After the grand start of World Cup 2022, cricket fans are looking very happy and excited. The matches on the first day of the World Cup have been very interesting and thrilling. Another interesting Namibia vs Netherlands match in Group A will be played at Simonds Stadium. Before entering this exciting battle, both Namibia and Netherlands have given surprises. This match of Namibia vs Netherlands will bring the cricket fans of both countries closer to the world of cricket which is a good omen.

ICC is paying special attention to emerging teams to include them in the mainstream of the cricket world. ICC continues to conduct a series of weak teams with strong teams so that the emerging teams also get an idea of the quality of cricket. You will see both Namibian and Netherlands teams play frequently with the Super 8 teams. The more nations join this tournament, the more interesting this tournament will become.

Namibia started the World Cup 2022 in a victorious manner, in the first match played against Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan team was dusted by Namibia and everyone’s attention was focused on them.

The Netherlands has also started the World Cup 2022 in a strong way, on the first day of the start of the World Cup, the second match of the group stage was between the Netherlands and the UAE, which the Netherlands won by 3 wickets after a sensational contest. It is encouraging for the Netherlands to start the World Cup in a victorious manner.

Namibia vs Netherlands Match Details

Match: Group A, Namibia vs Netherlands, 5th Match, T20 World Cup 2022

Time     : 9:30 AM (IST)

Venue: Simonds Stadium, Geelong

Date:  Tuesday, OCT 18 2022

Namibia Team Preview  

Namibia Squad

Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Stephan Baard, Divan la Cock, Nicol Loftie Eaton, David Wiese, Jan Frylinck, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni, Ben Shikongo, Michael van Lingen, Karl Birkenstock, Lohan Louwrens, Helao Ya France.

Namibia Expected Playing 11

Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Stephan Baard, Divan la Cock, Nicol Loftie Eaton, David Wiese, Jan Frylinck, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni

Namibia T20 Stats and History

Total Match played = 90

Won                       = 26

Loss                       = 12

Draw                      = 0

No Result               =0

Team Analysis

Namibia had a dominant performance against the Asia Cup winner team Sri Lanka in their first match. After batting first, Namibia set a scoreboard of 163 and caught the Sri Lankan team on 108 scores. The openers of the Namibian team faced some difficulties but their middle order played well. In this way, the bowlers of Namibia showed good bowling and kept the runs as well as taking wickets. David Wiese bowled 4 overs and took 2 wickets by giving only 16 runs. Bernard Scholtz took 2 wickets by giving just 18 runs in his 4 overs. Ben Shikongo took 2 wickets by giving 22 runs in his 3 overs.

Netherlands Team Preview

Netherlands Squad

Scott Edwards (c), Colin Ackermann, Logan van Beek, Shariz Ahmad, Tom Cooper, Brandon Glover, Fred Klaassen, Timm van der Gugten, Bas de Leede, Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe, Teja Nidamanuru, Stephan Myburgh, Max O’Dowd, Vikram Singh, Tim Pringle.

Netherlands Expected Playing 11

Scott Edwards (c), Colin Ackermann, Logan van Beek, Shariz Ahmad, Tom Cooper, Brandon Glover, Fred Klaassen, Timm van der Gugten, Bas de Leede, Paul van Meekeren, Teja Nidamanuru.

Netherlands T20 Stats and History

Total Match Played = 90

Won                        = 45

Loss                        = 41

Draw                       = 1

No Result                = 3

Team Analysis

The Netherlands had a smoky performance in their first match against UAE. The Dutch batsmen failed to set a big total on the scoreboard while batting first. Batting first, the Netherlands scored just 112. In the second innings, the bowlers of the Netherlands showed good bowling. Bas de Leed got 3 wickets by giving 19 runs in his 3 hours which is a matter of honor for him. Fred Klaassen gave 13 runs and guided 2 players to the pavilion. But looking at the performance of the Dutch batsmen in the first match, there is a question mark on them.

Namibia vs Netherlands head-to-head Stats

Total Match Played = 2

Netherlands Won     = 1

Namibia Won           = 1

Draw                        = 0

No Result                 = 0

Namibia vs Netherlands Pitch Report

Geelong’s pitch will be very supportive of the batters. It can be quite beneficial for the bettors, but gradually it will slow down.

Namibia vs Netherlands Match Prediction

The Namibian team appears to be the favorite as it can be seen that they have a balanced team. If you look at Namibia’s top order, their top batsmen have experience of T20 cricket and they play with a good strike rate. Their batsmen in the middle order have the ability to take the match into depth. If a team’s middle order is good, the top or opening batsmen get motivation. Namibia’s all-rounders are also looking in form. As we have seen that David Wiese and Bernard Scholtz are bowling well, it can be seen that Namibia has a good combination of pace bowlers and spin bowlers.

Namibia vs Netherlands Betting Tips

Now you have seen the whole situation and a detailed and reasoned review that Namibia is being declared as the favorite team in this match between Namibia vs Netherlands. For a mega event, every team enters the field with good preparation as can be seen in this T20 World Cup. It would not be appropriate to say that there is a big difference in the preparation of both the teams in this match of Namibia vs Netherlands, no, it is not at all, and both the teams will come to the field to hunt with their best hunters. My analysis is that Namibia has an advantage over the Netherlands in some aspects. It is not easy to play in the fields of Australia, there will be competition with the weather along with the teams. Teams from different continents have gone to play, so it will be quite challenging for the teams to adjust themselves to the weather there.

Looking at the Australian ground where this match will be played, looking at the pitch and weather, and looking at the preparation of both teams and the expected playing 11, Our favorite team is Namibia.