Namibia score at a brisk pace

Thu, 12 February 2026

21:27

Namibia 57-1 (6 Ovs) vs India 209-9 | Scorecard

Shivam Dube comes into the attack and Loftie-Eaton cuts the short of a length delivery to deep point and gets off the strike.

Two singles through backward point and short third man follow.

Loftie-Eaton then squeezes a yorker to short third for another single.

A dot later, Steenkamp slices one uppishly to deep extra cover and picks up a couple.

A single to deep mid-wicket to end the over. 6 runs came off it.

Arshdeep Singh with his third over and Steenkamp swings at a slower delivery and gets a thick outside edge as the ball flies over short third for a boundary.

Four more! Another slower delivery and Steenkamp flat-bats it and clears the fielder at mid-on.

A wide outside off follows.

Arshdeep then bangs in a bouncer and Steenkamp attempts to pull it but misses.

Steenkamp then gets off the strike by cutting one through deep point. Fifty up for Namibia in 5.4 overs.

A single through deep midwicket follows.

Six! Steenkamp smashes the final delivery over short third for a maximum. 17 runs came off the over.

Namibia finish the Powerplay on 57/1 at a decent rate of 9.5.

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