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India vs Namibia, Match 18 Match Summary

IND vs NAM, 2026 - T20 Summary

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Match 18, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi , Feb 12, 2026
India India
209/9 (20.0/20)
Namibia Namibia
116 (18.2/20)
India beat Namibia by 93 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Hardik Pandya
    52(28)&2/21(4)
IND 209/9
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/107047-ishan-kishan-playerprofile>Ishan Kishan</a>
Ishan Kishan
61 (24)
  • 6x4s
  • 5x6s
  • 254.16SR
<a href=/cricket/players/64177-hardik-himanshu-pandya-playerprofile>Hardik Pandya</a>
Hardik Pandya
52 (28)
  • 4x4s
  • 4x6s
  • 185.71SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
NAM 116/10
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/124037-louren-steenkamp-playerprofile>Louren Steenkamp</a>
Louren Steenkamp
29 (20)
  • 3x4s
  • 1x6s
  • 145SR
Jan Frylinck
Jan Frylinck
22 (15)
  • 3x4s
  • 1x6s
  • 146.66SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Varun Chakaravarthy
ECON 3.50
2
OVERS
7/3
R/W
Bowler
Axar Patel
ECON 6.66
3
OVERS
20/2
R/W
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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.
Over 18.2 : 116/10
0 Runs
  • 018.1
  • W 18.2
Z. Green
11 (19)
M. Heingo
0 (2)
S. Dube
2.2-0-11-1
18.2
W
Shivam Dube To Zane Green OUT!
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.
18.1
0
Shivam Dube To Zane Green
Dug in short, on middle. Zane pivots on the back foot for the pull but mistimes it to mid-wicket.
Over 18 : 116/9
1 Runs
  • 117.1
  • 017.2
  • W 17.3
  • W 17.4
  • 017.5
  • 017.6
M. Heingo
0 (2)
Z. Green
11 (17)
H. Pandya
4-0-21-2
17.6
0
Hardik Pandya To Max Heingo
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.
17.5
0
Hardik Pandya To Max Heingo
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.
17.4
W
Hardik Pandya To Ben Shikongo OUT!
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.
17.3
W
Hardik Pandya To Bernard Scholtz OUT!
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.
17.2
0
Hardik Pandya To Bernard Scholtz
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.
17.1
1
Hardik Pandya To Zane Green
Going across off, on a good length. Zane smears this slower one through mid-wicket for a single.
Over 17 : 115/7
5 Runs
  • 016.1
  • 016.2
  • 116.3
  • W 16.4
  • 416.5
  • 016.6
B. Scholtz
4 (2)
Z. Green
10 (16)
J. Bumrah
4-0-20-1
16.6
0
Jasprit Bumrah To Bernard Scholtz
Bumrah responds with a short ball, following the batter. Bernard gives himself room and mistimes the flat-batted shot to cover.
16.5
4
Jasprit Bumrah To Bernard Scholtz
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.
16.4
W
Jasprit Bumrah To Ruben Trumpelmann OUT!
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.
16.3
1
Jasprit Bumrah To Zane Green
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.
16.2
0
Jasprit Bumrah To Zane Green
Hits the hard length, does Bumrah, on middle. Zane is hurried on the pull and he mistimes it to mid-wicket.
16.1
0
Jasprit Bumrah To Zane Green
Skidding through, on a good length, Green backs away, stands tall on his toes and punches it on the up to cover.
Over 16 : 110/6
5 Runs
  • 1 NB 15.1
  • 015.1
  • 1 WD 15.2
  • 015.2
  • 015.3
  • 1 NB 15.4
  • 115.4
  • 115.5
  • 015.6
R. Trumpelmann
6 (15)
Z. Green
9 (13)
S. Dube
2-0-11-0
15.6
0
Shivam Dube To Ruben Trumpelmann
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.
15.5
1
Shivam Dube To Zane Green
Pushes the length up, on off, Green forces the drive to long off for a single.
15.4
1
Shivam Dube To Ruben Trumpelmann
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.
15.4
nb
Shivam Dube To Ruben Trumpelmann
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...
15.3
0
Shivam Dube To Ruben Trumpelmann
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.
Full Commentary
18 OV
1 Runs
H. Pandya to Z. Green B. Scholtz B. Shikongo M. Heingo
  • 117.1
  • 017.2
  • W 17.3
  • W 17.4
  • 017.5
  • 017.6
17 OV
5 Runs
J. Bumrah to Z. Green R. Trumpelmann B. Scholtz
  • 016.1
  • 016.2
  • 116.3
  • W 16.4
  • 416.5
  • 016.6
16 OV
5 Runs
S. Dube to R. Trumpelmann Z. Green
  • 1 NB 15.1
  • 015.1
  • 1 WD 15.2
  • 015.2
  • 015.3
  • 1 NB 15.4
  • 115.4
  • 115.5
  • 015.6
15 OV
5 Runs
H. Pandya to R. Trumpelmann Z. Green
  • 014.1
  • 114.2
  • 114.3
  • 114.4
  • 214.5
  • 014.6
14 OV
4 Runs
J. Bumrah to Z. Green R. Trumpelmann
  • 113.1
  • 113.2
  • 013.3
  • 113.4
  • 013.5
  • 113.6
13 OV
6 Runs
A. Patel to M. Kruger R. Trumpelmann Z. Green
  • 012.1
  • 412.2
  • W 12.3
  • 112.4
  • 112.5
  • 012.6
12 OV
2 Runs
J. Bumrah to Z. Green M. Kruger
  • 011.1
  • 011.2
  • 011.3
  • 111.4
  • 011.5
  • 111.6
11 OV
0 Runs
A. Patel to G. Erasmus M. Kruger
  • W 10.1
  • 010.2
  • 010.3
  • 010.4
  • 010.5
  • 010.6
10 OV
3 Runs
V. Chakaravarthy to G. Erasmus Jan Nicol Loftie JJ Smit Z. Green
  • 19.1
  • W 9.2
  • 09.3
  • W 9.4
  • 19.5
  • 19.6
9 OV
14 Runs
A. Patel to Jan Nicol Loftie G. Erasmus
  • 18.1
  • 68.2
  • 08.3
  • 68.4
  • 08.5
  • 18.6
8 OV
4 Runs
V. Chakaravarthy to L. Steenkamp G. Erasmus Jan Nicol Loftie
  • W 7.1
  • 07.2
  • 27.3
  • 17.4
  • 07.5
  • 17.6
7 OV
10 Runs
J. Bumrah to Jan Nicol Loftie L. Steenkamp
  • 1 WD 6.1
  • 16.1
  • 06.2
  • 1 NB 6.3
  • 1 B 6.3
  • 46.4
  • 26.5
  • 06.6
6 OV
17 Runs
A. Singh to L. Steenkamp Jan Nicol Loftie
  • 45.1
  • 45.2
  • 1 WD 5.3
  • 05.3
  • 15.4
  • 15.5
  • 65.6
5 OV
6 Runs
S. Dube to Jan Nicol Loftie L. Steenkamp
  • 14.1
  • 14.2
  • 14.3
  • 04.4
  • 24.5
  • 14.6
4 OV
11 Runs
A. Singh to L. Steenkamp J. Frylinck Jan Nicol Loftie
  • 13.1
  • 1 WD 3.2
  • 43.2
  • 43.3
  • W 3.4
  • 03.5
  • 13.6
3 OV
13 Runs
H. Pandya to L. Steenkamp J. Frylinck
  • 12.1
  • 42.2
  • 02.3
  • 62.4
  • 12.5
  • 12.6
2 OV
8 Runs
A. Singh to J. Frylinck L. Steenkamp
  • 01.1
  • 11.2
  • 41.3
  • 11.4
  • 11.5
  • 11.6
1 OV
2 Runs
H. Pandya to L. Steenkamp J. Frylinck
  • 10.1
  • 00.2
  • 00.3
  • 00.4
  • 00.5
  • 10.6
Match Info
  • Venue Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
  • Weather Clear
  • Toss Namibia won the toss and elected to field
  • Result India beat Namibia by 93 runs
  • Player of the Match Hardik Pandya
  • Umpire Paul Reiffel (AUS), Rod Tucker (AUS) and Leslie Reifer (WI)
  • Referee Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Match Notes
  • Innings Break: India 209/9 in 20.0 overs
  • H Pandya 8th T20I fifty: 50 runs in 27 balls (4x4) (4x6)
  • India 205/4 in 18.1 overs
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 50 off 23 balls between H Pandya (31) and S Dube (14)
  • India 151/4 in 14.1 overs
  • Drinks: India 144/4 in 14.0 overs
  • India 103/1 in 6.5 overs
  • T Varma dropped on 19 by L Steenkamp in 6.3 overs
  • Drinks: India 86/1 in 6.0 overs
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6): India 86/1
  • I Kishan 8th T20I fifty: 50 runs in 20 balls (5x4) (4x6)
  • 2nd wkt Partnership: 50 off 22 balls between I Kishan (38) and T Varma (13)
  • India 52/1 in 4.3 overs
  • Referral 1 (2.6 ovs): I Kishan against NAM (LBW) Successful (IND: 2, NAM: 2)
  • Referral 2 (17.4 ovs): B Shikongo against IND (LBW) Unsuccessful (IND: 1, NAM: 1)
  • Referral 1 (15.3 ovs): IND against R Trumpelmann (LBW) Unsuccessful (IND: 1, NAM: 2)
  • Drinks: Namibia 100/6 in 14.0 overs
  • Namibia 100/6 in 14.0 overs
  • Drinks: Namibia 57/4 in 6.0 overs
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6): Namibia 57/4
  • Namibia 50/1 in 5.4 overs
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