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News India Live, Digital Desk: Indian team defeated Zimbabwe in the Super 8 match of T20 World Cup 2026. 72 runs By registering a spectacular victory, they have kept their hopes of the semi-finals alive. In this match played at Chepauk Stadium, Chennai, India batted first. 256/4 Scored a huge score, which is the biggest score of the tournament so far.
1. Latest Points Table of Group 1
After the win over Zimbabwe, India is still in third place, but its points have become equal to West Indies.
| place | Team | match | Victory | Garland | score | Net Run Rate (NRR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +2.890 |
| 2 | west indies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1.791 |
| 3 | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -0.100 |
| 4 | Zimbabwe (E) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4.475 |
Note: South Africa has already qualified for the semi-finals, while Zimbabwe has been eliminated. Now the competition is only for the other team India and West Indies Is between.
2. Direct equation of semi-finals (Win and Progress)
The math for India is now very straightforward:
India vs West Indies (1 March): This match to be held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata is a ‘Virtual Quarter Final’ Has become.
Condition: West Indies to help India reach semi-finals must be defeated by any margin. If India wins, it will get 4 points and it will directly qualify by reaching second place.
3. What if the match is washed out by rain?
If the match between India and West Indies is canceled due to rain and both the teams get 1-1 points:
in this situation West Indies will qualifybecause their Net Run Rate (NRR) is better than India (+1.791). India will be out of the tournament.
4. Hero of the match against Zimbabwe
Abhishek Sharma: 55 runs in 30 balls (great comeback innings).
Hardik Pandya: 50 not out in 23 balls.
Tilak Verma: 44 runs not out in 16 balls.
Arshdeep Singh: 3/24 (key role in bowling).
next big match
date: 1 March 2026 (Sunday)
Match: india vs west indies
place: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Time: 7:00 pm (IST)