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After winning their previous two encounters, Oman will look to make three victories in a row when they take on Namibia in the 95th match of the ICC CWC League 2 on Friday, 10th April at Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek. Namibia will aim to break its winless streak and get back on the winning track.

 

Namibia

 

Namibia lost two back-to-back matches, losing to Scotland earlier and then losing to Oman by 3 wickets in their recent encounter. However, their recent game against Scotland was washed out, had to share their points with their opposition. Namibia had a terrible start with their bat in their recent match before getting washed out, posting 189 for the loss of 8 wickets in 46.4 overs. Thanks to the good knocks from Louren Steenkamp (78)and the wicket-keeper batter Zane Green (42). Namibia were 36 for 4 in 13.3, then these two batters stitched a 124-run stand for the fifth wicket to save the innings from collapse. With 20 points collected from 26 matches in the tournament, they are sitting in sixth place on the points table.

 

Oman

 

Oman, meanwhile, is on a two-match winning streak. They had earlier defeated Namibia by 3 wickets. They thrashed Scotland by 12 runs in their latest match. The match was reduced to just 20 overs per side due to continuous rain. While batting first, Oman posted 163 for the loss of 7 wickets, thanks to a brilliant start from both their openers. The duo of Jatinder Singh (51) and Ashish Odedara (43) stitched a 100-run partnership for the first wicket, which provided the momentum. With the help of Hassnain Shah's 4-wicket haul, they restricted Scotland to just 151 for 9 in their 20 overs. They have now moved to the third spot in the table with 29 points in 23 games. 

 

NAM vs OMA 95th ODI Match Details

 

NAM vs OMA ODI Match Details
Match	Namibia vs Oman 95th ODI Match ICC CWC League 2
Date and Time	Friday, April 10; 1:00 p.m. IST
Venue	Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Broadcasting and live streaming	TV - N/A, Live Stream - Fan Code app and website

 

NAM vs OMA Pitch Report

 

The Windhoek surface offers a fairly balanced game between bat and ball, and it has been doing exactly the same throughout the years. The average first innings total on this surface is 216, which becomes 180 in the second innings; this depicts that the surface will be challenging and not easy to bat on. Pace bowlers and orthodox bowlers are likely to extract some good help from this surface.

 

NAM vs OMA Weather Report

 

The weather is expected to remain partly cloudy throughout the match, with only 5% chance of rain. The temperature is expected to be around 23.4°C with 61% humidity. Considering how the recent matches have washed out, there is a high chance that rain will interrupt this match as well. 

 

NAM vs OMA Head-to-Head Records

 

NAM vs OMA head-to-head (in ODIs)
Match Played	12
Won by Namibia	5
Won by Oman	7
Tied	0
No Result	0

 

NAM vs OMA ODI Probable XI

 

• Namibia: Zane Green, Jan Frylinck, JP Kotze, Gerhard Erasmus, Louren Steenkamp, JJ Smit (c), Max Heingo, Bernard Scholtz, Dylan Leicher, Willem Myburgh

 

• Oman: Jatinder Singh (c), Jiten Ramanandi, Pruthvikumar Damubhai Macchi, Hammad Mirza (wk), Sandeep Goud, Jay Odedra, Hashir Anwar Dafedar, Vinayak Shukla, Siddharth Bukkapatnam, Wasim Ali, Faisal Shah
  

   

   

Players To Watch Out For In NAM vs OMA ODI Match

 

• Gerhard Erasmus | NAM: Gerhard Erasmus has been the best batter of this team this season. He has featured in 25 matches and has scored 647 runs at a batting strike rate of 73.11. He is one such batter from the team who can play long innings and is capable of winning any match single-handedly. He has been their best player with the ball as well, taking 35 wickets in 24 innings at a bowling economy of just 4.72. In the recent match against Oman, he scored a brilliant half-century and also grabbed two wickets with the ball. 

 

• Jatinder Singh | OMA: The 37-year-old batter has been in terrific form lately, having a decent strike rate of 73 in the tournament. He is someone who can play a good knock with his bat after settling down at the crease. He did the same in the last outing, scoring 51 runs against Scotland in a crucial match. Moreover, he has 546 runs in 17 innings. He is one such player to watch out for in this match.

 

• Hammad Mirza | OMA: Hammad Mirza has been the best batter of this team this season. He has featured in 13 innings and has scored 388 runs at a batting strike rate of 73.35. He is one such batter from the team who can play long innings and is capable of winning any match single-handedly. He did the same in the last outing against Namibia, scoring an unbeaten century to seal the match for the team.

 

NAM vs OMA ODI Toss Prediction

 

Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue

 

• In the last five ODI matches played at this venue, the teams that won the toss have opted to bowl on three occasions and bat on two. 

 

Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch

 

• The teams batting first at this venue are winless in two matches played here so far, while the teams batting second have won two matches. This makes it clear that the team winning the toss should opt to bowl first and try to restrict the other team from scoring above par.

 

NAM vs OMA Today's Match Scenario

 

Scenario 1

 

• Toss Winner: OMA (opts to bowl first)
• Power-Play Score: 40-42
• NAM Total: 220-230
• Match Winner: Oman

 

Scenario 2

 

• Toss Winner: Namibia (opts to bowl first)
• Power-Play Score: 45-50
• OMA Total: 240-250
• Match Winner: Oman

 

Who will win today's NAM vs OMA ODI match?

 

Oman has been a dominant force against Namibia in this format, winning 3 out of the last 5 ODI matches played against this side. They are expected to pick a win here. Moreover, Namibia hasn't been doing well lately, which gives Oman an upper hand going into this match. On the other hand, Oman has been brilliant with their form, winning their last two matches convincingly.