On Friday, New Zealand will play Namibia in the 36th match of the T20 World Cup 2021. New Zealand is getting closer to securing a place in the playoffs. They must, however, avoid making any mistakes in their final two games. They beat Scotland by 16 runs in their last match, giving them their second tournament win. Martin Guptill led them with the bat, who scored 93 runs.
Namibia performed admirably in their first-ever T20 World Cup, reaching the Super 12 stages. If they want to succeed at the most significant level, they must improve their game against top-quality opponents. They bowled effectively with the new ball against Pakistan but gave up many runs late in the game, which hurt them as they lost by 45 runs. They are in fifth place in Group 2 with two points after one win and two losses.
Weather
The temperature will be above 30 degrees with bright skies.
Pitch
The pitch in Sharjah is slower, as observed in previous games, and batsmen must fight hard for their runs. The pacers aren’t expected to get much help off the ground, which the batters will take advantage of right away. After winning the toss, both teams will try to chase, with 150-160 being the average at the site.
Probable Playing XIs
New Zealand
Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway (wk), Ish Sodhi, Martin Guptill, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Trent Boult
Namibia
Gerhard Merwe Erasmus (c), Zane Green (wk), Jan Nicol Lofie-Eaton, Craig Williams, David Wiese, Jan Frylinck, Ruben Trumpelmann, Michael van Lingen, JJ Smit, Stephen Baard, Ben Shikongo
New Zealand vs Namibia – Match 36, Dream 11:
Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway (wk), Craig Williams, Martin Guptill, Gerhard Merwe Erasmus, Daryl Mitchell, David Wiese, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Adam Milne, Ruben Trumpelmann
Prediction
Match winner
- New Zealand
Winning the toss
- New Zealand
Top Batsman
- New Zealand – Kane Williamson
- Namibia – David Wiese
Top Bowler
- New Zealand – Ish Sodhi
- Namibia – Jan Frylinck
Most Sixes
- New Zealand – Martin Guptill
- Namibia – David Wiese
Player of the Match
- New Zealand – Martin Guptill
Team Scores Batting First
- New Zealand – 170+
- Namibia – 130+
New Zealand had to fight hard to beat Scotland, and Martin Guptill’s innings proved to be the difference between the two teams. This might be a similar game, with one of New Zealand’s experienced players putting up a good effort to help the team win again. Let’s enjoy the most entertaining T20 cricket with Baji now!