Namibia play host to South Africa in a rare one of T20I matches on Saturday, 10th October. The match is slated to be played at Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek and the scheduled start time is 5:30 PM IST. Ahead of this exciting contest between the African neighbours check out our props, stats, pitch report, squads and match winner prediction of Namibia vs South Africa T20I match.
Namibia vs South Africa Props
Stats
- Namibia won all the three T20I matches played at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek.
- The average 1st innings score in T20I matches played at Windhoek is 110 runs.
- Loftie-Eaton has scored 101 runs in 2 matches, averaging 50.5 at Windhoek.
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek Pitch Report
The pitch at Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek favours the bowlers and is a low scoring venue. The venue has hosted three T20I matches till date, where the average 1st innings score is 110 runs and on all three occasions the team bowling first won. The trend clearly suggests that the surface offers some swing early on and as the game progresses it gets better for batting.
Namibia vs South Africa Squads
Namibia Squad: Malan Kruger, Jan Frylinck, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Louren Steenkamp, Gerhard Erasmus(c), JJ Smit, Zane Green(w), Ruben Trumpelmann, Jan de Villiers, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Jan Balt, Jack Brassell, Max Heingo, Dylan Leicher.
South Africa Squad: Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock(w), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Rubin Hermann, Donovan Ferreira(c), Jason Smith, Gerald Coetzee, Bjorn Fortuin, Nandre Burger, Nqabayomzi Peter, Lizaad Williams, Rivaldo Moonsamy, Andile Simelane, Ottneil Baartman.
Namibia vs South Africa Match Winner Prediction
Well it's a no brainer that the visitors, South Africa enter this contest as the favourites to win this match. Quinton de Kock will make his comeback for the Proteas, while Donovan Ferreira will lead the side. Safe to say it's a secondary South African side who will take on the main team of Namibia.
Though this might look a pretty one-sided contest, the Namibian side are often known to surprise teams with their fight and grit, which has helped them qualify to the 2026 T20 World Cup. So expect a competitive match, but the Proteas to take this one home.
Our Prediction: South Africa to Win!
