IND vs ZIM: Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has presented a brilliant example of explosive batting in the Super-8 match of ICC T20 World Cup 2026. He scored a brilliant fifty against Zimbabwe and completely changed the course of the match towards India.

Hardik Pandya hit a stormy fifty

In the match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Indian star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has once again played the role of finisher very well. In this match, Pandya played an aggressive inning of 50 unbeaten runs in just 23 balls with the help of 2 fours and 4 sixes. During this period his strike rate was 217.39. In the last overs, he created such a storm of runs that India’s score directly reached 256/4.

Abhishek-Tilak’s bat also roared

India made a fast start after losing the toss and batting first. In the powerplay, the openers gave a strong start to the team, of which the middle-order batsmen took full advantage. Opener Abhishek Sharma batted aggressively and gave a strong start to the team by scoring a half-century in 26 balls. After this, Tilak Verma, who came to bat in the middle order, also scored runs quickly and played an important role in helping the team reach the big target by playing an important inning of 44 runs in 16 balls.

Rain of runs in death overs

In the last five overs, the Indian batsmen outclassed the Zimbabwean bowlers and put pressure on the bowlers by hitting fours and sixes. In the death overs, Pandya increased the run rate by hitting big shorts and took India’s score beyond 250. In this way, on the basis of the excellent performance of its batsmen, the Indian team has made the second highest score in the history of ICC T20 World Cup.