Both sides are coming off a win in their various openers. Scotland beat Papua New Guinea by eight wickets, mainly because of their bowlers, who did a decent job of limiting Papua New Guinea to 154/5. The batters then chased down the totals with thirteen balls to spare, with patron saint Munsey scoring a fifty.

Namibia, meanwhile, scored 159 in their opener against UAE, with Craig Williams smashing a fifty. The bowlers then restricted the hosts to 142/9 in their twenty overs. Jan Frylinck raised the UAE batting line-up as he picked up six wickets in his four overs.

Match Details:

Match: Scotland’s vs Namibia, 5th T20I, UAE Summer T20 Bash 2021
Date and Time: Oct 9th, 2021, Saturday, 11:00 AM IST
Venue: ICC Academy Ground, Dubai

Weather Report

Temperatures in the city are going to be on the higher side with the temperature ranging between twenty-eight degrees Celsius and thirty-seven degrees Celsius.

Pitch Report

The pitch at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai is nice for batting. The ball comes onto the bat nicely, permitting the batters to score quickly. The bowlers will keep in line with their line and length if they’re to get pleasure from any success.

Predicted playing XIs

Scotland

Scotland’s bowlers did a fine job of limiting Papua New Guinea to a low total in their last game. Hamza Tahir picked up 2 wickets, whereas the remainder of the bowlers broke in.

George Munsey, opening the batting, scored a fifty and was well supported by Richie Berrington. Considering the performance they showcased in their tournament opener, Scotland’s are unlikely to form any changes to their playing XI.

Predicted XI: 

• George Munsey
• Kyle Coetzer (c)
• Ollie Hairs
• Richie Berrington
• Calum Macleod
• Matthew Cross
• Chris Greaves
• Josh Davey
• Chris Sole
• Alasdair Evans
• Hamza Tahir

Namibia

Jan Frylinck wreaked mayhem with the ball against UAE as he picked up six wickets for less than twenty-four runs. With the bat, Craig Williams stepped up and smashed fifty-seven however he would want support from the batters against the powerful Scottish bowling unit.

Namibia is unlikely to tinker with a winning combination either.

Predicted XI: 

• Stephan Baard
• Zane Green (wk.)
• Craig Williams
• Gerhard Erasmus (c)
• David Wiese
• JJ Smit
• Jan Frylinck
• Ruben Trumpelmann
• Pikky Ya France
• Karl Birkenstock
• Bernard Scholtz

Match Prediction

This guarantees to be a cracking contest between 2 sides high on confidence. Scotland’s look balanced on paper and are ready to start it off on high as long as they place in a good performance.