India and namibia clash in the last league match of the Super 12 round of the t20 World Cup. Although india had already missed out on the semi-finals, the match was highly anticipated as it was the last match for virat kohli as t20 captain.
India won the toss and elected to bowl Namibia's openers Bart 21 (21) and Michael van Lincoln 14 (15) added some runs in the first innings. Next up was Craig Williams 0 (4) duck out. Captain Erasmus also did not score 12 (20) on a large scale.
Experienced batsman David Weiss played somewhat better and scored 26 (25) as the pace continued to pick up pace. In the end, john Bryling 15 (15) and Ruben Trumpman 13 (6) scored assists. Thus, namibia added 132/8 at the end of 20 overs.
Ravindra Jadeja (3/16) and Ravichandran Aswin (3/20) took 3 wickets each. Jaspreet Bhumra took 2/19 wickets for his part.
Indian innings:
Openers rohit sharma 56 (37) and KL rahul 50 * (34) gave india a good start as they chased down the target. Suryakumar Yadav, who made his next One Town debut, also scored 24 * (17) for his part. Thus, the indian team scored 133/1 in 15 overs and won by 9 wickets.
Rohit's record:
Rohit Sharma reached the 3000-run milestone in international t20 cricket by scoring a half-century in the match. virat kohli (3227) and Martin Kapil (3115) are in the top two.
Semifinals:
All of the Super 12 round league matches are currently underway. england and new zealand will meet in the first semi-final on the 10th and pakistan and australia in the second semi-final on the 11th. The final will be held on the 14th.
