Namibia vs England Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua- ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 34

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua is all prepared to host England and Namibia for their final encounter of the group stage in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Namibia vs England encounter is scheduled to be played at the stadium on Saturday, June 15.

Led by Gerhard Erasmus, Namibia has played 3 games in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. They have lost 2 games and won 1. They won their opening game against Oman in the super over with a thrilling show.

However, Namibia later lost to Scotland by 5 wickets and Australia by 9 wickets. Hence, they are already eliminated from the tournament and cannot qualify for the Super 8 round. However, the African nation would aim to end the tournament with a good show.

Jos Buttler is the skipper of England in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. They are the defending champions of the tournament. However, with their first match against Scotland getting washed out, they have a narrow competition with Scotland to get into the Super 8.

England has looked powerful with batting but has struggled a little with their bowling department so far. Ahead of the Namibia vs England clash, below are weather and pitch reports of Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.

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Namibia vs England Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua- ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 34

Namibia vs England Weather Report Of Antigua

The Namibia vs England match takes place in Antigua- an island nation in the West Indies on Saturday, June 15. According to weather reports from weather.com, the temperature of Antigua on Saturday will be 31° Celcius during the day and 26° Celcius at night.

The sky will be sunny and warm throughout Saturday. The chances of rain are 20% in the day but will fall to 10% at night. The humidity will be between 71% to 78% throughout the day.

Namibia vs England Pitch Analysis

Namibia vs England match takes place at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. The stadium is considered an average-scoring ground in T20Is. It has hosted a total of 31 T20I games, out of which, batting-first teams won 14 games while chasing teams won 15 matches.

Hence, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium offers similar support to teams in both innings. The average 1st innings total in T20Is is 123 while the average 2nd innings total is 105. Canada holds the record for the top team total of 190/5 at the stadium.

The pitch offers mixed conditions and offers help to both batsmen and bowlers. Some teams reached 150+ totals in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 earlier. However, a massive total of about 200+ is highly unexpected at this stadium.

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Namibia vs England Weather Impact

The Namibia vs England match takes place in the afternoon according to local time. Since the chance of rain is about 20% at that time in Antigua, the match will not be affected by rain. Hence, the weather will have no impact on the encounter.

Conclusion

The weather will have no impact on the Namibia vs England match of the T20 World Cup 2024. However, teams will find it difficult to post mammoth totals due to low-scoring pitch conditions.

England is a highly powerful and experienced team than Namibia and they are expected to manipulate the conditions in their favour during the match.