Nepal vs Namibia, ICCCWCLT, Today Match Prediction

NEP vs NAM Match Prediction & Analysis

Nepal and Namibia cricket team will lock horns in the ICC CWC League 2 on Tuesday, 21st July. The venue for this match is Sportspark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht and the scheduled start time is 14:30 IST. 

Nepal are coming off an impressive run in the tournament, while Nabimia enter the competition with an unbeaten run in the tri-series. Both teams would eye to get valuable points for the CWC League. 

Recent Performances 

Nepal are going through a dominating form with six wins out of eight in the CWC League Two. On the other hand, Namibia are on a roller-coaster ride for the CWC League. 

H2H history: Nepal and Namibia have played nine International matches against each other. Nepal won six games and Namibia emerged victorious in three games. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Nepal Preview

Nepal would be back to their qualification for the CWC 2027 which will be held in South Africa. The Asian giants are aiming to take World Cup qualification. They had a glorious run in the tournament with six wins and two defeats. Their two defeats came against Oman and Scotland. Nepal are looking to gain a ticket to South Africa. 

They also made a great start to the Asian Games Qualifiers. They outclassed China by a record 221 runs to give a statement victory in the opening game. Later, they thrashed Malaysia by 167 runs. They posted 313 runs against China and 275 runs against Malaysia while batting first. Bhurtel scored back-to-back hundreds in the tournament. Kushal Malla contributed 85 off 47 balls in the opening game, while Aasif Sheikh added 68 off 24 balls in the second game. 

Kushal Bhurtel could be the player to watch out for. He has been a pretty consistent player for Nepal, scoring two consecutive hundreds in the competition. We back him to score above 50 runs in the upcoming game. Dipendra Singh Arre and Kushal Malla are also key batters. Sandeep Lamichhane also remains a top bowler. 

Nepal Predicted Playing XI:

Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Ishan Pandey, Rohit Paudel, Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi

Namibia Preview

Namibia national cricket team will resume their campaign in the Cricket World Cup 2027 qualification. They are the co-host of the event but will go through the qualifying process. They enter the contest with a victory in the tri-series. They won all four games to take the trophy home. 

Namibia will switch from the T20 format to ODI format which is tough. They lost two out of three completed games in CWC League Two. Scotland defeated them by seven wickets. Namibia were bowled out for 198 runs. Their only victory came against Oman by one wicket where they chased 219 runs. 

Namibia won three out of the last five games against Nepal. They are currently seventh in the table with 22 points. Gerhard Erasmus could be a player to watch out for. He is one of Namibia’s most reliable batters. We back him to score above 30 runs in the upcoming contest. JJ Smit is also a key batter who can provide depth in the middle order. 

Namibia Predicted Playing XI:

Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green (wk), Louren Steenkamp, Jan Frylinck, Michael van Lingen, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, JJ Smit, Malan Kruger, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell

Weather Conditions

The weather at Utrecht is expected to be cloudy with a high of 33°C and a low of 29°C, along with a 10% chance of rain and north winds at 11 kph. 

NEP vs NAM Pitch Report

The surface at Sportspark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht is good for batting. It also offers a good balance between bat and ball. Spin assistance will be there in the middle overs. In the last five matches at this ground, the average first batting score in the List-A is 255. It is a quality batting surface where batsmen need to play sensibly. 

Score prediction: 

If Namibia bat first - 220-230 runs 

If Nepal bat first - 240-250 runs 

Toss: To Bat

In the last five Men’s ODIs on this surface, chasing sides won two games. Ideally, chasing would be a tough job. So, captains would follow the same pattern if they won the toss. Both teams have had earlier success while batting first and they will look to bat first in this fixture as well. 

Toss Prediction: Nepal to win the coin toss.