- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.4 Samsn's start reduced to a cameo. Muzarabani pumps his fists. Offcutter on a length at the hips, following Samson as he made room, seemed like he wanted to drive it more than pull it, ball hit just under the sticker and carried to deep midwicket, where Burl took a sliding catch to the right 48/112.5 Maposa after a tough start finally has something to smile about as Abhishek's innings ends. Another slower offcutter around off stump, Abhishek for once doesn't pick up the change of pace as he looks to smash this across the line. He gets it right off the toe-end of the bat to Raza at long-on, who makes no mistake. Raza had to run in from the boundary line and he did that well. 150/310.4 GOT'EM! 4, 6, W and Raza is thrilled. Short and wide, was darted in by Raza. He slashes at it, gets it off a thickish outside edge straight to Muzarabani at short third 120/214.5 Redemption for Musekiwa as he takes a wonderful catch running in. Oh, there is some justice in this world, after all! Banged in short around off stump, rather just outside off, he backs away looking to cut this, but the ball gets big on him and he ends up slicing it straight up. Musekiwa sprints in from sweeper cover, dives and takes a good catch 172/4Extras12 (lb 4, nb 1, w 7)TOTAL256/4 (20 Overs, RR: 12.8)Fall of wickets: 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 0s 4s 6s WD NB R Ngarava 4 0 62 1 15.5 5 4 5 1 0 B Muzarabani 4 0 43 1 10.75 5 2 3 0 0 TT Maposa 2 0 40 1 20 2 5 2 3 1 B Evans 4 0 52 0 13 7 3 4 2 0 Sikandar Raza 3 0 29 1 9.66 4 3 1 0 0 BJ Bennett 2 0 16 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 RP Burl 1 0 10 0 10 2 0 1 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.2 Carved straight to cover point. Back of length just outside off, Marumani opted for the cut but didn't go through with the shot. Lobbed it to Kishan 44/19.3 Right up, Tilak and Hardik run in, Tilak takes it. 95ks stock ball on a length on off stump, got good bounce and went straight. Myers got on one knee and went for the slog sweep. Tilak ran across from deep midwicket as Hardik came in from long-on, the call was made and catch taken 72/216.2 Swallowed by Abhishek at long-on. Arshdeep's knuckle ball brings about Raza's end. Angles it short of a good length around off stump. Raza looks to clear long-on, doesn't time it at all and Abhishek does the rest 144/316.4 Huge appeal for lbw... not given. Arshdeep is confident. He's hardly appealed, just put his hands up. Will they go for the review? Yep, Surya does at the last moment. Fuller, angling into the pads of Burl. He looks to flick that and misses and is rapped on the pad. Was that sliding down leg? Oh, no it isn't. Ball tracker has that smashing into leg stump. Arshdeep has his hands up and looks at Surya. Burl departs for a two-ball duck. 144/418.2 TIMBER! Absolutely nails the yorker on middle stump. Munyonga backs away, but is nowhere near as he looks to swish it away. Misses and sees his stumps in a mess 162/519.3 That's a super catch from Samson. Slower legcutter on off stump, Musekiwa looks to hammer that across the line out of Chennai. Gets a thick outside edge that flies to the right of Samson, who dives and takes a one-handed catch 173/6Extras11 (b 1, lb 1, nb 2, w 7)TOTAL184/6 (20 Overs, RR: 9.2)Fall of wickets: 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)
Match Details
Toss
Zimbabwe , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
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 match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
India 2, Zimbabwe 0
Match Notes
- 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)
- 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)
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.259 |
| IND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.106 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.993 |
| ZIM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.415 |
| Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.096 |
| NZ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.39 |
| PAK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.123 |
| SL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.95 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 |
| PAK | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.976 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.788 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.217 |
| NAM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.108 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ZIM | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.506 |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.741 |
| AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.523 |
| IRE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
| OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4.845 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.874 |
| ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.201 |
| SCOT | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.184 |
| ITA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.02 |
| NEP | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.349 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.943 |
| NZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.227 |
| AFG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.889 |
| UAE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.364 |
| CAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.426 |





