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Team India ended their T20 World Cup 2021 campaign on a high note after registe♒ring a dominating nine-wicket victory over Namibia at Dubai International Cricket Sꦿtadium on Monday.
Chasing a paltry target of 133, the ‘Men in Blue’ finished the match in 15.2 overs with nine wickets in hand. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul took their side to a flyer, forming a scintillati🅷ng 86-run partnersꦆhip for the opening wicket.
Both Rohit and Rahul scored respective half-centuries to guide India to a big victory. While Rohit was sent back by Jan Frylinck for a well-made 56 off 37 balls with the help of seven fours and two sixes, Rahul remained unbeateꦐn on 54 to take India home.
Earlier, the Indian bowling attack performed outstandingly well and restricted Namibia for 132 in their allotted 20 overs. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked up three wickets each. For Namibia, David Wiese scored a maximum of 26 runs off 25 balls with the help of two boundari💦🦋es.
While Jadeja bagged a three-wicket haul for just 16 runs in 4 overs, Ashwin took three scalps while conceding 20 runs in his quota of 4 overs. Apart from Jaddu and Ashwin, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah picked up two wickets for 19 runs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
India finish with a flourish in Virat's final game as T20 skipper. Fitting farewell for outgoing coaching trio of Ravi Shastri, B Arun and R Sridhar. Their contribution in redefining the culture of Indian cricket is invaluable, congratulations on a job well done!
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
Our campaign may have ended here, but not the support of a billion fans. Life has its ups & downs and so do sports. Let's regroup and focus on the new season ahead.
My best wishes with the boys for many ꦰmore sweet moments in the ti🉐me ahead. 💙
— DK (@DineshKarthik)
Congratulatio♑ns for 3000 runs in T20. Only one from our batch 2007 T20 World Cup who is sꦯtill not playing but playing so well!
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
. & @klrahul11 score fifties as seaꦦl a clinical 9⃣-wicket win over Namibia. 👏 👏
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— BCCI (@BCCI)
INDIAAA WIN! 💙
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Another classy knock fro💮m the Indian opener 🙌 | |
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup)
The Klassic Hit Combo! 🔥
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
India's biggest Men's T20 World Cup wins while chasing:-
9 wkts – v NAM at Dubai, today
8 wkts – v IRE at Nottingham, 2009
8 wkts – v PAK at Colombo, 2012
8 wkts – v BAN at Dhaka, 2014
8 wkts – v SCO at Dubai, 2021— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
A comprehensive performance from India see♛s them clinch victory against Namibia in their final 2021 match 🔥 report 👇
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup)