| Super Eights Stage |
| Match 48 : India vs Zimbabwe live |
| Thursday, February 26, 2026 |
| MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Time : 7:00 PM | 13:30 am GMT | 7:00 pm Local |
Super Eights Match 48 : Hardik and Abhishek's quick fifties with Arshdeep's 3 for 24 led India to knocked out Zimbabwe by 72 runs
48th match of 2026 ICC t20 Worldcup super eights stagebetween India vs Zimbabwe at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
Putting into bat first by Zimbabwe, India with extra ordinery batting performances smashed 256/4 runs in 20 overs. Sanju Samson 24 (15), Abhishek Sharma 55 (30), Ishan Kishan 38 (24), Suryakumar Yadav 33 (13), Hardik Pandya 50* (23) and Tilak Varma 44* (16) were highlights of Indian inning. 17 Sixes and 17 Fours hitz by India in 256 runs.
Following huge target of 257 runs, Zimbabwe team managed to score 184/6 runs in 20 overs and lost the match by 72 runs margin. Brian Bennett bated very well and smashed 97* runs of 59 balls with 6 sixes and 8 fours. Sikandar Raza made 31 runs. Arshdeep Singh bowled well for India and took 3 wickets of 24 runs. Hardik Pandya declared man of the match for his quick 23 balls 50* runs.
Man of the match :- Hardik Pandya (Ind) |
Match 48 : Ind vs Zim Live Scorecard
| Toss : Zimbabwe won and field first |
| Result : India won by 72 runs |
| Man of The Match : Hardik Pandya (Ind) |
| Points - India 2, Zimbabwe 0 |
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Batting |
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R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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Sanju Samson (w) |
c Burl b Muzarabani |
24 |
15 |
1 |
2 |
160.00 |
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Abhishek Sharma |
c Sikandar Raza b Maposa |
55 |
30 |
4 |
4 |
183.33 |
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Ishan Kishan |
c Ngarava b Sikandar Raza |
38 |
24 |
4 |
1 |
158.33 |
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Suryakumar Yadav (c) |
c Musekiwa b Ngarava |
33 |
13 |
3 |
2 |
253.84 |
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Hardik Pandya |
not out |
50 |
23 |
2 |
4 |
217.39 |
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Tilak Varma |
not out |
44 |
16 |
3 |
4 |
275.00 |
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Shivam Dube |
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Axar Patel |
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Arshdeep Singh |
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Varun Chakravarthy |
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Jasprit Bumrah |
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Extras (lb 4, nb 1, w 7) |
12 |
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Total (20.0 overs) |
256/4 |
RR: 12.80 |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
NB |
WB |
Eco |
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Richard Ngarava |
4 |
0 |
62 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
15.50 |
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Blessing Muzarabani |
4 |
0 |
43 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10.75 |
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Tinotenda Maposa |
2 |
0 |
40 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
20.00 |
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Brad Evans |
4 |
0 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
13.00 |
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Sikandar Raza |
3 |
0 |
29 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9.66 |
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Brian Bennett |
2 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8.00 |
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Ryan Burl |
1 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10.00 |
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Batting |
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R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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Brian Bennett |
not out |
97 |
59 |
8 |
6 |
164.40 |
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Tadiwanashe Marumani (w) |
c Ishan Kishan b Patel |
20 |
20 |
0 |
2 |
100.00 |
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Dion Myers |
c Tilak Varma b Varun |
6 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
66.66 |
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Sikandar Raza (c) |
c Abhishek b Arshdeep Singh |
31 |
21 |
2 |
2 |
147.61 |
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Ryan Burl |
lbw b Arshdeep Singh |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Tony Munyonga |
b Arshdeep Singh |
11 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
183.33 |
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Tashinga Musekiwa |
c Samson b Dube |
7 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
175.00 |
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Brad Evans |
not out |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100.00 |
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Tinotenda Maposa |
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Blessing Muzarabani |
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Richard Ngarava |
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Extras (b 1, lb 1, nb 2, w 7) |
11 |
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Total (20.0 overs) |
184/6 |
RR: 9.20 |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
NB |
WB |
Eco |
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Arshdeep Singh |
4 |
0 |
24 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6.00 |
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Hardik Pandya |
3 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.00 |
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Jasprit Bumrah |
3 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.00 |
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Varun Chakravarthy |
4 |
0 |
35 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8.75 |
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Axar Patel |
4 |
0 |
35 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8.75 |
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Shivam Dube |
2 |
0 |
46 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
23.00 |
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