World T20 League 2024

NAM vs. SCO, 12th Match

Preview

Namibia will square off against Scotland in the 12th match of the ongoing World T20 League on Friday, June 7. Kensington Oval at Bridgetown will host the game. 

NAM won their last game against Oman in a thrilling super-over encounter. Oman batted first in the game to post a total of 109 runs with a 6-wicket loss. Especially the top-order batters struggled and the rest of the squad lost their rhythm right from the beginning. Namibia while retaliating lost an early wicket in the form of Michael Van Lingen. Jan Frylinck’s 45-run stand took his team to touch the finishing line resulting in a draw. 

Namibia posted 21 runs in the super over but Oman could only make 10, and they lost the match in Super Over.

Scotland are placed at the 14th place on the Men’s T20 Team Rankings and has won 2 of their last four games. 

Scotland’s first match in the World T20 League 2024 was washed out against England. Scotland batted for 10 over comfortably scoring 90 runs before the rain interrupted the game. This is a huge sign of confidence for them and should carry forward their game in the rest of the matches. 

Match Details

Match: World T20 League 2024, NAM vs SCO, 12th Match

Date: Friday, June 7, 20234

Time: 12:30 AM IST

Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Pitch and Weather Report

Kensington Oval has a pitch of balanced nature. Batters get good carry and bounce throughout their innings, allowing them to play their shots. Although being a batters paradise, the pitch tends to slow down gradually as the match progresses. The spinners get good assistance under this condition. Seamers on the other hand will face difficulties in bowling as the track has minimum support for them.

The weather in Bridgetown will be mostly cloudy and humid during the match day. The temperature will range between 27 to 31 degrees Celsius with no chance of rain.

NAM vs. SCO Squads

NAM: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green (wk), Michael van Lingen, Nikolaas Davin, Jan Frylinck, JJ Smit, David Wiese, Malan Kruger, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni, Ben Shikongo, Dylan Leicher, Peter-Daniel Blignaut, Jack Brassell, JP Kotze

SCO: Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross (wk), George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Christopher Sole, Brad Wheal, Bradley Currie, Ollie Hairs, Safyaan Sharif, Jack Jarvis, Charlie Tear

NAM vs. SCO Probable Playing XIs

NAM: Michael van Lingen, Nikolaas Davin, Jan Frylinck, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Malan Kruger, JJ Smit, David Wiese, Zane Green (wk), Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni.

SCO: George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross (wk), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Christopher Sole, Brad Wheal, Bradley Currie.

Match Prediction

The first win in a World T20 League has surely lifted the morale of Namibia. When compared to Scotland, they have a more balanced batting attack and also their bowlers are in lethal form. Also, Namibia is unbeaten against Scotland in their previous 4 T20Is. Hence we fancy Namibia to win this game.

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