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India

256/4

vs

Zimbabwe

184/6

India won by 72 runs

ICC Men's T20 World Cup · Match 48 · 26 February 2026 · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, Chennai

Innings 1

India

256/4

20.0 overs

BatterRB4s6sSR
Sanju Samsonc RP Burl b B Muzarabani241512160.0
Abhishek Sharmac Sikandar Raza b TT Maposa553044183.3
Ishan Kishanc R Ngarava b Sikandar Raza382441158.3
Suryakumar Yadavc T Musekiwa b R Ngarava331332253.8
Hardik Pandyanot out502324217.4
Tilak Varmanot out441634275.0
Extras (b 0, lb 4, w 7, nb 1, p 0)12
Total256/4 (20.0 ov)
Fall of wickets: 48-1 (SV Samson, 3.4) · 120-2 (Ishan Kishan, 10.4) · 150-3 (Abhishek Sharma, 12.5) · 172-4 (SA Yadav, 14.5)

Partnerships

  • 1stSV Samson & Abhishek Sharma48 (22) · RR 13.09
  • 2ndIshan Kishan & Abhishek Sharma72 (42) · RR 10.29
  • 3rdSA Yadav & Abhishek Sharma30 (13) · RR 13.85
  • 4thSA Yadav & HH Pandya22 (12) · RR 11.00
  • 5thTilak Varma & HH PandyaNB84 (31) · RR 16.26

Boundary Breakdown

  • Abhishek Sharma55 · 73% bdy
  • HH Pandya50 · 64% bdy
  • Tilak Varma44 · 82% bdy
  • Ishan Kishan38 · 58% bdy
  • SA Yadav33 · 73% bdy
  • SV Samson24 · 67% bdy
6s 4s Running
BowlerOMRWEcon
R Ngarava4.0062115.50
B Muzarabani4.0043110.75
TT Maposa2.0040120.00
B Evans4.0052013.00
Sikandar Raza3.002919.67
BJ Bennett2.001608.00
RP Burl1.0010010.00

Key moments

Algorithmically chosen from the scorecard — partnerships, wicket clusters, turning overs.

Standout stand

Match-defining partnership

Tilak Varma & HH Pandya put on 84 runs from 31 balls at 16.26 run rate for the 5th wicket.

India innings

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Sharpest wicket cluster

3 wickets in 12 balls — T Munyonga fell at 162/5 (18.2 ov).

Zimbabwe innings

Turning over

Turning over

Over 17: Arshdeep Singh took 2 wickets 8 runs.

Zimbabwe innings

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Ball-by-ball replay

Scrub through every ball with live commentary, batters and score updates.

Worm Chart

Runs progression per over. Wickets shown as dots on each line.

05010015020025005101520OversRunsWicket 1: SV Samson at 48/1 (3.4 ov)Wicket 2: Ishan Kishan at 120/2 (10.4 ov)Wicket 3: Abhishek Sharma at 150/3 (12.5 ov)Wicket 4: SA Yadav at 172/4 (14.5 ov)Wicket 1: T Marumani at 44/1 (6.2 ov)Wicket 2: D Myers at 72/2 (9.3 ov)Wicket 3: Sikandar Raza at 144/3 (16.2 ov)Wicket 4: RP Burl at 144/4 (16.4 ov)Wicket 5: T Munyonga at 162/5 (18.2 ov)Wicket 6: T Musekiwa at 173/6 (19.3 ov)

Manhattan

Runs scored each over. ▼ markers above bars mark wickets that over.

051015202530Over 1: 13 runsOver 2: 10 runs2Over 3: 23 runsOver 4: 3 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this over4Over 5: 14 runsOver 6: 17 runs6Over 7: 4 runsOver 8: 6 runs8Over 9: 9 runsOver 10: 10 runs10Over 11: 16 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 12: 9 runs12Over 13: 17 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 14: 10 runs14Over 15: 15 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 16: 11 runs16Over 17: 14 runsOver 18: 19 runs18Over 19: 21 runsOver 20: 15 runs20OverRuns

Momentum

Smoothed per-over swing. Above the line = scoring above their own average; dips mark wickets / quiet overs.

Over 4: 1 wkt, 3 runsOver 11: 1 wkt, 16 runsOver 13: 1 wkt, 17 runsOver 15: 1 wkt, 15 runsOver 7: 1 wkt, 4 runsOver 10: 1 wkt, 3 runsOver 17: 2 wkt, 8 runsOver 19: 1 wkt, 3 runsOver 20: 1 wkt, 20 runsOvers
IndiaZimbabwe

Phase Splits

Powerplay (1–6) · Middle (7–15) · Death (16–20)

India

256/4 (20.0)

Powerplay
Ov 1–6

80/1· RR 13.33

BatAbhishek Sharma33 (12)BowlB Muzarabani1/13 (2.0)
Middle
Ov 7–15

96/3· RR 10.67

BatSA Yadav33 (13)BowlSikandar Raza1/29 (3.0)
Death
Ov 16–20

80/0· RR 16.00

BatTilak Varma40 (15)BowlB Evans0/29 (2.0)

Zimbabwe

184/6 (20.0)

Powerplay
Ov 1–6

44/0· RR 7.33

BatBJ Bennett23 (18)BowlHH Pandya0/12 (2.0)
Middle
Ov 7–15

87/2· RR 9.67

BatBJ Bennett55 (29)BowlCV Varun1/12 (2.0)
Death
Ov 16–20

53/4· RR 10.60

BatBJ Bennett19 (11)BowlArshdeep Singh3/11 (2.0)
Commentary257 balls
  1. End of over 20
    1nbwd6W164
    Zimbabwe 184/6
  2. 20.8

    S Dube to BJ Bennett, FOUR!

  3. 20.7

    S Dube to BJ Bennett, SIX!

  4. 20.6

    S Dube to B Evans, 1 run.

  5. 20.5

    S Dube to T Musekiwa, OUT! Caught by SV Samson.

  6. 20.4

    S Dube to T Musekiwa, SIX!

  7. 20.3

    S Dube to T Musekiwa, wide.

  8. 20.2

    S Dube to T Musekiwa, NO BALL.

  9. 20.1

    S Dube to BJ Bennett, 1 run.

  10. End of over 19
    1W1··1
    Zimbabwe 164/5
  11. 19.6

    Arshdeep Singh to BJ Bennett, 1 run.

  12. 19.5

    Arshdeep Singh to BJ Bennett, no run.

  13. 19.4

    Arshdeep Singh to BJ Bennett, no run.

  14. 19.3

    Arshdeep Singh to T Musekiwa, 1 run.

  15. 19.2

    Arshdeep Singh to T Munyonga, OUT! Bowled.

  16. 19.1

    Arshdeep Singh to BJ Bennett, 1 run.

  17. End of over 18
    11412·
    Zimbabwe 161/4
  18. 18.6

    HH Pandya to T Munyonga, no run.

  19. 18.5

    HH Pandya to T Munyonga, 2 runs.

  20. 18.4

    HH Pandya to BJ Bennett, 1 run.

  21. 18.3

    HH Pandya to BJ Bennett, FOUR!

  22. 18.2

    HH Pandya to T Munyonga, 1 run.

  23. 18.1

    HH Pandya to BJ Bennett, 1 run.

  24. End of over 17
    ·W·W44
    Zimbabwe 152/4
  25. 17.6

    Arshdeep Singh to T Munyonga, FOUR!

  26. 17.5

    Arshdeep Singh to T Munyonga, FOUR!

  27. 17.4

    Arshdeep Singh to RP Burl, OUT! Lbw.

  28. 17.3

    Arshdeep Singh to RP Burl, no run.

  29. 17.2

    Arshdeep Singh to Sikandar Raza, OUT! Caught by Abhishek Sharma.

  30. 17.1

    Arshdeep Singh to Sikandar Raza, no run.