Namibia vs UAE, 25th Match, ICC CWC Qualifier Play-off 2026

Tribhuvan University International Cricket GroundSun 20 Dec 20269:45 AM IST (10:00 AM local)

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Starts Sun 20 Dec · 9:45 AM IST

NAM vs UAE Prediction: Who Will Win?

Match winner UAEto win 60%win chance

NAM 40%

UAE 60%

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We are backing UAE, who start as favourites with a 60% win chance.

UAE are in better shape, with four wins from their last five games against three from five for Namibia. The head-to-head record backs them too: UAE lead it 7-3.

Sides batting second have done better at this ground, so expect the toss winner to bowl. A first-innings total of about 230 looks par for this game.

NAM vs UAE Score Prediction at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground

If Namibia bat first

225-255runs

Most likely around 238

If UAE bat first

205-235runs

Most likely around 221

How totals go at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground

219Avg 1st innings

191Avg 2nd innings

14-18Bat first v chase wins

32ODI matches here

NAM vs UAE Toss Prediction

Whoever wins the toss is likely to bowl first.

Namibia chose to bowl first in 2 of their last 3 tosses won.
UAE chose to bowl first in 1 of their last 1 tosses won.

NAM vs UAE Pitch Report

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground has generally helped the bowlers, and scores here tend to come in under the usual ODI par.

Across the last 32 ODI matches here, the side batting first has averaged 219, with chasing teams averaging 191. Batting first, a side will want something around 205-235 on the board. Results have been evenly split: 14 wins for the side batting first and 18 for the chasers.

The last 3 first-innings scores here, newest first: 195 (USA, lost), 321/6 (SCO, won), 218/7 (NEP, lost). Scoring has gone up lately: the last 3 first innings averaged 245, above the ground average of 219. First-innings totals here have ranged from 35 to 321 in that time.

Toss call: a close one. Bowling first and knowing the target is the safer choice.

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