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New Zealand take on Namibia in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup.
The game is scheduled for 2pm local time (10am BST) on Friday, November 5, 2021.
The game will be held at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
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New Zealand remain on course for the last four of the World Cup, with their fate entirely in their own hands.
Win their two remaining matches at the tournament - against Namibia and Afghanistan - and they will beat India to second place in Group 2.
The Kiwis were given a stern test by Scotland in their most recent outing but emerged comfortable victors in the end, and they secured a wonderful win over India earlier in the campaign.
A loss to Pakistan is the only blemish on their record so far.
As for Namibia, the route to the semi-finals is not quite over but it would take a mathematical miracles and a huge net run rate swing (as well as victories over the Blackcaps and India) to make the cut.
Their victory over Scotland was a triumph in any case, but they have shown the capability to mix it with the big teams at this tournament.
Dafabet have installed New Zealand as heavy favourites for this match, offering odds of 1/20. If you fancy Namibia to spring a most unlikely upset, they are available at 10/1.
New Zealand's opening batsman Martin Guptill was in excellent nick against Scotland, smashing a rapid 93. He has the capacity to blow an attack apart early on, and Namibia will be looking to Ruben Trumpelmann to produce more of the magic which brought him match figures of 3 for 17 in the win over Scotland.
New Zealand have made the odd change to their side over the course of the tournament but there are no fresh injury concerns.
Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus has been carrying a finger injury during the competition but is unlikely to pull out of this one.
The following umpires and match referees have been named by the ICC to officiate in the T20 World Cup 2021:
Referees: David Boon, Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle, Javagal Srinath
Umpires: Chris Brown, Aleem Dar, Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus, Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Nitin Menon, Ahsan Raza, Paul Reiffel, Langton Rusere, Rod Tucker, Joel Wilson, Paul Wilson
The following officials have been allocated to this fixture:
On-field umpires: Reiffel, P Wilson
TV umpire: Raza
Fourth umpire: Menon
Referee: Madugalle
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Temperatures will hover around 31 degrees Celsius, and there is a 30 per cent chance of rain across the game's allocated slot.
Follow the Met Office forecast here.
Yes, though Covid protocols including the wearing of face masks will be in place.
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Namibia might be plucky, but New Zealand will have too much class.
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Sky Sports Cricket (Sky 404, Talk Talk 404, BT TV 423, Virgin 504) will broadcast the series in the United Kingdom, with the content available online via its streaming platform Sky Go.
BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra will have live ball-by-ball radio commentary of all tournament matches, accessible through the BBC Sport website, BBC Sounds or DAB radio.
The Star Sports network is showing the tournament in India. Matches can be streamed via Disney+ Hotstar
Other broadcasters by territory:
Australia - Fox Sports, Channel 9, Kayo Sports
New Zealand – Sky Sport New Zealand
Pakistan - PTV Sports, Ten Sports
Bangladesh - Ghazi Tv (GTV)
Sri Lanka – SLRC (Channel Eye)
South Africa – SuperSport
Caribbean – ESPN
Middle East and North Africa – eLife TV, StarzPlay, Switch TV
USA – ESPN+
Singapore - Star Cricket, Star Hub and Singtel
Malaysia - Fox International Channels
Hong Kong - Star Cricket
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Adam Milne
Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Stephen Baard, Karl Birkenstock. Michau du Preez, Jan Frylinck, Zane Green, Nicol Lofie-Eaton, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Michael van Lingen, David Wiese, Craig Williams, Picky Ya France
New Zealand: Daryl Mitchell, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi
Namibia: Stephen Baard, Michael van Lingen, Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus, David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Zane Green (wk), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtzo
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