The winner of the fixture is guaranteed to join Sri Lanka in the Super 12s while the loser is set to join Netherlands on the way out from Group A
Gerhard Erasmus and David Wiese will be key to Namibia’s fortunes against Ireland
Toss Ireland chose to bat vs Namibia
The winner of the fixture is guaranteed to join Sri Lanka in the Super 12s while the loser set to join Netherlands on the way out. In addition, all Super 12 teams will get automatic qualification for the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia.
Ireland have not qualified for the main draw of a T20 World Cup since 2012, and have been particularly poor in the shortest format. Namibia, ranked seven places below Ireland, meanwhile, made history at this tournament with their vctory over Netherlands, their first win at a World Cup. These two teams have only played the other once in competitive fixtures before.
Ireland XI: Ireland: 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 Young
Namibia XI: 1 Zane Green (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
Source: ESPN Crickinfo