India vs Zimbabwe 48th Match Scoreboard

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