Live Cricket Scorecard - IND vs ZIM Super 8 - Match 8, India tour of ICC MT20 WC, 2026

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India vs Zimbabwe MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

CRICKET MATCH TEAMS

India
Abhishek Sharma
Sanju Samson (W)
Ishan Kishan
Suryakumar Yadav (C)
Tilak Varma
Hardik Pandya
Shivam Dube
Axar Patel
Arshdeep Singh
Varun Chakaravarthy
Jasprit Bumrah

Zimbabwe
Tadiwanashe Marumani (W)
Brian Bennett
Dion Myers
Ryan Burl
Sikandar Raza (C)
Tony Munyonga
Tashinga Musekiwa
Brad Evans
Tinotenda Maposa
Richard Ngarava
Blessing Muzarabani

India vs Zimbabwe MATCH INFO

Toss:Zimbabwe, who chose to field
Umpires:Alex Wharf (ENG), Richard Kettleborough (ENG) and Chris Brown (NZ)
Match Referee:Ranjan Madugalle (SL)
Match Date:Thu, 26th Feb 2026

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IND - INN ZIM - INN

End of over 20
ZIM184/6
ZIM Batting B Bennett 97(59) B Evans 1(1)

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19.6: 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.

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19.5: 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.

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19.4: Shivam Dube to Brad Evans, Slower delivery, full and on middle, Brad Evans clips it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

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19.3: 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.

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19.2: 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.

1WD
19.2: 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.

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19.2: 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.

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19.1: 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.

End of over 19
ZIM164/5
ZIM Batting B Bennett 86(56) T Musekiwa 1(1)

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18.6: 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.

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18.5: Arshdeep Singh to Brian Bennett, Low full toss, around off, Brian Bennett drills it away but cannot beat backward point.

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18.4: 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.

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18.3: 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.

0
18.2: 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.

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18.1: Arshdeep Singh to Brian Bennett, Fuller and around off, Brian Bennett squeezes it out towards point for a single.

End of over 18
ZIM161/4
ZIM Batting T Munyonga 11(5) B Bennett 84(52)

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17.6: 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.

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17.5: 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.

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17.4: 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.

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17.3: 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.

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17.2: Hardik Pandya to Tony Munyonga, Another yorker, on off, Tony Munyonga digs it out through point for a run.

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17.1: 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.

End of over 20
IND256/4
IND Batting H Pandya 50(23) T Varma 44(16)

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19.6: 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.

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19.5: 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!

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19.4: 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.

0
19.3: 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.

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19.2: 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.

0
19.1: 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.

End of over 19
IND241/4
IND Batting T Varma 43(14) H Pandya 36(19)

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18.6: 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!

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18.5: 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.

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18.4: 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.

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18.3: 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.

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18.2: 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.

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18.1: 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.

1WD
18.1: 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.

End of over 18
IND220/4
IND Batting T Varma 28(10) H Pandya 31(17)

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17.6: 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.

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17.5: 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.

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17.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Tilak Varma, Banged in short, pushed across off, Tilak drags the pull to long on and crosses over.

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17.3: 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.

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17.2: 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.

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17.1: 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.

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