2022-11-06 11:51:04
Surya shines On SUNday ,India beat Zimbabwe and won by 71 Runs in their T20 World Cup encounter on Sunday at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne and finished as winners of Group 2. They will next play the runner-up of Group 1 England in the semifinal on Thursday.
India has secured a place in the semifinals without needing to defeat Zimbabwe, thanks to South Africa’s shocking defeat against the Netherlands. On November 6, If India won against Zimbabwe and secured the first place in Group 2 and advance to a match against England on November 10 in Adelaide.
Zimbabwe gave it their all during the competition but were eliminated after losing to Netherlands earlier in the group stage. In addition to winning their group in the first round of the World Cup and defeating Pakistan in the Super 12s to get to the semifinals, they were dominant during the qualification campaign.
India ended up on the top of the table of Group 2, with a fantastic win against Zimbabwe by 71 runs. India and Pakistan are the two semi-finalists from Group 2 and will take on England and New Zealand.
India's batting today was top-notch with KL Rahul and Virat Kohli stabilizing the innings after the early dismissal of Rohit Sharma. Zimbabwe bowlers bounced back with three consecutive wickets of KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, and Rishabh Pant. But then, the sun was on the top again with Suryakumar Yadav playing a brilliant knock of 61 runs in just 25 balls and taking India's total to 186.
In bowling, Bhuvneshwar Kumar started with a bang with a wicket on the first ball, and similarly, Arshdeep, Shami, and Pandya also got wickets in their first overs. Zimbabwe lost the first five wickets very early in the game, with Sikandar Raza and Ryan Burl attempting to build a partnership until Ravichandran Ashwin bowled Burl to break that partnership. Zimbabwe had a free fall after that and India won the match by 71 runs.
