India vs Namibia Live Score, T20 World Cup: NAM (40/1 in 5 ovs), chasing 210. Arshdeep gets Frylinck

That’s just the over India needed! Jan Frylinck was beginning to look threatening, finding his rhythm, but Arshdeep Singh strikes at the perfect moment.

He has the final say and removes the danger man. And there’s more — that wicket brings up Arshdeep’s 250th in T20 cricket. A milestone scalp at a crucial juncture!

Jan Frylinck is a key all-rounder for Namibia, capable of making an impact with both bat and ball.

The left-hander smashed a 13-ball T20I fifty against Zimbabwe last year — the second-fastest against a Full Member nation after Yuvraj Singh’s 12-ball effort in 2007.

He also has a top score of 134 in T20Is, highlighting his ability to play big innings.

Hardik Pandya starts tight — just two runs off the over! The pressure is mounting fast. Steenkamp and Frylinck are running out of time, the required rate has soared past 11, and Namibia now need boundaries in a hurry.

Take a bow, Namibia, you have to commend the bowling unit here to come back the way they did. It looked like India would post a 250+ score but there were many moments right from the start where India looked unsettled. Spin has certainly been the key problem here and India will need to rectify this. But now the focus is on the bowlers as Jasprit Bumrah is going to make his return. Will India continue to use him as a first-change or in the powerplay.

And just like that, India crumble yet again with Rinku Singh being the next victim. Namibia have pulled things back big time here. They were 205/4 not too long ago and now they are 206/8. Worrying signs here for the batting department but great fight by the Namibian side.

This is absolutely ridiculous here from the Namibian captain. Gets rid of Hardik Pandya first, follows with the Shivam Dube run-out and now gets rid of Axar Patel as well to make it a four-wicket haul. What a finish for Namibia.

That one boundary might have spoiled the party here for Namibia. It was unlucky yes and India certainly made it count by rotating their strike as well to make it nine runs in the over. The target might be too big here for Namibia but there sure was some fight here shown against the champions.

This is a big over here from Ruben Trumpelmann. To concede just six runs as a pacer in the death overs against the likes of Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube will be a massive win in the scheme of things. Question is if they can follow it up.

This one is a gem. Hardik Pandya is batting on 41 from 20 balls. The all-rounder has looked a different beast in the recent past. The conviction with which he is hitting pace and spin should make the dressing room happy.

Today, Hardik has looked a class apart against the Namibian spinners, who troubled the likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma.

Hardik is the real MVP of this lower middle-order.

24 runs off the 15th over from Bernard Scholtz – just what India needed! That over should give them the momentum they were looking for. With five overs remaining, Dube and Hardik will be eyeing a big finish.

Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube are starting to find their rhythm. With six overs to go, they’ll likely play cautiously for an over or two before going all out in the death overs.

An interesting turn of events here as Erasmus bowled well behind the crease and even the umpire. Rod Tucker the on-field umpire was not having any of it as he calls it a dead ball. Seems like the chatter is that he needed it to be in his sightlines here but replays show that it was ahead of the umpire itself.

An interesting turn of events here as Erasmus bowled well behind the crease and even the umpire. Rod Tucker the on-field umpire was not having any of it as he calls it a dead ball. Seems like the chatter is that he needed it to be in his sightlines here but replays show that it was ahead of the umpire itself.

Ishan Kishan looked certain here to go all the way to a triple-figure score but Gerhard Erasmus comes in to get the breakthrough. Coincidentally it is the spinner here that gets the breakthrough. This will be a point to be noted as we gear up for the Pakistan clash later on.

Former India cricketer Priyank Panchal weighed in on Sanju Samson's dismissal on social media, suggesting the batter missed an opportunity to build a substantial score.

"I know Sanju is someone who is exemplary in producing short-burst cameos, but against opponents like Namibia, it's important you get your tally of runs up. This helps players insulate themselves from any unfounded criticism later on," Panchal wrote on X.

Samson's early exit after a promising start has once again raised questions about his ability to convert starts into big scores, particularly against lower-ranked opposition where the conditions favor going big.

During the break, Ishan Kishan was seen asking for a change of bats. And that seems to have completely turned things around in the final over of the powerplay. He is now timing this to perfection and showing no mercy here against JJ Smit. Looked completely different until this over here and looks like the change of bats might have had something to do with this.

Ishan Kishan seems to have realised that rather than forcing his shots, he can also play to the gaps and get some boundaries and he has just done that with a slog towards the fine-leg region. Meanwhile Tilak Varma also looks to get going with one past the keeper and then making some room towards the covers. It will be interesting to see if Tilak will be playing the anchor role tonight. Tilak had mentioned about him and Suryakumar Yadav sharing those roles.

Ishan Kishan was confident when taking that review. But he has been unsteady for the most part tonight. Now he seems like he is looking to throw his bat at anything here and is not exactly timing it as he would like.

Some swing and bounce on offer for Ruben Trumpelmann who has the new ball. Ishan Kishan seems to be slightly bothered by this but he will likely look to break the shackles. He gets his first runs but there seems to be some jitters here.

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