Namibia will clash against South Africa in the first T20I of the T20I tri-series at Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek, on Friday, August 28.
Namibia, captained by Gerhard Erasmus, bagged a comfortable title win in their recent T20I Tri-Series at home in June 2026. Meanwhile, South Africa secured a 3-2 T20I series win over New Zealand away from home in March 2026.
NAM vs SA, T20I Tri-Series 2026, Match 1, Match Details
Match: NAM vs SA, T20I Tri-Series 2026, Match 1
Time & Date: 5:30 PM IST, Friday, August 28
Venue: Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
NAM vs SA, T20I Tri-Series 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs
Namibia
Junior Taanyanda, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jan Balt, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green (wk), Alexander Volschenk, JJ Smit, Jack Brassell, Bernard Scholtz, Waldo Smith, Max Heingo
South Africa
Tony de Zorzi, Connor Esterhuizen (wk), Rubin Hermann, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dewald Brevis, Jordan Hermann, Prenelan Subrayen, Duan Jansen, Kwena Maphaka, Lutho Sipamla, Nqabayomzi Peter
NAM vs SA, T20I Tri-Series 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report
With the average first-innings score at this venue being 175 in the last three T20Is, we can expect batters to do well comparatively. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bat first and put up a big total on the board.
NAM vs SA, T20I Tri-Series 2026, Match 1 Top Picks
Dewald Brevis
Middle-order batter Brevis has scored 157 runs in the last five T20Is at an average of 39.25 and a strike rate of 158.58.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius
Lhuan-dre Pretorius has scored 201 runs from 13 T20Is at an average of 15.46. However, we can expect him to turn the tables and do well in this fixture.
NAM vs SA, T20I Tri-Series 2026, Match 1 Captain picks
Gerhard Erasmus
Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus has scored 151 runs from four innings at an average of 37.75 in the recent T20I tri-series at home.
Connor Esterhuizen
Connor Esterhuizen, the South African top-order batter, has scored 200 runs from the last five T20I innings at an average of 50.
NAM vs SA, T20I Tri-Series 2026, Match 1 Head to Head Dream11 team
Tony de Zorzi, Connor Esterhuizen, Dewald Brevis (vc), J Taanyanda, Rubin Hermann, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Jan Frylinck, J Balt, Duan Jansen, Kwena Maphaka
NAM vs SA, T20I Tri-Series 2026, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team
Tony de Zorzi, Connor Esterhuizen (c), Dewald Brevis, J Taanyanda, Rubin Hermann, Lhuan-dre Pretorius (vc), Gerhard Erasmus, Jan Frylinck, J Balt, Duan Jansen, Kwena Maphaka
