Australia U-19 are favorites to win
Australia U-19 will take on Namibia U-19 at the Diamond Oval, Kimberley in Match 9 of the 2024 Under-19 World Cup. This match gets underway at 09:45 local time on Monday 22nd January, 2024.
Although there will not be as much bounce as seen at some other South African venues, there will still be plenty of pace to work with at this venue.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Australia vs Namibia, U19 World Cup 2024
You have to go back to 2010 to find the last time Australia U-19s won the Under-19 World Cup although they did come close last time when they were knocked out at the semi-final stage to eventual runners-up England U-19s. Australia U-19s have a strong squad to select from for this opener.
With the bat, Australia U-19s are most likely to look to the pair of Hugh Weibgen and Harry Dixon to score the majority of their runs in this match. Weibgen has a higher average but scores his runs slower than Dixon who most pundits expect to be one of the most attacking batters in the tournament.
Australia U-19s have plenty of variation in their bowling attack and we expect Raf MacMillan to use the pace of the wicket to bowl quick off-spin in this game. Callum Vidler is another bowler with real talent and he will bowl with pace in this clash.
Australia U-19s were well beaten by Bangladesh U-19s in their final warm up game by 5 wickets.
Ryan Hicks (wk), Hugh Weibgen (c), Harry Dixon, Corey Wasley, Tom Straker, Harkirat Bajwa, Lachlan Aitken, Harjas Singh, Mahli Beardman, Raf MacMillan, Callum Vidler
After failing to qualify for the tournament in 2020 or 2022, Namibia U-19s make a welcome return to the Under-19 World Cup under the captaincy of Alexander Busing-Volschenk. However, this will be a real test against Australia U-19s!
There has not been much opportunity for competitive batting practice for Namibia U-19s since making the short journey from South Africa ahead of this game. Opener Gerhard Janse Rensburg did hit three fours and one six in a warm-up game before the rain arrived so we expect his confidence to be high.
With the conditions expected not to be too dissimilar to those in their native Namibia, the bowling attack could well have an advantage over Australia U-19’s batters. Medium fast bowler Zacheo van Vuuren took 3/50 against USA U-19s and he will be dangerous with the new ball.
Namibia U-19’s have not had much batting practice before this match although their bowlers are up to speed.
Gerhard Janse van Rensburg, Johannes de Villiers, JW Visagie (wk), Zacheo van Vuuren, Alexander Busing-Volscheck (c), Ben Brassell, Zacheo van Vuuren, Woutie Niehaus, Henry van Wyk, Nico Pieters, Junior Kariata
Although Australia U-19s are three times champions of this tournament, their recent performances in the knockouts have not been particularly impressive. However, we expect them to be far too strong with both bat and ball against an inexperienced Nambia U-19s. Our prediction is for Australia U-19s to win.
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