English
PREVIEW
New Zealand and Namibia are set to cross swords in Match No.36 of the continued T20 World Cup 2021 on Friday, November 5 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. The Black Caps, led by Kane Williamson, are presently placed third in the points table in group 2 with a net run rate of 0.816.
A win in their next game can take them to the second spot and strengthen their possibilities of qualifying for the semi-final. Namibia, on the opposite hand, has shown fighting spirit, however, wants one thing monumental to induce into the highest 2. In their previous game, Pakistan beat them by forty-five runs.
MATCH DETAILS:
Match – New Zealand vs Namibia – Match thirty-six
Venue – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Time – 03:30 PM IST, 10:00 AM GMT
PITCH CONDITIONS
Sharjah has not been the simplest wicket to bat. Scoring in the 1st 10 overs has been troublesome for every English team that is in immense form right now struggling in the 1st 10 overs versus Sri Lankan spinners. Spinners are an element on the pitch however quick bowlers throughout the tournament have shown that they can’t be underestimated. Sri Lanka and South Africa also saw a tough time with the bat. A technique to counter that might be to settle in 1st like Jos Buttler and so go Big. In this case, Namibia will hold itself before a flurry, building partnerships 1st and so feat it to the likes of Wiese and Smit to finish. New Zealand contains a batting lineup that may hit huge and additionally sneak singles and doubles so that they may have a position anyway. What quite a track can the ground staff lay this time around?
Average 1st innings score: 143 (8 T20Is in Sharjah in T20 World Cup 2021)
Record of Chasing teams: Won – five, Lost – 3, Tied – 0
NEW ZEALAND VS NAMIBIA MATCH WEATHER FORECAST:
The weather in Sharjah is sunny. The temperature will be between twenty-five to thirty-four degrees Celsius. The sky is clear and there’s no likelihood of rain forecast throughout the match. Other details concerning weather are listed below:
Maximum temperature: 34°c
Minimum temperature: 25°c
Rain: 0%
Cloud: 4%
Humidity: 75%
Wind speed: 21 km/h.
PROBABLE PLAYING XIS
NEW ZEALAND
- Martin Guptill
- Daryl Mitchell
- Kane Williamson (c)
- Devon Conway (wk.)
- James Neesham
- Glenn Phillips
- Mitchell Santner
- Adam Milne
- Tim Southee
- Ish Sodhi
- Trent Boult
- Todd Astle
- Kyle Jamieson
- Tim Seifert
- Mark Chapman
- Stephan Baard
- Michael van Lingen
- Craig Williams
- Gerhard Erasmus (c)
- David Wiese
- JJ Smit
- Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton
- Ruben Trumpelmann
- Zane Green(wk.)
- Jan Frylinck
- Ben Shikongo
- Michau du Preez
- Karl Birkenstock
- Pikky Ya France
- Claude Bernard Scholtz
