πππππ :Β United States of America vs Namibia
ππππ : February 08, Saturday
ππππ : 11:00 AM ISTβ
πππππ : Al Amerat Cricket Ground, Oman Cricket
ππππππππππ : ICC Cricket World Cup League Two, 2023-27
It’s first versus sixth in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 as USA take on Namibia in Oman on Saturday.
- USA have won three of their last five games in the tournament.
- Namibia had lost six in a row before a very convincing win over UAE last September.
- USA won both head to heads in this format last year.
United States of America vs Namibia
TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar
Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website.
USA vs NAM Match Prediction & Analysis
With the top tier of men’s international cricket about to do battle in the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the UAE over the coming weeks, the second tier get back to business in the Cricket World Cup League 2.
USA currently lead the table but they are by no means dominating the league as the top five teams are separated by only two points with Oman in fifth and Canada level on points with USA at the top.
Namibia loiter only four points behind so a victory for them in this game would see them go only four points behind their opponent. However, victory for the USA will see them pull clear of the chasing pack.
TEAMS PREVIEW
United States of America Preview
Although USA have not been as dominant as they would have liked across this Cricket World Cup League 2 campaign so far, they are still sitting at the top of the table and will arrive for this game in the knowledge that if their best players perform on the day then they will be very hard to stop in their tracks!
With the bat, we can expect captain Monank Patel along with Aaron Jones to carry the biggest threat to Namibia’s bowlers although Harmeet Singh showed plenty of ability and class of his own with 59 runs from 44 balls at nunmber six in the batting order in their last game against Nepal.
Namibia Preview
Namibia have been a consistent international side for much of the last decade but they have struggled to take the final step with only a handful of giant-killing acts in recent years.
Despite that, they have plenty of experience and should come into this game with enough self-belief to cause the USA a good deal of problems.
The top three batting line up of Michael van Lingen, JP Kotze and captain Gerhard Erasmus put on 147 for the first two wickets in their last game and Namibia will need more of the same if they are to build a solid foundation with the bat in this game. Lower down the order, expect Bernard Scholtz and Ben Shikongo to play with freedom if required to come to the middle.
Weather Conditions
This game is going to be played under hot, sunny and cloudless skies on Friday in Al Amerat! The temperature will be up at 26 degrees for the first ball and is likely to be only two or three degrees less by the close.
USA vs NAM Pitch Report
The pitch will not be full of demons but will also not be a batters paradise! Expect the ball to turn for the spinners and for the pace bowlers with well disguised cutters to also succeed. If one side makes 250 when batting first then they will be well in the game.
Toss: To Bowl
On a pitch which is likely to get slower as the game progresses, we expect both teams to want to get first use of the strip with the bat in hand. Therefore we predict that both captains will choose to bat first should they win the toss.
