Indian team created history, registered its biggest win in T20 World Cup

Updated: 12-02-2026, 05.56 PM

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Indian cricket team defeated Namibia cricket team by 93 runs in T-20 World Cup 2026. In the match held at Arun Jaitley Stadium, India batted first and scored 209/9 thanks to half-centuries from Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan (61). In reply, Namibia’s team was reduced to 116 runs. This is the 10th consecutive victory of the Indian team in the T-20 World Cup. Let us tell you that in the 2024 edition, India had won 8 consecutive matches.

Statement of account

This is how the Indian team won

Sanju Samson (22) and Kishan (61) gave India an aggressive start. After this, Tilak Verma (25), Shivam Dubey (23) and Pandya (52) together took the team’s score beyond 200. Namibian captain Gerhard Erasmus took 4 wickets. Chasing the challenging target, Lauren Steenkamp (29) and John Frylink (22) provided a steady start. After this, the Namibian team could not achieve the target amidst continuous falling of wickets.

Biggest win in terms of runs

This is India’s biggest win in terms of runs in the T20 World Cup. Earlier, India had defeated England by 90 runs in the 2012 edition.

Kishan created history

Kishan, who came to start the innings, scored 61 runs in 24 balls. He became the first Indian wicketkeeper to score a half-century in the history of T20 World Cup. Let us tell you that in the T-20 World Cup 2007, Mahendra Singh Dhoni had played an inning of 45 runs against South Africa. In the last edition played in 2024, Rishabh Pant scored 42 runs against Pakistan cricket team.

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Kishan made these other records

Kishan became the fourth fastest Indian batsman to score a half-century (20 balls) in the history of T20 World Cup. Yuvraj Singh, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma have done this faster than him. Kishan now became the third Indian player to score a half-century during the powerplay in the T20 World Cup. Let us tell you that Rohit (51* vs Australia, 2024) and KL Rahul (50 vs Scotland, 2021) had done this.

Pandya did all-round performance, became player of the match

When India lost its third wicket at the score of 120 runs, Pandya came to the crease. He played attractive shots against Namibia’s less experienced bowling. The Indian all-rounder completed his half-century in 27 balls at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. He was out after scoring 52 runs in 28 balls. In his half-century innings, he hit 4 fours and as many sixes. In bowling, he took 2 wickets while giving 21 runs. He was chosen player of the match.

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Gerhard Erasmus took 4 wickets against India

cricbuzz According to , Erasmus became the fourth captain to take 4 wickets in the T20 World Cup. Before him, Rashid Khan of Afghanistan, Daniel Vettori of New Zealand, and Zeeshan Maqsood of Oman have done this. Interestingly, Rashid has done this twice (4/17 vs New Zealand, and 4/23 vs Bangladesh 2024). Let us tell you that Vettori did this against India (4/20, 2007) and Zeeshan Maqsood did this against Papua and New Guinea (4/20, 2021).

India made its third highest score in T20 World Cup

The Indian team made its third highest score in the T20 World Cup. The highest score of the Indian team came against the England cricket team in 2007 (218/4). In that match, former Indian legend Yuvraj Singh had hit 6 sixes in an over. After this, the second highest score of the Indian team came against Afghanistan (210/2) in the 2021 edition. India’s only other score of 200+ runs in the T20 World Cup is (205/5 vs Australia, 2024).

Arshdeep completed 250 T-20 wickets

Arshdeep completed 250 wickets in his T-20 cricket career. Namibian opening batsman John Frylink became his 250th victim. Arshdeep completed 250 T-20 wickets in his 188th match. Meanwhile his bowling average is less than 22. He has also taken 5 wickets in 2 innings.
cricinfo According to , the left-arm fast bowler became the 75th player to complete 250 T20 wickets.

Mark sheet

Indian team reached the top position

This is the second consecutive victory of the Indian team present in Group-A. The team led by Suryakumar Yadav has reached the top of this group. On the other hand, this is Namibia’s second consecutive defeat. With this defeat, Namibia’s team is at 5th and last position in the table. Pakistan team has also won its first 2 matches. The team captained by Salman Aga is at second place in the table.