IND vs NAM

10:50 PM local time and IST: India top Group A with 4 points and a superb net run rate of +3.050! It was another fine performance, but Suryakumar Yadav and his men will know that the best is yet to come. So, the T20 World Cup action continues into matches 19, 20 and 21, tomorrow. Make sure to join us again in the morning, first thing, friends! This is Bidipto taking your leave. Keep following Sportskeeda! 

Suryakumar Yadav (India captain): "It's a good win! We could have got more runs, but, we will take a win like this. Great to see Jasprit Bumrah bowl so well and complete his quota and of course, Varun Chakaravarthy! He just keeps taking wickets. Excellent stuff from him again! A fit Hardik Pandya is always a delight for any captain and I am no different! He gives so much flexibility to our side. We did start slightly scratchy, but, we're getting to our best!" 

Gerhard Erasmus (Namibia captain): "I thought that we were there in the contest at the halfway stage. We came back in the contest big time with the ball, but, we didn't quite get the runs the way we wanted. The shots didn't quite come off and the bowling was just too good at times. We want to win the next game against USA, we know what kind of a side we have, we have a powerhouse batting line-up, just that we need a head-start. But, we are up for more." 

Hardik Pandya (Player of the Match, 52 runs off 28 balls and 2/21 off 4 overs): "Just enjoying the sport! Had a good couple of months leading up to the tournament. A take a lot of pride in my batting, and as an all-rounder, I like contributing with the ball. But, batting is really close to my heart! Body has been fantastic, it takes a lot of hard work, which I cherish. A lot of work goes behind the scenes, and I always look to get ready specially, before a big tournament. Good sleep, good diet, and proper exercises. Spin through the middle has been brilliant, and the fast bowlers chip in whenever necessary. We've got our bowling resources covered. We would like little more flat wickets! These two, were a bit tricky!" 

10:31 PM local time and IST: India win by 93 runs with 10 balls to spare! 

Ishan Kishan 61 (24) | Varun Chakaravarthy - 3/7 (2)
Louren Steenkamp 29 (20) | Gerhard Erasmus - 4/20 (4)

It ended up being quite a one-sided contest, but, credit where credit is due and Varun Chakaravarthy simply rocked the Namibian batting line-up! After that, the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya were just too good for them! 

There were a few good shots played up front from Jan Frylinck and Louren Steenkamp. There were some decent, attacking shots played from skipper Gerhard Erasmus too. But that was just about it. Others did try, did succeed at times, but, the runs came at a premium! 

India did not panic when the runs were coming. They stayed put and unleashed fury on Namibia with the mystery spin on Varun! Bumrah bowled fast and got into rhythm really quickly! 

Shivam Dube chipped in with some useful overs and Axar Patel got through with some overs too, and a wicket. But Hardik Pandya, following up that good batting show, took a couple of wickets and had a superb outing! 

Fielding on the whole, was highly impressive! But, this still wasn't as convincing a win, as the scorecard tells us! Which only means that India can be more dangerous, going forward! 

18.2 Shivam Dube to Zane Green, HIT-WICKET! AND THAT IS THAT! VICTORY TO INDIA, THEIR BIGGEST IN T20 WORLD CUPS! 10 WINS FOR INDIA, ON THE TROT, IN T20 WORLD CUPS TOO! Full and slow around off-stump. Green tried to reverse-sweep this one, but failed to connect. But the connection came later, with the stumps as the bat found the off pole in it's follow through! 

18.1 Shivam Dube to Zane Green, over the wicket, into the pitch and around off. Pulled around to the left of mid-on, off the back foot, for a single. Oh, Green denies the single in the end! Late decision, that! 

17.5 Hardik Pandya to Max Heingo, hat-trick ball, OH! Short on off-and-middle. Heingo got behind it on the back foot and defended it down to short cover point. 

17.4 Hardik Pandya to Ben Shikongo, TRAPPED RIGHT IN FRONT! Good length and on off-and-middle. This seamed back in and kept low. Shikongo played all around it and got beaten. The ball rapped him in line and the big appeal for LBW got upheld. Shikongo reviews! 

Fair delivery, no bat involved, impact in line and the wickets are definitely hitting! Namibia lose the review. 

17.3 Hardik Pandya to Bernard Scholtz, EASY CATCH! Slower ball around off. Scholtz dragged it around off the bottom hand and ended up presenting a straightforward catch to Axar at long-on!