South Africa They will face Namibia in a historic T20I match. This article provides details about the upcoming match Namibia Playing 11 vs South Africa.
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Opening match: Dylan Ferrer, Malan Kruger
Namibia will enjoy the opportunity to play international matches when they take on South Africa in their only T20I on Saturday (October 11).
The captain will support the team in all aspects of batting, bowling and fielding to ensure a strong performance against the Proteas.
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The onus will be on the opener to give the team a good start in the first six overs..e,. Power play when batting first or during pursuit.
Namibia are expected to start the innings with Dylan Reicher and Malan Kruger, both of whom will be given the responsibility of scoring runs individually as well as providing a foothold for the next batsman..
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Lauren Steenkamp, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Jan Nicol Lofty-Eaton (wk), Jan Barth, JJ Smit.
The opening duo will be followed by the middle order, and the team will rely heavily on their experience and will want them to make a huge contribution to boost Namibia’s chances of victory.
The responsibility lies with captain Gerhard Erasmus. He is one of the most skilled batsmen in the current eleven and will want to lead from the front.
Another reason why Namibia has high expectations for their middle-order batsmen is the depth, or lack thereof, in their batting lineup.
Erasmus will also hope that batsmen such as Jan Nicol Lofty-Eaton and JJ Smit provide sufficient support.
If Namibia’s top six batters can convert the starts they got into meaningful points, Namibia can score 170-180 points with their first batters, and we can expect a good result.
Bowlers: Ruben Trumpelmann, Ben Sikongo, Bernard Scholz, Jan Freink
As for Namibia’s bowling department, they have been at the forefront of Namibia’s victories in T20I format matches and the team management will be hoping that their bowlers will get their hands on it once again against South Africa.
The Namibian team respects experienced bowlers like JJ Smit and Reuben Trumpelmann, who challenge opposition batsmen by picking up wickets at regular intervals and restrict them from scoring freely.
Namibia’s strength is their pacer, so the home side will want to leave most of the work with the ball to their fast bowlers..
If Namibia can bowl first and keep their opponents to 150-160, they will feel they have a good chance of beating South Africa in the team’s first match in international cricket.
It will require the full strength of Namibia’s bowlers as they face the powerful South African batting line-up.