ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019: 7th Place Playoff, Namibia Women vs USA Women: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 7th place playoff of the 2019 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier between Namibia Women and United States of America (USA) Women will be hosted by the Lochlands in Arbroath.

The match starts at 10:00 AM local time (9:00 PM GMT) (2:30 PM IST).

Preview:

Namibia Women and the United States of America (USA) Women will be hoping to avoid finishing last among the eight teams in this qualifying tournament. Both the teams lost all three matches in the group stage and things didn’t change for them in the playoff match either. Both sides will be hoping to put a great effort into this and return home with at least one win in their kitty.

While the bowling has been decent for both the teams, it is their batting that kept letting them down. Namibia nearly took down Thailand Women with their bowling. The Thailand team were reduced to 37/6 before recovering in the 2nd half. They finished with 99/6 and bundled out Namibia to just 61. The USA can take positives from the last match where their opener Nadia Gruny scored an unbeaten fifty.

Weather Condition/Report:

Lochlands is expected to dry on the final day of the tournament as it stood all over this tournament. The weather forecast for the early morning on Saturday is also clear and no delayed start is expected.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The playoff recorded successful chases; both under 100 and that has been a trend in Arbroath. The teams bowling enjoyed help from the pitch with the new ball that helped in restricting the batsmen. Scores around 110 will be challenging for the chasing teams.

Team News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Namibia Women:

Adri van der Merwe, Kayleen Green, Yasmeen Khan (C), Irene van Zyl, Sune Wittmann, Reehana Khan, Petro Enright, Dietlind Foerster, Wilka Mwatile, Victoria Hamunyela, Sylvia Shihepo.

Bench: Arrasta Diergaardt, Merczerly Gorases, Eveleen Kejarukua

United States of America Women (USA):

Sugetha Chandhrasekar, Erica Rendler, Nadia Gruny, Sindhu Sriharsha (C & WK), Shebani Bhaskar, Onika Wallerson, Samantha Ramautar, Sara Farooq, Lisa Ramjit, Claudine Beckford, Akshatha Rao.

Bench: Mahika Kandanala, Geetika Kodali, Uzma Iftikhar

Top Picks:

Wilka Mwatile has been Namibia’s go-to bowler with five wickets at an economy under five. Irene van Zyl picked up three wickets and also scored 30 runs in this tournament thus far. USA will be hoping for more 35+ scores from Erica Rendler who has three scores of 35+ and seven single digits over her last ten matches in the T20 format.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Wilka Mwatile, Irene van Zyl, Nadia Gruny

Vice-Captain Options – Lisa Ramjit, Sindhu Sriharsha, Erica Rendler

Nadia Gruny became the first USA Women to score a T20I fifty in the last match. This would surely make her the prime option as captain or vice-captain given the poor performance among the batters.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Sindhu Sriharsha

Batters – Adri van der Merwe, Shebani Bhaskar, Erica Rendler

All-Rounders – Petro Enright, Nadia Gruny (C), Sune Wittmann

Bowlers – Wilka Mwatile, Akshatha Rao, Lisa Ramjit, Irene van Zyl (VC)

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Sindhu Sriharsha

Batters – Adri van der Merwe, Shebani Bhaskar, Erica Rendler

All-Rounders – Nadia Gruny, Sune Wittmann

Bowlers – Wilka Mwatile (C), Samantha Ramautar, Lisa Ramjit (VC), Irene van Zyl, Sylvia Shihepo

Expert Advice:

With both teams struggling big time with the bat, picking as many bowlers and all-rounders as possible will be the way to go forward for this match.

Probable Winners:

Namibia might finish ahead of the USA with their first win of the tournament.

*Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.