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**Zimbabwe Aim for Series Sweep Against Namibia in 3rd T20 Clash**

**Queen Sports Club, Zimbabwe – September 18, 2025** – After securing a dominant 2-0 lead in the T20 series, Zimbabwe is set to face Namibia in the third and final match today at the Queen Sports Club in Bulawayo. The match is scheduled to begin at 5:00 PM IST.

Zimbabwe secured their series lead with a convincing 5-wicket victory in the second T20, chasing down Namibia’s total of 169 in 18.5 overs. While Malan Kruger and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton showed promise for Namibia with the bat, and JJ Smit claimed 2 wickets, Zimbabwe’s Brian Bennett and Tadiwanashe Marumani continued their strong form at the top of the order.

Zimbabwe will be looking to complete a clean sweep of the series. Namibia, on the other hand, will be desperate to salvage a win.

The weather forecast for the match is excellent, with a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and 33% humidity, ideal conditions for a T20 encounter.

Historically, Zimbabwe and Namibia have an even record, winning 6 matches each in their last 12 T20 encounters over the past five years. The Queen Sports Club pitch is considered batsman-friendly, with an average first innings score of 153 and a second innings score of 130. Spin bowlers have historically found more success at this ground, claiming 54% of the wickets compared to 46% for pace bowlers.

**Projected Squads:**

* **Zimbabwe:** Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Tashinga Musekiwa, Tony Munyonga, Brad Evans, Tinotenda Maposa, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani.
* **Namibia:** Malan Kruger, Alexander Volschenk, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (c), Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Dylan Leicher, Zane Green, Jan de Villiers, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jack Brassell, Bernard Scholtz.

Experts predict a closely contested match, though give Zimbabwe a 60% chance of winning, citing their strong top-order batting and experienced bowling attack.

Cricket fans can catch the live action on the Fancode App, with live scores available on cricketaddictor.com.

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