Summary

  • India complete victory after Namibia collapse

  • Namibia collapse from 86-2 to 116 all out

  • Hosts waste rapid start - scoring 209-9 after being 104-1 after seven overs

  • Namibia captain Erasmus takes brilliant 4-20

  • Kishan smashes 61 off 24 after Namibia win toss

  • T20 World Cup, Group A

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Live Reporting

by Millie Sian & Adwaidh Rajan

  1. Tash Farrant
    England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    The momentum going into the break was with Namibia - their fans were celebrating as though they'd bowled out India for 150.

  2. Right then, let's see what Namibia can do to hunt these 210 runs down.

    I've seen stranger things... but I'm not sure if we will see two shock victories today, especially after Italy grabbed their first-ever win at the T20 World Cup earlier against Nepal.

    What do I know though!

  3. That's all from me for now.

    But my colleague Millie Sian is here to take you through the second half of this T20 World Cup contest.

    Over to you, Millie.

  4. Despite India powering their way to 209, Namibia’s captain led from the front with superb figures of 4‑20.

    It's an outstanding effort against such aggressive batting from the hosts.

  5. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Namibia were just exceptional, especially at the death there.

    They controlled between the seventh and the thirteenth over quite well too, when they managed to take wickets while hardly giving up any runs.

    That was probably some of the best death bowling I've seen in this tournament so far. The execution was spot on against some of the best players and most powerful hitters in cricket.

  6. Ishan Kishan of India plays a shotGetty Images

    India opener Ishan Kishan: "We got a good total but we could've done much better. Credit to the Namibia bowlers, especially at the death.

    "At the start, I felt the wicket was a bit sticky. Then played some cricketing shots as the rhythm got better. Practice is allowing me to go for big shots."

  7. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    This is absolutely a missed opportunity for India, they should've at least got 250 runs here.

    When you look at how the batters have gone out in the last two or three overs, none of them could time their shots. It just shows how hard it is to come in and start hitting from the very first delivery.

    If it's the last over, you've got to hit a single if you can't take a boundary.

  8. wicket

    India set Namibia target of 210

    Arshdeep run out Green 2 (209-9)

    India post a formidable total of 208-8 against Namibia but the hosts will rue a missed opportunity after the start they were given by Ishan Kishan.

    Some brilliant bowling from the Namibia spinners restricted them in the middle overs before India lost a string of wickets in the final overs to settle for their third-highest score in T20 World Cup history.

  9. wicket

    WICKET

    Rinku c Erasmus b Smit 1 (Ind 206-8)

    They are dropping like flies here.

    Rinku Singh can be dangerous in the final overs but he can only find Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus at long-on to return to the dugout.

  10. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    This is brilliant. An exceptional spell of bowling from Namibia and Gerhard Erasmus.

    He has bowled brilliantly. He went for the sidearm delivery once again, with hardly any bounce on that occasion, and Axar Patel is out for a duck.

    He was out there practicing his shots, but perhaps he should've practiced his defensive ones as well!

  11. wicket

    WICKET

    Axar b Erasmus 0 (Ind 206-7)

    Gerhard Erasmus (c) of Namibia celebratesGetty Images

    This is a mini collapse from India.

    They lose three wickets in the penultimate over and this time, Gerhard Erasmus cleans up Axar Patel, who returns for a golden duck.

    The Namibia captain finishes with impressive figures of 4-20.

  12. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I don't think I can blame Shivam Dube there. Rinku Singh did run but then turned back to his crease after realising he was never going to make it.

    That's a soft dismissal and back-to-back wicket for Namibia. They will have to deal with two new batters.

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    WICKET

    Dube run out (Shikongo) 23 (Ind 205-6)

    Two wickets in two balls for India.

    A mix-up between the two India batters as Rinku Singh sends back Shivam Dube, who was already halfway down.

    That's a gift to Namibia.

  14. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Hardik Pandya will be gutted. That ball should've disappeared.

    It was knee-height, full toss and Hardik Pandya never really misses though.

    It was brilliantly done by the fielder at the square leg boundary, he had to keep a very calm head there.

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    WICKET

    Pandya c sub (Leicher) b Erasmus 52 (Ind 205-5)

    Brilliant fielding from Namibia and Hardik Pandya has to walk back!

    It's substitute fielder Dylan Leicher who has run along the boundary to get to Pandya's big hit, then three the ball in the air as his momentum took him over the rope before completing the catch.

  16. 50 runs

    50 for Pandya

    India 205-4

    India's Hardik Pandya celebrates after scoring a half-centuryGetty Images

    Hardik Pandya brings up his 50 and India's 200 in style!

    He clobbers Gerhard Erasmus for six to reach the milestone in 26 balls.

    And it's much-needed runs for India after some tight Namibia bowling

  17. Ind 199-4

    First three balls of JJ Smit's over bring only three singles for India.

    But Shivam Dube open the face of his bat to thread a shot between short third and backward point and it runs away to the boundary, aided by some below par fielding.

    But it's still a decent over with only nine runs off it as India inch towards the 200-run mark.

  18. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Ruben Trumpelmann has bowled an exceptional over here.

    To bowl a five-run over, after what we have seen so far, is just brilliant. His execution has been spot on and he was getting everything really close to the bat, which doesn't allow the batters to free their arms.

  19. Ind 190-4

    Some good death bowling from Ruben Trumpelmann there.

    He only gives away six runs - five singles and a leg bye.

    Hardik Pandya is seven runs short of his half-century but Shivan Dube, on 17, is yet to really get going for India.

  20. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    If India get going, they can even get to 250 runs still.

    Both of these players have the ability to get 15 to 20 runs per over from here.

    If you look at the last 14 deliveries, they have got 45 runs. If they can keep that going, that will take them very close to 250. It is on the cards.

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