India will face Namibia in their final group stage match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. The dead-rubber game between the two countries will be held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Both teams have been eliminated from the competition. India’s dreams of reaching the semi-finals were dashed on November 7 when the Kiwis defeated Afghanistan. On the other hand, Namibia has two points from four games and hopes to finish positively.
This will be Virat Kohli’s and Ravi Shastri’s final match as captain and head coach of the Indian T20 team.
Weather
Another sunny evening is forecast, with temperatures ranging between 27~29°C.
Pitch
The ground in Dubai is expected to be bowler-friendly, especially in the first innings. Because the ball will swing around early in the game, both teams will be happy to bowl first after winning the toss.
Probable Playing XIs
India
Virat Kohli (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, KL Rahul
Namibia
Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green (wk), Jan Frylinck, Karl Birkenstock, Craig Williams, David Wiese, JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Michael van Lingen, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Bernard Scholtz
India vs Namibia – Match 42, Dream 11:
KL Rahul (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Gerhard Erasmus, Rohit Sharma, Stephen Baard, David Wiese, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Ruben Trumpelmann, Ravichandran Ashwin, Varun Chakravarthy
Prediction
Match winner
- India
Winning the toss
- India
Top Batsman
- India – Rohit Sharma
- Namibia – David Wiese
Top Bowler
- India – Jasprit Bumrah
- Namibia – Jan Frylinck
Most Sixes
- India – Rishabh Pant
- Namibia – David Wiese
Player of the Match
- India – Jasprit Bumrah
Team Scores Batting First
- India – 180+
- Namibia – 100+
Both teams will hope to finish the competition on a strong note, but India should crush their opponents given the firepower on paper. Let’s enjoy the final crush of both teams in the T20 World Cup with Baji now!