New Delhi: Team India ended their journey by defeating Namibia by 9 wickets in their final league match after losing their opening two matches. India won 3 out of 5 matches and got 6 points. Both openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma scored half-centuries for India in the match. With this, the Super-12 round has also come to an end.
Batting first, Namibia were 132 for 8. India had got a target of 133 runs to win, which India achieved in 15.2 overs. Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin took 3 wickets each for India. Pacer Jasprit Bumrah also took 2 wickets. The match between India and Namibia was played at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. The match was the final match of the Super-12 round. England and New Zealand are now scheduled to clash in the semi-finals on November 10 and Pakistan and Australia on November 11.
India had suffered a setback at the hands of Pakistan and New Zealand in the opening two matches. Namibia had opened a points account by defeating Scotland in one of their 4 matches.
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