On the other hand, Namibia suffered a disappointing loss to the Netherlands in their first match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Gerhard Erasmus’ team batted first and scored 156 runs for 8 wickets. But lost the match by 7 wickets. Due to poor bowling, the opponent reached the target of 157 runs in 18 overs.

India and Namibia have met only once in T20 international cricket. India won the match by 9 wickets on 8 November 2021 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

A day before the match against Namibia, India’s middle-order batsman Tilak Verma told a press conference that Jasprit Bumrah can play against Namibia. He also said that Abhishek Sharma has been discharged from the hospital and his physical condition is relatively good now. All-rounder Washington Sundar has also joined the Indian T20 World Cup 2026 squad in Delhi and practiced with the team on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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

Namibia: Lorraine Steinkamp, ​​Jan Freilink, Jan Nicole Lofty-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (captain), JJ Schmidt, Jane Green (wicketkeeper), Dylan Lichter, Ruben Trumpelman, Willem Myberg, Bernard Scholtz, Max Hingo.