India's men's cricket team produced a record-breaking display of batting in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup semi-final against England at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on Thursday.
Brimming with confidence and authority after a masterclass 97* against West Indies in the final Super Eight clash, a virtual knockout clash, Sanju continued his fine form, shrugging off the mental demons due to past failures this year, scoring 89 in 42 balls, with eight fours and seven sixes
Indian batters Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan have scripted history to post the highest partnership for their country in an ICC Men's T20 World Cup knockout match on Thursday.
Members of the Indian cricket team visited and took darshan at the Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai on Wednesday, ahead of the team's T20 World Cup 2026 semifinal clash against England, scheduled for Thursday at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium.
Former Indian cricketer Anjum Chopra assessed the batting of Indian team 'very good' and feels that at every opportunity, a player stands up and makes runs in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
The Indian cricket team reached Kolkata airport on Friday before their must-win Super Eight fixture against West Indies, which is scheduled for Sunday at the Eden Gardens.
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Indian opener before this Zimbabwe clash have faced trouble while facing offspinners in the power-play. In six fixtures so far in the ongoing T20 WC, offspinners have the better of Indian openers four times inside the power-play.
It was the new-look opening pair of Abhishek Sharma (55) and Sanju Samson (24) that did the damage during the early overs, with Ishan Kishan (38), Suryakumar Yadav (33), Hardik Pandya (50*) and Tilak Varma (44*) all getting in on the act as India posted the highest score of the T20 World Cup
Chasing a daunting target of 257 runs, Zimbabwe managed to make 184/6 in 20 overs with the help of Brian Bennett's unbeaten 97 off 59 balls. Arshdeep Singh took three wickets as Shivam Dube, Varun Chakaravarthy and Axar Patel shared one wicket each among them.
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This is India's second-highest total in T20 World Cup history and the highest of the ongoing edition. Overall, it stands as India's fifth-highest team total in the shortest format.