North Sound (Antigua), Defending champions England will be keen to brutally defeat Namibia and stay relevant in the race for the T20 World Cup Super Eight stage here on Saturday.
England were in the lead after defeats against Scotland and defeats against Australia, but the Ben Stokes-led side turned it around with an eight-wicket win over Oman.
After bowling out Oman for 47, England chased down the target in just 3.1 overs by a record margin with 101 balls to spare. The result also did wonders for England's net run rate (NRR), which is the lowest in Group B between them and Scotland. is an important separating factor between. The Three Lions' NRR has increased from -1.8 to +3.08, overtaking Scotland's +2.16.However, Scotland have five points to England's three. Therefore, the former two-time champions will have to beat Namibia to go level with Scotland and then hope that Scotland loses to Australia, who have already qualified for the Super Eights.
In that scenario, England would enter the Super Eights with a better NRR, but an upset win by Scotland over Australia or a defeat in Gros Islet would see Stokes and his players out. But captain Stokes looked confident after the big win over Oman.
"I've been around long enough to know how it works," Stokes said after the win over Oman.He added, "We know what's going on in the dressing room. We have full confidence in our team and we have another big match coming up."
The pitch at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here has plenty of bounce and turn. England bowlers such as leg spinner Adil Rashid (4/11) and the pace duo of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood, who claimed similar figures of 3/12, helped Oman Took advantage of this by dismissing him on his lowest score in T20Is. 47--fourth lowest overall in the T20 World Cup.Stokes will be hoping to win the toss again and field his bowlers against an inexperienced Namibian side who were bowled out for 72 in their previous match against Australia.
Teams (from) England: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley. And Mark Wood.
Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (captain), Zane Green, Michael Van Lingen, Dylan Leichter, Ruben Trumpelman, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, Tangeni Lungameni, Nico Devine, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, JP Kotz, David Wiese, Bernard Scholtz, Malan Kruger and PD Blignaut.
Match starts: 10.30 pm IST New Zealand are ousted and are in search of the elusive win.
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New Zealand will face Uganda in the fast bowling friendly Taruba in the first of their two bad matches in this T20 World Cup. Afghanistan knocked the Kiwis out of the race for the Super Eights from Group C after their win over Papua New Guinea here.This means the Black Caps have failed to progress beyond the group stage at the World Cup for the first time in a decade in both the ODI and T20 formats.
The Kiwis will be hoping to return home with their heads held high after wins over newcomers Uganda and PNG. Their aging batsmen look badly out of shape and are in desperate need of a revival, while the bowlers too had their moments.
Teams (from):
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee. Uganda: Brian Masaba (captain), Simon Ssesaji, Roger Mukasa, Cosmas Kyawuta, Dinesh Nakrani, Fred Achelam, Kenneth Waiswa, Alpesh Ramjani, Frank Nsubuga, Henry Sesendo, Bilal Hassun, Robinson Obuya, Riazat Ali Shah, Juma Miyaji and Raunak Patel.
Match start: 6 am IST.
South Africa faces Nepal, target is four out of four======================
South Africa, already through to the Super Eights, will take on Nepal in a clash between the Group D table-toppers and wooden spooners in Kingstown.
Anrich Nortje, who is the joint second leading wicket-taker with eight wickets, has been in excellent form, and will look to make life difficult for Nepal's batsmen.The Proteas would also hope that their top-order in Quinton De Kock, Reeza Hendricks, skipper Aiden Markram and Tristan Stubbs to get back their mojo ahead of the Super Eight.
Teams (from)
Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal and Kamal. Singh Airee.South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Otneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuyn, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabriz Shamsi and Tristan stump.
Match start: 5 am IST.
England were in the lead after defeats against Scotland and defeats against Australia, but the Ben Stokes-led side turned it around with an eight-wicket win over Oman.
After bowling out Oman for 47, England chased down the target in just 3.1 overs by a record margin with 101 balls to spare. The result also did wonders for England's net run rate (NRR), which is the lowest in Group B between them and Scotland. is an important separating factor between. The Three Lions' NRR has increased from -1.8 to +3.08, overtaking Scotland's +2.16.However, Scotland have five points to England's three. Therefore, the former two-time champions will have to beat Namibia to go level with Scotland and then hope that Scotland loses to Australia, who have already qualified for the Super Eights.
In that scenario, England would enter the Super Eights with a better NRR, but an upset win by Scotland over Australia or a defeat in Gros Islet would see Stokes and his players out. But captain Stokes looked confident after the big win over Oman.
"I've been around long enough to know how it works," Stokes said after the win over Oman.He added, "We know what's going on in the dressing room. We have full confidence in our team and we have another big match coming up."
The pitch at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here has plenty of bounce and turn. England bowlers such as leg spinner Adil Rashid (4/11) and the pace duo of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood, who claimed similar figures of 3/12, helped Oman Took advantage of this by dismissing him on his lowest score in T20Is. 47--fourth lowest overall in the T20 World Cup.Stokes will be hoping to win the toss again and field his bowlers against an inexperienced Namibian side who were bowled out for 72 in their previous match against Australia.
Teams (from) England: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley. And Mark Wood.
Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (captain), Zane Green, Michael Van Lingen, Dylan Leichter, Ruben Trumpelman, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, Tangeni Lungameni, Nico Devine, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, JP Kotz, David Wiese, Bernard Scholtz, Malan Kruger and PD Blignaut.
Match starts: 10.30 pm IST New Zealand are ousted and are in search of the elusive win.
,
New Zealand will face Uganda in the fast bowling friendly Taruba in the first of their two bad matches in this T20 World Cup. Afghanistan knocked the Kiwis out of the race for the Super Eights from Group C after their win over Papua New Guinea here.This means the Black Caps have failed to progress beyond the group stage at the World Cup for the first time in a decade in both the ODI and T20 formats.
The Kiwis will be hoping to return home with their heads held high after wins over newcomers Uganda and PNG. Their aging batsmen look badly out of shape and are in desperate need of a revival, while the bowlers too had their moments.
Teams (from):
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee. Uganda: Brian Masaba (captain), Simon Ssesaji, Roger Mukasa, Cosmas Kyawuta, Dinesh Nakrani, Fred Achelam, Kenneth Waiswa, Alpesh Ramjani, Frank Nsubuga, Henry Sesendo, Bilal Hassun, Robinson Obuya, Riazat Ali Shah, Juma Miyaji and Raunak Patel.
Match start: 6 am IST.
South Africa faces Nepal, target is four out of four======================
South Africa, already through to the Super Eights, will take on Nepal in a clash between the Group D table-toppers and wooden spooners in Kingstown.
Anrich Nortje, who is the joint second leading wicket-taker with eight wickets, has been in excellent form, and will look to make life difficult for Nepal's batsmen.The Proteas would also hope that their top-order in Quinton De Kock, Reeza Hendricks, skipper Aiden Markram and Tristan Stubbs to get back their mojo ahead of the Super Eight.
Teams (from)
Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal and Kamal. Singh Airee.South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Otneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuyn, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabriz Shamsi and Tristan stump.
Match start: 5 am IST.
