SKY-led India beat Namibia comprehensively

India (Shar)made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Abhishek and Mohammed Siraj made way for Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah.

Namibia made four changes to the (Micha)eleven that last played the Indians – Stephan Baard, van Lingen, Craig Williams, and David Wiese made way for Louren Steenkamp, Malan Kruger, Ben Shikongo, and Max Heingo.  

Gerhard Erasmus, Namibia’s skipper, elected to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 85, and lost a wicket.

Samson, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 22. A couple of overs into the match, he was caught by Steenkamp. Shikongo broke the 25-run stand.

Three overs into the match, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Ishan Kishan was the batter. It was upheld by Australian umpire Paul Reiffel.

India scored 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). Namibia had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 22 balls. While Kishan’s contribution to the partnership was 38, Tilak Varma’s contribution to it was 13. Extras had not contributed to the partnership.

After the Powerplay, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 86 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Kishan had scored 50, Varma had scored 13.

Kishan’s half-century – which included five boundaries and four sixes – came off 20 balls.

India scored 100 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). Namibia had conceded an extra at that point.

Kishan, whose 24-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 61. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Shikongo. Erasmus broke the 79-run partnership.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 120 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Varma had scored 23, Suryakumar Yadav, their skipper, had scored a dozen.

Suryakumar, whose 13-ball innings included a six, did not add to the aforementioned score. Eighteen balls after Kishan’s dismissal, he was stumped by Zane Green. Bernard Scholtz broke the 16-run stand.

Varma, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 25. Ten balls later, he was caught by J J Smit. Erasmus broke the four-run stand.

Fourteen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 144 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Hardik Pandya, the player of the match, had scored 15, Shivam Dube had scored half-a-dozen.

India scored 150 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). Namibia had conceded four extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 23 balls. While Hardik’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Dube’s contribution to it was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was seven.

India scored 200 off 18.1 overs (109 balls). Namibia had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Hardik’s half-century – which included four boundaries and as many sixes – came off 27 balls.

He eventually scored 52 off 28 balls. Thirty-nine balls after Varma’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Dylan Leicher. Erasmus broke the 81-run partnership.

The sixth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Dube, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 23. The next ball, Shikongo and Erasmus ran him out.

Axar Patel, who faced a ball, did not get off the mark. Three balls later, he was bowled by Erasmus.

The eighth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Rinku Singh, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was caught by Erasmus off the bowling of Smit.

Chakravarthy, who scored (V)arun, was unbeaten.

The ninth-wicket pair put on a couple. Arshdeep Singh, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. Three balls after Rinku’s dismissal, Kruger and Green ran him out.

India scored 209 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs.

Heingo, who bowled an over, conceded 18. He was wicketless, as was Ruben Trumpelmann, who bowled four overs, conceding 38.

Shikongo, who bowled three overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket.

Smit and Scholtz bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 50, the latter conceded 41.

Erasmus, who bowled four overs, conceded 20. He picked up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of Namibia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 57, and lost a wicket.

Jan Frylinck, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 22. Twenty-two balls into the chase, he was caught by Dube. Arshdeep broke the 33-run stand. It was his 250^th wicket in the shortest format.

Namibia scored 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

After the Powerplay, the drinks break was taken. Namibia had scored 57 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Steenkamp had scored 29, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton had scored four.

Steenkamp, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, did not add to the aforementioned score. Twenty-one balls after Frylinck’s dismissal, Chakravarty broke the 34-run stand.  

Loftie-Eaton, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 13. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Axar. Chakravarthy broke the 19-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Smit, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. A couple of balls later, he was bowled by Chakravarthy.

Erasmus, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 18. Three balls later, he was caught by Varma. Axar broke the two-run stand.

Kruger, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Bumrah. Axar broke the six-run stand.

Namibia scored 100 off 14 overs (85 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

At that point, the drinks break was taken. Namibia had scored 100 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. While Green had scored five, Trumpelmann had scored three.

Ninety-four balls (15.3 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Trumpelmann was the batter. It was struck down by Reiffel.

Trumpelmann, who faced 16 balls, eventually scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-five balls after Kruger’s dismissal, Bumrah broke the 17-run stand.

Scholtz, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Five balls later, he was caught by Axar. Hardik broke the run-a-ball stand.

The ninth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. A hundred and seven balls (17.4 overs) into the chase, Namibia sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Shikongo, the batter, faced a ball, failing to open his account. It was struck down by Reiffel. He was trapped leg before wicket by Hardik.

The last-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Green, who faced 19 balls, eventually scored 11. Four balls later, he was out hit wicket. Axar was the bowling.

Heingo, who faced two balls, did not open his account. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded eight extras. Namibia, who were bundled out for 116 off 18.2 overs, lost by 93 runs.

Dube, who bowled 2.2 overs, conceded 11. He picked up a wicket.

Arshdeep, who bowled three overs, conceded 36. He picked up a wicket.

Bumrah, who bowled four overs, conceded 20. He picked up a wicket.

Axar bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 20, and picked up a couple of wickets, as did Hardik, who bowled four overs, conceding 21.

Chakravarthy, who bowled a couple of overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he picked up three scalps.