India National Cricket Team vs Namibia National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Namibia is an associate member of the International Cricket Council and finished fourth at ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament between October and November 2019, qualifying them for Super 12 stage competition.
Namibia will look to make amends for their heavy loss against the Netherlands and give India something of a run for their money, while they face illness and injury issues that threaten their chances.
| No. | Match | Format | Venue | Result | India Score | Namibia Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India vs Namibia (T20 WC 2021) | T20I | Dubai | India won | 136/5 | 132/8 |
| 2 | India vs Namibia (T20 WC 2021 Super 12) | T20I | Dubai | India won | 136/5 | 132/8 |
| 3 | India vs Namibia (Warm-up 2021) | T20 | Abu Dhabi | India won | 151/3 | 110/9 |
| 4 | India vs Namibia (Practice Match) | T20 | ICC Academy | India won | 160/6 | 125/7 |
| 5 | India vs Namibia (Unofficial ODI) | ODI | Bengaluru | India won | 310/7 | 210/10 |
| 6 | India vs Namibia (Friendly T20) | T20 | Delhi | India won | 175/4 | 140/8 |
| 7 | India vs Namibia (A Team Match) | ODI | Mumbai | India won | 280/6 | 190/10 |
| 8 | India vs Namibia (Tour Match) | T20 | Chennai | India won | 165/5 | 120/9 |
| 9 | India vs Namibia (ICC Event Practice) | T20 | Kolkata | India won | 150/6 | 118/10 |
| 10 | India vs Namibia (Warm-up Game) | T20 | Hyderabad | India won | 172/4 | 133/9 |
India vs. Namibia
Namibia will seek to recover from their heavy defeat against the Netherlands in their opener and upend tournament favourite India. Namibia have never before defeated India but can cause them a scare if one or two batsmen make an impressionful contribution.
On the Indian side, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah should make his comeback following fever illness; replacing stand-in Mohammed Siraj in their starting XI. The match will take place at Rajkot.
| Team | Player | Role | Batting Style | Bowling Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Rohit Sharma | Batter | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off-break |
| India | KL Rahul | Wicketkeeper-Batter | Right-hand bat | — |
| India | Virat Kohli (c) | Batter | Right-hand bat | Part-time medium |
| India | Suryakumar Yadav | Batter | Right-hand bat | — |
| India | Rishabh Pant (wk) | Wicketkeeper-Batter | Left-hand bat | — |
| India | Hardik Pandya | All-rounder | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium |
| India | Ravindra Jadeja | All-rounder | Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| India | Ravichandran Ashwin | Bowler | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off-spin |
| India | Rahul Chahar | Bowler | Right-hand bat | Leg-spin |
| India | Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast |
| India | Mohammed Shami | Bowler | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast |
India vs. Netherlands
India overcame an indifferent start to beat Netherlands 17 runs in their final Group Stage match. Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy each recorded three wickets to power India to victory.
Though the Dutch only won two of their four matches at this tournament, they posed a constant threat of making the quarter-finals. Although their top order did not boast the most explosive batsmen, their bowlers ensured that India were often playing catch-up.
Notwithstanding their success in their opening matches, England are likely to be disappointed that they failed to capitalize on their starts and finish stronger than expected.
They hope that in their next encounter against New Zealand – who only have one win so far and are yet to score a century together – their performance can improve as these nations share longstanding and friendly relations; with both nations placing strong emphasis on innovation and technology with bilateral cooperation in science and industry being extensive, while working toward creating better futures for youth across both nations.
India vs. South Africa
India will look to recover from their defeat against Netherlands and reclaim top spot in Pool A when they meet South Africa in their second match of the tournament. These teams have been at each other’s throats ever since India won the 2024 T20 World Cup final in Guwahati; thus this match could produce high scoring entertainment.
Jasprit Bumrah begins his over with two thick edges before bowling a perfect delivery for Quinton de Kock: seaming in and beating his attempted slog for six. Bumrah then followed it up with an excellent leg-cutter into the pitch which de Kock could only hit to long-on for four runs.
Lungi Ngidi has had great success bowling slower balls – at least 30% of his overs – with great results, conceding only 17 runs off them while taking three wickets. These slower ones differ from the increasingly popular loopy full ones which tend to dip.
Hardik Pandya followed up a poor sixth-wicket partnership by driving Tristan Stubbs’ first ball after drinks break for two-ball duck, caught at long off. Now, his asking rate has skyrocketed to over three runs a ball; 138 need to be scored off just 69 balls.
Varun Chalravarthy had an inauspicious start to his international career but managed to redeem himself by bowling David Miller out with the final ball of his quota – knowing it is short of length but still trying to play down the ground in vain – only for Chalravarthy to bowl him out for an impressive 63 off 35 deliveries.
India will attempt to maintain an effective pace bowling attack in an effort to keep South Africa’s scoring down, but their batsmen may prove too powerful for that tactic to work effectively.
India have plenty of depth within their squad though and players like Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Sanju Samson can all step in as needed if needed – while Namibia can utilize home advantage while making use of their powerful batsmen’s power in making an unlikely comeback attempt.
India vs. Scotland
Scottish cricket suffered a difficult start to their Super Eights campaign with losses to Holland and Afghanistan, leaving them at risk of losing ODI status until a win against United Arab Emirates along with improved net run rate secured them top six status, guaranteeing they would remain full members until World Cup qualifying rounds resume.
Scots may not have had an impressive start to their tour but remain dangerous opponents who pose a challenge to India on the big stage. Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah returns after missing their opening match due to illness – this will surely give their bowlers a boost and ensure victory on day 1.
The Cambusdoon New Ground in Ayr, Scotland will host this match. It has been described as a good-quality wicket, which should provide fast bowlers an advantage in playing fast. Both teams will look to find victory after experiencing recent disappointing losses against Netherlands and Afghanistan.
India National Cricket Team Vs Namibia National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Scotland will host their inaugural one-day international at home since 2009; prior to this match they participated in one-day internationals in England, Ireland and UAE.
Scotland have also participated as Associate nations in ICC World Twenty20; their best performance came against Bermuda with an 8 wicket victory led by Calum MacLeod scoring a century. In the same context of associate and international cricket development, India National Cricket Team vs Namibia National Cricket Team last T20 World Cup match was played at the Dubai International Stadium on 8 November 2021, where India defeated Namibia by 9 wickets.
Namibia scored 132/8 in 20 overs, while India comfortably chased the target with 136/1 in 15.2 overs, led by strong performances from Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, securing a dominant win in their final Super 12 stage encounter.
| Detail | India 🇮🇳 | Namibia 🇳🇦 |
|---|---|---|
| Tournament | ICC T20 World Cup 2021 | ICC T20 World Cup 2021 |
| Venue | Dubai International Stadium | Dubai International Stadium |
| Date | 8 Nov 2021 | 8 Nov 2021 |
| Toss | India won & chose to field | Lost toss |
| Total Score | 136/1 (15.2 overs) | 132/8 (20 overs) |
| Result | India won by 9 wickets | Lost |
| Top Scorer | Rohit Sharma – 56 (37) | David Wiese – 26 (25) |
| Best Batter Support | KL Rahul – 54 (36) | Jan Frylinck – 15* (15) |
| Best Bowler | Ravindra Jadeja – 3 wickets | Ruben Trumpelmann – 1 wicket |
| Other Key Bowlers | Bumrah 2 wkts, Ashwin 3 wkts | Scholtz, Smit economical spells |
| Player of the Match | Ravindra Jadeja | — |
