India vs Namibia, 18th Match
Group A 2026 · T20I · · Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
India won by 93 runs (India 209/9, Namibia 116).
Match report
India (IND) faced Namibia (NAM) in the 18th Match of Group A 2026, a T20I match, at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. Play began on Thursday, 12 February 2026 at 13:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Namibia won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Paul Rriffel and Rod Tucker, with Andy Pycroft as match referee.
India made 209/9 in 20 overs, with Ishan Kishan top-scoring on 61 from 24 balls. Gerhard Erasmus was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 20. Namibia made 116 in 18.3 overs, with Louren Steenkamp top-scoring on 29 from 20 balls. Varun Chakaravarthy was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 7.
Result: India won by 93 runs. Hardik Pandya was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
India · 1st innings: 209/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishan Kishan | c Ben Shikongo b Gerhard Erasmus | 61 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 254.17 |
| Sanju Samson | c Louren Steenkamp b Ben Shikongo | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 275 |
| Tilak Varma | c JJ Smit b Gerhard Erasmus | 25 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 119.05 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | st Bernard Scholtz b Bernard Scholtz | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 92.31 |
| Hardik Pandya | c Dylan Leicher b Gerhard Erasmus | 52 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 185.71 |
| Shivam Dube | run out (Gerhard Erasmus) | 23 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 143.75 |
| Rinku Singh | c Gerhard Erasmus b JJ Smit | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Axar Patel | b Gerhard Erasmus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Arshdeep Singh | run out (Zane Green) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Jasprit Bumrah
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Ben Shikongo | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 13.67 |
| JJ Smit | 4 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Max Heingo | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 |
Namibia · 1st innings: 116 (18.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louren Steenkamp | b Varun Chakaravarthy | 29 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 145 |
| Jan Frylinck | c Shivam Dube b Arshdeep Singh | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 146.67 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | c Axar Patel b Varun Chakaravarthy | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | c Tilak Varma b Axar Patel | 18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 163.64 |
| JJ Smit | b Varun Chakaravarthy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zane Green | hit wicket b Shivam Dube | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Malan Kruger | c Jasprit Bumrah b Axar Patel | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | b Jasprit Bumrah | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Bernard Scholtz | c Axar Patel b Hardik Pandya | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Ben Shikongo | lbw b Hardik Pandya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Heingo | not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 8
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardik Pandya | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 12 |
| Shivam Dube | 2.3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4.4 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Axar Patel | 3 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 6.67 |
Latest overs
- Over 19 (NAM, Shivam Dube): 0 runs, 118/10 – W • •
- Over 18 (NAM, Hardik Pandya): 1 runs, 118/9 – • • W W • 1
- Over 17 (NAM, Jasprit Bumrah): 5 runs, 117/7 – • 1 4 W • •
- Over 16 (NAM, Shivam Dube): 7 runs, 112/6 – • 1 1 nb1 • • wd • nb1
- Over 15 (NAM, Hardik Pandya): 5 runs, 105/6 – • 2 1 1 1 •
- Over 14 (NAM, Jasprit Bumrah): 4 runs, 100/6 – 1 • 1 • 1 1