We have opted for a fantasy cricket team based on the recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Probable XIs
UAE: Muhammad Waseem, Vriitya Aravind (wk), Chundangapoyil Rizwan (c), Chirag Suri, Asif Khan, Rohan Mustafa, Aayan Afzal Khan, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Hazrat Bilal, Zahoor Khan
Namibia: Lohandre Louwrens, Karl Birkenstock, Michael van Lingen, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Zane Green (wk), Pikky Ya France, Bernard Scholtz, Ruben Trumpelmann, Tangeni Lungameni, Ben Shikongo
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Pitch Report
(Based on the last three games)
1st innings average score: 198
2nd innings average score: 171
Wickets per innings: 8
Type: Slow wicket
Wins
Batting 1st: 33%
Batting 2nd: 66%
Fantasy Tips of The Day
By bagging 14 wickets in his last five ODIs, including three for 27 against the UAE, Ruben Trumpelmann has featured in the Best11 on four of five occasions.
Junaid Siddique might have gone wicketless in the last game against Namibia, but the fact that he has taken seven wickets in four games in Dubai is encouraging enough.
Karthik Meiyappan made a stunning debut in Dubai by picking a three-for. Against Namibia, he has hunted down seven wickets in three ODIs.
Gerhard Erasmus is the leading run-getter (1,280 at 44) in this competition, and is the second-highest six-hitter (29).
Vriitya Aravind averages only 13 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, but he has encouraging numbers versus Namibia: 183 runs at 46.
Besides inflicting six dismissals, Zane Green has collected 183 runs at 46 in his last five ODIs.
When these teams last met in the tournament, Aayan Afzal Khan (35 runs and three wickets) and Tangeni Lungameni (four for 36) were the captain and vice-captain of the Best11 respectively.
Despite the wicket being on the slower side, seven half-centuries have been registered in the last three games at the venue.
