India, Feb. 12 -- Gerhard Erasmus, the Namibia captain, had a day to remember with the ball against India in the T20 World Cup 2026 Group A fixture at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday. The skipper stepped up when it mattered the most, returning with the figures of 4/20 to restrict India to 209/9 in the 20 overs. At one stage, it seemed that the defending champions would post a score in excess of 240-250, but Erasmus had other plans, stopping the run flow and taking wickets at regular junctures.

The 30-year-old decided to come into the attack in the 8th over, when Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma were going strong. Ishan had already brought up his half-century, and the team 100 had also been registered, the fastest by any tea...