Prediction for NAM vs HKG Dream11 Contest - Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report and Weather report for the second ODI between Namibia and Hong Kong.
Namibia is all set to host Hong Kong in the 2nd ODI at United Cricket Club Ground in Windhoek. The Eagles went 1-0 up after the first game as they defeated the visitors by 65 runs. It was a complete team effort with the bat. Zane and Louwrens scored 77 runs for the opening partnership. Jan Nicol and Gerhard Erasmus continued the proceedings, followed by a brilliant finish from JJ Smit and Ruben Trumpelmann. Namibia posted a total of 332 and Ruben took a fourfer to finish the job and win the game by 65 runs. Namibia would be looking to carry on their form into the 2nd one day to seal the series with one game to go.
On the other side, Hong Kong gave a brilliant fight with the bat after their bowling did all the damage. They started well with skipper Nizakat, Babar Hayat and Yasim scoring half centuries. Meanwhile, they could not carry the momentum and Namibia took back control. Hong Kong got bowled out for 267 with one over to spare. However, there were many positives to count on for Hong Kong from the last game. They will be hoping to carry on those positives into the 2nd game and level the series 1-1 and play a decider on Sunday.
Match: Namibia vs Hong Kong, 2nd ODI
Venue: United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek
Date and Time: 9th June 2022, Thursday, 01:00 PM IST
The pitch at United Cricket Club Ground in Windhoek is a batting one with a high possibility of the team batting first scoring over 300. Namibia scored more than 330 in the first innings in the last game. It won’t change much in the second innings and anything around 280 can be chased. Team winning the toss should bat first.
Namibia pulled the game at the right time in the first One Day and won it convincingly by 65 runs at the end. It is expected to see Namibia winning the second game as well, looking at the balance of their team on paper.
Namibia: Zane Green (wk), Lohan Louwrens, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Michael van Lingen, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Tangeni Lungameni
Hong Kong: Ehsan Khan, Nizakat Khan (c), Babar Hayat, Yasim Murtaza, Zeeshan Ali (wk), Aizaz Khan, Daniel Pascoe, Haroon Arshed, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Ayush Shukla, Vikas Sharma, Mohammad Ghazanfar
● JJ Smit: The Namibian all-rounder was player of the match in the first one day against Hong Kong. He scored 62 off 39 balls with the bat and took 2 wickets as well.
● Ruben Trumpelmann: The left arm seamer took four wickets in the first game and also added 23 runs at the end in just 9 balls. He earned 176 fantasy points in the last game, which was the most by any in the game.
● Gerhard Erasmus: The Namibia skipper continued his form with the bat. The best batter of his team, Erasmus scored another half century in the last game. He will be batting at four once again in the 2nd game of the series.
● Yasim Murtaza (8.5 Credits): Yasim Murtaza scored 72 off 55 balls in the first game. He acquired the highest fantasy points from Hong Kong in the first game. He also took one wicket with the ball.
● Zane Green (8.5 Credits): Zane is one of the most consistent performers in this Namibia side. He will only cost 8.5 CR. He scored a brilliant 46 in the last game to give a brilliant start to Namibian innings.
● Jan Frylinck: The left arm pacer could not take any wicket in the first game. But his reputation is much higher to leave him out. He took 6 wickets in the last t20I series win over Zimbabwe.
If NAM Bats First: C – Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, VC – Ruben Trumpelmann
If HKG Bats First: C – Babar Hayat, VC – Jan Frylinck
If NAM Bats First: C – JJ Smit, VC – Yasim Murtaza
If HKG Bats First: C – Gerhard Erasmus, VC – Nizakat Khan
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