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IND vs NAM, T20 World Cup Live: India’s sting in Delhi! Namibia thrashed by 93 runs; Varun Chakraborty’s deadly hit

By Samira Vishwas

India National Cricket Team vs Namibia National Cricket Team Scorecard: In the 2026 T20 World Cup Today the 18th match was played between India and Namibia. In this match, India defeated Namibia by 93 runs and won the tournament for the second time in a row. After losing the toss, Team India batted first and set a target of 210 against Namibia. However, the Namibian team was bowled out for 116 runs in 18.2 overs and as a result India pocketed the bag by 93 runs.

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Namibia lost Ishan and Hardik

Ishan gave a good start to Team India in this match. He hit 61 runs off 24 balls with 5 sixes and 6 fours. He completed his half century in 20 balls. After Ishan’s departure, Tilak Verma led the innings by taking the reins of the team. the captain Suryakumar Yadav 12 runs back in 13 balls. While Tilak scored 25 runs off 21 balls with 3 fours. Finally, Hardik Pandya shared a 39-ball 81-run partnership with Shivam Dubey (23) to take India past the 200-run mark. Hardik scored an explosive fifty of 52 runs off 28 balls. Captain Herhard Erasmus took the top four wickets for Namibia. Ben Shikongo, JJ Smit and Bernd Scholz took one wicket each.

The magic of Varun Chakraborty

For India, spinner Varun Chakraborty picked up three wickets, conceding just seven runs in two overs. Hardik Pandya and Akshar Patel also took two wickets each. Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dubey and Jasprit Bumrah took one wicket each. Lauren Steenkamp top scored for Namibia with 29 runs, while Jan Frylink scored 22 runs. Jan Nicol scored 13, captain Gerhard Erasmus scored 18 and Zane Green scored 11 runs. None of the Namibian batsmen failed to reach double figures.

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Both possible teams are as follows
India Playing XI: Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Akshar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah

Namibia Playing XI: Lauren Steenkamp, ​​Jan Frylink, Jan Nicole Lofty-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (capt), JJ Smit, Zane Green (w), Ruben Trumpelmann, Malan Kruger, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Max Hengo played. Hardik Pandya scored 42 runs off 21 balls.

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