Listen to this articleListen to this article | 4 minsinfoWho: India vs NamibiaWhat: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 – Group AWhen: Thursday, February 12 at 7pm (13:30 GMT)Where: Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, IndiaHow to follow and stream: Al Jazeera’s live text and photo stream begins at 10:30 GMTNamibia will look to make the most of an illness-and-injury-plagued Indian side when they meet the defending champions in their Group A match on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIndia are likely to take the field without their swashbuckling opener Abhishek Sharma after he was hospitalised with an upset stomach on Tuesday.While Sharma was discharged on the eve of the match, his presence in the playing XI is doubtful.The world’s top-ranked T20I batter struggled in India’s opening match against the United States.“He has been discharged today, and he is doing well,” Indian batter Tilak Varma told reporters.“We have got one more day for the game. Hopefully, we decide by tomorrow on how he feels, and we go with it.”In better news for the world champions, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is expected to return after he missed the opener due to a fever. (Al Jazeera)Namibia expect ‘great spectacle’Namibia, meanwhile, will be looking to move past their heavy loss against the Netherlands on Tuesday and register a shock win over the two-time world champions.The African team’s coach, Craig Williams, admitted his side faces a stiff challenge against India, but they would like to pose a challenge against the pre-tournament favourites.“Playing India in India – it’s going to be a great game for us and the spectacle is going to be fantastic for everyone back home as well,” Williams said before the match. Advertisement “As a professional team, we want to put on a good show, and hopefully, we’re going to stick to our game plan, and then we’ll see what happens at the end of the day.”Williams said the key to Namibia’s chances will be a strong batting performance at the top of the order.“We need someone in our top four to bat for a prolonged period of time, and then you need partnerships,” the …
