Indian megastar makes history with 'insane' knock

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Suryakumar Yadav smashed a 23-ball half-century arsenic India topped Group 2 with a ascendant 71-run triumph implicit Zimbabwe successful the T20 World Cup, arsenic Yadav became the archetypal Indian to marque 1000 T20 International runs successful a calendar year.

Yadav scored 61 not retired disconnected conscionable 25 balls arsenic India finished with 5-186 successful 20 overs. In reply, Zimbabwe was bowled retired for 115 successful 17.2 overs, with Ravichandran Ashwin returning figures of 3-22.

Hardik Pandya (2-16) and Mohammed Shami (2-14) shared 4 wickets.

With the ace 12 signifier completed, India finished arsenic Group 2 winners to acceptable up a semi last clash with England successful Adelaide connected Thursday.

Earlier, South Africa crashed retired of the tourney pursuing a stunning nonaccomplishment to the Netherlands successful Adelaide, allowing Pakistan to gaffe into the semifinals. Pakistan bushed Bangladesh by 5 wickets, besides astatine the Adelaide Oval.

New Zealand volition instrumentality connected Pakistan successful the archetypal semi last astatine Sydney connected Wednesday.

At the MCG, India had won the flip and opted to bat first. Rohit Sharma's mediocre tally of signifier continued and helium was retired for 15.

Lokesh Rahul scored a 2nd consecutive half-century arsenic helium and Virat Kohli (26) enactment connected 60 disconnected 48 balls for the 2nd wicket.

Rahul scored 51 disconnected 35 balls, including 3 fours and 3 sixes.

India past mislaid its mode successful the mediate overs, losing 3 wickets for 14 runs. Rahul, Kohli and Rishabh Pant (3) were each dismissed successful the abstraction of 10 deliveries, arsenic India reached 4-101 successful 13.3 overs.

Yadav past took centre signifier arsenic helium smacked India's 4th quickest half-century successful T20s. He deed six fours and 4 sixes to accelerate the scoring.

He enactment connected 65 runs disconnected 35 balls with Hardik Pandya (18) for the 5th wicket. India scored 59 runs successful the past 4 overs.

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Yadav was named subordinate of the lucifer for his scintillating knock.

"The program was wide erstwhile Hardik and I were batting. We started hitting the shot and ne'er stopped. I was truly looking guardant to the game. The fans person been brilliant," helium said.

In reply, Zimbabwe struggled to get going against India's pacers.

It was reduced to 5-36 successful 7.3 overs. Wesley Madhevere and Regis Chakabva were retired for ducks portion Craig Ervine and Sean Williams lone managed to people 13 and 11, respectively.

Sikandar Raza enactment up immoderate absorption with 34 disconnected 24 balls, earlier helium was retired caught disconnected Pandya.

Ryan Burl deed 5 fours and a six to people 35 disconnected 22 balls.

Ashwin past struck precocious to prime up 3 wickets successful 10 balls to assistance decorativeness disconnected the match.

Earlier, Shaheen Afridi had produced an inspired spell of accelerated bowling to restrict Bangladesh to 8-127 against Bangladesh.

Then, prima opening batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan combined for a 57-run concern — their highest of the tourney — to acceptable up Pakistan's 3rd triumph of the Super 12 signifier and pave the mode for a sixth T20 World Cup semi last quality successful 8 editions of the tournament.

This was aft South Africa stumbled to 8-145 successful reply to the Netherland's 159-run target, and talented Pakistan the semi last shot.

Colin Ackermann top-scored with an unbeaten 41 from 26 balls for the Dutch who reached 4-158.

"It's different experience, different large upset from the Netherlands astatine a World Cup. I'm conscionable stoked for the boys, the squad and the supporters backmost home," Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards said.

New Zealand and England qualified arsenic the apical 2 sides successful Group 1.

The last is scheduled for Sunday November 13 astatine the MCG.

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