Match 6 of the “Namibia T20I Tri-Series, 2024” will be played between Namibia and USA (NAM vs USA). The match will be played at the Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek on October 5, 2024, at 05:30 PM IST.
Match: Namibia vs USA, Match 6
Date: October 5, 2024
Time: 05:30 PM IST
Venue: Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Namibia have played 3 matches in the series and are ranked third on the points table, while USA have also played 3 and are placed second.
In their previous encounter in this series, Andries Gous was the Man of the Match and Gerhard Erasmus scored the highest fantasy points for Namibia with 130 match fantasy points while Gous topped the fantasy points leaderboard for USA with 121 match fantasy points.
In the last match played by Namibia, they lost to the United Arab Emirates by 6 wickets. The top fantasy player for Namibia was Bernard Scholtz who scored 76 fantasy points.
In their last match in this series, USA lost to the United Arab Emirates by 6 runs. The top fantasy player for USA was Shayan Jahangir who scored 91 fantasy points.
The pitch at the Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek is balanced. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 148 runs. The pitch at the Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek is a sporting one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions today.
Temperature will hover around 22.67 °C and humidity is expected to be around 28%. Winds at a speed of 4.73 m/s are expected.
The venue is suited for both Pacers and Spinners alike.
In the only match played between these 2 teams, USA won the match. Namibia all-rounders have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for the USA.
M – Matches Played, R – Runs, Avg R – Average Runs, W – Wickets, Avg W – Average Wickets, RR – Recent Scores, RW – Recent Wickets
Player |
M |
R |
Avg R |
W |
Avg W |
RR |
RW |
JJ Smit |
5 |
94 |
23.5 |
0 |
– |
28, 25, 38, 0, 3 |
– |
Smit Patel |
5 |
99 |
24.8 |
0 |
– |
24, 11, 54, 8, 2 |
– |
JP Kotze |
5 |
86 |
17.2 |
0 |
– |
0, 1, 55, 0, 30 |
– |
M – Matches Played, R – Runs, Avg R – Average Runs, W – Wickets, Avg W – Average Wickets, RR – Recent Scores, RW – Recent Wickets
Player |
M |
R |
Avg R |
W |
Avg W |
RR |
RW |
Bernard Scholtz |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
26.7 |
0, 0, 1, 2, 0 |
2, 1, 0, 0, 0 |
Abhishek Paradkar |
3 |
16 |
16 |
4 |
17.5 |
0, 10, 0, 6, 0 |
0, 0, 1, 0, 3 |
Jasdeep Singh |
3 |
5 |
2.5 |
3 |
31 |
0, 0, 0, 5, 0 |
0, 0, 2, 0, 1 |
M – Matches Played, R – Runs, Avg R – Average Runs, W – Wickets, Avg W – Average Wickets, RR – Recent Scores, RW – Recent Wickets
Player |
M |
R |
Avg R |
W |
Avg W |
RR |
RW |
Gerhard Erasmus |
3 |
77 |
38.5 |
3 |
25 |
0, 0, 0, 77, 0 |
0, 0, 1, 0, 2 |
Nicol Loftie-Eaton |
3 |
86 |
28.7 |
0 |
– |
0, 34, 0, 25, 27 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
Harmeet Singh |
3 |
20 |
10 |
3 |
31 |
14, 0, 0, 6, 0 |
0, 1, 0, 0, 2 |
M – Matches Played, R – Runs, Avg R – Average Runs, W – Wickets, Avg W – Average Wickets, RR – Recent Scores, RW – Recent Wickets
Player |
M |
R |
Avg R |
W |
Avg W |
RR |
RW |
Gerhard Erasmus |
3 |
77 |
38.5 |
3 |
25 |
0, 0, 0, 77, 0 |
0, 0, 1, 0, 2 |
Andries Gous |
5 |
118 |
23.6 |
0 |
– |
18, 81, 17, 1, 1 |
– |
Nosthush Kenjige |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
12.9 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
2, 0, 3, 0, 2 |
Jack Brassell |
4 |
5 |
– |
3 |
43.7 |
0, 0, 5, 0, 0 |
1, 2, 0, 0, 0 |
Jasdeep Singh |
3 |
5 |
2.5 |
3 |
31 |
0, 0, 0, 5, 0 |
0, 0, 2, 0, 1 |
JJ Smit |
5 |
94 |
23.5 |
0 |
– |
28, 25, 38, 0, 3 |
– |
The Top Point Getters for Namibia are Gerhard Erasmus with 130 match fantasy points. Jack Brassell with 66 match fantasy points and JJ Smit with 57 match fantasy points.
The Top Point Getters for USA are Andries Gous with 121 match fantasy points. Nosthush Kenjige with 107 match fantasy points and Jasdeep Singh with 66 match fantasy points.
M – Matches Played, R – Runs, Avg R – Average Runs, W – Wickets, Avg W – Average Wickets, RR – Recent Scores, RW – Recent Wickets
Player |
M |
R |
Avg R |
W |
Avg W |
RR |
RW |
Gerhard Erasmus |
3 |
77 |
38.5 |
3 |
25 |
0, 0, 0, 77, 0 |
0, 0, 1, 0, 2 |
Nicol Loftie-Eaton |
3 |
86 |
28.7 |
0 |
– |
0, 34, 0, 25, 27 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
Bernard Scholtz |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
26.7 |
0, 0, 1, 2, 0 |
2, 1, 0, 0, 0 |
Harmeet Singh |
3 |
20 |
10 |
3 |
31 |
14, 0, 0, 6, 0 |
0, 1, 0, 0, 2 |
JJ Smit |
5 |
94 |
23.5 |
0 |
– |
28, 25, 38, 0, 3 |
– |
Namibia (NAM) Squad: Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jan Frylinck, JJ Smit, Gerhard Erasmus, Bernard Scholtz, Malan Kruger, JP Kotze, Zane Green, Tangeni Lungamene, Shaun Fouche, Jan-Izak de Villiers, Ben Shikongo, Jan Balt, Dylan Leicher, Alexander Volschenk, Peter-Daniel Blignaut and Jack Brassell
USA (USA) Squad: Nitish Kumar, Milind Kumar, Harmeet Singh, Andries Gous, Smit Patel, Shayan Jahangir, Jasdeep Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Monank Patel, Utkarsh Srivastava, Abhishek Paradkar, Juanoy Drysdale, Ayan Desai, Yasir Mohammad and Saiteja Mukkamalla
Wicket-Keepers: Smit Patel and Zane Green
Batter: Saiteja Mukkamalla
All-Rounders: Gerhard Erasmus, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Bernard Scholtz, Harmeet Singh and Jan Frylinck
Bowlers: Abhishek Paradkar, Jasdeep Singh and Juanoy Drysdale
Captain: Smit Patel
Vice-Captain: Zane Green
Photo Credit: Imago