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India vs Namibia, Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2021 Latest Updates: India win by 9 wickets with 28 balls to spare! Fittingly, it’s KL Rahul who collects the winning run for Team India as the Men in Blue sign off from what was otherwise a disappointing World Cup campaign with a comprehensive victory over the Namibians. It’s also curtains down on Virat Kohli’s reign as T20I captain, as well as the Kohli-Shastri era with Ravi Shastri making way for Rahul Dravid for the head coach’s role at the end of this match.

Preview: India will take on Namibia in what will be their final outing of the 2021 T20 World Cup, after New Zealand’s eight-wicket victory over Afghanistan on Sunday ended the Men in Blue’s hopes of making it to the last four. It will also be the final game of the Super 12 stage of the tournament, with the two semi-finals and the final taking place thereafter.

New Zealand chased down the 125-run target set by the Afghans on Sunday to confirm their place in the last four of the mega event and cause yet another ICC event heartbreak for the Virat Kohli and company, who have now not won an ICC trophy in eight years.

India’s campaign turned out to be all the more disappointing given this is the first time they’ve failed to make the semis of an ICC event since the 2012 World T20. They had won the Champions Trophy the very next year under MS Dhoni’s leadership and finished runners up in the 2014 World T20, the 2017 Champions Trophy and the 2021 World Test Championship final. They would had also reached the semi-finals of the 2015 and 2019 ODI World Cups as well as the 2016 World T20.

Entering the tournament as strong favourites, India’s campaign got off to a jittery start with a 10-wicket loss against Pakistan as Babar Azam and Co ended their 29-year wait for a World Cup victory over their neighbours. That was followed by another drubbing, this time at the hands of New Zealand — a side that can be considered India’s bogey team in global events — as the Indians struggled to put up 110 on the board. The Black Caps then chased the target down with eight wickets and more than five overs to spare.

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India, though, bounced back with clinical performances against Afghanistan and Scotland but were heavily dependent on other results for them to progress into the last four. And with Pakistan winning every game along the way to become the first team to book their place in the semis, India’s chances boiled down to Afghanistan beating New Zealand in their final group game.

India, however, will hope to sign off on a positive note with another disciplined performance against the Namibians, who had earlier beaten Scotland in their only victory in the Super 12 stage of the event. Before that they had impressed in their victories over Netherlands and Ireland in the Round 1 stage of the tournament.

The last time these two sides met was back in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa. Sachin Tendulkar and skipper Sourav Ganguly smashed 152 and 112 not out respectively as India posted a massive 311/2 on the board after being put in to bat. Yuvraj Singh (4/6) would then star with the ball as the Namibians would fall short of the Indian total by a whopping 181 runs.

Here’s everything you need to know as far as the India-Namibia match is concerned:

When will the Group 2 match of the T20 World Cup 2021 between India and Namibia take place?

The match between India and Namibia will take place on 8 November 2021.

What is the venue for India and Namibia match?

India and Namibia match will take place at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai.

What time will India and Namibia match start?

The match will begin at 7.30 pm IST. The toss will take place at 7 pm IST.

Which TV channels will broadcast India and Namibia match?

The match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network. The live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney+ Hotstar. Besides, you can browse Firstpost.com for live updates and over-by-over commentary.

Squads:

India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Varun Chakaravarthy, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan, Rahul Chahar

Namibia: Stephan Baard, Michael van Lingen, Gerhard Erasmus(c), Zane Green(w), David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Craig Williams, Ruben Trumpelmann, Karl Birkenstock, Bernard Scholtz, Pikky Ya France, Jan Frylinck, Michau du Preez, Ben Shikongo

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