Scotland vs Namibia T20I: A battle between the underdogs

Scotland are up against Namibia in match number 21, Super 12 Group 2 of the T20 World Cup. This match will take place at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

Scotland unexpectedly finished 1st in their round 1 group. They won all their matches quite comfortably. However, they got off to a poor start against Afghanistan in the Super 12 stage. They lost by 130 runs against Afghanistan, managing to score only 60 while chasing a target of 191. Namibia on the other hand thumped Ireland to qualify for the Super 12 stage. This will be Namibia’s first match in the Super 12 stage and they will be looking to keep their winning momentum.

Scotland played really well in the preliminary round to win 3 out of 3 matches. Kyle Coetzer has been in great batting form. Chris Greaves has also chipped in with runs in the tournament. George Munsey, one of their opening batsmen has been among the runs and will be the player to watch out for. Josh Davey has picked 10 wickets in the tournament so far. Scotland have a perfect opportunity to recover from their loss against Afghanistan as they are up against a relatively weaker side. Scotland would want to win this match in order to keep their hopes alive in this World Cup.

Namibia surprised everyone by beating Ireland to qualify for the second round of the world cup. After losing their first match against Sri Lanka, Namibia bounced back well with 2 wins against Netherlands and Ireland. David Wiese has been the star player for them. Wiese scored 66 not out against Netherlands and 28 not out against Ireland. Wiese has also picked 3 wickets so far out of which 1 came against Netherlands and 2 came against Ireland. Gerhard Erasmus has been in good batting form, he scored 53 against Ireland. Namibia will be looking to beat one of the weaker sides in their group and start off with a win in the Super 12 stage.

David Wiese has been brilliant in this tournament and you can expect him to perform with both bat and ball in this match.

Kyle Coetzer will be the batsman to watch out for Scotland.

Namibia will be confident after Scotland’s batting collapse against Afghanistan and on the other hand Scotland knows that Namibia has one of the weakest squads in the Super 12 stage.

• Scotland to win for 1.66;
• Scotland Top Batsman - George Munsey for 3.76;
• Namibia Top Bowler - Jan Frylick for 4.00.