NAM vs CAN Dream11 Prediction, 1st T20I, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for Canada tour of Namibia

Namibia will take on Canada in the opening T20I match

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 18 Mar 2025, 13:17 IST

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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

Namibia will take on Canada in the opening T20I match of the Canada tour of Namibia. This match will be played at Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek. This will be the first ever T20I head to head between Namibia and Canada. Ths five-game T20I series begins on Tuesday.

Namibia have lost their last five T20Is. For Namibia, this will be their first game in the format since last October when they lost twice to both UAE and USA during the Namibia T20 Tri-Series On the other hand, Canada have won three of their last four games in this format. Canada were last in T20I action in October during the Canada T20 Tri-Series against Nepal and Oman.

Namibia will be looking to take advantage in their home conditions while Canada will be looking to put up a good performance and this promises to be a thrilling match between these two sides.

Match Information

Namibia vs Canada, Match 1

Canada tour of Namibia, 18 Mar 2025, Tue, 5:30 PM IST ,Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek

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Weather Report

Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek

Clear

9.4°C

43% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Namibia

W
L
L
L
L

Canada

L
NR
W
NR
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton

NAM - wk

101 Runs

3 Matches

2

Niko Davin

NAM - bat

88 Runs

3 Matches

3

Nicholas Kirton

CAN - bat

63 Runs

3 Matches

4

Yuvraj Samra

CAN - bowl

57 Runs

3 Matches

5

Kanwarpal Tathgur

CAN - bat

40 Runs

3 Matches

6

Jean-Pierre Kotze

NAM - wk

37 Runs

3 Matches

1

Zane Green

NAM - wk

262.50

3 Matches

2

Jonathan Smit

NAM - all

194.12

3 Matches

3

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton

NAM - wk

190.57

3 Matches

4

Jean-Pierre Kotze

NAM - wk

168.18

3 Matches

5

Kanwarpal Tathgur

CAN - bat

153.85

3 Matches

6

Nicholas Kirton

CAN - bat

143.18

3 Matches

1

Jonathan Smit

NAM - all

7 Wkts

3 Matches

2

Ruben Trumpelmann

NAM - bowl

7 Wkts

3 Matches

3

Akhil Kumar

CAN - bat

4 Wkts

3 Matches

4

Jack Brassell

NAM - all

3 Wkts

2 Matches

5

Tangeni Lungameni

NAM - bowl

2 Wkts

3 Matches

6

Kaleem Sana

CAN - all

2 Wkts

3 Matches

1

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton

NAM - wk

2.00

3 Matches

2

Jack Brassell

NAM - all

3.17

2 Matches

3

Jonathan Smit

NAM - all

3.86

3 Matches

4

Akhil Kumar

CAN - bat

7.00

3 Matches

5

Jan-Izak de Villiers

NAM - all

7.00

1 Match

6

Gerhard Erasmus

NAM - bat

7.43

3 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Namibia

Jean-Pierre Kotze (wk), Zane Green, Gerhard Erasmus (C), Jan Frylinck, N Davin, Jonathan Smit, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ben Shikongo, Bernard Scholtz, R Trumpelmann, Tangeni Lungameni

Bench : L Louwrens, MB Kruger, Dylan Leicher, JI de Villiers, H Klazinge, Jack Brassell

Canada

Shreyas Movva (wk), NR Kirton (C), Aaron Johnson, Y Samra, NS Dhaliwal, Pargat Singh, Harsh Thaker, Saad Bin Zafar, P Kumar, Kaleem Sana, Dillon Heyliger

Bench : Kanwarpal Tathgur, Ravinderpal Singh, Dilpreet Bajwa, A Hundal, Shahid Ahmadzai, Jatinderpal Matharu, Akhil Kumar

Injury and availability news

will be added when there is an update

Pitch Report

The surface here will be a balanced one with good help for both pacers and spinners. Both teams will prefer chasing at this venue.

50%

Pace Bowling

50%

Spin Bowling

55%

Batting Pitch

161

Average Score

45%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

7.5
C

Gerhard Erasmus NAM | BAT

Gerhard Erasmus is a talented all-rounder and will bat in the middle order while also bowling few overs of off-spin in this game.

8.5
C

Nicholas Kirton CAN | BAT

Nicholas Kirton has scored 564 runs in 25 T20I matches at an average of 28 and he will be a good captaincy pick for this match.

8.5

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton NAM | WK

Jan Nicol Eaton has a good record in this format and will be a top pick against this opposition.

8.5

Ruben Trumpelmann NAM | BOWL

Ruben Trumplemann will spearhead the bowling attack for Namibia and will be keen to pick up wickets with the new ball.

8.5

Aaron Johnson CAN | BAT

Aaron Johnson is an aggressive batter at the top of the order and has done well for Canada in this format. He will be a budget pick.

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9

Niko Davin

NAM | BAT

7

Shreyas Movva

CAN | WK

Last Updated On - Mar 18 2025 1:17 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

NAM

6 : 5

CAN

Credits Left
10/100

Head To Head
Jean-Pierre Kotze

8.5

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton

8.5

Gerhard Erasmus
C

7.5

Nicholas Kirton

8.5

Aaron Johnson
VC

8.5

Jonathan Smit

8

Harsh Thaker

8

Kaleem Sana

7

Jan Frylinck

8

Ruben Trumpelmann

8.5

Saad Bin Zafar

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

NAM

6 : 5

CAN

Credits Left
10.5/100

Mega League
Zane Green

8

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton

8.5

Gerhard Erasmus
C

7.5

Nicholas Kirton

8.5

Aaron Johnson

8.5

Jonathan Smit
VC

8

Harsh Thaker

8

Kaleem Sana

7

Jan Frylinck

8

Ruben Trumpelmann

8.5

Saad Bin Zafar

9

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