England will look to seal their Super Eight qualification when they take on Namibia in the 33rd game of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Get our latest expert England vs Namibia match betting tips, predictions and picks below.
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ENG vs NAM Match Information
- Venue: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
- Date: Saturday, June 15
- Time: 1 pm local (5 pm GMT, 10.30 pm IST)
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What Have The Two Teams Done So Far?
England had a rocky start to their campaign when their opening game against Scotland was washed out and that was followed by a poor show against Australia which saw them lose by aplenty.
With talks of Australia contriving to allow Scotland to go through and question-marks around England’s net run-rate, they notched up a stunning win over Oman, chasing down the target in 3.1 overs.
Namibia won a Super Over against Oman but have lost to Australia with 14.2 overs remaining and against Scotland with nine balls to spare since then. They are already out of reckoning for the Super Eight berth.
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England had lost just one game and even that was to arch-rivals and one of the pre-tournament favourites, Australia. And yet, the talk around the side was that this is one that could be knocked out early.
Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood had added fuel to the fire by talking of a potential tactic by their team to win slowly enough in their final game against Scotland to help knock England out.
All of that was before England’s net run-rate was in question as compared to Scotland’s.
Then the Oman game happened and all that’s left for England to do is win against Namibia in this game.
Because not often do you see a team chase down a total in an international game in a mere 3.1 overs. But that’s what happened against Oman, who were first bowled out for 47 and then saw that chased down by Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Will Jacks and Jonny Bairstow in a mere 19 balls.
Their net run-rate has seen such a big jump that Scotland now needs to actually start thinking of upsetting Australia if they need to qualify.
Namibia have punched a little above their weights with that win over Oman but have been found wanting at crucial times.
In their previous game against Australia they were held together by captain Gerhard Erasmus’ 36 but even then they finished with only 72. And then much like what England did to Oman, Namibia were done in by an aggressive Aussie chase who finished it off in 5.4 overs.
With the weather expected to play good, Namibia’s best hope here is to put up a fighting display and hope the game doesn’t get over in the first half itself.
ENG vs NAM Head-to-Head Stats
- Overall England vs Namibia Head-to-head: This will be their first T20I meeting having earlier faced off in an ODI at the 2003 World Cup.
- England had won that one by 55 runs.
Possible Playing XIs
England
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley.
Namibia
Michael van Lingen, Nikolaas Davin, Jan Frylinck, Gerhard Erasmus, JJ Smit, Zane Green, David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo.
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ENG vs NAM Predictions with Latest Odds*
ENG vs NAM Match Winner
England to win: 1/25 (sign up with 1xbet)
ENG vs NAM Top Batsman
- Top England Batsman – Phil Salt: 3/1 (sign up with 1xbet)
- Top Namibia Batsman – Jan Frylinck: 9/2 (sign up with 1xbet)
ENG vs NAM Top Bowler
- Top England Bowler – Jofra Archer: 13/4 (sign up with 1xbet)
- Top Namibia Bowler – DavidRuben Trumpelmann: 15/4 (sign up with 1xbet)
ENG vs NAM Toss Prediction
England to win the toss: 10/11
ENG vs NAM Score Prediction
Total Match Score – Under 263.5: 5/6
*odds correct at the time of writing.
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