T20 World Cup 2024: England’s hopes of making their way through to the Super 8 are still alive as they face Namibia in their last Group game at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua.
After huge win vs Oman, England face Namibia to keep Super 8 hopes alive. Courtesy: AP
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jun 15, 2024 11:27 IST
England will look to keep their Super 8 hopes alive when they cross swords with Namibia on Saturday, June 15 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua. The Three Lions made a slow start to the tournament and right now, they do not have their fate in their own hands. Even if they beat Namibia, they will need Richie Berrington’s Scotland to beat Australia.
The Brits, however, will be high on confidence after beating Oman by 8 wickets. After bowling Aqib Ilyas’ men for 47, they chased down the target in 3.1 overs. Jos Buttler’s men were clinical to the extent that they increased their net run rate to +3.081 from a disastrous -1.800. Adil Rashid, the World No.1 T20I spinner, won the Player of the Match award for his 4-wicket haul.
Jofra Archer and Mark Wood also contributed with 3 wickets apiece. Phil Salt showed more intent when he started off the English innings with back-to-back sixes off left-arm pacer Bilal Khan. England need 2 more matches to go in their favour to enter the second round.
Namibia, on the other hand, would be playing for pride. They started with a win over Oman, but have looked lacklustre since then. Against Australia, they were bowled out for 72 in 17 overs. Making things worse, the Aussies chased down the target inside the powerplay.
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NAM vs ENG Head-to-Head
Namibia and England have never faced each other in T20Is. However, they locked horns once in ODIs back in 2003 when the Three Lions beat Namibia by 55 runs.
NAM vs ENG: Team News
England are unlikely to make any changes to their playing XI given how they played against Oman last time around. Namibia are likely to test their bench strength after facing an early exit from the tournament.
NAM vs ENG: Pitch Report
The pitch in Antigua has been a belter until now. And most importantly, chasing teams have won all 3 games thus far at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. It is one of the very few venues in the tournament that has helped batters. A high-scoring game seems to be on the cards.
NAM vs ENG: Probable Playing XI
Namibia: Nikolaas Davin, Michael van Lingen, Jan Frylinck, Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Zane Green (wk), David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo
England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley
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Jun 15, 2024
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