India: India thrashed Namibia by nine wickets in their final T20I encounter, giving Virat Kohli a victorious farewell in his final match as captain and ending their disastrous T20 World Cup campaign on a positive note on Monday.
Highlights
- In Dubai, India defeated Namibia by 9 wickets.
- While pursuing 133 runs, Rohit and Rahul struck the fifties.
- For his 3/16 figures, Jadeja was named player of the match.
India thrashed Namibia by nine wickets in their final T20I encounter.
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Giving Virat Kohli a victorious farewell in his final match as captain and ending their disastrous T20 World Cup campaign on a positive note on Monday.
India, who were eliminated from the tournament on Sunday, reached their goal of 133 in 15.2 overs in Dubai, thanks to an 87-run opening stand between Rohit Sharma (56), and KL Rahul (unbeaten 54).
India, the 2007 champions, won three of their five Super 12 matches but were unable to advance to the semi-finals.
In addition, their maiden appearance in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup, Namibia finished with a solitary victory.
After limiting Namibia to 132 for eight runs. Firstly, Indian spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin each claimed three wickets to secure the victory.
Secondly, Namibia recovered from a hazardous 94-7 to a decent total thanks to David Wiese’s 26 off 25 balls. But it was not enough to overcome a potent Indian batting line-up. That came good towards the conclusion of the competition.
However, New Zealand defeated Afghanistan on Sunday. Knocking India out of the competition and In addition, advancing India and Pakistan to the final four from Group 2.
The Indian bowlers grabbed control of the final Super 12 match. After pace spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Michael van Lingen for 14 to terminate a 33-run opening stand.
In the final few overs, Wiese put on 23 for the eighth wicket with Frylinck, who scored an unbeaten 15.
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