New Delhi, February 12 Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy took three wickets, leaving Namibia struggling at 88 for four after 10 overs in their T20 World Cup match here on Thursday.
Setting a target of 210, Gerhard Erasmus and Zane Green were batting on 18 and 1 respectively, as the African side trailed the hosts by 122 runs at the halfway stage of their innings.
Earlier, opener Ishan Kishan (61 off 24 balls) and all-rounder Hardik Pandya (52 off 28) struck aggressive half-centuries, helping India reach 209/9.
Namibia captain Erasmus returned excellent figures of 4/20 from his four overs.
Brief scores:
India: 209/9 in 20 overs (Ishan Kishan 61, Hardik Pandya 52; Gerhard Erasmus 4/20).
Namibia: 88/4 in 10 overs (Louren Steenkamp 29; Varun Chakravarthy 3/7).
