India post second highest total in T20 World Cup history

India played Zimbabwe in the must-win game at the Super 8 game of the 2026 T20 World Cup at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The Men in Blue were invited to bat first after Sikandar Raza won the toss. There were two changes for the co-hosts, with Rinku Singh and Washington Sundar making way for Sanju Samson and vice-captain Axar Patel.

The Men in Blue batters smashed the Chevron bowlers all over the park, as they scored 256/4 in their 20 overs. It started with Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma giving India a blistering start, and then it was small, impactful yet explosive innings from Ishan Kishan and captain Suryakumar Yadav. As Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma giving a finish that India needed.

This helped India to post the second-highest score in the T20 World Cup history, as Suryakumar Yadav’s side surpassed the record of the West Indies, as they did it against Zimbabwe in their last fixture, scoring 254/6. This is also India’s highest score in the T20 World Cups.

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