Defending champions India smashed the second-highest rating throughout all Males’s T20 World Cups – 256-4 – as they thumped Zimbabwe by 72 runs to remain within the hunt for a semi-final place.
Defeat in Chennai would have seen the co-hosts and title favourites eradicated, having begun their Tremendous 8s marketing campaign with a heavy loss to South Africa over the weekend.
Nonetheless, India bounced again emphatically from that poor end result to arrange a winner-takes-all showdown with West Indies in Kolkata on Sunday (1.30pm UK) for the second qualification spot from Group 1.
India’s Hardik Pandya (left) scored a 23-ball fifty as his aspect beat Zimbabwe on the T20 World Cup
Suryakumar Yadav’s aspect’s complete was behind solely Sri Lanka’s 260-6 towards Kenya in 2007 within the event’s file books.
Zimbabwe, now out of semi-final competition after two defeats from two, replied with 184-6 as Brian Bennett struck 97 not out off 59 balls and India left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh bagged 3-24.
South Africa’s nine-wicket drubbing of West Indies earlier within the day, coupled with India’s victory over Zimbabwe, assured the Proteas a spot within the knockouts.
India’s Abhishek Sharma fired for the primary time within the event, making 55 from 30 balls
India thump boundaries after being put in to bat
India cracked 17 sixes and as many fours after being inserted by Zimbabwe.
Abhishek Sharma (55 off 30 balls) prime scored as he performed his first knock of observe within the event after three geese to start out after which an innings of 15 towards South Africa.
India’s prime six batters all contributed, although, together with Hardik Pandya (50no off 23), Suryakumar (33 off 13) – who was dropped on eight by Blessing Muzarabani at deep backward sq. – and Tilak Varma (44no off 16).
Abhishek and Sanju Samson (24 off 15) slammed 48 off 23 for the primary wicket, whereas Ishan Kishan (38 off 24) and Abhishek plundered 72 off 42 for the second earlier than the innings ended with an unbroken alliance of 84 from 31 between Hardik and Tilak.
Brian Bennett struck six sixes and eight fours in his 97 not out for Zimbabwe
Bennett then struck six sixes and eight fours for Zimbabwe, placing on 72 off 42 deliveries with captain Sikandar Raza (31 off 21) for the third wicket, earlier than Raza holed out off Arshdeep at long-on.
Zimbabwe will now search for their first win of the Tremendous 8s once they tackle South Africa in Delhi on Sunday (9.30am UK).
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