The three-match T20I series between Namibia and Germany kick starts from July 2 at Krefeld in Germany. The first T20I will be played on July 2 and the second and third T20Is will be played on July 3. Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground will host all three matches.
Head to Head
This will be the first T20I between Namibia and Germany.
Squads
Germany: Anuradha Doddaballapur (captain), Janet Ronalds, Karthika Vijayaraghavan (wicket-keeper), Peris Wadenpohl, Sharmaine Mannan, Milena Beresford, Suzanne Renee, Antonia Meyenborg, Asmita Kohli, Sabeena Noor, Stephanie Frohnmayer, Christina Gough, Sharaanya Sadarangani (wicket-keeper), Shravya Kolcharam
Namibia: Irene van Zyl (captain), Jurriene Diergaardt, Dietlind Foerster (wicket-keeper), Merczerly Gorases, Kayleen Green, Victoria Hamunyela, Yasmeen Khan (wicket-keeper), Mekelaye Mwatile, Wilka Mwatile, Sylvia Shihepo, Adri van der Merwe, Edelle van Zyl, Sune Wittmann
Players to watch
Sune Wittmann:
The Namibian all-rounder had a good outing in the recently concluded Netherlands series. The right-arm speedster claimed eight wickets in five matches, including one four-wicket haul. Overall she has played 41 T20Is, scored 518 runs and accounted for 31 wickets.
Wilka Mwatile:
The right arm medium pace bowler picked up seven wickets, including one four wicket haul in her last series against Netherlands. She has played a total of 42 T20Is and bagged 33 wickets, including a five wicket haul too.
Anuradha Doddaballapur:
The captain of Germany is a right handed batter and a right arm medium pace bowler. She had played 20 T20Is. With the bat she has scored 236 runs and with the ball, she has claimed 19 wickets. She is one of the best all-rounders in the team.
Christina Gough:
She is one of the most experienced players in Germany. In her 30 T20Is, the left handed batter has muscled 723 runs, including three half centuries and one century. Apart from her batting she is more than a handy left arm seamer and has 21 wickets to her name.
Pitch
Five women’s T20Is have been played here so far. All the matches were played in 2021. Out of the five matches, the team batting first have won two and the team batting second have won three. The highest score on this ground is 132 and the lowest score is 55. Today’s match will be the first match of the series here. Expect a fresh and hard wicket which will assist the batters.
Weather
The weather is expected to be mostly sunny and pleasant. The temperature can go up to 26 degrees Celsius. As per the forecast, there is four percent chance of rain and 23 percent cloud cover. The wind will blow from the west-southwest.
Fantasy playing XI
Yasmeen Khan, Edelle Van Zyl, Janet Ronalds, Stephanie Frohnmayer, Anuradha Doddaballapur, Christina Gough, Kayleen Green, Sune Wittmann, Suzanne McAnanama, Sylvia Shihepo, Wilka Mwatile
Match details
Date: July 2, 2022
Time: 7.30PM IST
Venue: Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld, Germany
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