T20 World Cup, India vs Namibia Highlights: Rohit, Ashwin help Kohli-led India end campaign with a win Cricket News – Times of India

Dubai: Captain-in-waiting Rohit Sharma Made short work of a modest target with a scintillating half-century after the spinners reigned supreme as India Virat KohliHis last day as the captain of the shortest format came to an end t20 world cup campaign with a stunning nine-wicket win over Namibia on Monday.
Rohit, who is set to take over as India’s white-ball captain, scored 56 runs in 37 balls with the help of seven fours and two sixes and was backed by another brilliantly stylish one. KL Rahul (54 not out in 36 balls) India chased down the target of 133 runs in just 15.2 overs.
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It was nothing more than a walk in the park for the Indians, who basically caught Namibians with spinners by the punches of their necks. Ravindra Jadeja And Ravichandran AshwinHe took six wickets between them.
Then, Rohit dazzled and Rahul lit up with some breathtaking pick-up pull shots while Suryakumar Yadav (25 not out off 19 balls) displayed his 360-degree hitting skills to end a disappointing tournament on a sweet note. did.
But three comprehensive victories against smaller nations came only when the horse knocked on the door.

As outgoing coach Ravi Shastri pointed out, the “mentally and physically” exhausted Indian team could not switch during the pressure situations of the big match as Pakistan and New Zealand literally embarrassed the team out of sync.
The last three games were flawless but two matches were too late, something that will surely upset Kohli, whose white-ball captaincy stint is set to end with no ICC trophy to show for his efforts. .
In the night, India’s spinners were very good for the Namibian batsmen as India restricted themselves to a modest 132 for 8 in their final T20 World Cup match.

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After losing to Pakistan and New Zealand in their first two matches, India looked at ease and the Namibians were all at sea as they were not used to playing world-class slow bowling operators of this caliber.
Jadeja (4-0-16-3) and Ashwin (4-0-20-3) took six for 36 between them, leading to a one-sided encounter after Namibia followed their openers Stephen Byrd (21) and Michael . Van Lingen (14) had added more than 30 runs in the first four overs.
Van Lingen once out for a short ball and extra pace Jasprit Bumrah (4-0-19-2), when Jadeja and Ashwin operated jointly, the African country’s batsmen’s will to fight was unclear. Mohammed Shami (0/39) in four overs was the only bowler to have had an off-day.

Jadeja saw Craig Williams jump down the track and stopped in his tracks and pitched at length to get enough far to turn. Williams missed it and stood mid-pitch watching the flute perfectly.
Bard was out on a typical Jadeja arm ball, which he tried to sweep and was caught plumb from the front.
Once Jadeja got a few wickets, it was Ashwin’s turn as he removed Jane Nicole Lofty-Eaton (5), making a cut, a shot that hit the palms of slip fielder Rohit Sharma and then one to this. Thrown from an angle that cleared Zayn Green (0). In between he also removed rival captain Gerhard Erasmus (12).
But the highlight of India’s fielding effort was a brilliant diving catch by Rohit at short cover, when he had a reaction time of around 0.16 seconds to lift the ball off the ground to dismiss JJ Smit (9).
Namibia’s plight was understandable as they hit only eight fours and two sixes, consuming 58 dot balls in their entire innings.