Namibia T20 Series (3 T20s 15th - 18th September 2025)

[tawac]

Surely the national team players can be released to play the T20 blast over the weekend. We hardly play the format at domestic level perhaps its better to improve the standard a bit.

[Marshmallow]

They should ask Brent which of our national squad players would make a Sogo starting line-up.

Everyone will make the Sogo starting lineup. They are simply giving the start to Alex Smith

[andrea lanzoni]

Well not really. Big question marks over BT, Wellie and Blessing. Blessing is a shadow of his former self, looks completely disinterested as well. A mediocre Blessing is still going to trouble these teams next week though.
Hopefully Taylor improves as he goes, but he's looking pretty dodgy, but it has been just three innings we've seen in total.

Both our wins were due to Bennett and Marumani. Without their input upfront it might have been very different.
I just don't see where Welly fits into this side. With Williams, Raza and Burl as spin options we are better off with another batter, however I remain completetely unsold on Musekiwa and Munyonga. I've seen them so many times. Musekiwa has a lot of potential, but he's at sea against good spin. Hopefully we don't need them to pull us out of a critical hole at any point.
Namibia have learned fast! They're going to be tough next time around as well.

Bennett
Marumani
? I guess BT
Williams
Raza
Burl
? No idea.
Musekiwa
Evans
Blessing/Maphosa.
Ngarava

I'm also worried by the underperforming of Blessing.
I would have kept him a side during these warm-ups to let him have a chance to rest and be fitter for the qualifying robin.

[Googly]

Surely the national team players can be released to play the T20 blast over the weekend. We hardly play the format at domestic level perhaps its better to improve the standard a bit.

I guess theyre afraid of an injury, particularly to a bowler.
Less likely that a batsman would get injured.
Some of those players will be well cooked by the volume of cricket they've already played as well.
Plus the age old argument that a poorer standard of cricket can actually be counter-productive for a batter.