Match Details

IND vs NAM 42nd Match, T20 WC 2021

IND

136-115.2

India won by 9 wickets

NAM

20.0132-8

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Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	53	54
10 Over	93	87

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	33	34
10 Over	54	51
15 Over	79	93
20 Over	128	132

Commentary

Thats all we have from the commentary box. That's the end of the Super 12s. Off to the Semi-finals now after a day's break. Till then it's ta-ta and goodnight from me (Arya Sekhar Chakraborty) and my fellow commentators Anurag Singh and Akshay Bhide.

Virat Kohli, Indian skipper- Relief (when asked about his first reaction after finishing captaincy duties in T20I cricket). Its been a honour to lead India. Things have to be kept in the right perspective. It was the right time to manage my workload. It takes a lot out of you. It has been great fun. We haven't gone further in this World Cup but have played good cricket as a T20 side. That's been the hallmark.

Look the positives are the way we played in the last three games. We were not brave enough in the first three games. After that e knew it would be complicated for us. A big thankyou to all those guys (Ravi Shastri and the other support staff) for keeping the group together.

Great environment with those guys around. They became an extended family. The atmosphere was great and they have contributed immensely. Well that's never gonna change. if I cant do that I wont be playing cricket.

Even when I wasn't the captain I was keen to know what was going on. I am always the guy who wants to give 120 per cent. Surya didn't got enough game time. So I thought it could be a nice memory for him. As a young player, you want to take some good memories and that was basically the idea behind sending him.

Erasmus, Namibia skipper- Yeah absolutely. Its a small turnaround between the games. Once we go back to Windhoek we will understand the level of the competition. As you said highlighted a few performance. Trumplemann was good.

We can take a lot of positives from here on. The next World Cup is another awesome thing to look forward to. We have inspired the next level of players in Namibia to take the sport and take Namibia forward.

Ravindra Jadeja, Player of the Match- As a bowler I did enjoy bowling today because the ball was dry. I was enjoying bowling with the dry ball. Some ball was turning some ball was going straight so the batsman had to keep guessing. I have been playing with Ashwin for 10 years. He has played crucial games in the IPL and here also he is doing good work with the ball.

I think Virat has been wonderful with the captaincy. I have been playing with him for 10-12 overs. He has always been aggressive. Ravi Bhai (Ravi Shastri), Bharat Arun they did a tremendous job as far as management is concerned. In future whoever comes, I hope e have a good time with them as well.

Arya: Yet again it was the Indian openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul who got India off to a flying start. Rohit in particular dodged the strike for the majority of the powerplay and made sure India got off to a flier. He played the big shots showing authority and disdain whenever displaying his skills. The 86 runs opening partnership finally came to an end when Rohit Sharma chanced his arms but holed out. Eventually, it was KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav who stayed there till the end to see their side through with 4.4 overs to spare.

Arya: A clinical run-chase from the Men in Blue and it's sad that we won't be seeing the domination of this Indian team in the knockout stage. Although the start of the campaign was far from the ideal one, they finished off on a strong note beating Afghanistan, Scotland and Namibia in a comprehensive fashion to register three back to back victories in the tournament. However their fate in the tournament was sealed once the Kiwis defeated Afghanistan yesterday.

15.2 Lingen to L Rahul

4 And that's it. India registers their 3rd win of the tournament and a good way to sign off from the tournament. A shortish length delivery to end the over. Outside off and Rahul flat bats that past the mid-off fielder for a boundary.

15.1 Lingen to S Yadav

1lb Scores are level with that leg bye. Tries to work that back of a length delivery down the leg side and gets a single as it trickles off SKY's pads down the leg side.

OVER 15

India

131/1

Lokesh Rahul

50(35)

Suryakumar Yadav

25(18)

Nicol Loftie-Eaton

0-31(4.0)

14.6 N Loftie-Eaton to S Yadav

1 Another flighted delivery from Eaton. On the stumps this time, SKY opens up the off side field and works it away wide of the cover fielder for a single.

Lokesh Rahul

15th Fifty in T20

14.5 N Loftie-Eaton to L Rahul

1 3rd fifty for KL Rahul in the tournament. Flighted delivery from Eaton. Rahul flicks it away down the wide long-on region and completes a single.

14.4 N Loftie-Eaton to L Rahul

2 A short one from Eaton. Sits up perfectly for Rahul. He stays deep into his crease and pulls it away down the deep midwicket region and returns for a brace.

14.3 N Loftie-Eaton to S Yadav

1 Eaton tosses this up outside off. SKY uses his hands playing it away from the body down the long-off fielder and rotates the strike.

14.2 N Loftie-Eaton to S Yadav

0 Slowing it up this time. On the leg stump but SKY unable to work that away down the leg side.

14.1 N Loftie-Eaton to S Yadav

4 That's brilliantly played by Suryakumar Yadav. He has looked so good since the time he hs come into the crease. Uses the wrists opening the face of the bat making sure it beats the fielder at deep point. Was a full one outside off from the leggie and timed and placed to perfection.

OVER 14

India

122/1

Lokesh Rahul

47(33)

Suryakumar Yadav

19(14)

Ruben Trumpelmann

0-26(3.0)

13.6 R Trumpelmann to S Yadav

1 Not timed well but a single nonetheless. A short delivery from Trumplemann. SKY goes for the pull but ends up getting a top edge which falls well short of the deep backward square leg fielder.

13.5 R Trumpelmann to S Yadav

4 One bounce two bounce into the boundary ropes down the deep midwicket region. Back of the hand slower delivery on the surface. Outside off, that sat up perfectly for SKY as he swats that away with disdain in the vacant region down midwicket and finds the boundary.