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India Returns to Winning Ways against Zimbabwe

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It was a day when everything went in India’s favor, starting with South Africa’s easy win against the West Indies in Ahmedabad earlier that day. A fine knock by Abhishek Sharma turned things around for India. Every Indian had been waiting for Abhishek’s return to form. This time, he was not in a hurry to hit every ball; he was calm and composed. It was not the old Abhishek who tried to hit every delivery into the stands. Sanju Samson gave a fine start to bring rhythm back to the opening partnership. Then came small cameos from Suryakumar and Ishan Kishan, which helped Team India accelerate the run rate during the first 10 overs. Defining knocks from Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya helped India post a huge total for the opposition. India scored 256/4, which is the second-highest total in the T20 World Cup. Zimbabwe played some quality cricket, but the target was way beyond their reach