India delivered a commanding performance to thump Zimbabwe by 72 runs in a Super Eight T20 World Cup match on Thursday, significantly boosting their title defense.
Sent in to bat, India posted a tournament-high score of 256-4, fueled by explosive half-centuries from Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya. The team hammered 17 sixes and 17 fours, exploiting a weakened Zimbabwean bowling attack and dropped catches.
Zimbabwe, facing an insurmountable target, could only manage 184-6. Despite Brian Bennett's unbeaten 97, the effort was insufficient to avoid elimination from the tournament.