India vs Zimbabwe, 48th Match, Super 8 Group 1 (X1 v X2), ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, 1 run, very full outside off, Brian Bennett gets forward and jams the drive to sweeper cover

Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, wide, way outside off, turns away, left alone and wide taken

Axar Patel to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, good length and outside off, Sikandar Raza drags the pull as he gets forward, he was thinking it would go for four, but Tilak runs to his left at deep mid-wicket and pushes it back. They take just one in the end. Poor stuff

Axar Patel to Sikandar Raza, FOUR, full outside off, Sikandar Raza gets forward to drive hard and he made room to play it, Dube literally jogs to his left and allows the four at long-off. Uthappa on air calls that a "lacklustre effort", Dube should've done much better there, is he carrying a niggle? Or did he feel that was not worth the effort to try and stop that?

Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, 1 run, on a length outside off, Brian Bennett backs away and lofts it to sweeper cover, doesn't carry

Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, no run, look at Sikandar Raza. He is flat on his back at the other end. This is tossed up and Brian Bennett comes down the track to drill it back to Axar Patel, who stops and Raza was looking to avoid the run-out

Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, no run, slower and wider outside off, on a good length, Brian Bennett gets forward to drive and mistimes it to extra-cover

Axar Patel to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, flat good length on off, Sikandar Raza goes on the back foot to pull, no timing at all, just in front of Abhishek running in at long-on

Axar Patel to Sikandar Raza, no run, just wide of leg-stump. It's nicely curving back in, Sikandar Raza makes room to go inside-out, misses, the weight was leaning back and just wide of leg-stump. Sanju Samson fumbles

Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, 1 run, flat good length on off, Brian Bennett goes on the back foot to pull, doesn't time it, a single to long-on

Axar Patel to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Sikandar Raza backs away to loft, no power behind the shot, dribbles to long-off

Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, 1 run, slower and wider outside off, Brian Bennett goes on the back foot to cross-bat, horribly miscued to long-on

Axar Patel to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, drift into off and middle, Sikandar Raza gets forward to drive and it's off the thick inner half to long-on

Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, SIX, massive slogsweep. This is full on middle, Brian Bennett doesn't use his feet this time, sinks low and brings out the slogsweep and the ball flies over deep mid-wicket. That's the one of many big overs Zimbabwe need. 19 off it

Axar Patel to Dion Myers, 1 run, flat and wide outside off, Dion Myers reaches for it and cuts to sweeper cover

Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, 1 run, one bounce to long-off. Again Brian Bennett steps out and is not to the pitch of the ball, yet lofts and it doesn't carry to Rinku

Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, FOUR, more good batting. Brian Bennett backs away outside the leg-stump, this is full there, he goes over extra-cover and the inside-out hit is well played. Well wide of sweeper cover to his right. Axar Patel grimaces

Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, SIX, good blow. Brian Bennett comes down the track and lofts through the line, a flat hit and clears long-on, used his reach well

Axar Patel to Dion Myers, 1 run, darted into the legs as Dion Myers comes down the track, he flicks it to deep square-leg

Axar Patel to Dion Myers, 1 run, slower and fuller outside off, Dion Myers gets forward to drive to long-off

Axar Patel to Dion Myers, wide, slower and fuller down leg, Dion Myers flicks and misses, wide called

Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, 1 run, speared in on a back of a length on off, Brian Bennett goes on the back foot and punches it in the air, wide of mid-wicket

Axar Patel to Brian Bennett, no run, flat back of a length on middle, no room for Brian Bennett who goes on the back foot to work it to mid-wicket

Axar Patel to Dion Myers, leg byes, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Dion Myers shuffles across and gets well outside off, misses the paddle and impact is miles outside off

Axar Patel to Tadiwanashe Marumani, out Caught by Ishan Kishan!! Tadiwanashe Marumani doesn't capitalise on the drop. It's a flat good length delivery outside off, Marumani goes on the back foot and cuts, slices it, doesn't keep it down. Ishan at cover-point reverse-cups near his face. Axar Patel strikes 2nd ball. Tadiwanashe Marumani c Ishan Kishan b Axar Patel 20(20) [6s-2]

Axar Patel to Tadiwanashe Marumani, no run, flat good length and across Tadiwanashe Marumani just outside off, he goes on the back foot and punches it to cover