On the other hand, Namibia did not start well. Batting first against the Netherlands at the same ground on February 10, they scored 156/8 but lost the match due to bowling failure. The opposition reached the target within 18 overs and won by 7 wickets.

India and Namibia have met only once before in T20 international cricket. India won the match by 9 wickets in Dubai on 8 November 2021. Statistics and recent form – India is ahead on two fronts.

The news of the team before the match is also positive. Tilak Verma said Jasprit Bumrah is fit to play and Abhishek Sharma is doing well after being released from hospital. However, Bumrah and Abhishek may be rested for the Namibia match as well. All-rounder Washington Sundar has also joined the squad and started training, which is a big relief for India.

India Probable XI: Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Syaz.

Namibia: Lorraine Steenkamp, ​​Jan Frylink, Jan Nicole Lofty-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (captain), JJ Schmidt, Jane Green (wicketkeeper), Dylan Leicher, Ruben Trumpelman, Willem Myberg, Bernard Scholtz, Max Heingo.