What is the story about?
Indian bowlers put in a disciplined effort to defeat the United States of America by 29 runs on Saturday, kicking off their ICC T20 World Cup campaign
with a victory. Earlier, the Indian team were put to bat first and apart from Suryakumar Yadav, other batters struggled, and India could only post 161 for 9. Pacers Mohammad Siraj (2/29), Arshdeep Singh (2/18), and left-arm spinner Axar Patel (2/24) put on a show with the ball. The USA were restricted to 132/8. Despite their best efforts, Milind Kumar (34), Shubham Ranjane (37), and Suraj Krishnamurthi (37) were unable to match the Indian bowlers' big-match experience.
Who Will India Face Next?
The reigning champion will be taking on Namibia in its next Group A clash, which will be taking place at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. Namibia will play the Netherlands in their opening match of the 2026 T20 World Cup in Delhi on February 10, before facing India. The Netherlands faced Pakistan in their first game and almost pulled off a heist against the former champions. So far, teams like Naetherlands, Scotland, and Nepal have impressed with their performance, and Namibia would be eyeing to do the same
When and where will India vs Namibia take place?
The India vs Namibia clash will take place in Delhi on February 12 (Thursday).
India Aim To Extend Winning Run
Team India became the first team in the world to win 9 consecutive matches in the history of the T20 World Cup. They won 8 matches in the 2024 title-winning campaign, and then the win over USA took the tally to 9. They would be eyeing to make it 10 in a row after winning the Thursday match. However, they would also be hoping for a better batting performance from its batters.
IND vs NAM Squads
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel (vc), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Ruben Trumpelmann, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Malan Kruger, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, JC Balt, Dylan Leicher, WP Myburgh, Max Heingo
