India Vs Namibia Highlights, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Men In Blue Maul NAM By 93 Runs In Delhi

Hello cricket fans! Welcome to the live coverage of match 18 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 between India and Namibia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Stay tuned for the live score and real-time updates of the match here.

The match 18 between India and Namibia will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network. It will also be streamed live on the Jio Hotstar app in India. The toss will take place on 6:30 PM IST and the action will start on 7:00.

There is much anticipation about Abhishek Sharma's participation for the clash against Namibia. However, the World No.1 T20I batter is unlikely to feature in this clash as he's just released from hospitalisation and India would like to give him ample rest before the marquee Indo-Pak game.

While we wait for India vs Namibia clash in Delhi, Italy is on top of Nepal at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Check out the live score and play-by-play updates of the match here.

Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh.

The pitch at the Arun Jaitley Stadium is known to favour the batters in the T20 format. Also, the short boundary dimensions and lightning outfield adds to this notion. We could expect a high-scoring encounter today, if India bats first on this pitch.

Gerhard Erasmus has won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

India: Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

Namibia: Louren Steenkamp, Jan Frylinck, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus(c), JJ Smit, Zane Green(w), Ruben Trumpelmann, Malan Kruger, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Max Heingo

Indian openers - Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan are on the crease with an aim of providing India a blitz start. Meanwhile Rubin Trumpelmann start the proceeding for Namibia with the bowl.

IND 0/0 (0)

Sanju Samson misses out on a big opportunity against Namibia as he gets out on a casual shot after a brisk 22 off just 8 balls. Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma carried on the momentum provided by Samson.

IND 43/1 (4)

Ishan Kishan continues to take on the Namibian bowlers as he hits JJ Smit for four sixes and a boundary in the 6th over to bring his half-century in just 20 balls. India aiming for a huge total as they got off to a flying start in the powerplay.

86/1 (6)

Namibia have pulled things brilliantly after the scintillating start provided by Ishan Kishan. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav perishes off Gerhard Erasmus after scoring 12 off 13 balls.

IND 122/3 (11)

Just as things were slowing down for India, Hardik Pandya took the onus and hit a boundary to Trumpelmann off the last delivery of the 14th over to take the score to 144. Tilak Varma was the last man to depart, who got out after scoring 25 off 21 balls.

IND 144/4 (14)

Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dubey have forged a 68-run stand for the 5th wicket in just 33 balls. Both the batters are well set on the crease and will aim to take Namibian bowlers to cleaners in the remaining three overs.

IND 190/4 (17)

India had a dreadful end to something that started with 86 in just 6 overs. The hosts managed to score just 25 runs in the last 4 overs and were restricted at just 209/8 in 20 overs. Gerhard Erasmus bowled beautifully to take 4 wickets for just 20 runs in four overs and played a crucial role in restricting India in the mid and slog overs.

IND 209/8 (20)

Namibia openers - Louren Steenkamp and Jan Frylinck are on the crease to chase down a mammoth 210 runs against a strong Indian bowling. Hardik Pandya started well for India by giving just 2 runs in the first over.

NAM 2/0 (1)

Arshdeep Singh draws the first blood for India as he dismisses Jan Frylinck for 22 off 15 balls. Skipper Gerhard Erasmus is the next batter, who joins Louren Steenkamp to the crease.

NAM 34/1 (4)

India introduce Jasprit Bumrah after the powerplay ends. That prompts Sunil Gavaskar in the commentary box to ask why the country's best new-ball bowler was not given the new ball. Of course, there's the argument about his invaluable death-bowling skills too. Tough one to decide either way with a bowler as special as Bumrah.

NAM: 67/1 (7)

In comes Varun Chakaravarthy, and down goes the chase! As he so often does, the mystery spinner from Bidar befuddles batters straight away. He accounts for the well-set Louren Steenkamp off his first ball, and then sends back Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton and JJ Smit in his second over to nip Namibia's hopes in the bud.

NAM: 88/5 (11)

Jasprit Bumrah pulls off a superb catch. The India bowling spearhead appears to be getting away from a miscued skier by Malan Kruger off Axar Patel's bowling, but dives to his left and held on with his outstretched hands. Axar Patel gets his third, and the match result is now a foregone conclusion.

IND: 100/6 (14)

Jasprit Bumrah has made a scintillating comeback in the World Cup as rattles Trumpelman's stumps to pick his 2nd wicket of the match. Bumrah, who has been a bit rusty in the past few months looks as if he's find his mojo back in the World Cup.

NAM 115/7 (20)

Shivam Dubey delivers a wayward delivery on the leg side but wicket-keeper batter Zane Green messes it up as he gets hit-wicket resulting in India's win by 93 runs - their biggest in T20 World Cup history in terms of runs. Namibia fought well but India were too strong for them.

NAM 116 (18.2)

That's a wrap from our end. We'll meet soon with another blog, until then, bye bye.