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Team India ended their T20 World Cup 2021 campaign on a high note after registering a dominating nine-wicket victory over ⭕✨Namibia at Dubai International Cri🔴cket Stadium 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 partnership 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 h🌱elp of seven fours and🗹 two sixes, Rahul remained unbeaten 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 threeꦛ wickets each. For Namibia, David Wiese scored a maximum of 26 runs off 25 balls with the help of two boundaries.
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 more sweet moments in the time ahead. 💙
— DK (@DineshKarthik)
Congratulations for 3000 runs in T20. Only one ♑from our batch 2007 T20 World Cu▨p who is still not playing but playing so well!
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
🅷. & @klrahul11 score fifti๊es as seal a clinical 9⃣-wicket win over Namibia. 👏 👏
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— BCCI (@BCCI)
INDIAAA WIN! 💙
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Another classy knock from 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 sees them clinch victory against 🦩Namibia in their final 2021 matc✨h 🔥 report 👇
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup)