India complete 72-run win to eliminate Zimbabwe - report
India's 256-4 is second highest total in T20 WC history
Sharma's rapid half-century sets up India total
Hardik hammers 50* off 23, Tilak thrashes 44* off 16
Bennett hits unbeaten 97 but Zimbabwe fall well short
Tatendu Taibu
Former Zimbabwe captain
Suryakumar Yadav is showing confidence here. He gets really low and paddles the ball so well.
Zimbabwe need to put their heads together and keep everyone upbeat in the field.
India captain Suryakumar Yadav is immediately up and running, sweeping for four.
He jogs through for a single to keep the strike.
India are cruising along at more than 11 an over.
Tatendu Taibu
Former Zimbabwe captain
A much-needed breakthrough. A wicket always slows things down and Sikandar Raza is delighted.
Kishan c Ngarava b Raza 38 (Ind 120-2)
Image source, Getty ImagesA much-needed wicket for Zimbabwe! Sikandar Raza has Ishan Kishan caught for 38 (24) by Richard Ngarava at short third.
Kishan was dropped on 26 in the previous over but it hasn't hurt Zimbabwe too much.
Whatever control Zimbabwe had wrestled back with their switch to spin has vanished. Four and a six for Ishan Kishan off Sikandar Raza. This over has already gone for 11.
And there's the fifty for Abhishek Sharma, sealed with a single. He's reached the milestone off 26 balls, including three fours and four sixes.
Sharma headed into this match on a run of 0, 0, 0, and 15.
Image source, Getty ImagesAt the halfway mark, India are cruising on 109-1. Make a note of that Ishan Kishan drop on 26 - how costly could that prove?
He has 28 (21) while Abhishek Sharma has 49 (25).
Tatendu Taibu
Former Zimbabwe captain
Catches win matches. Ishan Kishan is such a destructive batter, you cannot let him loose.
Of course, the next delivery is struck for six by Abhishek Sharma. Poor Brian Bennett. The bowler looks furious.
Oh dear, oh dear. Tashinga Musekiwa puts down a regulation catch on the boundary.
Ishan Kishan was reverse sweeping and the ball went right through the fielder's hands as he dived forward.
Tatendu Taibu
Former Zimbabwe captain
The spinners have done well to pull this back for Zimbabwe. However, Sikandar Raza needs to go to his wicket-taking bowlers.
India have only added 19 runs since the end of the powerplay. Spin is working for Zimbabwe at the moment.
Prakash Wakankar
BBC Test Match Special commentator
What an effort that was from Brad Evans. Beautiful bit of fielding - the kind of effort that spurs the bowler on.
Image source, Getty ImagesAnd there's the boundary! Ishan Kishan picks up four through mid-wicket.
Two balls later, Abhishek Sharma thinks he had a boundary of his own but a tumbling stop from Brad Evans restricts him to two. Good effort.
Zimbabwe stick with spin, turning next to Brian Bennett.
Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan jog six singles.
India haven't scored a boundary for 12 balls.
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza brings himself into the attack and concedes four singles.
Those writing off Zimbabwe after India's blistering start may not realise the African side actually hold the record for the highest T20I total - scoring 344-4 in 2024. Unfortunately, for Zimbabwe, they didn't do it against Jasprit Bumrah and co - they did it against Gambia. India's highest total is 297-6 against Bangladesh, also in 2024.
Sharma 33 (13), Kishan 15 (9)
Image source, Getty ImagesThe boundaries continue to flow for India.
Richard Ngarava misses a yorker and is struck for four by Ishan Kishan, down on one knee. Three balls later, Kishan pulls a slower ball to the rope for four more.
Abhishek Sharma finishes the powerplay with a big straight six!
17 runs from the over takes India to 80-1.
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Concerned for Zimbabwe here. This could get very messy.
Mike, Kent
A little bit of luck for Abhishek Sharma there as an inside edge flies past his off stump and away to the rope for four. His - and India's - second boundary of the over.
14 from it.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samson,caught Burl, bowled Muzarabani Samson, caught Burl, bowled Muzarabani | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 160.00 |
Sharma,caught Raza, bowled Maposa Sharma, caught Raza, bowled Maposa | 55 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 183.33 |
Kishan,caught Ngarava, bowled Raza Kishan, caught Ngarava, bowled Raza | 38 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 158.33 |
Yadav,caught Musekiwa, bowled Ngarava Yadav, caught Musekiwa, bowled Ngarava | 33 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 253.85 |
Pandya,not out Pandya, not out | 50 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 217.39 |
Tilak,not out Tilak, not out | 44 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 275.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 7, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 12 Extras, no balls 1, wides 7, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 12 | |||||||
Total,256 for 4 20.0 overs Total,256 for 4 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ngarava | 4.0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15.50 |
Muzarabani | 4.0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10.75 |
Maposa | 2.0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20.00 |
Evans | 4.0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13.00 |
Raza | 3.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9.66 |
Bennett | 2.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 |
Burl | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
48 for 1 (3.4 overs) | Samson |
120 for 2 (10.4 overs) | Kishan |
150 for 3 (12.5 overs) | Sharma |
172 for 4 (14.5 overs) | Yadav |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bennett,not out Bennett, not out | 97 | 59 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 95 | 164.41 |
Marumani,caught Kishan, bowled Patel Marumani, caught Kishan, bowled Patel | 20 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 100.00 |
Myers,caught Tilak, bowled Chakravarthy Myers, caught Tilak, bowled Chakravarthy | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 66.67 |
Raza,caught Sharma, bowled Arshdeep Raza, caught Sharma, bowled Arshdeep | 31 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 147.62 |
Burl,leg before wicket, bowled Arshdeep Burl, leg before wicket, bowled Arshdeep | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Munyonga,bowled Arshdeep Munyonga, bowled Arshdeep | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 183.33 |
Musekiwa,caught Samson, bowled Dube Musekiwa, caught Samson, bowled Dube | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 175.00 |
Evans,not out Evans, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 7, byes 1, leg byes 1, total 11 Extras, no balls 2, wides 7, byes 1, leg byes 1, total 11 | |||||||
Total,184 for 6 20.0 overs Total,184 for 6 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arshdeep | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 |
Pandya | 3.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.00 |
Bumrah | 3.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.00 |
Chakravarthy | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8.75 |
Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8.75 |
Dube | 2.0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
44 for 1 (6.2 overs) | Marumani |
72 for 2 (9.3 overs) | Myers |
144 for 3 (16.2 overs) | Raza |
144 for 4 (16.4 overs) | Burl |
162 for 5 (18.2 overs) | Munyonga |
173 for 6 (19.3 overs) | Musekiwa |