India Sets Challenging 209-Run Target for Namibia in T20 World Cup Clash
Mumbai. In the 18th match of the T20 World Cup, host India set a challenging target of 209 runs against Namibia.
In the match taking place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, India scored 209 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.
Ishan Kishan struck an aggressive half-century for India. He gave the team a strong start by scoring 61 runs off 24 balls. Hardik Pandya contributed 52 runs, while Tilak Varma added 25 runs. Shivam Dube was run out for 23 runs. Captain Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed for just 12 runs, stumped by wicketkeeper Zane Green off the bowling of Bernard Scholtz.
Sanju Samson was caught out for 22 runs by Ben Shikongo, while Axar Patel returned to the pavilion for a duck.
Namibia's captain, Gerhard Erasmus, looked in excellent form today. He took 4 wickets. In the 19th over, he put India under pressure by dismissing Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, and Hardik Pandya consecutively.
Earlier, after winning the toss, Namibia elected to field first.
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