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IND VS ZIM

Super 8 - Match 8, 26-Feb-2026

256/4 20.0 oversRun Rate: 12.8
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184/6 20.0 overs Run Rate: 9.2
India beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs
India First Innings
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Hardik Pandya(50 | 23)*
Tilak Varma(44 | 16)
B Evans|4|0|52|0
619.619.6: Brad Evans to Hardik Pandya, SIX MORE, and that will be FIFTY for Hardik Pandya! India finish on 256/4. Brad Evans moves away from the yorker plan and attempts the slower one. He gets it all wrong. Drifts down leg, on a good length. Hardik picks it up neatly and sends it behind square leg for the 17th six of the Indian innings. He has his bat aloft to acknowledge the applause from the crowd and his teammates. Just 3 runs came off the first 4 balls, but the final over ended up going for 15 runs.
6 Over | Run: 256/4 | Run Rate: 12.80
619.519.5: Brad Evans to Hardik Pandya, SIX! Brad Evans misses, and Hardik Pandya makes him pay. Evans goes searching for the yorker but misses his mark by a small margin, on middle. That is enough for Hardik to get under the ball and thump it back over the bowler's head for a flat six. The 250 comes up for India!
219.419.4: Brad Evans to Hardik Pandya, Low full toss, on middle. Pandya whips it off the front foot between deep mid-wicket and long on. Two fielders converge and put the slide in. The deep mid-wicket fielder gets to the ball and hauls it in. Two runs taken.
019.319.3: Brad Evans to Hardik Pandya, Excellent execution! The yorker tails back in, on middle. Pandya cannot do anything about it. Just drops his bat down on the ball, and the ball rolls near the crease.
119.219.2: Brad Evans to Tilak Varma, Keeps it nice and full, not allowing Tilak to get under the ball. Varma smears it off the inner half to mid-wicket for a single.
019.119.1: Brad Evans to Tilak Varma, Good start! Evans steams in from around the wicket and goes wide on the crease. He executes the wide yorker, Tilak stays rooted in his crease and has a swish at it, but the ball goes under the bat.
118.718.6: Richard Ngarava to Tilak Varma, Richard Ngarava nails the yorker, tailing in at the toes. Tilak jams it out at his feet and Hardik calls him through for a quick single. 21 runs off the 19th over!
7 Over | Run: 241/4 | Run Rate: 12.68
618.618.5: Richard Ngarava to Tilak Varma, SIX MORE! Back-to-back sixes for Tilak Varma! Richard Ngarava misses his mark. A juicy full toss, angled into the left-hander. Varma needs no second invitation. Tilak gets low and slogs it over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen.
618.518.4: Richard Ngarava to Tilak Varma, SIX! Nicely waited and dispatched! Richard takes the pace off, on a short of a length, on off. Varma waits for the ball to arrive. He holds his shape and slams it over long on for a six.
218.418.3: Richard Ngarava to Tilak Varma, Full and on the pads, Tilak flicks it wide of deep square leg and comes back for the second run.
118.318.2: Richard Ngarava to Hardik Pandya, Low full toss, outside off, Hardik swings but loses his shape in the process. Mistimes it to long off for a single.
418.218.1: Richard Ngarava to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! The 50-run stand comes up in 20 balls. On a back of a length, on middle. Hardik gets on top of it and pulls it firmly to the left of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
018.118.1: Richard Ngarava to Hardik Pandya, Wide! Richard Ngarava tries to keep it away from the batter's arc but this is well wide on off. Tadiwanashe Marumani does well to cut it off with a dive.
617.617.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Tilak Varma, SIX! Tilak Varma ends the over just the way Hardik Pandya started it. India move to 220, this is now India's highest score in T20 World Cups, as mentioned by Ravi Shastri on air. Off-cutter, banged in short, outside off. Tilak waits for the ball to arrive and stands tall to pummel it over long on for a biggie. 19 runs off the over.
6 Over | Run: 220/4 | Run Rate: 12.22
117.517.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Hardik Pandya, Low full toss, outside off, Hardik is standing deep in the crease. He cannot quite get hold of it and hits it along the ground to long on. Pandya was keen for the second but Tilak sent him back and Hardik got home just before the throw came in.
117.417.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Tilak Varma, Banged in short, pushed across off, Tilak drags the pull to long on and crosses over.
417.317.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Tilak Varma, FOUR! Easy pickings! Blessing Muzarabani gets the line and length wrong. Full toss, wide of off. Tilak reaches out and opens the bat face to slice it over backward point. One bounce and over the ropes.
117.217.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Hardik Pandya, At 137.3 kph, hits the deck hard, over middle. Hardik flat bats it to long on and crosses over.
617.117.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Hardik Pandya, SIX! Clean as a whistle! Pace off at 107.6 kph, on a length, on middle. Pandya clears the front leg and collapses his back knee to clobber it over deep mid-wicket for a six.
016.716.6: Brad Evans to Tilak Varma, Full, just outside the off stump. Tilak Varma has a swing at it but misses. 14 coming off this over.
7 Over | Run: 201/4 | Run Rate: 11.82
016.616.5: Brad Evans to Tilak Varma, Very full, on middle, Tilak shuffles across to play the scoop, but the ball is a bit too full for the shot. It grazes the inside edge and hits the pads.
616.516.4: Brad Evans to Tilak Varma, SIX! Into the crowd! The 200 is up for India. Brad Evans switches to around the wicket and bowls the off-cutter. He tries to keep it away from the batter's hitting arc. Tilak extends his hands and goes inside out over covers for a six.
116.416.3: Brad Evans to Hardik Pandya, Nails the yorker, outside off, Pandya has a swing at it. He bunts it off the inner half to long on. They cross.
216.316.2: Brad Evans to Hardik Pandya, Full and angled into the pads, Hardik wrists it to the right of deep mid-wicket. The call is for two. Tilak Varma puts the afterburners on and makes it to the danger end.
416.216.1: Brad Evans to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Streaky, but they all count! Back-of-the-hand slower one, on a length, on middle and leg. Pandya has a big heave across the line after clearing his front leg. Ekes out an inside edge that goes fine of short fine leg for a boundary.
016.116.1: Brad Evans to Hardik Pandya, Wide! Full and down leg, Hardik misses out on the glance.
215.615.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Tilak Varma, Good running! On a good length, on middle and leg. Varma plays it with soft hands and taps it in the vacant square leg region. He comes charging back for the second run. 11 runs off the over.
6 Over | Run: 187/4 | Run Rate: 11.69
115.515.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Hardik Pandya, Not in control but safe! A well-directed short ball at the bodyline of the batter. Hardik attempts the pull but he is hurried and the ball gets big on him. It goes straight up off a top edge but lands safely between the converging square leg and the deep fielder in the backward square leg region. They cross.
115.415.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Tilak Varma, On the pads, pace off, Tilak nudges it in front of square on the leg side for a run.
415.315.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Tilak Varma, FOUR! Innovative and effective! Around leg, on a good length, Tilak Varma walks inside the line of the ball and gets under it to scoop it past short fine leg for a boundary.
115.215.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Hardik Pandya, Around off, on a short of a good length, Pandya dabs it wide of cover for a single.
215.115.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Hardik Pandya, Buzzers! On a hard length, over off, Hardik rises with the bounce and drops it in front of backward point. Pandya scampers through for a quick single. There is a shy at the bowling end but the throw does not hit the stumps. It goes towards wide long on, allowing the batters to run one more.
414.614.6: Richard Ngarava to Tilak Varma, FOUR! Flayed away! Shortish length, outside off, Varma hops and slashes it over backward point. He gets his innings going with a boundary.
6 Over | Run: 176/4 | Run Rate: 11.73
014.514.5: Richard Ngarava to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT! The change of angle works straight away for Richard Ngarava. Ngarava switches to around the wicket and hits the deck hard to tuck the batter up for room. Suryakumar Yadav makes room to go up and over extra cover. The ball gets big on him and it comes off the upper half of the bat. Spoons it towards deep cover, where Tashinga Musekiwa runs forward and gobbles it up. The ball has been following him in the last couple of games, and he has finally managed to hold onto one.
214.414.4: Richard Ngarava to Suryakumar Yadav, Pace off now and into the surface, over middle, SKY gets his hands high and pulls it wide of deep square leg. Dion Myers covers good ground to his left and dives to push the ball away from the ropes. Two runs taken.
614.314.3: Richard Ngarava to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! Hit with real authority! Ngarava bangs it in short at 129 kph but fails to get it high enough to trouble the batter. It comes at waist height, around the off stump. Suryakumar Yadav stands with an open stance and he swats it over deep square leg for a six.
114.214.2: Richard Ngarava to Hardik Pandya, Hits the deck hard, outside off, Hardik runs it down to deep third and crosses over.
214.114.1: Richard Ngarava to Hardik Pandya, Across off, on a back of a length, Pandya stands tall and slaps it to the right of deep cover for a couple of runs.
113.713.6: Ryan Burl to Hardik Pandya, Wonderful effort from Sikandar Raza! Floated up, on a length, outside off, Hardik clears the front leg and clubs it towards wide long on. Sikandar Raza stays side on and leaps. He sticks out his right hand and just about manages to hold onto the catch. The momentum takes him over the ropes, but he releases the ball before going over. He is unable to lob the ball up in a fashion which would have allowed him to come back and complete the catch. He gets rid of the ball and it drops to the ground quickly. Saves crucial runs for his side. Just a single.
7 Over | Run: 161/3 | Run Rate: 11.50
013.613.6: Ryan Burl to Hardik Pandya, WIDE! Pitches it fuller, does Burl, pitching it wide outside off and turning it away, beyond the tramline. Hardik Pandya makes a leave at it.
113.513.5: Ryan Burl to Suryakumar Yadav, Keeps it full and wide on off, SKY works it wide of deep point. Suryakumar Yadav is keen for a second but Hardik Pandya sends him back.
113.413.4: Ryan Burl to Hardik Pandya, Short of a length, outside off, googly, Hardik Pandya punches it to long off for a single.
013.313.3: Ryan Burl to Hardik Pandya, Wider and the length has been pulled back, Hardik reaches out and cracks the drive to cover.
613.213.2: Ryan Burl to Hardik Pandya, SIX! Hardik Pandya has already started with his fireworks! Ryan Burl bowls it in the slot, on off. Hardik Pandya lunges forward and smokes it with all his strength, over the head of the bowler for a 89-meter biggie.
013.113.1: Ryan Burl to Hardik Pandya, Pushed through, very full, around off, Hardik digs it out to short third.
112.712.6: Tinotenda Maposa to Hardik Pandya, On a fuller length, on the fourth stump. Hardik Pandya prods and dabs it with soft hands to cover to take a quick single. 17 runs and a wicket from the over.
7 Over | Run: 151/3 | Run Rate: 11.62
012.612.5: Tinotenda Maposa to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! Tinotenda Maposa strikes after taking quite a bit of punishment. This is the leg-cutter, on a length, outside off, Abhishek crouches and has a swing at it. He does not pick the slower one and is early into the shot. Drags it right off the toe end of the blade. It goes flat to long on, where Sikandar Raza runs in off the ropes and takes a safe catch. Relief on the face of Maposa.
012.512.5: Tinotenda Maposa to Abhishek Sharma, Wide! This slips beyond the tramline on off. Full in length, Abhishek lets it go.
412.412.4: Tinotenda Maposa to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Slower delivery, but Abhishek Sharma reads this one well! Change of pace from Maposa, pitching it fuller, on middle. Abhishek Sharma opens his stance and hits underneath the delivery. The ball zips to the left of the long off fielder and crashes onto the fence.
112.312.3: Tinotenda Maposa to Suryakumar Yadav, Leg-cutter, on a good length, around the off pole. SKY walks inside the line and drops to a knee to play the sweep behind square. The ball comes off the thigh and goes behind to short fine leg. The batters cross. Given as a run, so there may have been a bit of bat involved.
612.212.2: Tinotenda Maposa to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! That's a magnificent strike! Tinotenda Maposa delivers it fuller, on middle and leg. Suryakumar Yadav skips down the track and stays leg side of the ball, before lofting it over the long off fence for a biggie.
412.112.1: Tinotenda Maposa to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Smart batting! Tinotenda Maposa does well to follow the batter as he spots him backing away. Suryakumar Yadav is one step ahead as he arches back and glides it over backward point for a boundary.
111.611.6: Brad Evans to Suryakumar Yadav, On a fuller length, on middle, angling in, Suryakumar Yadav brings his bat in front and flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
6 Over | Run: 134/2 | Run Rate: 11.17
411.511.5: Brad Evans to Suryakumar Yadav, DROPPED, FOUR! Put down by Blessing Muzarabani and to make matters worse, it goes behind for a four. Fuller and on the pads, Suryakumar picks it up off the pads and does not bother to keep it down. Hits it to deep backward square leg, where Muzarabani is a bit square. He moves across to his left and slides forward. The tall man gets both hands together around his right thigh but the ball dips on him and brushes his fingertips before dropping to the ground. A reprieve for the Indian skipper. How costly will this prove?
211.411.4: Brad Evans to Suryakumar Yadav, Back of a length, around the hips of the batter, Suryakumar Yadav clips it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
111.311.3: Brad Evans to Abhishek Sharma, Around off, on a back of a length. Abhishek arches back and steers it wide of backward point. It is mopped up by the deep third fielder. They cross.
011.211.2: Brad Evans to Abhishek Sharma, That stayed low! Brad Evans pitches it on a back of a length, angling outside off, Abhishek Sharma covers the stumps and looks to swat it across, but the ball skids low after pitching and beats the under edge of the bat.
111.111.1: Brad Evans to Suryakumar Yadav, On a good length, on middle, SKY plays it on the up to long on for a single.
110.610.6: Sikandar Raza to Suryakumar Yadav, Raza pitches it up, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav strides out and works it to long on to get a single.
6 Over | Run: 125/2 | Run Rate: 11.36
410.510.5: Sikandar Raza to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! The Indian skipper is up and running! Too full, around off, Suryakumar Yadav gets down on a knee and rolls his wrists over the ball to sweep it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.
010.410.4: Sikandar Raza to Ishan Kishan, OUT! CAUGHT! Sikandar Raza strikes back and roars in celebration. This is dropped short, slower and wider on off. Kishan hops to ride the bounce and throws his hands at the ball. The ball turns away after landing and catches the outer half of the blade. It balloons tamely to short third, where Richard Ngarava makes no mistake. End of a big 72-run stand and India are 120/2.
610.310.3: Sikandar Raza to Ishan Kishan, SIX! All the way! Tossed up, on middle. Ishan shimmies down the pitch and gets to the pitch of the ball. He tonks it over long off for a biggie.
410.210.2: Sikandar Raza to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Oh, Ishan almost took out Abhishek Sharma standing at the non-striker's end. Tossed up, fullish, on middle. Ishan Kishan slams it down the strip. Abhishek Sharma ducks under the tracer bullet and the ball races away to the long on fence for a boundary.
110.110.1: Sikandar Raza to Abhishek Sharma, FIFTY FOR SHARMA! This will do his confidence a world of good. Sharma takes the gloves off and makes the L sign with his right hand. Angled into the pads, on a length, Abhishek clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single to bring up his 9th T20I half-century and the first of this World Cup.
09.69.6: Brian Bennett to Ishan Kishan, Short, around off, Ishan Kishan dabs it to cover. 10 from the over, India are 109/1 at the halfway mark.
6 Over | Run: 109/1 | Run Rate: 10.90
19.59.5: Brian Bennett to Abhishek Sharma, Nearly dragged on! Short, just outside off, Abhishek Sharma looks to chop it, but gets the inside edge. It zips past the stumps and bounces off to short fine leg. Single taken.
19.49.4: Brian Bennett to Ishan Kishan, Now a touch fuller from Brian Bennett, around middle, Ishan Kishan skips down the track and punches it to deep mid-wicket for one.
19.39.3: Brian Bennett to Abhishek Sharma, Full, on middle, Abhishek Sharma eases it to long on for a single.
69.29.2: Brian Bennett to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Excellent use of the feet! Brian Bennett delivers it flat and fuller, pitching on leg and angling in. Abhishek Sharma puts on his dancing shoes and swings through the line. He gets just enough to clear the leaping long on fielder for a six.
19.19.1: Brian Bennett to Ishan Kishan, DROPPED! Would you believe it? It is Tashinga Musekiwa again, who dropped Shimron Hetmyer twice in the last game, and we all know how that game went. This is a floated delivery, on off. Ishan Kishan changes his stance for the reverse sweep, takes it on the full, but hits it straight towards deep point. Musekiwa fails to judge the flight of the ball and waits for it, rather than charging onto it. He has to put on a dive in the end but grasses it. One taken. That also brings up the 100 for India.
18.68.6: Sikandar Raza to Ishan Kishan, Pitches it up, does Raza, on off, Ishan Kishan drives it to long off for a single.
6 Over | Run: 99/1 | Run Rate: 11.00
18.58.5: Sikandar Raza to Abhishek Sharma, Drops it short, on off, Sharma cuts it to backward point, where a fumble allows a single.
08.48.4: Sikandar Raza to Abhishek Sharma, Slows it down, on a good length, Sharma eases it to cover.
28.38.3: Sikandar Raza to Abhishek Sharma, Excellent fielding! Raza follows Abhishek as he comes down the track and also backs away a bit. Sharma lofts it back over the bowler's head. Brad Evans sprints to his left from long off and dives to push the ball away from the fence. He saves the boundary. Keeps it down to a couple.
18.28.2: Sikandar Raza to Ishan Kishan, Shorter and flatter, on middle. Kishan punches it to long on for a run.
48.18.1: Sikandar Raza to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Not entirely under control, but Kishan gets the boundary. Short of a length, outside off. Ishan Kishan charges down the track and slogs it, but loses the bottom hand off the handle. The ball loops over the mid-wicket region and goes for four runs.
17.67.6: Brian Bennett to Ishan Kishan, Six singles off this over! A touch shorter, on middle and leg, Ishan Kishan gets on his back foot and pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.
6 Over | Run: 90/1 | Run Rate: 11.25
17.57.5: Brian Bennett to Abhishek Sharma, Flat and fuller, around off, Abhishek Sharma lunges and drives it gently to long off for another single.
17.47.4: Brian Bennett to Ishan Kishan, A tad fuller, on the stumps, Ishan Kishan swipes it through square leg to rotate the strike.
17.37.3: Brian Bennett to Abhishek Sharma, Short, around off, Abhishek Sharma slaps it to sweeper cover for a single.
17.27.2: Brian Bennett to Ishan Kishan, Short, on middle, Ishan Kishan pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
17.17.1: Brian Bennett to Abhishek Sharma, Shouts of catch, but it lands safely! A touch shorter, on off, Abhishek Sharma clears his front foot and lofts it down the ground. The ball drops well short of the long off fielder. Single taken.
16.66.6: Sikandar Raza to Abhishek Sharma, Tossed up, angling down the leg side, Abhishek Sharma flicks it to square leg and retains the strike for the next over. A tidy start from Raza.
6 Over | Run: 84/1 | Run Rate: 12.00
16.56.5: Sikandar Raza to Ishan Kishan, Pitches it up, does Raza, on middle, Ishan Kishan clips it off his front foot to deep mid-wicket to get across for one run.
16.46.4: Sikandar Raza to Abhishek Sharma, Short of a length, away from the off pole, Abhishek Sharma slaps it to deep cover for a single.
06.36.3: Sikandar Raza to Abhishek Sharma, Fuller again, on middle, Abhishek Sharma leans on the delivery and defends it to the right of the bowler.
16.26.2: Sikandar Raza to Ishan Kishan, Full, on middle, Ishan Kishan drives it to long off for a single.
06.16.1: Sikandar Raza to Ishan Kishan, Turn straight away for Raza! On a good length, outside off, turning it away from the batter. Ishan Kishan gets on his front foot to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.
65.65.6: Richard Ngarava to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Superb end to the Powerplay for India! This is short again and on middle. Abhishek Sharma picks up the length early, opens up his stance and flat-bats it powerfully over the long on fence for a biggie. India are 80/1 after 6 overs.
6 Over | Run: 80/1 | Run Rate: 13.33
15.55.5: Richard Ngarava to Ishan Kishan, Slower one, full and on leg, Ishan Kishan tucks it through mid-wicket for a run.
45.45.4: Richard Ngarava to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Poor delivery and it gets the treatment! Back of a length but the line is down the leg side again. Ishan Kishan is not going to miss out on that and he hooks it past short fine to his right for four more runs.
25.35.3: Richard Ngarava to Ishan Kishan, In the air...SAFE! Short of a length and on middle, Ishan Kishan swivels and tries to pull it but fails to ride the bounce. He mistimes the shot high in the air but it lands in the vacant deep mid-wicket region. A couple of runs taken.
05.25.2: Richard Ngarava to Ishan Kishan, On a length and on middle, Ishan Kishan steers it away towards backward point.
45.15.1: Richard Ngarava to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Easy pickings! A full toss but angling down the leg side, begging to be put away. Ishan Kishan gets low and just helps it over short fine for a boundary.
04.74.6: Brad Evans to Abhishek Sharma, Swing and a miss this time! Brad Evans sticks to the hard length and around off, angling it away. Abhishek Sharma has a heave across the line but only connects with thin air. 14 from the over!
7 Over | Run: 63/1 | Run Rate: 12.60
44.64.5: Brad Evans to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Streaky! Brad Evans hits the length hard and just around off. Abhishek Sharma shuffles across to target the leg side as there are two fielders outside the circle on the off side. He swings but gets an inside edge just past the stumps and to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
04.54.5: Brad Evans to Abhishek Sharma, WIDE! Short of a length again and well outside off. Abhishek Sharma moves across but still cannot reach it. Called a wide.
04.44.4: Brad Evans to Abhishek Sharma, Short and outside off, Abhishek Sharma cuts it but straight to point.
64.34.3: Brad Evans to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Effortless! Slower delivery, on a hard length and on middle. Abhishek Sharma adjusts his bat speed through the shot, holds his shape and dispatches it over the wide long on fence for a biggie.
14.24.2: Brad Evans to Ishan Kishan, Fuller and outside off, Ishan Kishan reaches out and drills it to sweeper cover for a single.
24.14.1: Brad Evans to Ishan Kishan, Short of a length and on middle, Ishan Kishan goes for the pull shot but does not get hold of that one. He mistimes it over mid-wicket, but the fielder from deep square leg runs to his right and dives to stop the boundary. Two taken. Also, 50 up for India.
13.63.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Ishan Kishan, Pulls his length back and around off, Ishan Kishan guides it to deep point for one to open his account. Just 3 runs and a wicket from the over!
6 Over | Run: 49/1 | Run Rate: 12.25
03.53.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Ishan Kishan, Touch fuller, on middle, attacking the stumps, Ishan Kishan blocks it out.
03.43.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Sanju Samson, OUT! TAKEN! Blessing Muzarabani strikes the first blow. He rolls his fingers to take the pace off, lands this short of a length and angling into leg. Sanju Samson backs away but goes through the pull shot a bit early and does not get the timing right. It flies towards deep mid-wicket, where Ryan Burl runs forward and takes a good catch with a slide. 
13.33.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Abhishek Sharma, On a length and on middle, Abhishek Sharma clips it away through mid-wicket for a run.
03.23.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Abhishek Sharma, Play and a miss! Blessing Muzarabani lands this short of a length and around off, angling away, gets some purchase off the deck. Abhishek Sharma looks to cut it away but misses due to the extra bounce.
13.13.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Sanju Samson, Back of a length and angling into the body of the batter, Sanju Samson glances it to deep fine leg for a single.
62.92.6: Tinotenda Maposa to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! 23 runs off the over! Tinotenda Maposa bowls the slower one but cannot disguise it enough, serves this full and on off. Abhishek Sharma picks it up early, waits for it and tonks it over the long on fence for half a dozen more.
9 Over | Run: 46/0 | Run Rate: 15.33
12.82.5: Tinotenda Maposa to Sanju Samson, A low full toss, on middle, Sanju Samson drills it down to long on for one.
42.72.4: Tinotenda Maposa to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Gets it through! Back of a length and just outside off, skids through a bit. Sanju Samson lets it come to him and uses the pace to place it between short third and backward point for four more runs.
12.62.3: Tinotenda Maposa to Abhishek Sharma, Short and on middle and leg. Sharma pulls it without much timing and a bit uppishly to deep square leg for a single.
42.52.2: Tinotenda Maposa to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Up and over! Pitched up and on middle. Abhishek Sharma shows the full face of the bat and lifts it over the bowler's head to collect another boundary.
02.42.2: Tinotenda Maposa to Abhishek Sharma, WIDE! And again. Spills it well outside off, Abhishek Sharma cannot get a bat on it. The keeper dives to his left, but parries it away, and the fielder at short third dives to his right to make the stop. Samson wants a run but is sent back. Free Hit is still available...
02.32.2: Tinotenda Maposa to Abhishek Sharma, WIDE! Tries the wide yorker, but way outside off. Abhishek Sharma fails to reach out for it. Wided. Free Hit stays...
42.22.2: Tinotenda Maposa to Abhishek Sharma, NO BALL AND FOUR! Fuller delivery, just around off. Abhishek Sharma gets his hands through the shot and lofts it over covers cleanly for a boundary. Uh..oh! The Siren goes off, which means Maposa has overstepped. No Ball called and Free Hit to follow now. India's score moves to 28/0. Believe it or not, this is their highest opening stand of this World Cup, going past the previous best of 25.
02.12.1: Tinotenda Maposa to Abhishek Sharma, Tinotenda Maposa lands this on a good length but down the leg side. Abhishek Sharma fails to glance it away. It deflects off his pads behind, where Tadiwanashe Marumani grabs it by diving to his right. He thinks there is an edge, but does not get any support.
21.61.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Sanju Samson, Length again and on off, Sanju Samson jumps and pushes it away wide of extra cover for a couple of runs.
6 Over | Run: 23/0 | Run Rate: 11.50
01.51.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Sanju Samson, Hits the length hard and around off, rolls his fingers to take pace off. Sanju Samson steers it a bit uppishly but it lands well in front of backward point.
61.41.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Sanju Samson, SIX! Second one for Sanju Samson! Blessing Muzarabani bangs this into the pitch, but not short enough to trouble the batter. Samson takes a step back, gets on top of it and thumps it over the long on fence for another biggie.
11.31.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Abhishek Sharma, First bit of action for Abhishek Sharma after 8 balls, and he gets off the mark right away. Short of a length and around off, Sharma punches it away to sweeper cover for a run.
11.21.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Sanju Samson, Back of a length and on off, gets some extra bounce. Sanju Samson stabs it out wide of point for a single.
01.11.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Sanju Samson, Blessing Muzarabani begins with a fuller delivery, on off, Sanju Samson gets forward nicely and blocks it out.
10.60.6: Richard Ngarava to Sanju Samson, A slower dipping yorker, on middle, Sanju Samson looks to drill it but gets an inside edge through square leg for one. 13 runs off the first over!
6 Over | Run: 13/0 | Run Rate: 13.00
20.50.5: Richard Ngarava to Sanju Samson, In the air...SAFE! Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, gets it to nip back again. Sanju Samson tries to pull it but gets tucked up for room again. He mistimes it in the air but gets it over mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
00.40.4: Richard Ngarava to Sanju Samson, Much better! Hits the length hard, on middle, jags back in a bit. Sanju Samson does not have much room and pats it back to the bowler.
00.30.3: Richard Ngarava to Sanju Samson, FOUR LEG BYES! More runs! This is on a good length but shaping down the leg side. Sanju Samson looks to flick it away but misses. It goes off the pads and beats the dive of the short fine fielder to his right for a boundary.
60.20.2: Richard Ngarava to Sanju Samson, SIX! What a way to get off the mark! Richard Ngarava lands this short of a length just around off. Sanju Samson keeps his weight on the back foot and swats it over the long off fence for a biggie. The crowd loved that from Samson, who will turn up for CSK in a month's time.
00.10.1: Richard Ngarava to Sanju Samson, Richard Ngarava starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, on off. Sanju Samson opens the face of his bat and guides it to short third.
Zimbabwe Second Innings
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Brian Bennett(97 | 59)*
Brad Evans(1 | 1)
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419.819.6: Shivam Dube to Brian Bennett, FOUR! Brian Bennett stays unbeaten on 97! INDIA WIN BY 72 RUNS. Shivam Dube pitches it up, on middle. Brian Bennett once again targets the leg side and slogs it to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary this time.
8 Over | Run: 184/6 | Run Rate: 9.20
619.719.5: Shivam Dube to Brian Bennett, SIX! That is outta here! Full again and on middle, angling in, pace on this time. Brian Bennett opens up his stance and heaves it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
119.619.4: Shivam Dube to Brad Evans, Slower delivery, full and on middle, Brad Evans clips it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
019.519.3: Shivam Dube to Tashinga Musekiwa, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Superb grab by the keeper. Shivam Dube gets the back-of-the-hand slower one right this time, full and on off. Tashinga Musekiwa slogs across the line way too early and gets a thin outside edge behind. Sanju Samson flings himself to his right and takes a fantastic catch with his outstretched right hand.
619.419.2: Shivam Dube to Tashinga Musekiwa, SIX! Clean strike! Fuller delivery, on middle. Tashinga Musekiwa clears his front leg away and smokes it over the sight screen for a biggie.
019.319.2: Shivam Dube to Tashinga Musekiwa, WIDE! Tries the slower bouncer now, but bangs this way too high over the batter. Tashinga Musekiwa lets it go. Wided and the Free Hit stays.
019.219.2: Shivam Dube to Tashinga Musekiwa, Oh..wow! That just slips out of the hand of Shivam Dube. A very high full toss, over the head of the batter. Tashinga Musekiwa ducks under it. No Ball. Free Hit is up next.
119.119.1: Shivam Dube to Brian Bennett, A loopy slower one, dipping in, Brian Bennett gets low and swipes it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
118.618.6: Arshdeep Singh to Brian Bennett, Pitched up and on middle, Brian Bennett forces it down to long off for a run. Arshdeep Singh finishes a good spell of bowling with figures of 4-0-24-3.
6 Over | Run: 164/5 | Run Rate: 8.63
018.518.5: Arshdeep Singh to Brian Bennett, Low full toss, around off, Brian Bennett drills it away but cannot beat backward point.
018.418.4: Arshdeep Singh to Brian Bennett, Arshdeep Singh just keeps hitting the yorkers. This one is just outside off, Brian Bennett fails to lay a bat on it. However, Suryakumar Yadav takes a review for caught behind here. The replay clearly shows a gap between bat and ball, and the on-field call of Not Out stands.
118.318.3: Arshdeep Singh to Tashinga Musekiwa, Another excellent yorker, on middle and off. Tashinga Musekiwa opens the face of his bat and digs it out to third man for a run.
018.218.2: Arshdeep Singh to Tony Munyonga, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Number 3 for Arshdeep Singh. He comes around the wicket, nails the yorker, on middle, tailing in. Tony Munyonga backs away a bit too much and fails to get his bat in line with the ball. It goes under the blade and crashes into the stumps. Zimbabwe are 162/5 now.
118.118.1: Arshdeep Singh to Brian Bennett, Fuller and around off, Brian Bennett squeezes it out towards point for a single.
017.617.6: Hardik Pandya to Tony Munyonga, Swing and a miss! Pitched up and on off, dips in late. Tony Munyonga tries to go big down the ground but misses as the ball goes under his bat to the keeper.
6 Over | Run: 161/4 | Run Rate: 8.94
217.517.5: Hardik Pandya to Tony Munyonga, Hardik Pandya gets another yorker right, on middle, Tony Munyonga digs it out towards long on and turns around for the second run. The fielder picks up and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses, with Bennett scampering to the danger end.
117.417.4: Hardik Pandya to Brian Bennett, A low full toss, on off, Brian Bennett swings but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls to the off side beside the pitch. They cross.
417.317.3: Hardik Pandya to Brian Bennett, FOUR! That is a fine shot! Hardik Pandya sees the batter move across, serves this full, outside off. Brian Bennett looks to go for the scoop but adjusts to the line of the ball. He holds the bat like a frying pan and reverse scoops it over short third for a boundary.
117.217.2: Hardik Pandya to Tony Munyonga, Another yorker, on off, Tony Munyonga digs it out through point for a run.
117.117.1: Hardik Pandya to Brian Bennett, In the blockhole, on middle, Brian Bennett jams it out off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a single.
416.616.6: Arshdeep Singh to Tony Munyonga, FOUR! Nothing lucky about this one! Back of a length and on middle and leg. Tony Munyonga gets inside the line of it and pulls it to the deep backward square leg fence for four more runs. 150 up for Zimbabwe.
6 Over | Run: 152/4 | Run Rate: 8.94
416.516.5: Arshdeep Singh to Tony Munyonga, EDGED AND FOUR! Good length and just around off. Tony Munyonga gets squared up trying to play at it. It takes the outside edge and flies past the keeper to the third man fence for a boundary.
016.416.4: Arshdeep Singh to Ryan Burl, OUT! LBW! An excellent review from India and Arshdeep Singh gets his second of the over. Arshdeep overtakes Bumrah, and he now has the most wickets (34) for India in T20 World Cups. Fuller and on middle, angling in, Ryan Burl fails to clip it away and the ball goes off his pads and rolls to the off side. A leg bye taken. Arshdeep Singh turns around and puts his hands up in the air to ask the question to the umpire, but gets nothing. SKY takes the review. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds, with the ball hitting the leg stump. Arshdeep has a look at Sanju Samson, who might have suggested it was going down the leg side.
016.316.3: Arshdeep Singh to Ryan Burl, A well-directed bouncer to welcome the new batter, on middle, Ryan Burl ducks under it.
016.216.2: Arshdeep Singh to Sikandar Raza, OUT! CAUGHT! Arshdeep Singh gets among the wickets now. He hits the length hard and on middle. Sikandar Raza hangs back and looks to go over long on, but does not get the elevation as he connects with the bottom half of the bat. It flies straight to Abhishek Sharma, who makes no mistake. 33rd wicket in T20 World Cups for Arshdeep, level with Jasprit Bumrah for most wickets for India in this tournament's history. Zimbabwe are 144/3.
016.116.1: Arshdeep Singh to Sikandar Raza, Short of a length and on off, Sikandar Raza swings for the hills. He loses his shape and gets an inside edge on his pads as the ball goes nowhere.
115.615.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Sikandar Raza, Dragged back and outside off, Sikandar Raza slaps it to extra cover and hurries across for a run. 
6 Over | Run: 144/2 | Run Rate: 9.00
415.515.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! Superb shot! A bit of flight on this one, full and on off. Sikandar Raza goes inside out and lofts it nicely wide of long off for a boundary.
015.415.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Sikandar Raza, Flat and short, on off, Sikandar Raza steers it to backward point.
015.315.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Brian Bennett, Swing and a miss! Slows it up, full and on middle, turns away. Brian Bennett has a slog across the line but misses. Sanju Samson fails to gather it cleanly and allows a bye.
115.215.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Sikandar Raza, Short and outside off, Sikandar Raza cuts it away to deep point for a single.
615.115.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Sikandar Raza, SIX! Into the crowd! Floated, full and around leg. Sikandar Raza gets his front leg out of the way and smacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
614.1014.6: Shivam Dube to Brian Bennett, SIX! Makes full use of the Free Hit! Fuller and outside off, Brian Bennett extends his arms to reach out for it and carves it over extra cover for a six. End of a long over from Dube, 26 runs off it.
10 Over | Run: 131/2 | Run Rate: 8.73
014.914.6: Shivam Dube to Brian Bennett, WIDE! Tough call this time. Fuller and around off, close to the tramline. Brian Bennett leaves it alone. He almost throws his bat in the air in disappointment, but the umpire calls it a wide again. Free Hit is still on.
014.814.6: Shivam Dube to Brian Bennett, WIDE! Wide yorker gone wrong, outside off. Brian Bennett lets it go and gets the wide call.
014.714.6: Shivam Dube to Brian Bennett, He should have left that! Shivam Dube follows the batter and bowls it way outside off, out of the strip. Brian Bennett somehow manages to reach out and bunt it out. Well, it does not matter because it is a No Ball for not landing on the cut strip. Free Hit to follow.
014.614.5: Shivam Dube to Brian Bennett, Nails the wide yorker this time, just inside the tramline, on off. Brian Bennett fails to dig it out.
014.514.5: Shivam Dube to Brian Bennett, WIDE! Fuller again but way outside off, Brian Bennett throws his hands again but fails to reach it. Wided. That also brings up the 50-run stand between these two batters.
414.414.4: Shivam Dube to Brian Bennett, FOUR MORE! 16 runs already with a couple of balls to go! Fuller delivery, just outside off. Brian Bennett throws his bat at it. Gets an outside edge that flies past the keeper, to the third man fence for a boundary.
414.314.3: Shivam Dube to Brian Bennett, FOUR! A boundary now! Back of a length and on middle and off. Brian Bennett gives himself some room and thumps it past the bowler for four runs.
614.214.2: Shivam Dube to Brian Bennett, SIX! Out of the park! Dube bangs it in short, on off. Just above the waist. Brian Bennett clears the front leg and slams the pull over wide long on for a biggie.
214.114.1: Shivam Dube to Brian Bennett, Short of a length and outside off, Brian Bennett slaps it wide of deep point. The fielder runs to his right and stops it with his foot. Two taken.
113.713.6: Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, Axar Patel ends his over, bowling a yorker, just outside off, Brian Bennett jams it to cover and gets a single.
7 Over | Run: 105/2 | Run Rate: 7.50
013.613.6: Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, WIDE! Axar Patel has to reload this one. Wide outside off, beyond the tramline and a touch fuller in length. Brian Bennett makes a leave to get the bonus run.
113.513.5: Axar Patel to Sikandar Raza, Good fielding! Short and on middle, Sikandar Raza rocks back and pulls it away wide of deep mid-wicket. He thinks it is going for a boundary and does not run, but Tilak Varma is quick to run to his left and pushes the ball back inside. Raza sets off late and only gets one.
413.413.4: Axar Patel to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! The boundary will bring up the 100 for Zimbabwe. Short of a length, on the fifth stump, enough for Raza to free his arms and slap it through wide mid off. Shivam Dube ambles to his left and watches the ball crash into the boundary cushions.
113.313.3: Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, Floated, shortish and outside off, Brian Bennett makes a bit of room and slices it over covers for a run.
013.213.2: Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, Pushes it fuller, on middle, Brian Bennett drills it back to the bowler.
013.113.1: Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, Short and outside off, Brian Bennett tries to hit it too hard and bunts it out to extra cover.
112.612.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Brian Bennett, Spills out a full toss, on the stumps, Brian Bennett flicks it to deep square leg and retains the strike by taking the single.
6 Over | Run: 97/2 | Run Rate: 7.46
112.512.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Sikandar Raza, Back of a length and around off, Sikandar Raza hops up and stabs it out towards extra cover for one.
112.412.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Brian Bennett, Much fuller this time from Bumrah, around the boots of the batter. Brian Bennett flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.  
012.312.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Brian Bennett, Pitched up and around off, Brian Bennett drills it to extra cover.
612.212.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Brian Bennett, SIX! FIFTY FOR BENNETT! An excellent knock from him as he brings up his third-half century in this World Cup. Jasprit Bumrah follows the batter and bangs this short into the pitch, on leg. Brian Bennett backs away, manages to get on top of the bounce, and plays it like a tennis player's forehand smash. It goes all the way over the long on fence for a biggie. Not an easy shot to play, and to do it to Bumrah, you need a lot of skill.
112.112.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Sikandar Raza, Back of a length and on off, Sikandar Raza steers it away towards point. Axar Patel moves to his left but only makes a half-stop. A single taken.
011.611.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Brian Bennett, Googly, shortish, outside leg, Brian Bennett hangs back and bunts it back to the bowler.
6 Over | Run: 87/2 | Run Rate: 7.25
111.511.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Sikandar Raza, Flighted, full and on off, Sikandar Raza drills it to long off for one.
111.411.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Brian Bennett, Short, outside off, Brian Bennett opens the face of the bat towards the left of the backward point fielder, who dives and makes a half stop. Single taken.
111.311.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Sikandar Raza, Quicker and shorter, on leg, Sikandar Raza flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
611.211.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Sikandar Raza, SIX! Sikandar Raza goes big! Varun Chakaravarthy drags his length back once again, on the stumps. Sikandar Raza gets on his back foot and hammers it over the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six.
011.111.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Sikandar Raza, Floated, short and on middle and leg, angles in too. Sikandar Raza has no room to work with and stabs it on the pitch.
110.610.6: Axar Patel to Sikandar Raza, In the air... but lands safely! Short of a length, just outside off, Sikandar Raza clears his front foot and attempts to pull it but gets the connection from the upper part of his willow. The ball drops short of Abhishek Sharma, who charges in from long on. Single taken.
6 Over | Run: 78/2 | Run Rate: 7.09
010.510.5: Axar Patel to Sikandar Raza, Close! Slower through the air, full and on middle, angling in sharply. Sikandar Raza makes room to go big down the ground but misses as the ball just goes past the leg stump.
110.410.4: Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, Quicker this time, fuller, around off, Brian Bennett miscues his pull to long on to get a single.
110.310.3: Axar Patel to Sikandar Raza, Tossed up, full and on off, Sikandar Raza backs away and lofts it to long off for another run.
110.210.2: Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, Axar Patel bowls it short outside off, Brian Bennett looks to belt it over cover, but gets the inside edge. The ball rolls to long on and the batter gets a single.
110.110.1: Axar Patel to Sikandar Raza, Floated, full and on middle, Sikandar Raza eases it to long on for a single.
09.69.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Brian Bennett, Short, on middle, Brian Bennett bunts it to the left of the bowler.
6 Over | Run: 73/2 | Run Rate: 7.30
19.59.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Sikandar Raza, Short and around off, Raza glides it behind point and gets off the mark with a single.
09.49.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Sikandar Raza, Turning in, fuller, pitching it just outside off. Sikandar Raza lunges to drive it away, but gets nicked on the inside edge and wears on his front pad.
09.39.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Dion Myers, OUT! CAUGHT! Dion Myers holes out! Looped up by Varun Chakaravarthy, googly on a length, on off. Dion Myers gets down on a knee and looks to launch it down the ground. The ball spins back in and Myers ends up getting too close to the ball. He cannot swing his arms through and it is skied towards wide mid on. Tilak Varma from deep mid-wicket and Hardik Pandya from long on converge. Tilak calls for it and makes no mistake.
19.29.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Brian Bennett, Shortish, around off, googly, Brian Bennett cuts it to deep point for a single.
19.19.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Dion Myers, Flicked from the front of the hand, on a nagging length, on middle. Dion nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.
68.68.6: Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, SIX! This has been sent out of the park! Axar Patel pushes his length fuller, on middle. Brian Bennett crouches down on one knee and slog sweeps it over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen.
6 Over | Run: 70/1 | Run Rate: 7.78
18.58.5: Axar Patel to Dion Myers, Flat and short, on off, slapped to deep cover for a single.
18.48.4: Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, Full-length delivery, around off, Brian Bennett drives it uppishly to long off. Single taken.
48.38.3: Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, FOUR! Good proactive batting! Full and drifting in from around the wicket, Bennett makes room and gets under the ball to go inside out over cover. He beats the fielder in the deep to his right.
68.28.2: Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, SIX! All the way! Tossed up, on a length, on middle. Brian Bennett jumps out of the crease and swings through the line. Tonks it over long on for a six.
18.18.1: Axar Patel to Dion Myers, Full and speared in, on middle and leg. Myers steps out and chips it to deep square leg for a single.
07.67.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Brian Bennett, Huge appeal for caught behind but the umpire remains unmoved! However, Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah are both confident with the appeal and SKY takes the review. This is another bouncer, outside off, Brian Bennett looks to heave it away, but misses the connection. The UltraEdge shows up and there is no spike. The on-field decision stands.
6 Over | Run: 51/1 | Run Rate: 6.38
17.57.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Dion Myers, Another short ball, on off, Dion drags the pull in front of square for a single.
07.47.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Dion Myers, Bumrah bends his back and offers a bouncer, on middle. Dion Myers ducks underneath the delivery.
17.37.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Brian Bennett, Bumrah goes searching for the yorker, it comes out as a low full toss, on the off stump. Bennett drives it to deep point for one. 50 comes up for Zimbabwe!
07.27.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Brian Bennett, Bumrah pushes it fuller, on middle, Brian Bennett taps it back to the bowler. 
17.17.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Dion Myers, On a good length, on middle, Dion pushes it to long on for a single.
16.76.6: Axar Patel to Dion Myers, Tossed up, on off, Dion Myers drives it wide of long off to get a single.
7 Over | Run: 48/1 | Run Rate: 6.86
06.66.6: Axar Patel to Dion Myers, WIDE! Arm ball, short and down the leg side, Dion Myers misses his flick.
16.56.5: Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, Short and sliding on with the arm, this is whipped to long on for a single.
06.46.4: Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, Short, around middle, Brian Bennett tucks it to mid-wicket.
06.36.3: Axar Patel to Dion Myers, Leg bye! Around off, on a good length, Myers walks inside the line to play the paddle but misses. Half a shout for LBW but the impact is outside the line. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes behind to short fine leg.
06.26.2: Axar Patel to Tadiwanashe Marumani, OUT! CAUGHT! Axar Patel strikes with his second ball. Flatter and a bit fuller, outside off. Tadiwanashe Marumani presses back and looks to force it away on the off side. Gets a thickish outside edge that goes straight to cover, where Ishan Kishan takes the catch around his face on the edge of the ring. The 44-run opening stand is broken.
06.16.1: Axar Patel to Tadiwanashe Marumani, Going across off, on a nagging length, Tadiwanashe Marumani punches it to cover.
25.65.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Brian Bennett, Drags his length back again, on middle, Brian Bennett stays back and heaves it wide of deep mid-wicket. Abhishek Sharma moves to his left and slides to make the stop. Two taken. Zimbabwe finish the Powerplay on 44/0.
6 Over | Run: 44/0 | Run Rate: 7.33
15.55.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Tadiwanashe Marumani, Quicker one, short and on middle, Tadiwanashe Marumani clips it through mid-wicket for one.
25.45.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Tadiwanashe Marumani, DROPPED! Rinku Singh did all the hard work but could not cling on. Tossed up, this is the googly, full and across off. Tadiwanashe Marumani gets down on a knee for the slog sweep. It is skied towards the wide long on region, where Rinku, on as a sub, turns around and goes after it. He could have taken another step and got closer to the ball. Singh gets both hands out in front around his waist, but the ball clips his fingertips and drops to the ground. A lifeline for Marumani.
05.35.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Tadiwanashe Marumani, Shorter and flatter, on middle, Tadiwanashe Marumani stabs it down the strip.
05.25.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Tadiwanashe Marumani, Varun switches to over the wicket and this is pushed through, full and on leg. Marumani attempts the reverse again but one hand comes off the bat handle and he ends up missing.
65.15.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Tadiwanashe Marumani, SIX! Incredible shot! Varun Chakaravarthy begins from around the wicket, on a nagging length, on middle. Tadiwanashe Marumani brings out the reverse and gets his hands through the ball to hit over backward point for a six.
04.64.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Brian Bennett, Good awareness from Brian Bennett! A searing yorker, right at the base of the middle stump. Bennett hurriedly drops his bat down on the ball and it bounces towards the stumps before Bennett sticks out his right leg and kicks it away.
6 Over | Run: 33/0 | Run Rate: 6.60
44.54.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Brian Bennett, FOUR! Nicely done! Bumrah bowls the off-cutter, on a good length, on off and middle. Bennett clears the front leg and waits for the ball to arrive. He swings cleanly and thumps it back over the bowler's head for a four.
04.44.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Brian Bennett, Full and drifting in at the pads, Brian brings his bat out in front and clips it to mid-wicket.
04.34.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Brian Bennett, Jasprit Bumrah responds with an off-cutter, on a good length, around off. Brian swings for the hills but misses.
44.24.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Brian Bennett, FOUR! Effortless! A bit too straight, at the hips, on a back of a length. Bennett picks it up off the pads whilst staying deep in the crease. The ball bounces just in front of the ropes at deep backward square leg before going over.
04.14.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Brian Bennett, Delivers it on a hard length, on middle and leg. Brian turns it to mid-wicket.
13.63.6: Hardik Pandya to Brian Bennett, Skidding through, on a back of a length, on middle. This is pulled in front of square on the leg side for a run.
6 Over | Run: 25/0 | Run Rate: 6.25
23.53.5: Hardik Pandya to Brian Bennett, Miscued but safe! On a good length, slanted in, on middle. Brian Bennett clears the front leg and has a swing across the line. He plays the shot well in front of his body. The leading edge pops up and goes over mid off, where Shivam Dube turns around and goes after it, but the ball drops out of his reach. Bennett collects a couple.
03.43.4: Hardik Pandya to Brian Bennett, Pandya spots the batter backing away, and he follows him with a short-of-a-length ball. Bennett jabs it hard but picks out the man at mid-wicket.
23.33.3: Hardik Pandya to Brian Bennett, On the top of off, angled in on a good length. Brian Bennett stays leg side of the ball and pats it to the right of Ishan Kishan at deep backward point for a couple of runs.
13.23.2: Hardik Pandya to Tadiwanashe Marumani, Fuller, keeping the stumps in play. Tadiwanashe Marumani backs away and has a big heave across the line. Gets an inside edge down to deep fine leg. Just a single.
03.13.1: Hardik Pandya to Tadiwanashe Marumani, Pandya bends his back and digs it in short, over middle. Marumani hops to ride the bounce and tries to fend it down. The ball catches the splice of the blade and drops down.
42.72.6: Arshdeep Singh to Brian Bennett, FOUR! Up and over! On a length, on middle. Brian Bennett walks into the shot and plays the lofted drive to the right of mid off for a boundary.
7 Over | Run: 19/0 | Run Rate: 6.33
12.62.5: Arshdeep Singh to Tadiwanashe Marumani, Fuller in length, on middle, this is knocked in front of mid on for a single.
02.52.4: Arshdeep Singh to Tadiwanashe Marumani, On a back of a length, angled in, on middle and leg. Tadiwanashe gets on his toes for the pull but the ball skids through to go under the bat.
22.42.3: Arshdeep Singh to Tadiwanashe Marumani, Nearly went to hand! Singh pitches it up and gets the ball to curve away. This is near the tramline on off. Marumani reaches out but toe-ends the drive. It goes uppishly to cover, where Axar Patel moves to his left and dives but the ball gets to him on the bounce. It gets past him and goes behind for a couple.
02.32.3: Arshdeep Singh to Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wide! Banged in short, this is sprayed down leg. Tadiwanashe ducks under it.
02.22.2: Arshdeep Singh to Tadiwanashe Marumani, Swinging back in, on a back of a good length, on off. Marumani swings hard at it but is beaten for pace as the ball whistles past the outside edge.
12.12.1: Arshdeep Singh to Brian Bennett, Lands it on a good length, on off, Brian Bennett runs it down to deep third and gets to the other end.
01.61.6: Hardik Pandya to Tadiwanashe Marumani, The length is pulled back and this hoops back into the left-hander. Tadiwanashe hops to deal with it but the ball keeps coming back into him. It goes off the thigh pad towards slip.
6 Over | Run: 10/0 | Run Rate: 5.00
01.51.5: Hardik Pandya to Tadiwanashe Marumani, Fuller in length, swinging away, Tadiwanashe Marumani does not move his feet at all and plays the drive with his hands. He mistimes it to cover.
01.41.4: Hardik Pandya to Tadiwanashe Marumani, Cutting across the left-hander, on a good length, Marumani pokes at it and is lucky not to nick this one behind. Hardik is mixing it up to keep the southpaw guessing.
01.31.3: Hardik Pandya to Tadiwanashe Marumani, Pandya bashes the hard length, on off, Marumani hangs back and mistimes the pull to mid-wicket.
01.21.2: Hardik Pandya to Tadiwanashe Marumani, This comes back in and hurries the batter up. On a good length, on middle. Tadiwanashe Marumani awkwardly fends it down.
61.11.1: Hardik Pandya to Tadiwanashe Marumani, SIX! Off the top edge, and it goes all the way! Leaving the left-hander, on a short of a length. Marumani swivels on the back foot to pull it away. The ball kicks up to catch the top edge and it goes behind the keeper for a six.
00.60.6: Arshdeep Singh to Brian Bennett, Pushes the length up, a yorker, on the off stump. Bennett jams it out to point.
6 Over | Run: 4/0 | Run Rate: 4.00
00.50.5: Arshdeep Singh to Brian Bennett, A big swing and a miss! Moving back in, on a nagging length, in line with the off stump. Brian gets the front leg out of the way and has a hoick across the line. Luckily for him, the bounce takes the ball over the off stump.
20.40.4: Arshdeep Singh to Brian Bennett, Fractionally short, over off, Bennett has a swing across the line. Swipes it to the left of deep square leg, where Ishan Kishan mops it up. A brace for Bennett.
00.30.3: Arshdeep Singh to Brian Bennett, Beaten! Moving back into the right-hander, on a good length, on top of off. Brian Bennett pushes out in front of his body, but the ball goes past his vertical blade.
10.20.2: Arshdeep Singh to Tadiwanashe Marumani, In the channel, a hint of away shape, on a good length. Marumani pats it in front of cover-point and pinches a quick single to get off the mark.
10.10.1: Arshdeep Singh to Brian Bennett, Across off, on a hard length, Bennett hops and extends his hands to dab it to deep point for a single. Brian is underway, as are Zimbabwe.
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