RESULT
48th Match, Super Eights, Group 1 (N), Chennai, February 26, 2026, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
IND 256/4
ZIM (20 ov, T:257) 184/6
India won by 72 runs
India (20 ovs maximum)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Sanju Samson †
24 15 1 2 160.00
c Burl b Muzarabani
Abhishek Sharma
55 30 4 4 183.33
c Sikandar Raza b Maposa
Ishan Kishan
38 24 4 1 158.33
c Ngarava b Sikandar Raza
Suryakumar Yadav (c)
33 13 3 2 253.84
c Musekiwa b Ngarava
Hardik Pandya
50 23 2 4 217.39
not out
Tilak Varma
44 16 3 4 275.00
not out
Extras 12 (lb 4, nb 1, w 7)
Total 256/4
20 Ov (RR: 12.80)
Did not bat
Shivam Dube,
Axar Patel,
Arshdeep Singh,
Varun Chakravarthy,
Jasprit Bumrah
Fall of wickets
DRS
1-48 (Sanju Samson, 3.4 ov), 2-120 (Ishan Kishan, 10.4 ov), 3-150 (Abhishek Sharma, 12.5 ov), 4-172 (Suryakumar Yadav, 14.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB
Richard Ngarava
4 0 62
1
15.50 1 0
Blessing Muzarabani
4 0 43
1
10.75 0 0
Tinotenda Maposa
2 0 40
1
20.00 3 1
Brad Evans
4 0 52 0 13.00 2 0
Sikandar Raza
3 0 29
1
9.66 0 0
Brian Bennett
2 0 16 0 8.00 0 0
Ryan Burl
1 0 10 0 10.00 1 0
Zimbabwe (T: 257 runs from 20 ovs)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Brian Bennett
97 59 8 6 164.40
not out
Tadiwanashe Marumani †
20 20 0 2 100.00
c Ishan Kishan b Patel
Dion Myers
6 9 0 0 66.66
c Tilak Varma b Varun
Sikandar Raza (c)
31 21 2 2 147.61
c Abhishek Sharma b Arshdeep Singh
Ryan Burl
0 2 0 0 0.00
lbw b Arshdeep Singh
Tony Munyonga
11 6 2 0 183.33
b Arshdeep Singh
Tashinga Musekiwa
7 4 0 1 175.00
c †Samson b Dube
Brad Evans
1 1 0 0 100.00
not out
Extras 11 (b 1, lb 1, nb 2, w 7)
Total 184/6
20 Ov (RR: 9.20)
Did not bat
Tinotenda Maposa,
Blessing Muzarabani,
Richard Ngarava
Fall of wickets
DRS
1-44 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 6.2 ov), 2-72 (Dion Myers, 9.3 ov), 3-144 (Sikandar Raza, 16.2 ov), 4-144 (Ryan Burl, 16.4 ov), 5-162 (Tony Munyonga, 18.2 ov), 6-173 (Tashinga Musekiwa, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB
Arshdeep Singh
4 0 24
3
6.00 1 0
Hardik Pandya
3 0 21 0 7.00 0 0
Jasprit Bumrah
3 0 21 0 7.00 0 0
Varun Chakravarthy
4 0 35
1
8.75 0 0
Axar Patel
4 0 35
1
8.75 2 0
Shivam Dube
2 0 46
1
23.00 4 2
Match Flow
India innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 80 runs, 1 wicket)
India: 50 runs in 4.1 overs (26 balls), Extras 7
Drinks: India - 80/1 in 6.0 overs (Abhishek Sharma 33, Ishan Kishan 15)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (Abhishek Sharma 24, Ishan Kishan 25, Ex 1)
India: 100 runs in 9.1 overs (56 balls), Extras 8
Abhishek Sharma: 50 off 26 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
India: 150 runs in 12.4 overs (77 balls), Extras 9
Drinks: India - 161/3 in 14.0 overs (SA Yadav 25, HH Pandya 9)
India: 200 runs in 16.4 overs (101 balls), Extras 11
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 20 balls (HH Pandya 23, NT Tilak Varma 28, Ex 2)
Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 19.1 - 19.6 (extra fielder inside the circle)
India: 250 runs in 19.5 overs (120 balls), Extras 12
HH Pandya: 50 off 23 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
Innings Break: India - 256/4 in 20.0 overs (HH Pandya 50, NT Tilak Varma 44)
Zimbabwe innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 0 wicket)
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 44/0 in 6.0 overs (BJ Bennett 23, T Marumani 20)
Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 3
Over 7.6: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - BJ Bennett (Struck down)
BJ Bennett: 50 off 34 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 3
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 105/2 in 14.0 overs (BJ Bennett 56, Sikandar Raza 19)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (BJ Bennett 29, Sikandar Raza 19, Ex 2)
Over 16.4: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batter - RP Burl (Upheld)
Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 16.6 overs (103 balls), Extras 9
Over 18.4: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batter - BJ Bennett (Struck down)
Match Details
Ground
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Toss
Zimbabwe, elected to field first
Series
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Season
2025/26
Player Of The Match
Hardik Pandya
India
Match number
T20I no. 3741
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
26 February 2026 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
England
Alex Wharf
DRS
England
Richard Kettleborough
DRS
TV Umpire
New Zealand
Chris Brown
Reserve Umpire
New Zealand
Chris Gaffaney
Match Referee
Sri Lanka
Ranjan Madugalle
Points
India 2, Zimbabwe 0