Namibia
South AfricaNamibia will face South Africa in the 6th match of the Namibia T20I Tri-Series at Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek. South Africa will enter the game as the table leaders with 2 wins from 3 matches, while Namibia will have 1 win from 2 games. Both sides have a strong recent record, with 4 wins and 1 loss in their recent 5 matches.
Namibia also has the edge in the recent head-to-head record. They will have won both of their last 2 T20I meetings against South Africa, including the first match of this series.
They have won once while chasing and once while defending, showing that they will be capable of handling different match situations. South Africa will look to reverse that trend and secure another win over Namibia.
Brevis has scored 191 runs in 3 matches at a strike rate of 175.22, including two fifties, making him a strong pick to score another 25+ runs.
The betting tip is...
Dewald Brevis - Over 25.5 runs
Namibia
South AfricaJan Frylinck and Alex Busing-Volschenk have been Namibiaβs leading run scorers, with 82 and 69 runs respectively from two matches.
They are also the second- and third-highest run scorers of the series and have scored one fifty each. Zane Green has also hit a fifty and has batted at a strike rate of 196.66. Louren Steenkamp and captain Gerhard Erasmus have been other key batters for Namibia.
Gerhard Erasmus and JJ Smit have taken 4 wickets each in 2 matches. Ruben Trumpelmann has picked up 3 wickets, while Max Heingo has taken 2 scalps. Jack Brassell and Bernard Scholtz have been the other key bowling options in the side.
Frylinck, Erasmus and Smit are the key players in the side.
Predicted Lineup: Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Zane Green (wk), Alex Busing-Volschenk, JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell and Max Heingo
Lhuan-dre Pretorius had been South Africaβs leading batter after three matches, scoring 125 runs at a strike rate of 171.23. He had also scored 94 in the last match.
Dewald Brevis had scored 75 in each of the first two matches before adding 41 in the third, taking his tally to 191 runs at a strike rate of 175.22 with two fifties. Jordan Hermann had contributed 55 runs, while the other South African batters had needed to step up.
Duan Jansen had been the leading wicket-taker with eight wickets in three matches. Captain Bjorn Fortuin had taken seven wickets and had been the most economical bowler. Prenelan Subrayen had six wickets. South Africa had also used eight bowling options, with Kwena Maphaka and Eathan Bosch providing further options.
Pretorius, Brevis and Jansen are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wk), Jordan Hermann, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Connor Esterhuizen, Rubin Hermann, Eathan Bosch, Duan Jansen, Bjorn Fortuin (c), Prenelan Subrayen and Kwena Maphaka
South Africa will have the stronger overall record heading into this match, but Namibia will have the confidence of two recent wins over them. South Africa have key in-form players in both departments in comparison with Namibia.
The hosts will rely on their bowling attack, while South Africa will have more depth with 8 bowling options used in the series.
Dewald Brevis will be a key player for South Africa after scoring 191 runs in 3 matches at a strike rate of 175.22, including two fifties. He has already scored 75 and 75 in the first two matches before adding 41 in the third.
With Lhuan-dre Pretorius also in strong form, South Africa will have enough firepower at the top. Namibiaβs bowlers will need early wickets to limit the South African batting attack.