Cricket
INDvZIM-T20-WorldCup-2026-Super8 : India Keep Semi-finals Hopes Alive With A 72-Run Win Over Zimbabwe
India’s batting line-up finally came good with a big total . Abhishek Sharma ended his drought of runs ( three ducks) by scoring 55 ( 30 balls , 4 fours, 4 sixes) . Sanju Samson as usual messed up the opportunity to score big at the top out for 24
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Defending Champions India kept their semi-finals hopes alive as they beat Zimbabwe in must win encounter at Chennai by 72 runs . This after Zimbabwe Skipper Sikandar Raza won the toss and opted to field first .
India’s batting line-up finally came good with a big total . Abhishek Sharma ended his drought of runs ( three ducks) by scoring 55 ( 30 balls , 4 fours, 4 sixes) . Sanju Samson as usual messed up the opportunity to score big at the top out for 24. Ishan Kishan 38 . Skipper Suryakumar Ydav 33 . All- rounder hardik Pandya not out 50 and Tilak Varma not out 44 gave Team India the perfect finish as they ended with ammoth 256/4 in their 20 overs.
Zimbabwe Bowling figures : Richard Ngarava 1/62 ( 4 overs) , Blessing Muzarabani 1/43 ( 4 overs) , Tinotenda Maposa 1/40 ( 2 overs), Brad Evans 0/52 ( 4 overs), Sikandar Raza 1/29 ( 3 overs), Brian Bennett 0/16 ( 2 0vers) , Ryan Burl 1/10 ( 1 over)
Chasing a steep total, Zimbabwe were cautious . But the total by India was jut too much . Yet there wasa brilliant show by Opener Brian Bennett who remained unbeaten with a superb innings of 97 ( 8 fours, 6 sixes) off 50 balls. He deserved a century . Tadiwanashe Marumani ( 20) , Dion Myers ( 6), Skipper Sikandar Raza ( 31), Ryan Burl ( 0), Tony Munyonga ( 11), Tashinga Musekiwa ( 7), Brad Evans not out 1. Zimbabwe could manage 184/6 in their 20 overs.
India Bowling : Arshdeep Singh 3/24 ( 4 overs) , Hardik Pandya 0/21 ( 3 overs) , Jasprit Bumrah 0/21 ( 3 overs), Varun Chakaravarthy 1/35 ( 4 overs), Axar Patel 1/35 ( 4 overs) , Shivam Dube 1/46 ( 2 overs)
Match: T20 World Cup 2026, 48th Match
Venue: Chennai | Date: February 26, 2026