IND vs NAM Match Highlights T20 World Cup 2026 Updates: Ishan Kishan’s Blitzkrieg, Hardik Pandya’s All-Round Show Power India to Dominant 93-Run Win Over Namibia in Delhi

Namibia were in the contest early. They had a strong powerplay and Erasmus was striking it well. But everything changed when Varun Chakaravarthy struck with his very first ball. He picked up three quick wickets, and Axar removed Erasmus to leave Namibia five down. From there, it was only heading one way. India even rotated their bowlers for some game time, with Varun bowling just two overs as Dube and Pandya chipped in. Comfortable finish for India!

Shivam Dube delivers the final blow — Zane Green is out, hit-wicket! Very full outside off, angling away. Green attempts a reverse sweep, misses, and in the follow-through his bat clips the off stump. Poor control, and that’s the end of it. India wrap it up with a commanding 93-run win. India (209/9) beat Namibia (116-all out) by 93 runs in Delhi

Ben Shikongo is gone for a golden duck. The finger goes up straight away — plumb in front. Shikongo opts for the review, but it looks a desperate one. Good length, seam upright, it nips back in sharply. He’s late on the flick, misses it completely, and gets struck right in front. Ball-tracking shows three reds. Namibia 116/9 in 17.5 overs vs India (209/9) in Delhi

Ruben Trumpelmann gone for 6 — Timber! Bumrah fires it in at the base of off stump. Trumpelmann backs away slightly, but it’s too good — the ball sneaks under the bat and crashes into off. Even he looks impressed by that yorker. Classic Bumrah! Namibia 115/7 in 16.5 overs vs India (209/9) in Delhi

Second wicket of the night for Axar Patel, and India’s spinners continue to squeeze Namibia. Full and outside off, Malan Kruger goes for the sweep but gets a fat top-edge. The ball loops towards short fine, where Bumrah tracks it brilliantly. Running back and then lunging to his left, he holds on with both hands despite the late swerve. NAM 95/6 in 12.5 overs vs IND (209/9) in Delhi

WICKET! That should seal it for India. Namibia’s hopes fade with the dismissal of skipper Gerhard Erasmus (18). Axar Patel delivers the breakthrough. Erasmus shuffles well outside leg, Axar fires it wide outside off. He reaches out to swipe but isn’t to the pitch of it — miscues it off the bottom of the bat. Simple catch at long-off for Tilak Varma! NAM 88/5 in 11 overs vs IND (209/9) in Delhi

Double strike from Varun! Another googly, another wicket. JJ Smit departs for a duck. On a length outside off, it turns in sharply. Smit looks to swipe across the line towards leg, but he’s beaten completely — off stump pegged back. That’s three for Varun Chakaravarthy. NAM 88/4 in 10 overs vs IND (209/9) in Delhi

Good intent from skipper Gerhard Erasmus. SIX! Axar tosses it up full outside off, and Erasmus steps forward and launches it miles over mid-wicket. Frees his arms and connects sweetly — that’s a clean strike! Namibia 85/2 in 9 overs vs India (209/9) in Delhi

Impact straight away from Varun Chakaravarthy — Louren Steenkamp is bowled for 29! Tossed-up googly on middle, it turns in sharply. Steenkamp presses forward and makes a bit of room to drive, but there’s a huge gap between bat and pad. Classic Varun — starts with the googly, and Steenkamp had no idea. Namibia 67/2 in 7.1 overs vs India (209/9)

Namibia off to a flying start — Steenkamp leading the charge. The final over of the powerplay goes for 17, with Arshdeep taking some punishment. SIX! Slower short ball outside off, Steenkamp throws his bat at it and connects well enough. It flies all the way and hits the cushions on the full. Namibia mean business! Namibia 57/1 in 6 overs vs India (209/9) in Delhi

Jan Frylinck was looking dangerous, but Arshdeep Singh outfoxes him with a clever slower one. Pace taken off at around 120 kph, back of a length — Frylinck goes for the pull too early and miscues it off the toe-end to deep midwicket. He departs for a brisk 22. Arshdeep leaps in the air in celebration — big breakthrough for India! NAM 34/1 in 4 overs vs IND (209/9) in Delhi

SIX! Frylinck sends a message! He backs away, gets a short ball into the body, and unleashes a fierce pull over midwicket. That’s sailed miles beyond the ropes — clean strike! Namibia 21/0 in 2.5 overs vs India (209/9) in Delhi

India in a tight huddle — final words before the chase begins. Tilak chips in, then Surya takes over. Game faces on. Namibia’s openers are out in the middle — Louren Steenkamp and Jan Frylinck ready to get going. Steenkamp will face the first ball. Hardik Pandya has the new ball. One slip in place, field set. Here we go!

RUN OUT! Wickets tumbling at the death! Namibia tightening the screws brilliantly here. Arshdeep Singh is run out for 2 while pushing for a second on the penultimate ball. Another pinpoint yorker from Smit, who’s been outstanding at the death. It’s squeezed behind square, but the fielder is sharp and Arshdeep falls short of his ground. 

Rinku Singh (1) holes out in the deep, and JJ Smit completes a fine comeback. After being taken apart in the powerplay by Kishan, he’s been outstanding at the death. Very full on leg stump, Rinku looks to go big down the ground but miscues it straight to long-on. Namibia keep chipping away! IND 206/8 in 19.3 overs vs NAM in Delhi

Namibia captain, Erasmus signs off in style. Going round-arm from around the wicket, it drifts in, keeps low, and sneaks under Axar’s slog. Timber! He finishes with stunning figures of 4/20 — a captain’s spell from Gerhard Erasmus.

Gerhard Erasmus is having a night to remember in Delhi. Hardik Pandya’s entertaining 52 comes to an end, and Namibia have another breakthrough. A quicker one from about 25 yards, drifting into a full toss on the pads. Hardik goes for the slog but doesn’t quite middle it. The ball flies flat towards deep backward square, where substitute fielder Dylan Leicher runs across and takes a superb catch with both hands. India 205/5 in 18.2 overs vs Namibia in Delhi

16 off the over — two fours and a six! Hardik Pandya riding his luck a bit there. A yorker outside off, he opens the face and slices it past point for four. Shikongo can only stare in disbelief — and Hardik even gives him a friendly pat while crossing over. A bit of sympathy after the damage! IND 184/4 in 16 overs vs NAM in Delhi

24 off the over! Hardik Pandya is up and running. Scholtz fires it in on a good length outside off, but Hardik reaches out and smokes it over long-off for a massive six. The tracker flashes 109 metres — though that might be generous! Either way, that’s a monster hit and a momentum shift. India 168/4 in 15 overs vs Namibia in Delhi

OUT! Gerhard Erasmus is leading from the front — and now Tilak Varma (25) is gone. That’s his second wicket, and both left-handers back in the hut. Bowling from just in front of the umpire — Erasmus gives it a touch of flight. Tilak charges down but doesn’t quite get to the pitch of it, fails to find the elevation on the loft. JJ Smit moves swiftly to his left at long-off and completes a fine catch. India 124/4 in 12 overs vs Namibia in Delhi

Not the captain’s night — he has to make the long walk back. Bernard Scholtz delivers, and it’s a sharp piece of work behind the stumps from Green. Stumped! Suryakumar charges down the track looking to go big, but Scholtz cleverly pulls the length back and gets it to straighten. Beaten completely, the Indian skipper is stranded out of his crease. Massive breakthrough for Namibia — they’re clawing their way back! India 122/3 in 11 overs vs Namibia

Ishan Kishan smashed 28 runs off JJ Smit in the sixth over — that’s now the joint second-most runs by an Indian in a single over in T20 World Cup history.

He equals— Rohit Sharma’s 28 off Mitchell Starc (2024)

Only one man sits above them— Yuvraj Singh’s iconic 36 off Stuart Broad (2007)

Serious hitting. Elite company!

WICKET! Big breakthrough for Namibia! Skipper Gerhard Erasmus strikes first ball and sends the dangerous Ishan Kishan packing for 61. Flatter and skidding in from Erasmus — not all that short, but Ishan still rocks back to pull. This time he doesn’t middle it. The ball goes high towards deep mid-wicket, and Ben Shikongo gets low to complete a sharp catch. End of a blazing knock — and Namibia have a lifeline. India 105/2 in 8 overs vs Namibia in Delhi

Another big over for India — 18 off it! This time it’s Tilak Varma joining the party, taking the Namibia attack apart. The Delhi crowd is loving every bit of this. Heingo bangs it in short, but Ishan is lightning quick to read the length. He rocks back and launches a towering pull into the night sky. It went miles up — and comfortably cleared the ropes. Pure box-office stuff! India 104/1 in 7 overs vs Namibia

Gautam Gambhir strides out and greets Ishan with a firm fist bump — the coach clearly loving this left-handed carnage. To be fair, Namibia haven’t bowled badly, but the scoreboard tells a brutal story — their most expensive Powerplay so far. Now the field spreads out. Chance for Namibia to hit reset and claw this back. Game on.

Kishan began cautiously but has exploded into life. What an over against Smit — 6, 6, 6, 6, 4! Short again, angled down leg, and Ishan swivels to pull it behind square on the leg side. He finds the boundary and brings up a fine half-century. Bat raised, applause all around. After missing out in the first game, Ishan has well and truly arrived today. And that’s drinks! IND 86/1 in 6 overs vs NAM in Delhi

FOUR! Crunched! Tilak comes charging down the track, makes room for himself and creates the width he needs. Frees his arms and smashes it flat over extra cover — one bounce and into the ropes. Classy strike! India 58/1 in 5 overs vs Namibia in Delhi

FOUR! Two in a row for Ishan Kishan! Smit dishes out a 122.2 kph good-length ball outside off, but it sits up invitingly. Ishan stays deep in his crease, swings through the line, and drills it neatly between mid-wicket and mid-on. Pure timing!

Just when Sanju Samson looked set, he throws it away yet again. A promising start, but no conversion — another cameo that ends too soon. This will sting. Full credit to Ben Shikongo. He keeps his composure and slips in a clever slower ball, rolling his fingers over it to take the pace off. Samson is through the flick far too early, chips it tamely towards deep mid-wicket, and Steenkamp gets low to complete a safe catch. India 25/1 in 2 overs vs Namibia in Delhi

SIX! Brilliant hit! Too straight from Shikongo — short of a length on middle and leg. Samson uses the angle perfectly, swivels and pulls it behind square. The ball sails into the crowd. Samson looks all fired up today! India 15/0 in 1.3 overs vs Namibia in Delhi

SIX! Sanju has arrived in Delhi! Trumpelmann errs in length and pays the price. A full ball angled across, right in the slot — Sanju Samson frees his arms and launches it straight back over the bowler’s head. It smashes into the sightscreen! That should settle a few nerves. India 8/0 in 1 over vs Namibia in Delhi

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

Toss Time — Gerhard Erasmus, Namibia captain, calls it right at the toss as they decided bowl first against India in Group A, match no.18 of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday

Big boost for India as Washington Sundar joins the squad, but a few injury clouds still hover over the camp. Jasprit Bumrah, who missed the opener due to illness, looks back to full fitness — the pacer was seen bowling at full intensity in the nets on Tuesday. Positive signs ahead of the Namibia clash.

In the previous game, Surya’s unbeaten 84 masked a shaky batting effort, but the hosts will be eager to deliver a complete performance before flying to Colombo for the high-voltage clash against Pakistan on February 15.

If India’s opening match of the T20 World Cup 2026 served as a wake-up call — with USA bowlers executing plans to keep the batting firepower in check — Delhi presents a chance for a reset. At the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Suryakumar Yadav’s men will look to unleash their full might.

As winter loosens its grip on the national capital, India’s Group A clash against Namibia in the T20 World Cup offers a calm interlude before the heat and humidity of Colombo — and the high-voltage showdown against Pakistan — take centre stage.

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