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The Capital lights up - New Delhi will be in action once again as the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, 2026, continues its non-stop journey. In an exciting Group A clash, the hosts India, will go up against Namibia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the 18th match of the tournament. As hosts, the Indians will be playing at all the venues, whereas the Namibians will play their second consecutive game at the same ground before they start hopping across cities. As things stand - Group A is shaping up to be an exciting one. With Pakistan winning two in two, they are at the top right now. Whereas India are second, and if they win this one, it will take them to the top spot and make their case almost confirmed for the Super 8s. The only other team that has put on a decent showing is the Netherlands, who are third currently. Namibia are coming off a stinging defeat to the Dutch, while the Americans have done well in patches, and have had two disappointing defeats, as their campaign is already looking in trouble. A wake-up call - There is no cent of doubt that the Indians will enter this clash as the firm favorites against Namibia. But after what the USA put them through, nothing can be taken for granted, not even against an associate nation. The top order crumbled to 77 for 6, with the big names back in the hut far too early. It took a Suryakumar Yadav special to drag them out of trouble, and their bowlers did the rest. Had either of those things not happened, India would have been staring at one of their most embarrassing results in recent memory. India sweat over key players - India would want to put this one to bed in a far more clinical fashion. With a marquee clash against Pakistan just around the corner, the last thing they need is another nervy, scrambling performance going into the biggest game of the group stage.
India Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Axar Patel (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, and Varun Chakravarthy.
Namibia Squad: Malan Kruger, Jan Frylinck, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Louren Steenkamp, Gerhard Erasmus(c), JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green(w), Jan Balt, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Dylan Leicher, Jack Brassell, Willem Myburgh, Max Heingo
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India Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Axar Patel (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, and Varun Chakravarthy.
Namibia Squad: Malan Kruger, Jan Frylinck, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Louren Steenkamp, Gerhard Erasmus(c), JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green(w), Jan Balt, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Dylan Leicher, Jack Brassell, Willem Myburgh, Max Heingo
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