India National Cricket Team Vs Namibia National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: India began strongly with both bat and ball. Varun Chakaravarthy stood out, as did Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel who all performed superbly for India.
Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus noted that during the Powerplay, they felt as though they might be in with a chance; however, once Varun came on it was game over for his team. Erasmus stated that the wicket wasn’t conducive for batting and would have preferred flatter surfaces instead.
| No. | Match | Year | Format | Venue | Result | Key Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India vs Namibia | 2021 | T20I (ICC T20 World Cup) | Dubai | India won | Rohit Sharma & KL Rahul strong opening stand |
| 2 | India vs Namibia | 2003 | ODI World Cup Squad Era (No official match) | — | Not played | No official ODI match |
| 3 | India vs Namibia | — | — | — | — | No additional official international matches recorded |
| 4 | India vs Namibia | — | — | — | — | No official match |
| 5 | India vs Namibia | — | — | — | — | No official match |
| 6 | India vs Namibia | — | — | — | — | No official match |
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India vs Namibia
Namibia has made waves in cricket in recent times and they hope to add another win to their list of achievements. Namibia was runners-up at WCL Division Two tournament, earning their ODI status, before finishing fourth at 2021 ICC World Cup Qualifier to secure entry into this year’s competition. They boast an experienced squad that could cause problems for India if they perform to their potential.
India will be without several key players due to illness and injury, yet remain strong enough to complete their task against Australia. Jasprit Bumrah should return after missing the Netherlands match due to fever; pacemen Mohammad Siraj and Sanju Samson will join him as part of India’s attack.
Hosts South Africa have enjoyed success against Namibia in T20Is so far, winning four out of their five previous matches with only a 1-0 loss coming at their own ground Windhoek back in 2022. Namibia are an unpredictable side led by all-rounder Louis van der Westhuizen and can pose serious threats when playing T20I cricket.
Sttenkamp, Frylinck and Erasmus can pose a formidable batting threat against any side, yet were unable to do so against India’s impressive bowling lineup. Varun took three quick wickets early in the powerplay before Axar wrapped up India’s victory late. India have won their two previous T20 World Cup matches; next up they meet Namibia.
| India National Cricket Team 🇮🇳 | Role | Namibia National Cricket Team 🇳🇦 | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanju Samson | WK-Batsman | Gerhard Erasmus | Captain / All-rounder |
| Ishan Kishan | WK-Batsman | Zane Green | WK-Batsman |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Captain / Batter | Jan Frylinck | All-rounder |
| Tilak Varma | Batter | JJ Smit | All-rounder |
| Rinku Singh | Batter | Nicol Loftie-Eaton | Batter |
| Hardik Pandya | All-rounder | Louren Steenkamp | Batter |
| Shivam Dube | All-rounder | Malan Kruger | Batter |
| Axar Patel | All-rounder | Ruben Trumpelmann | Bowler |
| Washington Sundar | All-rounder | Bernard Scholtz | Bowler |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Bowler | Ben Shikongo | Bowler |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler | Max Heingo | Bowler |
Group A
The Namibia national cricket team represents Namibia on an international stage and is administered by Cricket Namibia, its governing body for cricket in Namibia. Namibia became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1992. Since then, its national cricket team has competed in World Cricket League Division Two events as well as One Day Internationals and T20I matches against Full Members or other associate teams.
Namibia made a strong showing at the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament held in Uganda from November-December 2007. They managed three wins out of eight group matches before losing out to host Uganda in the semi-finals; nevertheless this result was sufficient to qualify them for participation at 2022 ICC T20 World Cup tournament.
Namibia shocked South Africa in October with their remarkable six wicket victory – it marked Namibia’s best performance at any major tournament to date! Since then, Namibia have struggled to establish themselves on the global scene; their victory against Proteas should be seen as an encouraging sign.
India will look to build on their impressive start to the season, having won all three warm-up matches. Jasprit Bumrah may return in place of Mohammed Siraj and Sanju Samson could replace Rohit Sharma at the top of their order.
India A has shown great promise since implementing their revamped domestic representative format that began in 2024. Their squad is predominantly comprised of senior players; captaincy assignments often go to fringe players from their senior pool in order to foster leadership experience within an unpressured environment.
Match Time
Namibia men’s national cricket team represents Namibia in international cricket competition and is administered by Cricket Namibia, an associate member of the International Cricket Council. Based in Windhoek – its capital city – and playing domestically across three major leagues as well as some Twenty20 internationals, this Namibian team represents Namibia with pride!
Namibia qualified for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup held in UAE by finishing fourth at the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament and recording their maiden World Cup victory, defeating Netherlands and Ireland.
Namibia batted first and scored 259 for eight before India bowlers dominated the chase to secure victory by 10 wickets with more than five overs remaining – Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets in his final over alone! India claimed this opening game of their series by an innings and 16 runs!
This match in the series marks its second installment and both teams will look to win it. Following their convincing victory in Game 1, India should enter this match full of confidence after leading by Rohit Sharma who is in excellent form but may miss due to illness.
Namibia will look to rebound from their underwhelming performance against India in their opening match of this series, hoping that their talented players may give India something to think about and cause an upset in this match. Namibia would like nothing better than to avoid heavy defeat and cause an upset by winning this match against them!
Venue
Windhoek Cricket Ground serves as the home ground of Namibian national cricket team, located in its capital Windhoek and constructed during the 1960s with capacity for 10,000 spectators. Owned and managed by Cricket Namibia, it has hosted various international matches including One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 matches.
Namibia is an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council and competes in both International Cricket Council Trophy competitions as well as World Cricket League division two tournaments. Their best performance came during 2007-08 when they finished runners-up to qualify for ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
Namibia have also competed at an elite level within ICC Intercontinental Cup competitions and in 2021 became the first non-South African side to make it to Round One of ICC T20 World Cup tournament.
Namibia was introduced to cricket during its time as a German colony before and during World War I; however, it took over 70 years for it to gain momentum in the country after independence.
Cricket Namibia administers Namibia men’s national cricket team which has been an International Cricket Council Associate Member since 1992; they reside in Windhoek with over 10 One Day Internationals won since then.
Team Netherlands have also enjoyed success in T20 Internationals (T20Is), including an historic first victory ever at an ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier event held in Uganda during October and November 2021. Ireland were particularly noteworthy opponents; bowler Ruben Trumplemann finished with 3 for 28 and left-arm spinner Bernard Scholtz conceded only 16 runs over four overs for their victory against them.
Result
Namibia national cricket team represents Namibia internationally in international cricket. Administered by Cricket Namibia since 1992 and playing home matches at Windhoek Oval. To date they have won four ODIs and five T20Is; ranking 24th globally for T20Is.
Namibia played its inaugural ODI match against Pakistan in April 2021 and won its maiden T20I against Zimbabwe just months later. Between October and November of that same year, Namibia hosted and finished fourth at an ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament – qualifying them to compete at 2021’s tournament and marking Namibia’s first win ever at an ICC T20 World Cup event with victories over Netherlands and Ireland!
India National Cricket Team Vs Namibia National Cricket Team Match Scorecard Namibia was put into bat against Sri Lanka and quickly lost their top order, finding themselves reduced to five for three at the end of the powerplay.
India quickly responded, however, and Varun Chakravarthy claimed three quick wickets from Namibia for India to take control of the match and added two additional wickets himself;
Hardik Pandya then contributed two more wickets for India to seal victory and earn Player of the Match honors after an impressive half-century and strong all-round performance with both bat and ball, making him a deserving winner of the award.
| Category | India National Cricket Team 🇮🇳 | Namibia National Cricket Team 🇳🇦 |
|---|---|---|
| Match | ICC T20 World Cup 2021 | ICC T20 World Cup 2021 |
| Venue | Dubai International Stadium | Dubai International Stadium |
| Date | 08 November 2021 | 08 November 2021 |
| Innings Score | 210/2 (20 overs) | 132/8 (20 overs) |
| Top Batter | Rohit Sharma – 56 | Craig Williams – 17 |
| Top Batter 2 | KL Rahul – 54 | Gerhard Erasmus – 12 |
| Top Bowler | Ravindra Jadeja – 3/15 | Ruben Trumpelmann – 1/25 |
| Top Bowler 2 | Jasprit Bumrah – 2/18 | Bernard Scholtz – 1/23 |
| Captain | Virat Kohli | Gerhard Erasmus |
| Result | India won by 78 runs | Lost |
| Player of the Match | Rohit Sharma | — |
