelaar, D. Wiese, JJ Smith Bowlers: Pv Meekeren, R Trumpelmann, B. Scholtz
The Netherlands will be the favorites of the match as they have a more strong and consistent team. They will be looking to come back on the track as they lost their last match against the Irish side. Namibia will be struggling in the match against the Netherlands as they are not performing well. Namibia will keep their heads up and try to win this match.
for Namibia, it would be important to keep their heads up and focus to win the upcoming matches for their team. Stephan Baard, Craig Williams, and Zane Green will have to take responsibility in the batting department. On the other hand, JJ smith, Bernard Scholtz, and David Wiese will be leading the bowling attack.
RELATED: BCCI Announce CHANGES in India T20 World Cup Squad. Check Details
Namibia’s all-rounder David Wiese has been great with his batting and bowling in this format. He has played around 268 matches and taken around 208 wickets and also scored around 2865 runs. In his last match against Sri Lanka, he was not that effective but he showed a decent performance for his team. In his next match against the Netherlands he will be expected to provide more support in the batting department and bowling department as well.
For Namibia, JJ Smit has been the main player for his team has been great with his bowling and batting as well. In his last match against Sri Lanka he scored 12 runs a took a wicket after throwing only one over in that match. In total in T20 format he has scored 581 runs and also taken 47 wickets for his team. he will be expected to provide more support to his team so that they can get their first win in this series.
NAM Playing 11 (likely)
Stephan Baard Zane Green Craig Williams Gerhard Erasmus David Wiese JJ Smith Jan Frylinck Loftie-Eaton Ruben Trumpelmann Pikky Ya France Bernard Scholtz
The Netherlands will be hoping to regain their momentum in this competition by being strong with their both balling and batting. Ben Cooper, Max O’Dowd, Roelof van der Merwe, and Pieter Seelaar will be important in the team as they will be leading the batting department of their teams. Paul van Meekeren, Logan van Beek and Brandon Glover will be very much crucial with the ball
Netherlands skipper Pieter Seelaar has been great with his balling and batting in this competition. He played a crucial role in the last match against Ireland as he scored 21 runs and also took 2 wickets for his team. Seelaar will be the main man for his team. He will be aiming to provide more support to his team in the batting and bowling department and win the match. He has scored around 678 runs and taken 64 wickets for his team.
RELATED: T20 World Cup 2021: How much MONEY is MS Dhoni Charging as Team India Mentor?
The Netherlands’ opening batsman has been great with his bat in this competition. He scored an incredible knock against Ireland where he scored 51 runs in 47 balls with a strike rate of 108.51. Max in total has scored 1140 runs in this format. He will be looking forward to scoring more runs and putting more runs on the scoreboard.
NED Playing 11 (likely)
Max O’Dowd Ben Cooper Bas de Leede Colin Ackermann Ryan Ten Scott Edwards Van der Merwe Pieter Seelaar Logan Van Beek Fred Klaassen Brandon Glover
Watch Namibia vs Netherlands ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 match Live score and streaming on the Star Sports Network and HotStar app. All the player’s stats and match scores along with exciting live ball-to-ball commentary will be available on the Hotstar app. The viewers will get to listen to expert comments and detailed pitch report along with living ball-to-ball commentary on the Star Sports Network and the Hotstar app.
India & rest of the Indian sub-continent (including Sri Lanka): Star Sports Australia: Fox Sports, Channel 9 United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland: Sky Sports South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport United Arab Emirates: Etisalat Criclife USA & Canada: Willow TV New Zealand: SKY Sport Pakistan: Ten Sports, PTV Sports Caribbean: ESPN Bangladesh: Gazi TV Afghanistan: Radio Television Afghanistan South East Asia: Fox Networks Group Pacific Islands: Digicel MENA, Continental Europe and Central Asia: Yupp TV Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong: Star Cricket