IND vs NAM: India beat Namibia by 9 wickets in their last match of the tournament.© AFP
India beat Namibia by 9 wickets in the last Super 12 game of the ongoing T20 World Cup on Monday at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Chasing the target of 133 runs, KL Rahul (54*) and Rohit Sharma (56) scored half-centuries and added stitched to an 86-run partnership for the first wicket. This was the third consecutive fifty-plus stand between the two openers in the tournament. Earlier, India bowlers restricted Namibia to 132/8 in 20 overs. Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin picked three wickets each while Jasprit Bumrah got two wickets. With this win, an era of Indian cricket under the head coach Ravi Shastri has also come to an end. After this tournament, Rahul Dravid will take over the head coach duties of the national team. India will next take on New Zealand in the home series starting November 17. This was also Virat Kohli’s last game as T20I skipper. The Indian batting giant had captained the national side in 50 matches where he won 30 games. (SCORECARD)
T20 World Cup 2021 India vs Namibia Highlights Straight From Dubai International Cricket Stadium
November08202122:47 (IST)Kohli Says Goodbye To T20I Captaincy With A Win!This was Virat Kohli’s last match as T20I skipper. The star batsman captained the national side in 50 matches in the shortest format of the game where he won 30 matches.”Relief firstly (on leaving T20I captaincy). It’s been a honor but things need to be kept at the right perspective. I felt this was the right time to manage my workload. It’s been six or seven years of heavy workload and there is a lot of pressure. The guys have been fantastic, I know we haven’t got the results here but we have played some really good cricket. The guys have really made my work easier. The way we played the last three games, it’s a game of margins – T20 cricket these days. Two overs of attacking cricket at the top is what we were missing in the first two games. As I said, we weren’t brave enough in those games and in the group we were in, it was tough. A big thank you to all those guys (Ravi Shastri and his support staff). They have done a great job over the years, creating such a wonderful environment for the players. People loved to get back to the atmosphere. They have done a really great job. That (his aggression) is never going to change. The day it does, I’ll stop playing cricket. Even before I became captain, I have always loved to contribute in some way or the other. Surya didn’t get much game time in this World Cup, so I thought it will be a nice memory to take back. That was the idea (behind not batting himself),” said Virat Kohli after winning the match.November08202122:28 (IST)November08202122:24 (IST)50 Up For Rahul!Single and fifty up for KL Rahul. This is his third consecutive fifty of the tournament.November08202122:22 (IST)FOUR!Loftie-Eaton to Suryakumar Yadav, another boundary. India need just 7 runs to win now.November08202122:20 (IST)FOUR!FOUR!! Suryakumar Yadav has smashed the length ball to mid-wicket.November08202122:17 (IST)FOUR!Trumpelmann to Rahul, FOUR, straight over the bowler’s head.November08202122:13 (IST)FOUR!FOUR!! Good short from Suryakumar, to fine leg!!November08202122:10 (IST)FOUR!Lingen to Rahul, flicked and FOUR, to deep square leg.November08202122:06 (IST)FOUR!Loftie-Eaton to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, to extra cover.November08202122:00 (IST)OUT!Jan Frylinck to Rohit, ball has gone miles in the air and caught by wicketkeeper Zane Green.Rohit c Zane Green b Jan Frylinck 56(37) (4s-7 6s-2)Live Score: Namibia 86/1 in 9.5 oversNovember08202121:58 (IST)SIX!SIX!! KL Rahul goes downtown!! Excellent hit from the opener.November08202121:54 (IST)FOUR!Loftie-Eaton to Rohit, FOUR, straight down the groundLive Score: India 75/0November08202121:51 (IST)50 Up For Rohit!Single and fifty up for Rohit Sharma. He has been excellent till now and this was his second fifty of the ongoing tournament.November08202121:50 (IST)FOUR!Smit to Rohit, FOUR, to fine leg. Rohit and Rahul want to finish the chase early.November08202121:47 (IST)Frylinck, to Rohit, length ball and FOUR!! Rohit will never leave such balls.November08202121:42 (IST)FOUR!Smit to Rahul, FOUR, to point. Another good shot by Rahul. He has been anchoring Rohit till now but this shot will give a lot of confidence to him as well.November08202121:38 (IST)6 + 4!Scholtz to Rohit, SIX, straight over the bowler’s head. Boundary on the previous ball and a maximum this time. Excellent start for India!!November08202121:31 (IST)SIX!Wiese to Rahul, SIX!! What a shot from a top-quality batsman!! Over mid-wicket!!November08202121:26 (IST)FOUR!Another boundary from Rohit Sharma!! Straight down the ground!!November08202121:24 (IST)SIX!SIX!! This time from Rohit!! over backward square leg.November08202121:23 (IST)FOUR!Wiese to Rohit, FOUR, to covers!! Excellent shot by the opener.November08202121:17 (IST)FOUR!Trumpelmann to Rohit, dropped at fine leg and FOUR!!November08202121:16 (IST)First Run!KL Rahul gets off the mark straight away, single on the first ball.November08202121:01 (IST)India Need 133 Runs To Win!Single on the final ball and Namibia end their innings at 132/8.Namibia 132/8 in 20 oversIndia need 133 runs to winNovember08202120:57 (IST)FOUR+ SIX!Shami to Trumpelmann, FOUR!! KL Rahul has put in a brilliant effort but the ball touched the boundary rope. 10 runs in two balls.November08202120:52 (IST)OUT!Second wicket for Bumrah!! Namibia’s star all-rounder departs!!Wiese c Rohit b Bumrah 26(25) (4s-2)Live Score: Namibia 117/8 in 18.5 oversNovember08202120:46 (IST)Easy Runs For Namibia!Shami to Frylinck, 5 runs from that ball!! 4 runs came as overthrowsNovember08202120:41 (IST)FOUR!Bumrah to Frylinck, FOUR byes, to fine leg. Easy runs for Namibia.November08202120:37 (IST)OUT!OUT!! BOWLED!! Third wicket for Ashwin as well!!Zane Green b Ashwin 0(1)Live Score: Namibia 94/7 in 15.4 oversNovember08202120:34 (IST)OUT!Third wicket for Jadeja and that was a brilliant catch by Rohit Sharma. Smit c Rohit b Jadeja 9(9) (4s-1)Live Score: Namibia 93/6 in 15 oversNovember08202120:32 (IST)FOUR!Chahar to Smit, Boundary to finish the 14th over.Live Score: Namibia 90/5 in 14 oversNovember08202120:30 (IST)OUT!WICKET!! Ashwin strikes again!! Skipper Erasmus is caught behind!!Erasmus c Pant b Ashwin 12(20) (4s-1)Live Score: Namibia 72/5 in 12.3 oversNovember08202120:24 (IST)FOUR!Ashwin to Erasmus, carrom ball and FOUR, to fine leg.November08202120:19 (IST)FOUR!Rahul Chahar to Erasmus, FOUR. Excellent shot to mid-wicket.November08202120:11 (IST)OUT!Ashwin strikes!! Rohit Sharma has taken an easy catch in the slips. Nicol Loftie-Eaton departs early.Loftie-Eaton c Rohit b Ashwin 5(5)Live Score: Namibia 47/4 in 9.1 oversNovember08202120:04 (IST)OUT!Jadeja to Baard, OUT!! LBW!! Second wicket for Jadeja and even review can’t save the batsman.Baard lbw b Jadeja 21(21) (4s-1 6s-1)Live Score: Namibia 39/3 in 7.4 oversNovember08202120:02 (IST)FOUR!Jadeja to Baard, FOUR, to backward square leg. Nicely placed by the opener.November08202119:56 (IST)OUT!OUT Stumped!! Jadeja strikes in his first over. Second wicket goes down for Namibia.Craig Williams st Pant b Jadeja 0(4)Live Score: Namibia 34/2 in 5.3 oversNovember08202119:52 (IST)OUT!Bumrah to Lingen, OUT!! Caught by Shami at short covers. India’s highest wicket taker in T20Is has has given his team the first breakthrough today.Michael van Lingen c Shami b Bumrah 14(15) (4s-2)Live Score: Namibia: 33/1 in 4.4 oversNovember08202119:41 (IST)SIX!Six this time from Baard, over long off. How nicely he played that short to one of the world best fast bowler– Mohammed Shami.
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