IND Win by 93 Runs | India vs Namibia Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026 Match 18: Varun Chakaravarthy, Axar Patel Shine As Men in Blue Notch Second-Straight Win

WIN! India claimed the match by a massive 93-run margin and went on top of the Group A points table. Indians spinner Varun Chakaravarthy and Axar Patel spun a web around Namibian batter during Namibia's chase of 210, clinching five wickets between themselves. All-rounder Hardik Pandya, however, stole the limelight scoring a half-century and picking two wickets in India's second-straight T20 World Cup 2026 win. 

Indian spinners have managed to dent Namibia's surge, who were going great on 85 for 2 to 94 for 6. Varun Chakaravarthy and Axar Patel claimed two wickets each, dismantling Namibia's middle-order, who looked to hand the Men in Blue a tough fight. 

The fall of Louren Steenkamp's wickets has not deterred Namibia's spirits, with batters Gerhard Erasmus and  Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton keeping their side in hunt. Namibia are maintaining a run-rate, which is matching the required run-rate, and have ensured India remains under pressure. 

The fall of Louren Steenkamp's wickets has not deterred Namibia's spirits, with batters Gerhard Erasmus and  Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton keeping their side in hunt. Namibia are maintaining a run-rate, which is matching the required run-rate, and have ensured India remains under pressure. 

The fall of Jan Frylinck's wicket has barely stopped Namibian batters from scoring runs. Arshdeep Singh, in particular, has been taken apart by Louren Steenkamp and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, with the pair adding 24 off 14 balls for the second wicket. 

OUT! Arshdeep Singh gets the final laugh and dismisses Jan Frylinck. After getting hit for back-to-back fours, Frylinck perishes trying to hit a slower delivery, which caught the bottom of the bat, only for the ball to be lobbed into the hands of the deep midwicket fielder. 

Hardik Pandya starts proceedings for India and gives only 2 runs in the over.  This is still a batting pitch in Delhi, and Namibian openers Jan Frylinck and Louren Steenkamp will hope to make merry against the pacers. 

India will have to thank Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya for propelling the Men in Blue past the 200-run mark, despite Gerhard Erasmus claiming a four-wicket haul and exposing the hosts' batting unit. India's batting is yet to click as a unit, and are relying on individual brilliance to score runs. 

FIFTY! Hardik Pandya slams a fifty in merely 27 balls, which included four fours and as many sixes. Pandya has already added 81 runs for the fifth wicket with Shivam Dube, ensuring India goes past the 200-run mark.

Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube have gotten their eyes all set, and the beligerent has started. Both took apart Bernard Scholtz for 24 runs in the 15th over, signalling the start of Men in Blue's onslaught after a few mild overs after the fall of a few wickets.