GEELONG, Australia, Oct 20, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - United Arab Emirates skipper Chundangapoyil Rizwan won the toss and opted to bat Thursday against Namibia with a place in the Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 on the line.

After Sri Lanka beat the Netherlands to book their spot in the next stage of the tournament, Namibia will join them should they win.

That would see them knock out the Dutch, who have won two and lost one in Group A but have an inferior net run rate.

If the winless UAE spring a surprise and beat Namibia, the Netherlands will advance.

The UAE made three changes with Ahmed Raza, Alishan Sharafu and Fahad Nawaz in for Aryan Lakra, Chirag Suri and Kashif Daud.

Namibia made one change with fast bowler Ruben Trumpelmann in for batsman Divan La Cock.

Namibia: Stephan Baard, Michael van Lingen, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (capt), Jan Frylinck, JJ Smit, David Wiese, Zane Green, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo

United Arab Emirates: Muhammad Waseem, Vriitya Aravind, Chundangapoyil Rizwan (capt), Ahmed Raza, Alishan Sharafu, Basil Hameed, Fahad Nawaz, Aayan Khan, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan

Umpires: Richard Illingworth (ENG), Richard Kettleborough (ENG)

TV Umpire: Joel Wilson (WIS)

Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)