Unchanged Eire decide to bat in must-win conflict; Namibia usher in Pikky Ya France

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The winner of the fixture is assured to sign up for Sri Lanka within the Tremendous 12s whilst the loser is ready to sign up for Netherlands at the manner out from Workforce A

Toss Eire selected to bat vs Namibia

Eire captain Andy Balbirnie determined to bat first within the high-stakes 2021 T20 International Cup Workforce A knockout in opposition to Namibia, who picked Pikky Ya France for Stephan Baard, short of an extra spinner of their facet. Eire went unchanged within the must-win face-off.

Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus mentioned they’d have bowled first because the Sharjah floor in use on Friday used to be a brand new pitch for them and so they sought after to look how Eire pass after which practice the inputs amassed whilst batting.

The winner of the fixture is assured to sign up for Sri Lanka within the Tremendous 12s whilst the loser set to sign up for Netherlands at the manner out. As well as, all Tremendous 12 groups gets automated qualification for the 2022 T20 International Cup in Australia.

Eire have no longer certified for the principle draw of a T20 International Cup since 2012, and feature been in particular deficient within the shortest layout. Namibia, ranked seven puts under Eire, in the meantime, made historical past at this match with their vctory over Netherlands, their first win at a International Cup. Those two groups have simplest performed the opposite as soon as in aggressive fixtures ahead of.

Eire XI: Eire: 1 Paul Stirling, 2 Kevin O’Brien, 3 Andy Balbirnie (capt), 4 Gareth Delany, 5 Curtis Campher, 6 Harry Tector, 7 Neil Rock (wk), 8 Simi Singh, 9 Mark Adair, 10 Josh Little, 11 Craig Younger

Namibia XI: 1 Zane Inexperienced (wk), 2 Craig Williams, 3 Gerhard Erasmus (capt), 4 David Wiese, 5 JJ Smit, 6 Jan Frylinck, 7 Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 8 Pikky Ya France, 9 Ruben Trumpelmann, 10 Michael van Lingen, 11 Bernard Scholtz

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