The 34th match of the tournament will be of Group B between England (ENG) and Namibia (NAM). The match will be live at 10:30 P.M. (IST) and 01:30 A.M. (local).
| England’s last match | Won against Oman by 8 wickets. |
| Namibia’s last match | Lost against Australia by 9 wickets. |
Teams Analysis
England (ENG):
They are currently in 3rd place with 3 points in their group and to make their chances brighter for the Super 8, they need to win this match and that too with a huge margin. As the current net run rate of Scotland is 2.164 and England has a net run rate of 3.081, but they are 2 points behind Scotland (5 points) as England has only 3 points.
In the batting department, skipper Jos Buttler is currently the leading runs scorer with 66 runs and has a strike rate of 183.33. He is known for playing big knocks and if he gets settled down easily then the big knock will not be too far. His partner Phil Salt who is known for aggression from the start has a strike rate of 188.46 and managed 49 runs till now. He is currently their best batter in this shortest format and the team is expecting huge in this match.
All-rounders Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone have scored only 25 and 15 runs respectively with the bat in only one innings. But both of them have the capacity to go bigger and harder in the middle and death overs, especially Livingstone who is known for his hard hitting in the death overs.
In the bowling department, Adil Rashid is currently their leading wicket taker with 5 wickets to his name but the economy being little on the higher side which is 7.8. He was the Player of the Match against Oman where he took 4 wickets by conceding only 11 runs in his 4 overs.
Jofra Archer is showing his fierce pace as a result he got 4 wickets till now and the economy is also being the best among the players in the team which is 5.57. Mark Wood also assisted him well in the starting spells as he got 3 wickets till now and has an economy of 6.88.
Probable Playing 11 of England (ENG):
Jos Buttler (c & wk), Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley.
Namibia (NAM):
They started the season with a close win against Oman but they lost back to back two matches, due to which they are out of the Super 8 round. Except for a few players, the others players were unable to contribute well in both the departments. This will be their last match of the tournament and they definitely want to end that on a good note.
Skipper Gerhard Erasmus is currently the leading run scorer for the team and has managed till now 101 runs in 3 matches. He has a strike rate of 112.22 and has managed one half-century which came against Scotland. He is the only batter in the team who got 50+ knocks with the bat. Not only with the bat he shines with the bowl also as he got 4 wickets till now with an economy of 6.11.
The next came in the scoring list Jan Frylinck who managed just 58 runs with the bat and has a strike rate of 85.29. The opening batter Nico Davin failed to get some good runs with the bat. He only managed 46 runs in 3 matches and has a strike rate of 92. His best came against Oman where he scored 24 runs.
Their most experienced player, David Wiese played to get some good runs with the bat as he only managed 24 runs while with the bowl he has some better stats. He has got 4 wickets till now but the economy being on the higher side which is 8.82.
Ruben Trumpelmann is currently their most wicket-taker with 5 wickets to his name. His economy is 7.6 and the best came against Oman where he got 4 wickets after conceding just 21 runs in 4 overs.
Probable Playing 11 of Namibia (NAM):
Gerhard Erasmus ©, Michael van Lingen, Niko Davin, Jan Frylinck, JJ Smit, Zane Green (wk), David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Jake Brassell, Ben Shikongo.
Pitch Report for the match between England (ENG) and Namibia (NAM):
The match will be played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua. 64m on one side and 54m hitting into the breeze, the straight boundary is 74m. It’s very hard and very even. The bowlers have to target the 5-6m area to get purchase. It’s harder and the quicks will enjoy it.
Weather Report:
The weather is expected to be a little cloudy as there is a 20% chance of rain. Humidity will be a little higher as it will touch 75%. The highest temperature will be recorded as 30 degree celsius while the lowest temperature will be recorded as 26 degree celsius.
Best 11 for the match between England (ENG) and Namibia (NAM):
Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Will Jacks, David Wiese, Moeen Ali, Gerhard Erasmus, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Ruben Trumpelmann.