India vs Namibia, T20 World Cup 2026 Highlights: Varun Chakravarthy Picks Up Three Wickets As India Win By 93 Runs In Delhi

India vs Namibia Live Score: Shivam Dube gets the last Namibia wicket. Zane Green tries to reverse sweep and completely misses and is out for a hit wicket. 

India vs Namibia Live Score: Bernard Scholtz's shot on Hardik Pandya's slower ball is easily caught by Axar Patel. Ben Shikongo walks in to replace him. The length delivery and seam-up, cuts back in, Ben Shikongo is late on the nudge, misses, and hits right in front. Easiest LBW to give for umpire Paul Reiffel.

India vs Namibia Live Score: Bumrah dismisses Ruben Trumpelmann for six runs with a perfect yorker. Three overs remaining in the match. 

India vs Namibia Live Score: Shivam Dube bowls two no ball and a wide in his over. Namibia need 100 runs from 23 balls. 

India vs Namibia Live Score: The visitors need 105 runs off 30 balls to win. 

India vs Namibia Live Score: Bumrah maintains pressure on the visitors as they manage four runs out of this over. 

India vs Namibia Live Score: Jasprit Bumrah with a superb catch to send Malan Kruger walking back. Namibia are currently six wickets down. 

India vs Namibia Live Score: Jasprit Bumrah allows just two runs in his second over. 

India vs Namibia Live Score: Gerhard Erasmus's shot is caught by Tilak Verma, as Axar gets his wicket-maiden over. 

India vs Namibia Live Score: Varun Chakravarthy gets this third wicket of the innings and second of his over. Chakravarthy dismisses JJ Smit for a duck after the player replaced Loftie-Eaton on the crease.

India vs Namibia Live Score: Skipper Gerhard Erasmus smashes two sixes in Axar Patel's over. In the next over, Varun Chakravarty gets Loftie-Eaton's wicket as his shot is easily caught by Axar Patel. 

India vs Namibia Live Score: Louren Steenkamp is sent back to the pavilion by Varun Chakravarty. Axar Patel is up next for India.

India vs Namibia Live Score: Jasprit Bumrah maintains pressure on Namibia batters, as they manage to get 9 runs.

India vs Namibia Live Score: Namibia get 17 runs out of Arshdeep Singh's over, with Louren Steenkamp hitting two fours and one six. 

Namibia need to find gaps on regular occasions as the surface is gripping and balls are getting low.

A short delivery from Arshdeep Singh. Jan Frylinck hits it but doesn't get the timing right and Shivam Dube has an easy catch at deep-mid wicket.

Namibia are trying to find gaps on regular occasions.

A calculated over from Arshdeep Singh, who has conceded just six runs.

Just 2 runs from the first over.

Hardik Pandya will be keen to get an early breakthrough.

A brilliant comeback from Namibia as they have restricted India to 210 run. Gerhard Erasmus shines with the ball as his four-wicket haul allows Namibia to come back in the game. Ahead of the Pakistan game, the team management will have to take a note of the batting collapse

Rinku Singh slots it and the ball goes straight to long on.

Another Erasmus delivery grips and gets low, Axar Patel gets bamboozled as the ball gets low.

A confusion between Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube and the latter pays the price. Shikongo fumbles but throws directly to the bowler's end and Erasmus dislodges the stumps.

Hardik Pandya goes for a big one but finds DO Leicher at deep-backward square.

Hardik Pandya has hit Erasmus for a six off the first ball and has completed his fifty.

Hardik Pandya has been leading the charge for Men In Blue.

24 runs came from the 15th over as Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube join the charge.

India will hope to cross the 200 run mark in the next six overs.

Tilak Varma goes for a big one but doesn't get the elevation right. JJ Smit has a good catch at long-off.

Suryakumar Yadav steps out of the crease as he goes for a big one. The ball turns away from him and the Namibia keeper has an easy job.

Namibia bowlers are getting some spice from the Delhi surface.

India will hope to utilise the stage set by the Indian openers.

Ishan Kishan goes for a big one but hits straight to Shikongo at deep mid-wicket.

Ishan Kishan is dropped at backward point. Tilak cuts it and goes straight to Steenkamp. But the Namibia player seems to have made a massive goof up and fails to get hold of the ball.

India vs Namibia Live Score: Half century for Ishan Kishan! The player hits four sixes and one four in JJ Smit's over, reaching his half-century off just 20 deliveries. India's highest ever powerplay score In T20 World Cups.

India vs Namibia Live Score: Tilak Verma smashes consecutive boundaries, propelling his side to 58-1 after five overs. 

India vs Namibia Live Score: The duo is trying to build a steady partnership after the early dismissal of Sanju Samson. 

India vs Namibia Live Score: Ishan Kishan takes charge after Sanju Samson's early departure, as the player hits two boundaries. However, on the last ball, the player survives a scare as the player crouches low and attempts a heave across the line, gets it off the toe-end onto the pad. The umpire doesn't spot it and gives an out, but changes his decision after review.

India vs Namibia Live Score: Sanju Samson hit two sixes and one boundary in this over. However, on the last ball from Ben Shikongo, the player fails to manage the ball and flicks it early, resulting in a dismissal. 

India vs Namibia LIVE Score: India get eight runs in the first over by Trumpelmann, with Sanju Samson smashing the first six of the night. 

India vs Namibia Live Score: Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson open for India, with the latter replacing Abhishek Sharma. 

The first innings average score at this venue is 213 while pacers have claimed 56% of the wickets in Delhi. The pitch tends to start gripping as the match continues to go ahead.

 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.

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

Sanju Samson comes in for Abhishek Sharma and Mohammed Siraj makes way for Jasprit Bumrah.

Namibia have won the toss and have decided to bowl first at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Both India and Namibia captains are on the ground for the toss.

Abhishek Sharma has arrived at the venue but hasn't taken part in the pre-match drills and practice sessions. Sanju Samson time??

The Men In Blue have now gone on to win 9 consecutive matches in the T20 World Cup and this is the longest streak in the history of the tournament.

The toss will take place at 6:30 PM IST.

Jasprit Bumrah is certain to return to the team but who will replace him? Mohammed Siraj bowled brilliantly against the USA, while Arshdeep Singh remains one of the most sought-after bowlers in T20Is.

In another game, Italy have thrashed Nepal by 10 wickets to secure their maiden T20 World Cup victory.

“If you prioritise team goals ahead of personal milestones, more often than not, I feel the team will be in a dominant position. Only we can stop ourselves from overanalysing or slipping into a negative mindset, but I believe this team is fully prepared for the T20 World Cup. I don't see any reason why we can't go all the way.”

A match against Namibia could be the perfect opportunity to bring in Kuldeep Yadav. The left-arm spinner is well versed with the Arun Jaitley Stadium territory and is aware of every crack and every blade of grass.

India's current NRR is 1.450 and they will use this match to ramp up their run rate in order to bosst confidence ahead of the Pakistan clash.

“We haven't got any lights in Namibia. Infrastructure-wise, it's probably the challenge for us. So yeah, it's not a casual thing. Barring the guys who have played in the Nepal Premier League, ILT20 and the World Cups we have played, you don't get accustomed to lights and train under it very often.”

Sanju Samson is waiting in the wings and the CSK star will have to capitalise if he gets a chance to prove his worth.

After missing out on the first match, Jasprit Bumrah is all set to return against Namibia.

Abhishek Sharma had a stomach bug and had to be hospitalised. But the swashbuckling Indian opener left the hospital and a call will be taken on his availability before the match.