The Men in Blue defeated Zimbabwe by 71 runs in the last match of the Super 12 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup. Indians finished the campaign with 8 points from 5 matches and will face England in the semis of the tournament.
The right-hander Suryakumar Yadav once again rolled up as India’s hero in a sensational finish to the innings. He scored an unbeaten 61 off 25 balls at a strike rate of 244.00 and took the team’s total to 186/5 in 20 overs. KL Rahul amassed another valuable 51 off 35 balls.
Meanwhile, SKY was lauded by fans and cricket experts.
Chasing 186, Zimbabwe managed just 115 in 17.2 overs. While R Ashwin took three wickets, Hardik Pandya and Mohammed Shami added two each, respectively.