Ind vs Zim T20 World Cup Match Result: On February 26, in the Super-8 round of the T20 World Cup, Team India kept the hopes of the semi-finals alive by defeating Zimbabwe by 72 runs. In this match played at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai, India, batting first, scored 256 runs for 4 wickets, which was the highest score of this World Cup so far. In reply, Zimbabwe team could score only 184 runs for 6 wickets. After this victory, India will now have to defeat only West Indies to reach the semi-finals. The match between India and West Indies will be played on March 1 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
India had a strong start after losing the toss and batting first. Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma added 48 runs for the first wicket. Sanju Samson was out after scoring 24 runs. He was caught by Ryan Burl on the ball of Blessing Muzarabani. After this Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma added 72 runs for the second wicket. Abhishek completed his fifty in 26 balls. He scored 55 runs in 30 balls, which included 4 fours and 4 sixes. Ishan Kishan was out on the ball of Sikandar Raza after scoring 38 runs. Captain Suryakumar Yadav played a quick inning of 33 runs in 13 balls, which included 3 fours and 2 sixes. In the end, Hardik Pandya and Tilak Verma added unbeaten 84 runs to take the team to 256. Hardik scored unbeaten 50 runs (4 sixes, 2 fours) on 23 balls. Tilak Verma added unbeaten 44 runs (4 sixes, 3 fours) in 16 balls.
Chasing the target of 257, Zimbabwe got off to a good start but the run rate was slow. Brian Bennett and Tadivanashe Marumani added 44 runs in 6.2 overs. Akshar Patel broke this partnership by dismissing Marumani (20 runs). After this, Varun Chakraborty sent Dion Myers to the pavilion for 6 runs. There was a partnership of 72 runs between captain Sikandar Raza and Brian Bennett for the third wicket. Raza scored 31 runs in 21 balls, which included 2 sixes and 2 fours. Arshdeep Singh dismissed Raza in the 17th over. After this he also sent Ryan Burl (0) and Tony Munyonga (11) to the pavilion. Mushekiva became the victim of Shivam Dubey after scoring 7 runs. Wickets kept falling from one end, but opener Brian Bennett held on till the end. He scored 97 not out off 59 balls, which included 8 fours and 6 sixes. Despite this he could not lead his team to victory.
With India's victory, South Africa reached the semi-finals, while Zimbabwe is out of the tournament. Now Zimbabwe will be able to score only 2 points even after winning its last match.
In the Super-8 of the T20 World Cup, South Africa defeated West Indies by 9 wickets and registered its second consecutive win. Batting first in this match played in Ahmedabad, West Indies scored 176 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. At one time the team's score was 7 wickets for 83 runs and the condition was very bad. Later, Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd together made a partnership of 89 runs for the 8th wicket to take Indies to the fighting total. Holder scored 49, while Romario Shepherd remained unbeaten on 52 runs.
Chasing the target of 177 runs, South Africa won the match in 16.1 overs by losing just 1 wicket. Captain Aiden Markram played a brilliant inning of 82 not out. Ryan Rickleton contributed 45 runs. West Indies bowlers could not make much impact in front of South Africa's strong batting and the team had to face defeat by 9 wickets.
