Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    3.4 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 48/1
    12.5 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. 150/3
    10.4 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 120/2
    14.5 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 172/4
    not out
    50
    23
    39
    2
    4
    217.39
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    44
    16
    26
    3
    4
    275
    Extras
    12 (lb 4, nb 1, w 7)
    TOTAL
    256/4 (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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    R Ngarava4062115.554510
    B Muzarabani4043110.7552300
    TT Maposa204012025231
    B Evans405201373420
    Sikandar Raza302919.6643100
    BJ Bennett20160810100
    RP Burl101001020110
  • BATSMEN
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    6.2 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 44/1
    9.3 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 72/2
    16.2 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 144/3
    16.4 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. 144/4
    18.2 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 162/5
    19.3 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 173/6
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    Extras
    11 (b 1, lb 1, nb 2, w 7)
    TOTAL
    184/6 (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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Arshdeep Singh402436123010
    HH Pandya30210781100
    JJ Bumrah30210782100
    CV Varun403518.7591300
    AR Patel403518.7572220
    S Dube204612323442

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

Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st44T MarumaniBJ Bennett
2nd28D MyersBJ Bennett
3rd72Sikandar RazaBJ Bennett
4th0RP BurlBJ Bennett
5th18BJ BennettT Munyonga
6th11BJ BennettT Musekiwa
7th11B EvansBJ Bennett

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Super Eights, Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA33062.259
IND32140.106
WI31220.993
ZIM3030-3.415
Super Eights, Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG33061.096
NZ31131.39
PAK3113-0.123
SL3030-1.95
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND44082.5
PAK43160.976
USA42240.788
NED4132-1.217
NAM4040-3.108
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM43071.506
SL43161.741
AUS42241.523
IRE41230.15
OMA4040-4.845
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI44081.874
ENG43160.201
SCOT41320.184
ITA4132-1.02
NEP4132-1.349
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA44081.943
NZ43161.227
AFG42240.889
UAE4132-1.364
CAN4040-2.426