During the T20 World Cup Round 1, Scotland (3 Wins) & Namibia (2 Wins & 1 Loss) have had an impeccable streak owing to their cricketing performances that got them through to the Super 12 stage.
Scotland
They have had a great run in Round 1 Stage of T20 World Cup as they won all the three matches in their group where they did an upset on the very first day of the tournament by defeating Bangladesh. The first Super-12 match for them has been a match to forget and move on as they lost the game against Afghanistan by a margin of 130 runs. They would like to bounce back from that by winning the match against another associate nation in Namibia which should be the easiest opponent for Scotland in the group B in this edition of the T20 World Cup. Players to watch out for:- Richie Berrington and Josh Davey.
Namibia
Namibia would be a much relaxed side coming into this match as this is going to be their first match of this tournament in Super-12 round. They have already created history by qualifying into the main round and have exceeded every cricket fan's expectations regarding Namibia. They are going to be the team which will have least pressure of performance in the tournament which will help them to play fearless cricket and enjoy the sport but if they do wish to register a win in Super 12 stage then this would be their greatest opportunity to do so as this is the only game where they will be up against a fellow associate nation. Players to watch out for:- David Wiese and Gerhard Erasmus.
Venue and Time:- Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi at 19:30 pm IST on 27th October 2021.
Live Streaming:- Star Sports Network and Disney Hotstar VIP and Premium Account will be streaming Match 21 of ICC Men's T20 World Cup between Scotland V Namibia.
Expected Playing 11
Scotland:- George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer (C), Matthew Cross (WK), Richie Berrington, Calum MacLeod, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Josh Davey, Safyaan Sharif, Brad Wheal.
Namibia:- Craig Williams, Zane Green (WK), Gerhard Erasmus (C), David Wiese, Michael van Lingen, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Pikky Ya France, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz.
Stats
Head to Head Record in 8 matches played together:- Scotland (4) - Namibia (4).
Kyle Coetzer needs 32 runs to complete 1,500 runs in T20Is. He will be second to complete this landmark for Scotland. (1st Richie Barrington).
Safyaan Sharif will be playing his 50th T20I match. He will become the 5th Scotland player to do so.
Craig Williams has scored the most runs for Namibia against Scotland (276).
Richie Barrington has scored the most runs for Scotland against Namibia (228).
Safyaan Sharif for Scotland has taken most wickets (10) against Namibia.
Bernard Scholtz for Namibia has taken most wickets (7) agianst Scotland.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Abu Dhabi is a two-paced surface hence batsmen may find it difficult to play their shots. Batsmen will have to be patient as strike rotation is going to be the most important aspect in this match. To judge the pace of the ball becomes difficult here for the batsmen as some of the deliveries hold up while some come along with the expected pace. The pacers are most likely to get more wickets with the sort of help from the surface. The spinners will also get some assistance from the pitch and it would be a 145-155 runs track. The dew factor wouldn't play a huge role as there will be no or minimal dew.
Predictions
Even though Scotland had a terrible game against Afghanistan a couple of days ago, they will start as favourites to win this match against Namibia due to the experience and quality that Scotland has in ICC events compared to the team which qualified for the World Cup's main round for the very first time. The team winning the toss should opt to bowl first as it will be ideal here as chasing has proved out to be relatively easier on this pitch in the recent outings.
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