England's Adil Rashid in action
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Cricket Match Predictions: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 - 34th Match - Group B - Namibia vs England - June 15th
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 34th match of ICC Men's T20 World Cup to be played between England and Namibia (Group B) on the 15th of June.
Current Form England:
England are currently placed at the third position in Group B points table with 1 win to their credit.
England have an outside chance to qualify for the Super 8's, given they beat Namibia by a huge margin and Scotland loses to Australia.
The top run scorer for England in the World Cup is Jos Buttler with 66 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for England in the World Cup is Adil Rashid with 5 scalps under his belt.
England have won their previous match against Oman by 8 wickets.
Oman batted first and they were bowled out for a small total of 47. Pratik Athavale and Kashyapkumar Prajapati got out quite early. Aqib Ilyas and others also fell prey to the sheer pace of Mark Wood. Adil Rashid then came on and picked up 4 wickets for 11 runs to wrap things up as Oman were bowled out for a paltry 47.
During the chase, Philip Salt looked to be in a hurry. He smashed 2 sixes on consecutive balls before getting dismissed by Bilal Khan. Jos Buttler then hit 24 runs in 8 balls to win the match for England with 8 wickets in hand.
Current Form Namibia:
Namibia are currently placed at the 4th position in Group B points table with 1 win to their credit.
Namibia have a tough road to qualify for the Super 8's. Given that they will lose their next match against England, Namibia are almost out of the Super 8 contention.
The top run scorer for Namibia in the competition is Gerhard Erasmus with 109 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Namibia in the competition is David Wiese with 5 scalps under his belt.
Namibia have lost their previous match against Australia by 9 wickets.
Namibia batted first and they posted a total of 72 before being bowled out. Apart from Gerhard Erasmus, the other batters simply failed to pose any competition to the Aussie bowlers. Adam Zampa picked up 4 wickets for 12 runs as Namibia were bowled out for 72.
During the chase, Travis Head and David Warner looked to be in a hurry to finish the game. They smashed 34 and 20 runs respectively and almost sealed the deal in favor of the Aussies. They won the match by 9 wickets.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
England
Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood
Namibia
Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Michael Van Lingen, Dylan Leicher, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, Tangeni Lungameni, Niko Davin, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, JP Kotze, David Wiese, Bernard Scholtz, Malan Kruger and PD Blignaut
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Namibia
Who will win?- England
Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Jos Buttler (England), Gerhard Erasmus (Namibia)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Adil Rashid (England), Bernard Scholtz (Namibia)
Most Sixes – Jos Buttler (England), Gerhard Erasmus (Namibia)
Player of the Match- Adil Rashid (England)
Team Scores Batting first – England 130+, Namibia 90+
Match Handicap: England
*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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