Overview
- India posted 256/4 and restricted Zimbabwe to 184/6 in Chennai to win by 72 runs and keep their Super Eight campaign alive.
- Abhishek Sharma top-scored with 55, Hardik Pandya hit an unbeaten 50 and Arshdeep Singh took 3/24, while Zimbabwe’s Brian Bennett carried his bat for 97 not out.
- South Africa defeated West Indies by nine wickets, securing their own semifinal place and removing net run rate from India’s qualification equation.
- India brought in Sanju Samson and Axar Patel for Rinku Singh and Washington Sundar as Zimbabwe chose to field after winning the toss.
- Sunday’s India–West Indies match at Eden Gardens will decide Group 1’s second semifinalist, with West Indies advancing if India lose or if the game is washed out.