Zimbabwe U-19 are favorites to win
Zimbabwe U-19 will take on Namibia U-19 at the Diamond Oval, Kimberley in Match 20 of the 2024 Under-19 World Cup. This match gets underway at 09:45 local time on Saturday 27th January, 2024.
We have seen six of the eight team innings at the Diamond Oval end in all out so far in the tournament. A par score will be around 220.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Zimbabwe vs Namibia, U19 World Cup 2024
Sitting bottom of the table after two defeats, Zimbabwe U-19s already know that they can not finish in the top two of Group C. They were competitive in their first game which they lost by 39 runs (DLS) to Sri Lanka but they will come into this match off the back of a 225 run thrashing by Australia U-19s on Thursday.
It is certainly fair to say that there is not much confidence within the Zimbabwe U-19s batting unit ahead of this match after they have been bowled out for 89 and 71 so far in the tournament. They hit no sixes in their last game and they need to focus on producing longer partnerships in this game.
Although it was a heavy defeat against Australia U-19s, there were some positives with the ball for Zimbabwe U-19s. The trio of Ryan Simbi, Brandon Sunguro and Matthew Schonken will all arrive at the ground on Saturday after taking two wickets on Thursday.
Zimbabwe U-19s were up against a very strong Australia U-19s but were completely outplayed in their last match.
Nathaniel Hlabangana, Ryan Kamwemba (wk), Panashe Taruvinga, Campbell Macmillan, Ronak Patel, Kohl Eksteen, Matthew Schonken (c), Newman Nyamhuri, Brandon Sunguro, Ryan Simbi, Anesu Kamuriwo
After giving Australia U-19s a scare in Match 9 which they lost by 4 wickets, Namibia U-19s lost again on Wednesday as they were beaten by Sri Lanka U-19s by 77 runs. If they don’t lose this game though, they will not finish bottom of the group.
But not losing may be easier said than done for Namibia U-19s who followed up their 91 all out against Australia U-19s with 56 all out against Sri Lanka U-19s. Numbers nine and ten were the only players to make double figures in the last match and confidence is low throughout the team with the bat.
Jack Brassell was the star bowler against Australia U-19s and he took another wicket in the defeat to Sri Lanka U-19s in what was another strong performance with the ball. Zacheo van Vuuren took 4/23 and Johannes de Villiers comes into this match after taking 3/19 in his last appearance.
Namibia U-19s have been excellent with the ball but are really struggling as a batting unit.
This really will be a battle of the bowlers in Kimberley with both sides having plenty of troubles with their batters so far in the tournament. Zimbabwe U-19s have been poor with the bat but we see stronger techniques in their line-up compared to Namibia U-19s. Our prediction is for Zimbabwe U-19s to win.
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