Who will win Namibia vs Kenya, T20 WCQ 2019?
The winner of the Namibia vs Kenya match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium will be on the brink of a play-off place, after both hit resurgent form to keep their play-off hopes well and truly alive. The must-win game takes place on October 25, and is scheduled to start at 14:10 local time.
Namibia have been particularly impressive given one of their wins was against Scotland. Jan Frylinck’s nine wickets in four games has been a major factor in their good form, while opener Niko Davin seems to finding his rhythm too.
For Kenya, meanwhile, Irfan Karim (71*) and Aman Gandhi (50) shared a 110-run opening partnership to guide them to a seven-wicket win against Singapore last time out. Collins Obuya has also been among their key players, with 99 runs and eight wickets so far.
NAM vs KEN, T20 WCQ 2019:Where to watch/Live streaming
Live streaming: ICC YouTube page
NAM vs KEN Toss Prediction
Namibia have won the toss in their last two games, whereas Kenya lost it last time out. Kenya are due this one then, and could elect to bat first on a traditionally good batting wicket.
NAM vs KEN Weather Report
Temperatures will be close to the mid-30s throughout the afternoon in Dubai, with plenty of sun, no chance of rain and very little wind or humidity to worry about either.
NAM vs KEN Pitch Condition
The Dubai International Cricket Stadium will have a virtually fresh wicket, having only just come into use in this tournament. It is traditionally a wicket which facilitates some big hitting.
Read on for team previews,betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Namibia vs Kenya, T20 WC Qualifiers 2019...
Namibia Team News & Playing 11
NAM Team News
Namibia stuck with the same team that beat Scotland to see off Bermuda last time out and, having found this winning formula, it could be the same combination again. Stephan Baard and Ben Shikongo had a bigger impact on the last match too, having both been brought in for the Scotland match.
NAM Key Players
Jan Frylinck: Took 1-20 last time out to move to nine wickets in four games so far; his performances have been central to Namibia’s form so far, though his batting has barely been required.
Christi Viljoen: Took 2-27 last time out to claim his 14th and 15th T20 international wickets in his seventh game. It is now three matches in a row the Otago all-rounder has claimed two wickets in this tournament.
Niko Davin: Hit 23 from 17 balls in the win against Scotland and then hammered two fours and four sixes on his way to 37 from 12 last time out. If he can turn one of these starts into a big score, it could set Namibia well on the way to a massive score.
NAM Team Form
After being bowled out for 96 and 116 in their first two matches, Namibia have roared back to form, which started with their win against Scotland. JJ Smit’s 43 from 22 balls lifted them to 159/6 before Jan Frylinck’s 2-15 restricted Scotland to 135/8 in reply.
Last time out, against Bermuda, they restricted them to 106/9. As soon as Niko Davin smashed 37 from 12 balls at the start of the reply, a second Namibian win was never in doubt. They eventually won by six wickets with 41 balls to spare.
Namibia Predicted Playing 11
Stephan Baard, Niko Davin, JP Kotze, Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Zane Green (wk), Christi Viljoen, Jan Frylinck, Ben Shikongo, Bernard Scholtz
Kenya Team News & Playing 11
KEN Team News
Aman Gandhi made his T20i debut last time out and hit a half-century in a 110-run opening stand. He will retain his place alongside Irfan Karim, with Alex Obanda missing out. Rushab Patel had made his first appearance against Bermuda, meanwhile, but he was replaced by Sachin Bhudia last time out.
KEN Key Players
Irfan Karim: Top-scored with 71* last time out, after a 110-run opening partnership with debutant Aman Gandhi. It was Karim’s second half-century of this tournament – he also hit 51 against Scotland.
Collins Obuya: Relatively quiet last time out, which has not been the case in this tournament. He took 2-16 and hit 63 against the Netherlands, before 2-12 and 4-27 against Scotland and Bermuda respectively. He has 99 runs and eight wickets so far.
Dhiren Gondaria: Hammered an unbeaten 85 in the win against Bermuda. He has a T20i strike rate of 130.82 from seven innings so far, and 133 runs from four knocks so far in this tournament.
KEN Team Form
Kenya have bounced back well from defeats to the Netherlands and Scotland – finishing short chasing 167 and 171 respectively – but they earned their first win with a good performance against Bermuda. Dhiren Gondaria’s 85* led them to 138/4, before Collins Obuya took 4-27 and Kenya bowled Bermuda out for 93.
Last time out, Irfan Karim (71*) and Aman Gandhi (50) were in excellent batting form as Kenya chased 158 to beat Singapore by seven wickets with seven balls to spare.
Kenya Predicted Playing 11
Irfan Karim (wk), Aman Gandhi, Dhiren Gondaria, Collins Obuya, Rakep Patel, Sachin Bhudia, Nelson Odhiambo, Jasraj Kundi, Lucas Oluoch, Elijah Otieno, Shem Ngoche (c)
Namibia vs Kenya Head to Head
Their match at the Africa Region qualifier so this will be the first full T20 international between Namibia and Kenya.
🏆 Namibia vs Kenya Prediction
Namibia and Kenya have both put themselves in with a real chance of the play-offs now. This is a key game and there could be very little between the two teams but Namibia might just have that greater depth to their line-up.
Final Verdict: Back Namibia to beat Kenya.
Oct 25, 2019
15:40 IST / 10:10 GMT
Dubai Cricket Stadium - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
T20 WC Qualifiers 
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