India beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs to chase T20 World Cup semifinal spot
Al Jazeera
India knocked out a defiant Zimbabwe in a high-scoring match in Chennai to keep alive their chances of making the semis.
India have roared back to winning ways in the T20 World Cup, handing a 72-run defeat to a defiant Zimbabwe in their crucial Super Eight game in Chennai and setting up a virtual quarterfinal against the West Indies.
The defending champions posted a mammoth 257-run target for the spirited African side, who refused to bow out of the tournament without putting up a fight at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday.
Prolific Zimbabwe opener Brian Bennett scored 97 not out, but was unable to see his side over the line as they continued their impressive World Cup campaign by scoring 184-6 against the pre-tournament favourites in front of a vociferous home crowd.
Pace bowler Arshdeep Singh was the standout bowler for India in the high-scoring match as he picked up 3-24 in his four overs.
Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya were the most economical performers with the ball in the high-scoring match at one of the smaller World Cup venues. Both were wicketless but gave away only 21 runs in their three overs, while Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel and Shivam Dube picked up a wicket each.
