India take on Namibia in dead rubber

India did their best to overturn their nightmare start to the Twenty20 World Cup in the UAE, but they will go into today's last Super 12 fixture against Namibia in Dubai knowing they are already out of the competition.

New Zealand's victory over Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Sunday meant the 'host' nation will not reach the knockout rounds of a major men's ICC event for the first time since 2012.

India's campaign got off to the worst possible start in this year's T20 World Cup as the Men in Blue lost to arch-rivals Pakistan by 10 wickets before New Zealand handed them an eight-wicket thrashing in the next game.

India bounced back and won their next two games on the trot by big margins to ensure they remain alive in the race for a spot in the semis. However, that was not enough in the end, thanks to Afghanistan's defeat to New Zealand.

But Virat Kohli, who will be captaining the India team for the last time in this format, will want to lead the side to a strong finish to the campaign. Namibia, meanwhile, have provided plenty of punchy opposition for the sides they have met in the Super 12s and will be wanting to end their campaign well.

They will be aiming to give a good account of themselves and not get outplayed like Scotland. They have a decent team and are learning the trades quickly.  Namibia have a stiff test ahead of them against an Indian team which has now peaked. Keeping the Indian openers at bay upfront will be challenging. Albeit a dead rubber, Namibia cannot let India run away with the game.