Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:02pm on 26 Feb 2026,Thursday Sports
India are cruising toward a commanding Super 8 victory at Chennai as Zimbabwe collapsed to 162/5, left chasing India's record-breaking 256/4. Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya both scored half-centuries while Tilak Varma remained unbeaten on a stunning 44 off just 16 balls to power India to their highest-ever T20 World Cup total. In response, Zimbabwe's innings crumbled after Brian Bennett's brave fifty and Sikandar Raza's cameo briefly threatened. India made two tactical changes, bringing in Sanju Samson and Axar Patel replacing Rinku Singh and Washington Sundar respectively. Zimbabwe, who won the toss and opted to bowl first, now face an uphill and near-impossible battle to salvage any respectability from the chase. (PC: News18)
