Namibia look to make a splash with India battling injury and illness
After their top-order collapse on a grippy Mumbai pitch, India will hope for a smoother ride with the bat in Delhi
12/02 - 01:30 PM GMT
18th Match, Group A (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Delhi, Feb 12 2026
12/02 - 01:30 PM GMT
18th Match, Group A (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Delhi, Feb 12 2026
Match Centre Ground time: 01:16
Squad
| PLAYER | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Suryakumar Yadav (c) | Batter |
| Axar Patel | Allrounder |
| Abhishek Sharma | Batting allrounder |
| Arshdeep Singh | Bowler |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler |
| Shivam Dube | Allrounder |
| Ishan Kishan † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler |
| Mohammed Siraj | Bowler |
| Hardik Pandya | Allrounder |
| Sanju Samson † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Rinku Singh | Middle-order batter |
| Tilak Varma | Batting allrounder |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Bowler |
| Washington Sundar | Bowling allrounder |
Match Details
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
12 February 2026 - night match (20-over match)
Players To Watch - Batsmen
![Suryakumar Yadav]( "Suryakumar Yadav")
Suryakumar YadavIND- 9MAT
- 348RUNS
- 58.00AVG
- 179.38SR
![Abhishek Sharma]( "Abhishek Sharma")
Abhishek SharmaIND- 9MAT
- 268RUNS
- 33.50AVG
- 221.48SR
![Jan Frylinck]( "Jan Frylinck")
Jan FrylinckNAM- 10MAT
- 350RUNS
- 38.88AVG
- 183.24SR
![Gerhard Erasmus]( "Gerhard Erasmus")
Gerhard ErasmusNAM- 10MAT
- 268RUNS
- 29.77AVG
- 131.37SR
Players To Watch - Bowlers
![Arshdeep Singh]( "Arshdeep Singh")
Arshdeep SinghIND- 8MAT
- 13W
- 9.37ECO
- 14.7SR
![Varun Chakravarthy]( "Varun Chakravarthy")
Varun ChakravarthyIND- 7MAT
- 13W
- 8.03ECO
- 12.9SR
![JJ Smit]( "JJ Smit")
JJ SmitNAM- 10MAT
- 13W
- 6.90ECO
- 14.7SR
![Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton]( "Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton")
Jan Nicol Loftie-EatonNAM- 10MAT
- 11W
- 6.87ECO
- 9.3SR
Match Coverage
All Match NewsNamibia disappointed at not being able to train under lights ahead of India game
Gerhard Erasmus said the Namibia team had very little experience of playing or training under lights
Samson could get another chance if Abhishek misses out against Namibia
Abhishek Sharma was discharged from hospital on Wednesday after being admitted for a stomach bug
Abhishek Sharma discharged from hospital
Star opener Abhishek Sharma is a potential doubt for India's second T20 World Cup 2026 game against Namibia
Namibia look to make a splash with India battling injury and illness
After their top-order collapse on a grippy Mumbai pitch, India will hope for a smoother ride with the bat in Delhi
Bumrah set to play against Namibia; India wait on Abhishek and Washington
India opener Abhishek Sharma is still struggling with a stomach bug
Videos
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| PAK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.932 |
| IND | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.45 |
| NED | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.356 |
| NAM | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.033 |
| USA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.525 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| AUS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.35 |
| ZIM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.702 |
| SL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| IRE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2.175 |
| OMA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.702 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.625 |
| SCOT | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.95 |
| ENG | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -0.65 |
| NEP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.2 |
| ITA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3.65 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| NZ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.919 |
| SA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.425 |
| AFG | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.555 |
| UAE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.763 |
| CAN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.85 |