Watch the highlights of India vs Zimbabwe - The 48th match of the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup Twenty20 International cricket tournament between India and Zimbabwe played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai on February 26, 2026.
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| An record unbeaten 84-run stand between Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma © AFP/Getty Images |
An exhibition of power-hitting display by Abhishek Sharma's 30-ball 55, Hardik Pandya's 23-ball 50* and Tilak Varma's 16-ball 44* sets up to India thumping 72-run victory over Zimbabwe, despite a Brian Bennett's fighting 97* and India keeps alive their hopes of qualifying for semi-final in the Super Eights match of a ICC T20 World Cup.
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- India's 72-run win was their second largest victory by terms of runs against Zimbabwe in T20 international after their 100-run win at Harare in 2024 and It is their fourth biggest win in T20 World Cups.
- India's 80 for 1 was their sixth highest powerplay total in T20 international, It is their highest powerplay-total against Zimbabwe in T20Is, previous highest powerplay-total against Zimbabwe was 61 for 0 at Harare in 2024 and It is their third highest powerplay total in T20 World Cups.
- India's 109 for 1 was their third most runs after ten overs in T20 World Cups after their 120 for 2 against Namibia at Delhi earlier in this tournament and 114 for 2 against Australia at Gros Islet in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
- Abhishek Sharma hammered a 26-ball his tenth fastest fifty for India in T20 international, It is the third fastest fifty by an Indian batsman against Zimbabwe in T20Is after and the joint tenth fastest fifty by an Indian batsman in T20 World Cups.
- 72 : Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan set up the third highest second-wicket partnership for India against Zimbabwe in T20 international and the India's eighth highest second-wicket stand in T20 World Cups.
- Hardik Pandya hammered a 23-ball his second fastest fifty for India in T20 international, It is the fastest fifty by an Indian batsman against Zimbabwe in T20Is, jointly with Suryakumar Yadav's 23-ball half-century at Melbourne in the 2022 T20 World Cup and the joint sixth fastest fifty by an Indian batsman in T20 World Cups, jointly with Suryakumar Yadav.
- 84* : Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma set up the record fifth-wicket partnership for India against Zimbabwe in T20 international, It is the India's joint seventh highest fifth-wicket stand in T20Is and the India's joint third highest fifth-wicket partnership in T20 World Cups.
- India's 256 was their fifth highest score in T20 international, It is their highest-score against Zimbabwe in T20Is, previous highest was 234 at Harare in 2024.
- India's 256 was their highest score in T20 World Cup, previous highest was 218 against England at Durban in the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20 and the second highest total in T20 World Cups after Sri Lanka's 260 against Kenya at Johannesburg in the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20.
- India' 17-sixes was their sixth most sixes in an innings in T20 international, It is their most-sixes in an innings against Zimbabwe in T20Is, previous record of 7-sixes hit at Harare in 2024 and the third most-sixes hit by any team in an innings in T20 World Cups.
- Zimbabwe's 44 for 0 was their joint fourth highest powerplay total against India in T20 international and It is their 11th highest powerplay total in T20 World Cups.
- 72 : Brian Bennett and Sikandar Raza set up the record third-wicket partnership for Zimbabwe against India in T20 international, previously held by the 47-run stand between the Sikandar Raza and Malcolm Waller at Harare in 2016, It is the Zimbabwe's fifth highest third-wicket stand in T20Is and the Zimbabwe's highest third-wicket partnership in T20 World Cups, previously held by the 69-run stand between Brian Bennett and Sikandar Raza against Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS) earlier in this tournament.
- Brian Bennett's unbeaten 97 was his second highest score for Zimbabwe in T20 international, It is the highest-score by an Zimbabwe batsman against India in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 67 held by Chamu Chibhabha at Harare in 2015.
- Zimbabwe's 184 was their highest score against India in T20 international, previous highest was 170 at Harare in 2016 and It is their highest total in T20 World Cups, previous highest was 182 against Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS) earlier in this tournament.
- 28 Sixes between India and Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup game at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai - The third most-sixes in a T20 World Cup match.
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* Zimbabwe knocked out of the tournament after losing two matches in Super Eights.
* This win kept India's semi-final hopes alive and set up a virtual quarter-final against the West Indies in Sunday.
India scored mammoth total of 256-4 in 20 overs with top scorer by Abhishek Sharma blasted a 55 off 30-balls including 4-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 183.33.
Hardik Pandya hammered a unbeaten 50 off 23-balls, Tilak Varma blasted a unbeaten 44 off 16-balls included four-sixes & 3-fours with strike-rate of 275.
Ishan Kishan hit 38 off 24-balls including 4-fours & a six with strike rate of 158.33, Suryakumar Yadav hammered a 38 off 24-balls included four-fours & a six with strike rate of 253.84 and Sanju Samson hit 24 off 15-balls contained 2-sixes & a four with strike rate of 160.
Zimbabwe best bowler by Sikandar Raza, Tinotenda Maposa, Blessing Muzarabani and Richard Ngarava each took one-wickets.
Zimbabwe scored 184-6 in the allotted 20 overs with top scorer by Brian Bennett blasted a unbeaten 97 off facing 59-balls including 8-fours & 6-sixes with strike rate of 164.40.
Sikandar Raza blasted a 31 off 21-balls including 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 147.61 and Tadiwanashe Marumani hit a run-a-ball 20-runs included 2-sixes.
India best bowler by Arshdeep Singh picked up 3-wickets for 24-runs in 4-overs, Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel and Shivam Dube each took one-wickets.
Hardik Pandya named Player of the match for his power-hitting batting performance to smashed a unbeaten 50 off facing 23-balls including 4-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 217.39
