Zimbabwe vs Namibia, ICC Mens T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches, 2022, Today Match Prediction 13 October 2022

zim vs nam Match Prediction & Analysis

ICC T20 World Cup is nearing and teams are doing their best to finalize their best playing XI that will give them the best chance going ahead. Namibia was impressive in their maiden appearance in the last World Cup and they qualified for the Super-12 stages. They will look to continue their good work in this year too. Zimbabwe cricket has been on a decline recently and will look to improve their reputation with some impressive performances. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Zimbabwe Preview

Zimbabwe openers Regis Chakabva (24 runs) and Craig Ervine (20 runs) gave a good attacking start with 50+ runs partnership. Madhevere (42 runs) and Milton Shumba (32 runs) played good cameos in the middle order. But they were unable to pace their innings as per the huge chase. 

Zimbabwe used 11 different bowlers in the last game and no bowler bowled more than 2 overs. Brad Evans, Ryan Burl, Sikander Raza, Madhevere and Milton Shumba chipped in with a wicket each in the match. 

Key players: Wesley Madhevere, Sikander Raza, Craig Ervine

Zimbabwe Predicted Playing XI:

Craig Ervine (c), Ryan Burl, Regis Chakabva, Tendai Chatara, Bradley Evans, Luke Jongwe, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Sean Williams

Namibia Preview

Namibia top order duo of Michael Van Lingen (26 runs) and Erasmus (34 runs) stabilized their innings after early wicket while the duo of JJ Smit (18 runs) and Jan Frylinck (26 runs) played some big shots to take their score to a competitive 138/4 in their 20 overs. 

Their bowlers ran through the opposition aa they bundled them for just 127 runs. Ben Shikongo was the top wicket taker with 3 scalps whole the trio of Jan Frylinck, Trumpelmann, and David Wiese took 2 wickets in the match. They used 7 different bowlers in the match. 

Key players: JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, David Wiese

Namibia Predicted Playing XI:

Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Divan la Cock, Stephan Baard, Nicol Loftie Eaton, Jan Frylinck, David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni, Michael van Lingen, Ben Shikongo, Karl Birkenstock, Lohan Louwrens, Helao Ya France.

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Melbourne will have bright and sunny weather with very little to no chances of rain on the match day. We can expect a full match with no interruptions. 

Venue Details

Junction Oval is expected to be a batting friendly pitch with good bounce and carry in the ball Spinners might enjoy the bounce on this track. We expect the average scores to be around 160-180 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

Teams will opt to bat second in all the T20I matches unless there is slowness or variable bounce in the track. We expect to captains to go with the safe option of bowling first.