Namibia vs Netherlands Betting Tips 20/10/2021

17:10, 19 Oct 2021

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17:10, 19 Oct 2021

Zohaib Ahmed is a sports journalist whose profession is to report and edit but whose passion is to predict and bet. He’s been in the industry for more than a decade and has worked/written for various bookmakers/tipsters. His expertise is in cricket, football, MMA, boxing and basketball.

The seventh fixture of the T20 World Cup 2021 sees Namibia take on the Netherlands on October 20 (Wednesday) at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The match is scheduled to begin at 3:30 pm IST.

Teams Status

Namibia

The start of Namibia’s T20 World Cup campaign was just as expected. Pitted against Sri Lanka on Monday evening, they batted first and got bundled out for a mere 96 – a target the islanders got to inside 14 overs with seven wickets remaining.

Of their entire batting unit, only three batsmen contributed in double figures. In fact, if you take out Craig Williams’ 29 and captain Gerhard Erasmus’ 20, the other nine Namibian batsmen combined for just 47 runs between themselves.

After facing Sri Lanka, Namibia are supposed to get somewhat of a breather against the Dutch but that may not necessarily be the case as the European side can prove to be dangerous on their day.

The Netherlands

Like Namibia, the Netherlands, too, were thrashed in their opening game of the campaign. Their victors were Ireland, against whom they folded for 106 – a target to which the Irish got to with ease.

For the Dutch, their opener named Max O’Dowd performed admirably, scoring 51 off 47 as wickets tumbled around him. He did not find any support whatsoever, other than captain Pieter Seelar’s 21 late in the innings, by which time all was almost over.

Truth be told, the Dutch were up against a better side in that game. Against Namibia, though, theirs will be the stronger unit.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	Namibia	The Netherlands
	2.61	1.495
	2.50	1.45
	2.66	1.51

The Netherlands are the favourites for this fixture. 22Bet has the Netherlands priced at 1.495 and Namibia at 2.61. Betway has the Netherlands available for 1.45 and Namibia for 2.50. Lastly, Dafabet has the Netherlands priced at 1.51 and Namibia at 2.66.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip: Max O’Dowd Total Runs Over (20.5) @ 1.80

Max O’Dowd has been in good form of late, evident by double-digit contributions in each of his last five innings, regardless of the format. Even in the defeat to Ireland, he scored a half-century. Thus, it makes sense for us to keep riding his bandwagon. The play here is to back O’Dowd to score more than 20.5 runs @ odds of 1.80 with 22Bet.

Tip: David Wiese to score most sixes @ 9.0

Fans of international cricket may not know a lot about veteran all-rounder David Wiese but fans of franchised cricket must be familiar with his name. Having switched his international allegiance, the former South African cricketer now represents Namibia. In the World Cup opener, he got out for just six runs but in this game against the Netherlands, we expect him to flex his muscles. The play here is to back him to hit the most number of sixes in the match at whopping odds of 9.0 with 22Bet.