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India vs Zimbabwe Scorecard, 48th Match
India won by 72 runs
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Thu, 26 Feb, 19:00 IST
- Venue
- MA Chidambaram Stadium
- Data checked
- 05:47:37 IST
Match summary
India won by 72 runs.
48th Match · ICC Men's T20 World Cup · MA Chidambaram Stadium · 26 Feb 2026
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl.
India: 256/4 (20 ov)
Top score: Abhishek Sharma, 55 off 30 balls
Best bowling: Sikandar Raza, 1 for 29 in 3 overs
Zimbabwe: 184/6 (20 ov)
Top score: Brian Bennett, 97 not out off 59 balls
Best bowling: Arshdeep Singh, 3 for 24 in 4 overs
Player of the match: Hardik Pandya (India)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
India innings256/4 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanju Samsonc Burl b Muzarabani | 24 | 15 | 160.0 | ||
| Abhishek Sharmac Raza b Maposa | 55 | 30 | 183.3 | ||
| Ishan Kishanc Ngarava b Raza | 38 | 24 | 158.3 | ||
| Suryakumar Yadavc Musekiwa b Ngarava | 33 | 13 | 253.8 | ||
| Hardik Pandyanot out | 50 | 23 | 217.4 | ||
| Tilak Varmanot out | 44 | 16 | 275.0 | ||
| Extras | 12 (w 7, nb 1, b 0, lb 4) | ||||
| Total | 256/4 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
48-1 (Sanju Samson, 3.4 ov) · 120-2 (Ishan Kishan, 10.4 ov) · 150-3 (Abhishek Sharma, 12.5 ov) · 172-4 (Suryakumar Yadav, 14.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Ngarava | 4 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 15.50 | ||
| Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 | ||
| Tinotenda Maposa | 2 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 20.00 | ||
| Brad Evans | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 13.00 | ||
| Sikandar Raza | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 | ||
| Brian Bennett | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | ||
| Ryan Burl | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
Zimbabwe innings184/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennettnot out | 97 | 59 | 164.4 | ||
| Tadiwanashe Marumanic Kishan b Patel | 20 | 20 | 100.0 | ||
| Dion Myersc Varma b Chakaravarthy | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | ||
| Sikandar Razac Sharma b Singh | 31 | 21 | 147.6 | ||
| Ryan Burllbw b Singh | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Tony Munyongab Singh | 11 | 6 | 183.3 | ||
| Tashinga Musekiwac Samson b Dube | 7 | 4 | 175.0 | ||
| Brad Evansnot out | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| Extras | 11 (w 7, nb 2, b 1, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 184/6 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
44-1 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 6.2 ov) · 72-2 (Dion Myers, 9.3 ov) · 144-3 (Sikandar Raza, 16.2 ov) · 144-4 (Ryan Burl, 16.4 ov) · 162-5 (Tony Munyonga, 18.2 ov) · 173-6 (Tashinga Musekiwa, 19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6.00 | ||
| Hardik Pandya | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | ||
| Jasprit Bumrah | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | ||
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | ||
| Axar Patel | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | ||
| Shivam Dube | 2 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 23.00 |
Line-ups
India
The ground: MA Chidambaram Stadium
FairPlay holds 35 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, with a median first-innings score of 182.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 49% and the toss winner won 51%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 60% of the time.
Highest total: 256/4 by India on 26 Feb 2026.
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