India vs Zimbabwe Highlights: Key Moments That Defined the Match

By Aditya Nagar | February 27, 2026

In yesterday’s India vs Zimbabwe T20 World Cup Super 8 match, India claimed victory over Zimbabwe by 72 runs. The match took place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday.

Zimbabwe vs India Highlights: Sturdy Batting Partnership Led To India’s Victory

After winning the toss, Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza chose to bowl first, with a motive to challenge the tournament favourites and boost his team's run-rate.

India, which began with the batting posting a competitive score of 256/4 in 20 overs. When Zimbabwe’s turn for batting came, their hopes of upsetting tournament favourites were spoiled, as Indian bowlers restricted their run-rate with terrific bowling.

They knocked them out for 184/6, thereby sealing the victory in the high-stakes Group 1 fixture.

One of the top reasons for India’s victory was the explosive batting partnership of Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya, who received sturdy support from the rest of the team.

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Talking about India’s batting, it was explosive with Sharma smashing a brisk 55 off 30 balls, setting the tone at the beginning of the innings alongside Sanju Samson (24).

Whereas in the middle overs, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav helped in steady support.

However, Tilak Verma put Zimbabwe under pressure with an extraordinary cameo of 44 off 16 balls near the end of the innings.

Hardik Pandya’s unbeaten 50 paved the way for India to score the highest totals in World Cup history.

The total score of 256/4, with 17 sixes and multiple shots on the boundary, troubled Zimbabwe bowlers under constant pressure.

India’s run-rate leapt throughout, and their second-highest T20 World Cup tally put Zimbabwe on the back foot, before they were set to take the crease.

In response, Zimbabwe also made a good start with exceptional performance from opener Brian Bennett, who scored 97 off 59 balls.

His innings seemed aggressive, troubling the Indian bowlers' attack and dominating the match, showing power against a strong bowling unit.

Zimbabwe Failed to Gain Momentum Despite Bennett’s Heroics

At some point, Zimbabwe’s batter Bennett was playing so well that it was believed he would seal his team's victory by chasing the target.

But Indian bowlers led by Arshdeep Singh and others did not let that happen. The lower middle order did make efforts to bounce back, but failed to cross the big target posted by the competitive team, India.

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India’s win over Zimbabwe by 72 runs is a significant achievement for the men in blue. The reason is that it has ensured their path to the T20 World Cup semi-finals.

It has boosted their morale after facing a heavy defeat from South Africa earlier in the Super Eights on February 22, 2026.

This victory surely underscores their batting depth and their confidence to make their power grip in big moments.

Their next match will be against the West Indies in Kolkata. Now this will be a really tough match, and India really needs to buckle up for the knockout stages.

And for Zimbabwe, their tournament journey ended with their defeat in yesterday's match against India.

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