T20 World Cup 2021, Match 42: India vs Namibia, Stats Review: KL Rahul continues purple patch, Virat Kohli ends T20I captaincy stint on a high

Although India couldn’t live up to the expectations in the T20 World Cup 2021, they finish the competition on a winning note. The Men in Blue thrashed Namibia by nine wickets in their last league-stage fixture at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. This game also brought curtains to an era as Virat Kohli led India for the very last time in T20I cricket.

While he’ll continue to play the format, one won’t see him donning the captaincy hat. Nevertheless, he would be pretty pleased by the game India’s last fixture in the gala tournament panned out. Speaking of the proceedings, the coin landed in India’s favour and Kohli had no hesitation in fielding first. The bowlers lived up to the expectations and took regular wickets. Spin twins Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets apiece.

Although Namibia somehow managed to post 132/8 in their allotted 20 overs, India chased the target with minimal hassle. Openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul slammed half-centuries as India crossed the line in 15.2 overs, winning the contest by nine wickets.

Meanwhile, here are the important stats and numbers from India vs Namibia clash in T20 World Cup 2021:

9 – India recorded their biggest wins in T20 World Cups in terms of wickets remaining, 9.

7 – Virat Kohli becomes the seventh player to lead in 50 T20I matches.

2 – Kohli became the second player after MS Dhoni to play 50 matches as captain in all three formats – Tests, ODIs, and T20Is.

3/16 – Ravindra Jadeja recorded his second-best figures in T20Is, 3/16.

2 – Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul became the second Indian pair to record three fifty-plus stands in a T20 World Cup edition. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma did the same in the 2014 edition.

11 – Rohit and Rahul now have 11 fifty-plus stands in T20Is, joint-most for an Indian pair. Rohit and Shikhar Dhawan have added as many fifty-plus partnerships.

3 – Rohit Sharma became the third player to complete 3000 T20I runs. He joins Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the elite list.

44 – Rohit has now taken 44 catches in T20I matches, most for any Indian.

847 – Rohit Sharma overtook as the Indian with most runs in T20 World Cups, taking his tally to 847 runs. Kohli has scored 845 runs in the gala competition.

5 – Rohit Sharma now has the most 50-plus scores by an Indian opener in T20 World Cup (5). He overtakes Gautam Gambhir who scored 4.

3 – This is the first time two Indian spinners – Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja – have taken three wickets each in a World T20 match.

3 – KL Rahul became the first Indian to record three successive fifty-plus scores in a T20 World Cup edition.