Published on: Oct 29, 2019 2:59 am IST|Updated on: Oct 29, 2019 5:43 pm IST
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai, 29th October at 09:00 PM IST
Keeping their hopes alive to qualify for the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 to be held in Australia, both Namibia and Oman will be colliding in the second playoff which will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Namibia finished third in Group A, whereas, Oman finished second in Group B. Namibia after losing their first two matches of the competition came back pretty strongly winning four on the trot. On the other hand, Oman have also won 4 and lost 2 from 6 games. They are coming into this encounter on the back of a loss at the hands of Jersey by 14 runs. The winner of this game will progress into the second semifinal where they will face Papua New Guinea, Here, we have come up with the team news, possible playing elevens and Fantasy picks for NAM vs OMN Dream11.
Also Read: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers: Squads of all 14 teams
Total played: 02 Namibia won- 01 Oman- 01
Oman- LLWWL Namibia- WLWWL
A spin-friendly track is on offer and will help the spinners for sure. Batting won’t be easy in the second innings which means winning the toss and batting first would be the agenda.
Namibia They haven’t lost a single game from their last 5 encounters.
Injuries: No injury updates Team combination: The team has been performing really well with all the players in great nick. Stephen Baard and Niko Davin will open the innings for Namibia followed by JP Kotze and Zan Green.
Namibia Playing 11- (Expected) Stephan Baard, Gerhard Erasmus, Christi Viljoen, Jan Frylinck, JJ Smit, Craig Williams, Zane Green, JP Kotze, Bernard Scholtz, Niko Davin, Ben Shikongo.
Oman Oman is coming into this game on the back of a defeat in their last game against Jersey.
Injuries: No injury updates Expected to be benched: Naseem Khushi, Kaleemullah, F Butt, J Odedra. Team combination: All-rounder Khawar Ali and Jatinder Singh will be opening the innings for Oman, followed by A Ilyas and skipper Zeeshan Maqsood.
Oman Playing 11- (Expected) Mohammad Nadeem, Suraj Kumar, Sandeep Goud, Jatinder Singh, Aamir Kaleem, Zeeshan Maqsood, Khawar Ali, Bilal Khan, Aqib Ilyas, Khurram Nawaz, Kaleemullah
NAM Squad Gerhard Erasmus (c), Christi Viljoen, Jan Frylinck, JJ Smit, Craig Williams, Stephan Baard, Zane Green (wk), JP Kotze, Bernard Scholtz, Niko Davin, Ben Shikongo, Pikky Ya France, Zhivago Groenewald, Tangeni Lungameni, Karl Birkenstock.
OMN Squad Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Jatinder Singh, Mohammad Nadeem, Aamir Kaleem, Khawar Ali, Bilal Khan, Aqib Ilyas, Khurram Nawaz, Suraj Kumar (wk), Fayyaz Butt, Sandeep Goud, Mehran Khan, Naseem Khushi, Kaleemullah, Jay Odedra.
Fantasy picks from Oman-
Best players from the tournament so far: Jatinder Singh: 193 runs from 6 innings. Aqib Ilyas: 156 runs from 6 innings. Khawar Ali: 83 runs and 9 wickets. Bilal Khan: 8 wickets from 6 matches.
Players to avoid: Kaleemullah, F Butt
Fantasy picks from Namibia-
Best players from the tournament so far: G Erasmus: 109 runs from 3 innings at an average of 36.33. J Smit: 105 runs and 9 wickets from 6 matches. N Davin: 113 runs from 6 innings. J Frylinck: 14 wickets from 6 innings.
Players to avoid: Z Groenewald, S Baard
Wicket-keeper: J Kotze Batters: G Erasmus, J Singh, A Ilyas All-rounders: J Smit (c), C Viljoen, Z Maqsood (vc), Khawar Ali Bowlers: J Frylinck, B Scholtz, Bilal Khan
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Disclaimer: Management can take late decisions depending on the match situation. The Fantasy teams which we have provided here of NAM vs OMN Dream11 is best of our interest and depending on the credit scores of the players.