Namibia vs United Arab Emirates Prediction: UAE still looking for the first win

Namibia and United Arab Emirates are going head to head in the Match 29 of ICC Cricket World Cup League Two at Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek, Namibia on 20th September 2024. UAE still looking for the first win in the tournament. Who will win this game of cricket?

This is a must-win game for the Gerhard Erasmus-led side, which lost four games consecutively to threaten their position. In their last outing, they struggled miserably, falling six wickets down against the United States in a game that highlighted the needs of change in form for them. Michael van Lingen and JP Kotze haven't been good in the last few games and will have to create a strong base while batting. Jan Frylinck has shown all-rounder potential, and along with Erasmus and Malan Kruger, he will be one of the players who are crucial for establishing a solid middle order. JJ Smit and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton will be very crucial for depth in batting. The bowling bench has been pretty short on breakthroughs early in the games, mainly due to lack of big ones by Ben Shikongo and Jan de Villiers. Tangeni Lungameni's experience will be important in the middle overs, supported by Bernard Scholtz. Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton and Erasmus should support well in fringe roles.

Gerhard Erasmus (c), Michael van Lingen, JP Kotze (wk), Jan Frylinck, Malan Kruger, JJ Smit, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jan de Villiers, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni, Ben Shikongo

Muhammad Waseem's team is not doing so well in the tournament since, in the previous game against the United States, his team got itself defeated by 10 wickets for a total of 106 runs where they were bowled out. The captain will have to play as a leader on the field with hoping more in his batter's performance.

Muhammad Wasim needs to use his skills and get the side through a healthy first innings with Aryansh Sharma. Alishan Sharafu needs to anchor the innings in no.3 while Vishnu Sukumaran and Rahul Chopra will play important middle-order cricket. Basil Hameed and Aayan Afzal Khan need to finish off the innings in the lower middle order.

Bowing will have full confidence with the poor batting line up of Namibia. Muhammad Jawadullah and Junaid Siddique will provide the initial wickets for their team. Aayan Afzal Khan's middle-overs experience with Rahul Bhatia will be important and Ali Naseer will also have to play a match-winning role in bowling effort.

Muhammad Waseem (c), Aryansh Sharma (wk), Vishnu Sukumaran, Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra, Ali Naseer, Basil Hameed, Aayan Afzal Khan, Junaid Siddique, Rahul Bhatia, Muhammad Jawadullah

United Arab Emirates is currently at the bottom in the points table of the tournament, and they are unsuccessful to win any. They need to win this match if they want to survive in the World Cup. Their batting lineup would come really handy to them for that cause. The Namibian have a very good batting lineup, plus they have experience of playing under these conditions; therefore, they will be somewhat favored for this match. So, Namibia will probably win this match.