India vs Namibia Match Highlights & Results

That's a wrap, folks! Another day in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2026 is done, and we saw three pretty one-sided games today. The matches keep coming thick and fast, though, as there's another triple-header lined up on Friday, 13 February. Things will kick off with a clash between Australia and Zimbabwe in Colombo. That game will begin at 5.30 am GMT, but you can join us a lot sooner for the build-up as well. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!

The Indian captain - Suryakumar Yadav says it was a pretty good game for everyone and acknowledges that it was not an easy wicket to bat on. Believes the way Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson started made it appear far simpler than it actually was. Further says that the ball was stopping a bit on the surface. He is quick to add that he does not want to take any credit away from the Namibian bowlers, saying he was very impressed with their effort. After the first six or seven overs, he admits it looked like India would cross 230 or 240, but Namibia pulled things back well. He highlights the big plus of Jasprit Bumrah getting through his four overs, and also praises the way Axar Patel and Varun Chakaravarthy bowl in partnership, making it difficult for the opposition batters. He says it is a big boost for the team to see Hardik Pandya delivering with both bat and ball. While acknowledging that the campaign started a little scratchy, he believes the team is now on the road.

The captain of Namibia - Gerhard Erasmus says that with the Powerplay they had, they felt like they were in with a chance but Varun Chakaravarthy broke the back of the run chase. Adds that the bowlers came back well and cites the example of JJ Smit and they always look to up their game. Mentions that they still have a lot left in the tank and feels they haven't played their best cricket and will look to bounce back in the next game.

Let's now hear from the two captains...

Player of the Match - Hardik Pandya is given the award for his all-round effort of 52 off 28 balls and figures of 4-0-21-2. Pandya says he is just enjoying the sport and that the team had a good couple of months to prepare. He adds that everything is going well. Mentions that he has always taken pride in his batting, and when things come off, it adds more sugar to the cake. Pandya shares that his body has been feeling fantastic, crediting the hard work he puts in, something he truly cherishes. Playing for the country, he reiterates, remains the No. 1 priority. Hardik also reveals that he undergoes an army-like camp a month before a major tournament to get himself physically and mentally ready. Speaking about the bowling unit, he highlights that the side has plenty of options with both pace and spin covered. On the pitches in the tournament, he replies that the last two pitches have not been the most batting-friendly, with the wicket holding up a bit today. Cheekily adds that he would prefer slightly flatter wickets.

Namibia are on the brink - The Eagles are all but out of the tournament as they suffer their second loss of the Group stage. They played some excellent cricket in parts but overall, they will feel they should have done better with both bat and ball. It was a tough start for Namibia with the ball as they were hammered for 86 runs in 6 overs but they did well in the middle phase. Bernard Scholtz and Gerhard Erasmus bowled well and the latter was exceptional with his variations, picking up 4 wickets. They closed things out decently as well but the pacers did concede too many boundaries. With the bat, they lost an early wicket but bounced back in the first 6 overs. The likes of Jan Frylinck and Louren Steenkamp hit a couple of breezy 20s to set the platform but in a big chase, you need a couple of 40s or 50s and not 20s. The middle order succumbed to the pressure and Namibia ended up losing by a big margin.

The jitters have vanished - We saw what happened in India's first game, as they struggled with the bat for quite a while but it seems like the early tournament nerves are gone and the hosts mean business. A 93-run victory, India's biggest in terms of runs in a T20 World Cup and this will give them a lot of confidence heading into the next clash. Also, this is India's 10th consecutive win in the T20 World Cup, the most by any nation. With the bat, Ishan Kishan led from the front with a fiery 61 off just 24 balls. Another quickfire half-century from Hardik Pandya and a few 20s from the middle order got India over the 200-run mark. Still, one feels, India could and probably should have got to somewhere around 220-230. With the ball, Arshdeep Singh handed the hosts an early breakthrough, but they couldn't build on it. After the Powerplay, the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakaravarthy came on and weaved their magic. Varun got a wicket off his very first ball and finished with 3 in total. All 6 bowlers that were used contributed in the wicket column as the likes of Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel also picked up a couple of wickets each.

Massive win for India - After a fine showing with the bat earlier on, India have backed things up nicely with the ball and picked up their second win of the competition. Namibia showed sparks of brilliance, but against a champion side, you need to be switched on for every single ball.

Shivam Dube to Zane Green, OUT! hit wicket b Shivam Dube.OUT! HIT WICKET! A tame end to the Namibian innings. Full and pushed across off, Zane Green goes deep in the crease and goes for the reverse-batted shot. He swings at it and fails to connect. On the follow-through of the swing, the bat clips the off stump and the stumps light up. Green cannot quite believe it. He stands there for a moment before dropping his head in disappointment. India win by 93 runs and make it two in two.

Shivam Dube to Zane Green, No run.Dug in short, on middle. Zane pivots on the back foot for the pull but mistimes it to mid-wicket.

Hardik Pandya to Max Heingo, No run.Out comes the slower ball, fuller and on off, Max stabs it down on the off side. Hardik ends with figures of 4-0-21-2.

Hardik Pandya to Max Heingo, No run.No hat-trick! After picking the last two wickets with full balls, Pandya tries to change it up and he bangs it in short, over middle. Max Heingo hangs on the back foot and defends it watchfully. A wry smile from Hardik as he realises that he should have stuck to the full ball.

Max Heingo is the last batter in for Namibia and he will face the hat-trick ball.

Hardik Pandya to Ben Shikongo, OUT! lbw b Hardik Pandya.OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! Ben Shikongo takes the review more in hope than anything else. Hardik keeps the stumps in play with a length delivery. It's a slower off-cutter. Shikongo is caught on the crease and looks to whip it away. The ball stays low and Ben is beaten on the inside edge before being rapped low on the front pad. UltraEdge shows no bat and the Ball Tracking has the ball crashing into the middle stump. Two in two for Pandya and he is on a hat-trick.

Another one bites the dust and the new batter walks out. Ben Shikongo is in at number 10 for Namibia.

Hardik Pandya to Bernard Scholtz, OUT! c Axar Patel b Hardik Pandya.OUT! CAUGHT! Hardik Pandya gets himself on the board. Pandya sticks to the pace-off option but this is fuller, on off and middle at 68 mph. Bernard stays leg side and once again, he fails to read the slower ball. He swings early and gets it right off the toe end of the blade. It goes only as far as long on, where Axar Patel takes an easy catch without moving an inch. Hardik gestures a thumbs-up to Axar, and the two exchange smiles.

Hardik Pandya to Bernard Scholtz, No run.Not far away from clipping the top of the stumps! Off-cutter, on a good length, on middle. Scholtz exposes all three stumps and looks to work it away on the leg side, but swings early. Luckily for him, the ball balloons over the sticks.

Hardik Pandya to Zane Green, 1 run.Going across off, on a good length. Zane smears this slower one through mid-wicket for a single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Bernard Scholtz, No run.Bumrah responds with a short ball, following the batter. Bernard gives himself room and mistimes the flat-batted shot to cover.

Jasprit Bumrah to Bernard Scholtz, Four!FOUR! Gets it away! Bumrah goes searching for another yorker, but it comes out as a low full toss, just outside the off pole. Fast hands from Bernard Scholtz as he slices it to the left of the man at backward point for a boundary.

The next batter is Bernard Scholtz.

Jasprit Bumrah to Ruben Trumpelmann, OUT! b Jasprit Bumrah.OUT! BOWLED! Yorker nailed to absolute perfection by Jasprit Bumrah. Seam-up delivery at 89 mph, it lands in the region between the popping crease and the stumps. Ruben Trumpelmann backs away early. He fails to get his bat down in time and the ball scoots under his blade before crashing into the sticks.

Jasprit Bumrah to Zane Green, 1 run.Very full, in the blockhole, on middle. Zane jams it out in front of mid off and scampers through for a quick single. Jasprit Bumrah wants Rinku Singh to have a shy but he opts against it.

Jasprit Bumrah to Zane Green, No run.Hits the hard length, does Bumrah, on middle. Zane is hurried on the pull and he mistimes it to mid-wicket.

Jasprit Bumrah to Zane Green, No run.Skidding through, on a good length, Green backs away, stands tall on his toes and punches it on the up to cover.

Shivam Dube to Ruben Trumpelmann, No run.Another swing and a miss! Shivam angles it into the pads, on a length. Trumpelmann does not pick the slower one from Dube and he is early into the swing. He fails to get it away and gets hit on the pads.

Shivam Dube to Zane Green, 1 run.Pushes the length up, on off, Green forces the drive to long off for a single.

Shivam Dube to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run.Shivam digs it in short, on off, Ruben swivels on the back foot for the pull but gets it high on the bat. The ball balloons and drops well in front of long on. Axar Patel does not commit himself to the catch as it was a Free Hit ball and collects it on the bounce. They cross.

Shivam Dube to Ruben Trumpelmann, No ball!NO BALL! Untidy from Dube. He has overstepped again. Very full but sliding down leg, Ruben misses out on the tickle. Free Hit to follow...

Shivam Dube to Ruben Trumpelmann, No run.A polite enquiry for LBW but turned down! Hang on, India are going for the review. Almost an afterthought from the bowling side. Back-of-the-hand slower one, on a nagging length, on off and middle. Ruben hangs deep in the crease and has a big heave across the line but is undone by the slowness of the ball. The ball catches the batter high on the back thigh. UltraEdge shows no bat but the Ball Tracking has the ball going over the stumps.

Shivam Dube to Ruben Trumpelmann, No run.Dube slams the deck and does not offer any pace, on off. Ruben swings with all his might and chops it down on the strip.

Shivam Dube to Ruben Trumpelmann, Wide!Wide! Dipping slower ball and it dips on the batter. The line is down leg and Ruben fails to get it away. Wide called but Dube does not seem happy with the call as he feels that the batter moved in the crease.

Shivam Dube to Ruben Trumpelmann, No run.Ruben Trumpelmann misses out! Into the surface, over off and middle. Ruben does not pick the off-cutter and swings way too early. He ends up connecting with thin air and gets hit on the midriff.

Shivam Dube to Ruben Trumpelmann, No ball!NO BALL! Dube takes pace off first up, on a length, sprayed on the pads. Trumpelmann walks inside the line and has a big swing at it but fails to connect. The ball brushes the pads and goes behind to the keeper. Uh, oh, the siren goes off. Dube has overstepped. Free Hit coming up.

Hardik Pandya to Zane Green, No run.That's well bowled. Short ball, pace-on this time and angled across from leg stump. Zane Green leans back and looks to ramp but the ball whizzes past the outside edge.

Hardik Pandya to Zane Green, 2 runs.Slower one, full and on middle, Green flicks it through mid-wicket and a fumble in the deep allows the batters to get back for the second run.

Hardik Pandya to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run.Slow and short, dug in outside off. Trumpelmann toe-ends the pull to mid-wicket and gets across to the other end.

Hardik Pandya to Zane Green, 1 run.Pitched up full and around leg, Zane Green clips it away wide of mid-wicket. The call is for two initially, but the batters settle for the single.

Hardik Pandya to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run.Banged in short around off, Trumpelmann gets on his toes and slaps it down like a tennis-forehand towards long on for a single.

Hardik Pandya to Ruben Trumpelmann, No run.Slower one from Pandya, on a good length and outside off. Trumpelmann has a swipe at it but seems to get an under edge on it. The ball dies on its way to the keeper.

DRINKS BREAK! What was a decent start to the chase for Namibia went downhill rather quickly once Varun Chakaravarthy was introduced into the attack. It is more about what the African side can take out of this remaining phase of the game than anything else. India will want to close this game out as efficiently as they can and not let any complacency creep in. Hardik Pandya to bowl after the break. He has been wicketless so far, conceding 15 runs in his 2 overs.

Jasprit Bumrah to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run.Nice and full at the stumps, patted down to long on for a single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Ruben Trumpelmann, No run.Chance of a run out, but Axar Patel fumbles the ball. A yorker from Bumrah, angled into the pads, Trumpelmann misses the flick, and the ball goes off the pads to point. Trumpelmann wanders down the pitch, but Green sends him back. Patel fails to pick up the ball, and if he had picked it, he could have run to the stumps himself and dislodged the bails. Trumpelmann was so far out.

Jasprit Bumrah to Zane Green, 1 run.Another slower one, on a length around middle and leg. Green works it 'round the corner on the leg side for a single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Zane Green, No run.Slower one, full and on off. Green does well to adjust and plays it back to the bowler.

Jasprit Bumrah to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run.Just back of a length, slanted into the body. Trumpelmann manages to tuck it away between mid-wicket and mid on for another single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Zane Green, 1 run.Good length on off, jammed into the deck by Bumrah. Green gets across a bit and tucks it through square leg for a single.

Axar Patel to Ruben Trumpelmann, No run.Swing and a miss! Flatter trajectory, on a good length and outside off. Ruben Trumpelmann presses back and swings across the line but the ball darts back in to beat the bat. That nearly goes on to hit the off stump as well.

Axar Patel to Zane Green, 1 run.Floated up on leg stump, Green eases it in front of wide mid on for a single.

Axar Patel to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run.Full and on the pads, Trumpelmann works it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

The wickets continue to tumble. Ruben Trumpelmann comes out to bat.

Axar Patel to Malan Kruger, OUT! c Jasprit Bumrah b Axar Patel.OUT! TAKEN! Jasprit Bumrah nearly messes up badly but a last-ditch effort turns it into a spectacular catch. Flighted ball from Axar Patel, slightly full and on off. Malan Kruger sits down to sweep but gets a top edge that goes high in the air. Bumrah at short fine leg runs to his left but stops a bit before realising the ball is swerving away from him. He lunges across with both hands and snaffles it at the last moment. Namibia slip further.

Axar Patel to Malan Kruger, Four!FOUR! Tossed up at the stumps, drifting in, Malan Kruger steps out and uses his wrists to heave it over wide mid on for a boundary.

Axar Patel to Malan Kruger, No run.An appeal for LBW, turned down. The keeper seems very interested but not the bowler. No review taken. Full and angled in from outside off, Kruger lunges across to sweep but misses and wears it on the front pad. The impact appeared to be slightly outside off.

Jasprit Bumrah to Malan Kruger, 1 run.Back of a length around off, doesn't rise much. Malan Kruger leans back and angles it down to deep third for a single. All about damage control now for Namibia, it seems.

Jasprit Bumrah to Malan Kruger, No run.Very full, around leg stump, angled in from wider of the crease. Kruger taps it across to mid-wicket.

Jasprit Bumrah to Zane Green, 1 run.Fuller this time, angled into the legs at 143.1 kph. Green clips it wide of mid on for a single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Zane Green, No run.A bumper now, bowled at a brisk pace and angled in from off stump. Zane Green sways his head away from the line of the ball.

Jasprit Bumrah to Zane Green, No run.Hard length, speared into the pads. Green gets pegged back as he looks to flick and wears it high on the pads.

Jasprit Bumrah to Zane Green, No run.Back of a length over middle, angling in, Zane Green hops back to defend.

Axar Patel to Malan Kruger, No run.A wicket-maiden for Axar Patel, excellent comeback over from him. Flighted fuller on middle, eased back to the bowler.

Axar Patel to Malan Kruger, No run.Full and on middle, driven back to the bowler.

Axar Patel to Malan Kruger, No run.This is darted in on a shortish length, Kruger taps it back to the bowler.

Axar Patel to Malan Kruger, No run.Fuller now, on middle, Malan Kruger leans on and eases it to mid on.

Axar Patel to Malan Kruger, No run.Flatter one, angled into middle and leg, tucked away to mid-wicket.

The crease has a new occupant in Malan Kruger.

Axar Patel to Gerhard Erasmus, OUT! c Tilak Varma b Axar Patel.OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and Namibia are self-imploding a bit here and 86/2 has turned into 88/5 in a flash. Axar Patel floats the ball up, on a length and outside off. Gerhard Erasmus stays leg side of the ball, reaches for it and lofts it back over the bowler's head. Tilak Varma at long off, moves to his right and takes a simple catch.

Midway through the chase and the gap is widening between the two teams. India were 120/2, whereas Namibia are 88/4.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run.Full and attacking the front pad, on off, Gerhard Erasmus lunges and eases it to long off for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Zane Green, 1 run.Around off, on a length, Green knocks it through covers and opens his account with a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy is ripping through the Namibian batting lineup at the moment. Zane Green joins his skipper out in the middle now.

Varun Chakaravarthy to JJ Smit, OUT! b Varun Chakaravarthy.OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! An ungainly swipe across the line and JJ Smit pays the price. A two-ball duck for Smit. 3 wickets in 10 legal balls for Chakaravarthy. Googly from Varun, and he tosses this one up, but the length stays more on the shorter side, on off. Smit hangs deep in the crease before taking a step across the stumps. He has a big heave across the line, and the ball skids through to go under the blade and hit the stumps.

Varun Chakaravarthy to JJ Smit, No run.Quicker through the air, on the shorter side, on top of off. Smit gets on top of it and punches it to cover.

JJ Smit walks in at number 5.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, OUT! c Axar Patel b Varun Chakaravarthy.OUT! TAKEN! Wickets off successive overs for Varun Chakaravarthy. Varun switches to around the wicket for the left-hander, outside off, flatter and shorter. Loftie-Eaton charges down the track but fails to get close to the ball. He still swings through and the ball is sliced off the outer half. It is skied towards wide long off, where Axar Patel runs across to his right and snaffles it. Namibia are now 86/3, needing 124 runs in 64 balls.

A bit more insight on that dead ball from Gerhard Erasmus provided by Ian Smith on air. He says that umpire Rod Tucker actually ruled out the delivery, not for being illegal but he felt that the batter wasn't ready. Sunil Gavaskar then mentions that the batter did attempt the shot, so it is what it is but in the end, the attempted delivery itself was a legal one from Erasmus.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run.Googly from Varun, on a nagging length, on middle. Erasmus backs away and slaps it to long on for one.

Axar Patel to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run.Flat and short, on off, Erasmus cuts it to the right of backward point and picks up a single.

Axar Patel to Gerhard Erasmus, No run.Just short! Bowled by going a bit wide on the crease, on a nagging length, on middle. Gerhard walks inside the line of the ball to play the lap. It goes uppishly towards Bumrah, who opts not to dive and gets his body behind the ball to make the stop.

A few threads have come loose from the ball, and the umpire brings out the scissors to cut them away.

Axar Patel to Gerhard Erasmus, Six!SIX! That sounded so sweet! Fuller and quicker, on off, Gerhard drops to a knee quickly and gets his hands through the ball to unleash the slog sweep over wide long on for a biggie.

Axar Patel to Gerhard Erasmus, No run.Full and on off, Erasmus taps it to cover.

Axar Patel to Gerhard Erasmus, Six!SIX! High and long enough! Coming in with the arm from around the wicket, on a length, on off and middle. Erasmus reaches out in front and gets low to find the elevation. Gets more height than distance on the slog sweep but there is no one at deep mid-wicket and he clears the fence.

Axar Patel to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 1 run.A bit of air given by Axar, full and on middle, Loftie-Eaton pushes it to long on for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 1 run.A bit quicker this time and the length stays full, on off, Loftie-Eaton plays the reverse and hits it hard to backward point, where Jasprit Bumrah misfields and concedes a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, No run.Beaten! From around the wicket to the left-hander, full and outside off, Loftie-Eaton pushes away from his body but the ball sneaks past the outside edge. Ishan Kishan is quick to take the bails off but Jan Nicol's back leg was inside the crease.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run.Flighted delivery, full and on off, Gerhard Erasmus knocks it wide of cover and crosses over.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Gerhard Erasmus, 2 runs.Almost chopped it back on! Skidding through, not that short for the cut and not that wide either. Around the off stump, Erasmus hangs back and goes for the cut. Gets an inside edge and the ball lands beside the leg pole before going behind for a couple of runs.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Gerhard Erasmus, No run.Another googly, fuller and on middle. Gerhard Erasmus picks it from the hand and gets forward in defence.

The next batter is the Namibian skipper, Gerhard Erasmus.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Louren Steenkamp, OUT! b Varun Chakaravarthy.OUT! TIMBER! Louren Steenkamp does not pick the googly at all and sees his stumps shattered. Wrong 'un from Varun first up, on a length, on middle. Steenkamp does not move his feet at all and just pushes at the ball with his hands. The ball lands and spins back in to go past the inside edge. Louren leaves a yawning gap between the bat and the pad and the ball goes through the gate to crash into the sticks. The 34-run stand is broken.

Varun Chakaravarthy is now into the attack.

Jasprit Bumrah to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, No run.On a hard length, angled in, on middle. Loftie-Eaton waits back and taps it back on the deck with a straight bat. At the end of 7 overs, Namibia are 67/1, needing 143 runs in 78 balls.

Jasprit Bumrah to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 2 runs.Bumrah goes searching for the yorker but slips in a low full toss, on off. Loftie-Eaton extends his hands and punches it to the left of deep cover for a couple of runs.

Jasprit Bumrah to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Four!FOUR! Off the edge! Off-cutter, on a nagging length, on off. Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton hangs his bat out but the ball takes the outside edge and races fine of the man at deep third for a boundary.

Jasprit Bumrah to Louren Steenkamp, Bye.A corker of a yorker from Bumrah! Right at the base of the off stump. Louren Steenkamp is beaten for pace and he fails to get his bat down in time. It clips the off stump before deflecting down to deep third. Louren is not alert to the situation and just stands his ground. He gets called through for a single by his partner and he crosses over.

Jasprit Bumrah to Louren Steenkamp, No ball!NO BALL! A well-directed bumper from Bumrah but he has overstepped in the process. It sails over the right shoulder of Louren as he ducks under it. Free Hit coming up.

Jasprit Bumrah to Louren Steenkamp, No run.Very full, on off. Louren opens the bat face and angles it well but picks out the man at backward point.

Jasprit Bumrah to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 1 run.Bumrah spots Loftie-Eaton backing away and he follows him with a hard-length delivery. Jan Nicol has a swing at it. It comes off the splice of the bat in front of mid off. Just a single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Wide!Wide! Full and quick but down leg, Loftie-Eaton walks inside the line but he is beaten for pace, and he misses out on the glance.