South Africa will take on Namibia in a historic T20I match. This article contains details of Namibia’s Playing 11 vs South Africa for the upcoming match.
Namibia to play XI against South Africa – T20I only, South African Tour of Namibia 2025:
Openers: Dylan Pfarrer, Malan Kruger
Namibia will relish the opportunity to play an international match against South Africa when they take on the only T20I on Saturday (October 11).
The captain would back the team to put up a strong performance against the Proteas in all three aspects, be it batting, bowling or fielding.
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The responsibility is on the openers to get the team off to a good start in the first six overs i.e..e,. The power play when hitting first or while chasing.
Namibia is expected to open the innings with Dylan Leicher and Malan Kruger, both of whom will be entrusted with the responsibility of scoring runs individually, along with laying a platform for the incoming batters..
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Louren Steenkamp, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (wk), Jan Balt, JJ Smit
The opening duo is followed by a middle order that the team relies heavily on due to the experience it possesses and would like them to make a significant contribution for Namibia to increase their chances of winning.
The responsibility will fall on captain Gerhard Erasmus, who is one of the most talented batters in the playing XI and is keen to take charge from the front.
Another reason why Namibia has high expectations for middle-order hitters is because of the depth or lack thereof in the batting line-up.
Erasmus would also like hitters like Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton and JJ Smit to give him good support
If Namibia’s top six hitters can convert the start they get into a meaningful score, Namibia will be able to score 170-180 runs while batting first, which is expected to be a good score.
Bowlers: Ruben Trumpelmann, Ben Shikongo, Bernard Scholtz, Jan Fryinck
When it comes to Namibia’s bowling department, it has been at the forefront of some of Namibia’s wins in the T20I format of the game, and the team management would like to see the bowlers raise their hands against South Africa once again.
The Namibian team looked up to experienced bowlers like JJ Smit and Ruben Trumpelmann to challenge the opposition batters and stop them from scoring freely by picking up wickets at regular intervals.
The home side would want its fast bowlers to do most of the work with the ball as pacers have been Namibia’s strength..
If Namibia can restrict the opposition to a score of 150-160 while bowling first, they would feel they have a good chance of beating South Africa in the team’s first appearance against them in international cricket.
It will have to be a collective effort from Namibia’s bowlers, who will be up against a strong South African batting order.
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