T20 World Cup 2026: India hammer Zimbabwe by 72 runs in high-scoring at Chennai
Updated On: 27 February, 2026 08:12 AM IST | Chennai | R Kaushik
India national cricket team bounced back in emphatic style, defeating Zimbabwe national cricket team by 72 runs in their T20 World Cup Super Eights clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. India piled up 256-4; the highest total of the tournament; with explosive knocks from Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya before restricting Zimbabwe to 184-6
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Abhishek Sharma in full flow against Zimbabwe in Chennai on Thursday. Pic/Getty Images; (right) Hardik Pandya during his 50 not out off 23 balls on Thursday. Pic/AFP
South Africa poked the Indian bear in Ahmedabad on Sunday, and their African neighbours Zimbabwe paid the penalty four nights later.
Shot out for 111 to slide to an embarrassing 76-run defeat that pushed them to the brink in the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup, India responded with a vengeance, rattling up the highest total of the tournament on their way to a comprehensive 72-run win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday after a valiant unbeaten 97 from in-form opener Brian Bennett took Zimbabwe to 184-6.
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