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West Indies cricket team Thrash Zimbabwe national cricket team by 107 Runs, Complicate India’s Semifinal Hopes
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026: South Africa and West Indies each have two points and now have two more matches to play in the group stage. India, on the other hand, also has two matches to play. Team India will face West Indies and Zimbabwe.
The second match of the Super 8 Group 1 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 was played today at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, in which the batsmen of the West Indies team crushed the Zimbabwean bowlers. There was not seen the performance of the Zimbabwean team was not seen in today’s match, and they seemed totally defeated by the West Indies team. West Indies won the toss and decided to bat first, scoring 254 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 6 wickets. Zimbabwe scored 147 runs in response and got all out, resulting in a victory for the West Indies by 107 runs. This is the first match between the two teams in the Super 8.
However, this big win by the West Indies has also spoiled the game of Team India. After this impressive victory, the West Indies have moved up to first place in the group and currently have the best net run rate. While the Indian team has moved up from fourth to third in the points table, it still has a loss. The Indian team's net run rate is -3.80, and this West Indies win has further exacerbated their difficulties. Let's understand this in more detail.
Both South Africa and the West Indies have two points each and now both teams have two more matches to play in the group. Meanwhile, the Indian team also has two more matches to play. Team India will face the West Indies and Zimbabwe.
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Even if the Indian team wins both of its matches, it could still be stuck in a tie with South Africa or the West Indies in terms of net run rate. Now it remains to be seen whether the West Indies wins all three of its matches in this group, or South Africa wins all of its matches.
If West Indies wins all three group matches, they will take first place. If South Africa wins all three, they will remain on top. India will face a direct competition with whichever team finishes second in terms of net run rate. However, if West Indies wins all three matches, India will be eliminated anyway, as they have already lost to South Africa, and a loss to West Indies would be the end of their campaign.
On the other hand, if South Africa loses to West Indies and defeats Zimbabwe, and India defeats both West Indies and Zimbabwe, then South Africa, West Indies, and India—all three teams with two wins each—will be in the net run rate race. The two teams with the better net run rate will then qualify for the semi-finals.
