Samson departs after quickfire 22

Thu, 12 February 2026

19:13

India 25-1 (2 ovs) vs Namibia | Scorecard

India openers Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan are out in the middle.

It will be Sanju's maiden T20 World Cup game.

Ruben Trumpelmann with the ball for Namibia. Kishan is on strike and Trumpelmann starts off with a wide outside off.

Kishan defends the second ball before clipping one to deep square leg for a single.

Sanju then comes out of crease and knocks down a back of a length delivery to mid-off for no run.

He attempts a drive off the next ball but misses as the ball slants away. He inside edges the next ball onto his pads.

Six! Nice extension of the hands as he lofts the full delivery into the sight screen for a maximum. 8 runs came off the over.

Ben Shikongo to operate from the other end and Kishan drives the first delivery straight to the cover fielder.

He cuts the next delivery outside off to deep backward point and picks up a single.

Six! Sanju flicks the next into the crowd for another maximum. Too straight and Sanju middles it nicely.

Six more, this time even bigger! Excellent pick-up shot of a short of a length delivery around leg.

Four! Full and wide outside off and Samson eases it through deep extra cover.

Out! Samson falls, caught by Louren Steenkamp. Scramble seam and Samson chips it straight into the hands of the fielder at deep mid-wicket.

Samson departs for a quickfire 8-ball 22 with three sixes and a boundary.

17 runs came off the over. Tilak Varma is the new man in.

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