Fantasy Preview: Namibia vs England, Match 34, T20 World Cup 2024

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Namibia L L W W W

England W L W W L

Head-to-Head

England and Namibia have never played against each other in T20s. 

Venue & Weather Details

Average first innings score: 133/8

Bat first/ Bat second split: Out of 11 matches, teams batting first have won five games, while the team chasing have six

Pace and spin split: Average 17 vs 19.7, Economy 6.8 vs 6.6, Percentage of wickets 63.9% vs 36.1%

There’s no rain predicted for this game. However, there will be cloud cover of 42%. 

Players to watch out for

Jos Buttler - The English skipper has scored 865 runs at an average of 43.3 in T20 World Cups at a strike rate of 147. In 2024, Buttler is averaging 189 runs at a strike rate of 175, which is the highest for him in a calendar year. 

Phil Salt - The English opener didn’t start the year on a good note, scoring only 172 runs in 11 innings before the start of the IPL, but since then, he has enjoyed a good run of form, scoring over 500 runs in 16 innings with an average and strike rate of 36.1 and 182 respectively. Phil Salt is an excellent player of pace, averaging 44.3 and striking near 190 but his performance dips against spinners.

Adil Rashid - One of the most consistent performers for England in T20Is, Adil Rashid has taken the most wickets for them in this format. He registered his second-best figures in T20Is in the previous match against Oman, and you can expect him to do well against Namibia in the last group encounter.

Key Battles

English top-order against Ruben Trumpelmann

The Namibian pacer is an excellent performer in the powerplay, picking 16 wickets at an average of 25.9 and a strike rate of 22.5. In the ongoing T20 World Cup, Ruben Trumpelmann has an average of 15.2 at a strike rate of 7.6—something that could challenge the English top order.

Cricket.com’s suggested Fantasy XI

Probable playing XIs

England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley

Namibia: Nikolaas Davin, Michael van Lingen, Jan Frylinck, Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Zane Green (wk), David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo

Streaming and Telecast details

The match will begin at 10:30 PM IST on June 15 and will be streamed and telecast on Disney+ Hotstar and Star Sports.

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