πππππ :βΒ βCanada vs Namibiaβ
ππππ : March 15, Saturday
ππππ : 01:00PM ISTβββ
πππππ : Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
ππππππππππ : ICC Cricket World Cup League Two, 2023-27
Third placed Canada take on Namibia who trail them by three places and eight points in the Cricket World Cup League 2 table.
- Namibia have not won any of their last five ODIs.
- Canada are unbeaten across their last five games in this format.
- Both teams have won one of the two previous head to heads.
Canada 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.
CAN vs NAM Match Prediction & Analysis
The Cricket World Cup League 2 has been a fascinating competition with the table starting to take shape over recent games.
USA top the table with Netherlands and Canada two points behind, before Oman appear two points further back. Scotland currently sit in fifth place but have at least four games in hand on all teams in the league and with the talent they have at their disposal, one can reasonably expect them to climb the league and be in with a shout at the business end of the campaign.
For this contest though, we have Namibia, who have played the most games in the league (19), taking on Canada who are only two points from the summit and have a game in hand on both Netherlands and USA.
TEAMS PREVIEW
Canada Preview
When Canada and Namibia met on Sunday, it was Canada who came out on top via a Super Over and winning that tight contest will stand them in particularly good stead ahead of this clash on Saturday.
It was Navneet Dhaliwal, batting at the top of the order, who took the Player of the Match award thanks to a composed innings of 54 runs from 84 balls. We expect heβll be looking to bat with a bit more fluency in this game and the Namibian bowlers will be sure to want to dismiss him early in this contest.
With the ball, all of Canadaβs bowlers will fancy their chances of making an impact again after all five of them took at least one wicket in Sundayβs victory. Dilon Heyliger took 3/45 and he will be the spearhead of the attack once more.
Namibia Preview
Namibia no longer have the brilliant all-round skills of David Wiese to call upon but they do have quality and experienced players still in their team. Unfortunately for the squad, they do seem to miss the star quality of a player like Wiese who could turn a game with both bat and ball and the team is still waiting to see who will emerge as their next reliable individual.
With the bat, we can expect the top three of Zane Green, Nikolas Davin and captain Gerhard Erasmus to be key. Between them they all have plenty of experience and runs on the board will be important to get the team out of this losing slump.
With the ball, Bernard Scholtz will be key if the ball turns with Jan Frylinck alongside Ruben Trumpelmann likely to play an important role if the ball moves through the air.
Namibia have the players, they now need to all put in a solid performance together.
Weather Conditions
After a damp Friday, the forecast is for a warmer and drier Saturday in Windhoek. The temperature will peak at 27 degrees in late afternoon and there could be a short sharp shower earlier in the game.
CAN vs NAM Pitch Report
This pitch is one which the bowlers enjoy. There may not be a great deal of pace for them to play with but instead the sticky nature of the surface is a frustrating one for the batters who are forced to try spectacular things! A winnable score batting first in this game will be around 200.
Toss: To Bat
Canada were able to defend their total, albeit via a Super Over in the last game, so we predict that both teams will want to bat first at the toss ahead of this game.