NAM vs SCT 12th Match Prediction

NAM vs SCT Team Previews

Namibia

Namibia scored a thrilling win over Oman in their opening fixture, as they defeated the opponents in a Super Over.

While they did score two important points, there are a few issues that the team needs to address going forward. The batting wasn’t up to the mark for Namibia and that almost cost them the match. Barring Jan Frylinck and Niko Davin, none of the batsmen were able to get going.

There are some seasoned campaigners in the top and middle order including JJ Smit, Zane Green, and Michael Van Lingen. The team will need at least one of them to showcase their big-hitting skills if they want to post a big total.

Gerhard Erasmus and David Weise are the two all-rounders who hold the key for Namibia. Weise put in an excellent performance during the Super Over with both bat and ball. His experience is invaluable and Namibia will turn to him in pressure situations throughout this T20 World Cup campaign.

He will likely open the attack with the new ball alongside Ruben Trumpelmann, while Bernard Scholtz and Erasmus will feature in the spin attack. 

Namibia has an excellent record against Scotland in T20 cricket and that is something that will give it a lot of confidence going into this contest. 

Scotland

Scotland's opening fixture against England was washed out due to rain, allowing them to share the spoils with the formidable opponent. They will now hope to win here and build up on that bit of good furtune.

Before rain played spoilsport, openers George Munsey and Michael Jones appeared to be in fine touch as they put up an unbeaten partnership of 90 runs in just 10 overs. Such a big partnership and that too against a formidable pace attack of England would have provided a big boost to the team’s confidence.

With experienced players like Richie Berrington, Michael Leask, and Brandon McMullen coming in lower down the order, Scotland will fancy its chances of putting up a big total. We believe that Scotland has one of the best batting lineups amongst the associate teams.

They will be challanged by quality spin but they do have the experience needed to succeed at this level, thanks to the cricket that most of the Scottish players play in the English league.

The bowling unit does seem a bit lacking in quality and that could potentially cost the team some runs. Mark Watt will be the spin-enforcer for Scotland bowling in the powerplay and often at the death. Sole, Currie, and Wheal will be the three other bowlers that lead the charge for Scotland. 

Look for a lot of cutters and changes of pace from all of them. 

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