After Italy recorded their first-ever victory in T20 World Cup history, head coach John Davison said he hopes it'd be front-page news in many countries and in Italy. He added that the achievement may push the Winter Olympics, which are being held in Italy, to the back page of the sports section. Italy defeated Nepal by 10 wickets on Thursday.

India defeated Namibia by 93 runs in their T20 World Cup 2026 Group A match in Delhi on Thursday. It's India's biggest win (by runs) in T20 World Cup history. India have become the first team to win 10 T20 World Cup matches in a row. India posted a total of 209/9 and dismissed Namibia for 116 in 18.2 overs.

India lost five wickets, including two run outs, for four runs in their last 11 balls against Namibia in their T20 World Cup 2026 match at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday. India were 205/4 after 18.1 overs. They ended their innings at 209/9. India had scored 86/1 in the powerplay.

Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya smashed the biggest six of T20 World Cup 2026 so far. The 32-year-old slammed a 109-metre maximum on the bowling of Namibia spinner Bernard Scholtz in 15th over of India's innings. Pandya scored 52 runs off 28 deliveries, including four fours and four sixes.

India on Thursday recorded their third-highest total in T20 World Cup history, putting up a total of 209/9 against Namibia in their T20 World Cup 2026 Group A match. Ishan Kishan top-scored for India with 61(24), while Hardik Pandya scored 52(28). India slammed a total of 14 sixes in the innings.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor reacted to a video shared by Pakistani journalist Zahid Gishkori, which claimed that Tharoor backed Pakistan’s move to boycott the 2026 T20 World Cup match against India. "AI-generated fake news, and not even very good. Neither my language nor my voice," Tharoor said about the video. Notably, Pakistan have reversed their decision to boycott the match.

The Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) issued a clarification on a video showing a vendor pouring cold drink from used glasses back into a bottle at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The vendor did that "prior to disposal as part of the waste collection process", it said. The bottles were later processed as per the venue's recycling policy, it added.

Team India opener Ishan Kishan on Thursday smashed the most runs in an over in T20 World Cup 2026. The 27-year-old slammed 28 runs in an over bowled by Namibia's Johannes Jonathan Smit. Kishan slammed four sixes and one four in the over. He got out for 61 runs off 24 deliveries in the eighth over.

Sanju Samson played his first-ever game in a World Cup following Abhishek Sharma's illness. The India opener got off to a flyer, hitting 3 sixes and a boundary to get the hosts off the blocks in the India vs Namibia clash. Just when Samson looked settled for a big score, he chipped one down to mid-wicket, ending his 8-ball cameo.

Sanju Samson is eyeing redemption as India prepare to take on Namibia at the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. After an underwhelming outing earlier in the tournament, Samson will look to capitalise on the match to regain form and make a strong contribution to India's campaign.