The Playoff 2 in the ICC World T20 qualifiers will take place between Namibia and Oman at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The African nation started off the campaign with consecutive defeats to Netherlands and Papua New Guinea. Nevertheless, they got back into the mix with four straight wins. As a result of their recent success, Namibia finds itself at the third spot in Group A.
Meanwhile, Oman currently finds itself at the second spot in Group B. Oman is on the back of four wins off their first five games. Their most recent game against Jersey ended in a 14 run loss. Had Oman won the game, they would have directly qualified for the mega event.
Having said that, the winner of Playoff 2 will book a spot for the ICC World T20 in Australia next year. The team that loses gets to square off against Hong Kong for Playoff 4.
Match Details
Date- Tuesday, October 29 | Time- 9:00 PM (IST) | Venue- Dubai International Stadium
Weather and Pitch conditions
Clear skies seem the norm in Dubai and a complete game is expected. The wicket is more often than not a high scoring on with minal assistance for seamers or spinners.
Squads
Namibia:
Stephan Baard, Niko Davin, JP Kotze, Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus (C), JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Zane Green (WK), Christi Viljoen, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Pikky Ya France, Zhivago Groenewald, Tangeni Lungameni, Karl Birkenstock.
Oman:
Jatinder Singh, Khawar Ali, Aqib Ilyas, Amir Kaleem, Zeeshan Maqsood (C), Suraj Kumar (WK), Sandeep Goud, Khurram Nawaz Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Fayyaz Butt, Bilal Khan, Jay Odedara, Kaleemullah, Mehran Khan, Sufyan Mahmood, Naseem Khushi
Probable Playing Eleven
Namibia- Stephan Baard, Niko Davin, JP Kotze, Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus (C), JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Zane Green (WK), Christi Viljoen, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo
Oman- Jatinder Singh, Khawar Ali, Aqib Ilyas, Amir Kaleem, Zeeshan Maqsood (C), Suraj Kumar (WK), Sandeep Goud, Khurram Nawaz Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Fayyaz Butt, Bilal Khan
Top Picks
For Oman, Khawar Ali and Amir Kaleem have been the two front line bowlers in the tournament. The duo has taken nine and eight wickets respectively.
Meanwhile. Christi Viljoen has taken 19 wickets from the last nine T20I’s for Namibia. Jan Frylinck, however, is the leading wicket-taker of the ongoing tournament with 14 wickets to his bel.
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Wicket Keeper- JP Kotze
Batsmen- Gerhard Erasmus, Jatinder Singh, Aqib Ilyas
All-Rounders- Christi Viljoen, JJ Smit, Amir Kaleem, Khawar Ali (VC)
Bowlers- Jan Frylinck (C), Bernard Scholtz, Bilal Khan