India beats Zimbabwe, keeps T20 World Cup semi-final hopes alive

This result guaranteed South Africa a place in the semi-finals

  • PUBLISHED: Thu 26 Feb 2026, 9:13 PM
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Defending champions India thrashed Zimbabwe by 72 runs in their Super Eights T20 World Cup match on Thursday, a result that guaranteed South Africa a place in the semi-finals.

India posted a mammoth 256-4 and then restricted Zimbabwe to 184-6 in Chennai to make their game with West Indies on Sunday a winner-takes-all decider for the last semi-final berth.

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