Chennai, Feb. 27 -- India boosted their chances of reaching the semi-finals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 with a commanding 72-run win over Zimbabwe in their second Super 8 fixture at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday.

The defending champions rode a collective batting effort from the top six, including half centuries from Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya, and notable contributions from Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav before Arshdeep Singh starred with three wickets to take the gas out of Zimbabwe's chase despite a fighting unbeaten 97 from opener Brian Bennett.

Tilak, who was given a new role at No.6 after struggling for fluency at one-drop in the previous five innings, analysed his approach during hi...