Hardik Pandya scored 52 runs and took 2 wickets to get a 93-run win for India against Namibia
Ishan Kishan also blazed 61 runs off just 24 ball while opening the innings for India
Sanju Samson played the match against Namibia in place of Abhishek Sharma
India routed Namibia by 93 runs in their second match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on February 12, 2026.
Namibia put India into bat after winning the toss and the hosts obliged by taking on the Namibian pacers in the powerplay.
Sanju Samson, who opened for India along with Ishan Kishan, straight away kept his foot on the accelerator and gave his team a sensational start. Though he could not convert it into something big, he got out after scoring 22 off just 8 balls.
Ishan Kishan (64) then took the mantle forward and smashed a 20-ball fifty to give India a flying start. However, once he got out, Namibia put the brakes on the scoring rate, but Hardik Pandya (52) provided the blitz they needed to get to a decent score.
Gerhard Erasmus bowled brilliantly to pick 4 key Indian wickets for just 20 runs but couldn't stop India from posting a target of 210 runs for them.
In response, Namibia got off to a decent start and were going strong at 86/2 at one stage in 9 overs but couldn't capitalize in front of Varun Chakravarthy's mystery spin, eventually getting bundled for 116 in 18.2 overs.
Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel also bowled well and took 2 wickets each to wrap Namibia before 20 overs.
India Vs Namibia, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Toss Update
Namibia have won the toss and elected to field first against India.
India Vs Namibia, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Playing XIs
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
India Vs Namibia, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Streaming Details
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.
