Spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin's three-fors, coupled with sparkling fifties from Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul leads to India comfortable 9-wicket win over Namibia and this win marked India’s historic first-ever T20I triumph against Namibia, India finished their campaign with third-place in Group 2 during the 42nd match of the T20 World Cup.
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| Ravindra Jadeja celebrates a wicket with captain Rohit Sharma © Getty Images |
Catch the Cricket highlights of the 42th match between India and Namibia, played on November 08, 2021, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. This match was part of The 2021 ICC T20 World Cup international tournament where India beat Namibia by 9-wickets.
Match Highlights
India secured a comfortable 9-wicket win over Namibia in the 42nd match of the ICC T20 World Cup.
Namibia Innings :
Namibia scored 132 for 8 in their 20 overs with David Wiese was the top-scorer with 26 off 25 balls featuring 2 boundaries, Stephan Baard made 21 runs off 21 balls hitting a six and a four, while Jan Frylinck contributed 15 off 15 balls without smashing a boundary.
Michael van Lingen added 14 runs off 15 balls contained 2 fours and Ruben Trumpelmann remained a unbeaten 13 off 6 balls - who hitting a six and a four with a impressive strike rate of 216.66.
India Bowling :
For India, Ravindra Jadeja was the best bowler for India - who taking 3 wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs, Ravichandran Ashwin also picked up 3 wickets, He conceding 20 runs in his 4 overs, while Jasprit Bumrah captured 2 wickets.
India Innings :
Chasing 133, India reached the target comfortably with 9 wickets and 29 balls to spare to finishing on 133 for 1 in 15.1 overs with KL Rahul was the top scorer with an unbeaten 54 off 36 balls featuring 4 fours and two sixes with a strike rate of 150.
Rohit Sharma contributed a powerful 56 off 37 balls - who hitting 7 fours and two sixes with a strike rate of 151.35, while Suryakumar Yadav remained a unbeaten 25 off 19 balls contained 4 fours.
Namibia Bowling :
Jan Frylinck was Namibia’s best bowler, taking 1 wicket for 19 runs in 2 overs.
Player of the match :
Ravindra Jadeja was named Player of the Match for his excellent spin bowling performance to claiming 3 wickets for just 16 runs in 4 overs.
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