India vs Namibia, 18th Match, Group A, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Gerhard Erasmus to Hardik Pandya, out Caught by (sub)Dylan Leicher!! Excellent catch from the sub fielder. A 25-yarder from Erasmus, offers a full toss on the pads but Hardik doesn't get hold of it. The slog goes flat to the right of deep backward square where Leicher runs across, grabs it with both hands and tosses it up as he treads over the boundary. Has no trouble holding onto the rebound. Umpire will check upstairs but that's absolutely fine. Hardik Pandya c (sub)Dylan Leicher b Gerhard Erasmus 52(28) [4s-4 6s-4]

Gerhard Erasmus to Hardik Pandya, SIX, in the slot, at the stumps, and Hardik says thank you very much as he smokes it over midwicket. Fifty for him! Just a raise of the bat in celebration and on we go

Smit to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, what a top over! Smit can be proud of the way he has executed against two scary powerhitters! Low full toss wide of off, Hardik can't get under it and drills it to long-off

Smit to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, full and wide, bowls to his field and Hardik hits it on the bounce to deep extra cover. Was a mishit off the toe-end and almost carried to the fielder

Smit to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, nails the wide yorker, Hardik squeezes it to deep point

Ruben Trumpelmann to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, yorker on off, Hardik squeezes it past the non-striker for a single. Excellent over from Trumpelmann. Wasn't perfect with the execution of the yorkers, but got it wide enough to Dube and full enough to Hardik

Ruben Trumpelmann to Hardik Pandya, leg byes, 1 run, full delivery on leg stump, Hardik steps across looking to whip it away but is late on it. Was bowled at 137kph and zipped through to hit the pad. No appeal as it's pitching outside leg

Ruben Trumpelmann to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, very full on middle, Hardik is deep in the crease as he flicks behind square

Ben Shikongo to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, Hardik almost trying to console the bowler after hitting this yorker to the boundary. It's outside off, he opens the face and slices it through point. Shikongo is watching in disbelief and Hardik pats him while running across

Ben Shikongo to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, deep in the crease again, the ball is very full and Hardik hammers it straight back over the bowler's head. Not much elevation but it travels to the boundary like a rocket

Ben Shikongo to Hardik Pandya, SIX, he wasn't able to get under the length off the first two balls, but Shikongo misses the yorker by a long way this time. It's right in the slot, Hardik is standing deep in the crease, leans back further and smokes it down the ground

Ben Shikongo to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, full outside off, again Hardik can't get under it, mistimes the lofted shot on the bounce to long-off

Ben Shikongo to Hardik Pandya, no run, misses the yorker by a few inches but it's full enough. Hardik can't get under it as he drives to extra cover

Bernard Scholtz to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, nailed into the blockhole, Hardik goes hard and jams it down to long-off. 24 off the over, spoils the figures of Scholtz!

Bernard Scholtz to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, again a similar delivery and Hardik gets it away this time. Reaches out and squeezes it through the covers. Deep extra cover can't do anything about it, went too far to his left

Bernard Scholtz to Hardik Pandya, no run, nails the wide yorker, Hardik tries reaching out but misses. He's not happy that it's not called a wide

Bernard Scholtz to Hardik Pandya, SIX, did I say relief for Scholtz now that Dube is off strike? Well scratch that. Hardik is here to play as well. FIred in on a good length outside off, he reaches out and slaps it over long-off. The tracker says 109 meters, but I have my doubts about that

Ruben Trumpelmann to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, half-volley is dispatched! Not a great ball, right in the zone and Hardik creams it through extra cover. Held his shape nicely to crunch it through the gap

Ruben Trumpelmann to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, back of a length on off, cutter, Hardik dabs it gently to short third

Ruben Trumpelmann to Hardik Pandya, wide, well wide outside off, left alone. Was the attempted wide yorker from the looks of it. Didn't get the length right, nor the the line

Bernard Scholtz to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, 90.8ks touch slower, Hardik knocks it to long-off

Bernard Scholtz to Hardik Pandya, SIX, Hardik breaks the shackles. The squeeze was on and he decides to play the big shot. Drifts in and ends up right in his arc, he just flows through the loft and strikes it all the way over long-on

Bernard Scholtz to Hardik Pandya, no run, 95.2ks flatter delivery, Hardik punches it back to Scholtz and he fumbles, no risky single taken

Bernard Scholtz to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, 91.2ks fuller around off, Hardik drives to long-off

Gerhard Erasmus to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, 107.1ks fired full on off, Hardik squeezes the drive to long-off

Bernard Scholtz to Hardik Pandya, no run, eased with a straight bat and Steenkamp gets around from mid-wicket to save the single

Bernard Scholtz to Hardik Pandya, no run, drifting in with the angle, Hardik flicks it straight to mid-wicket

Bernard Scholtz to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, flighted on off, Hardik angles it towards point and opens his account

Bernard Scholtz to Hardik Pandya, no run, tossed up on off, Hardik defends from the crease