IND vs ZIM Super 8 - Match 8 Live Commentary - Chennai (26 February 2026)

Delivers it on a hard length, on middle and leg. Brian turns it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Effortless! A bit too straight, at the hips, on a back of a length. Bennett picks it up off the pads whilst staying deep in the crease. The ball bounces just in front of the ropes at deep backward square leg before going over.

Jasprit Bumrah responds with an off-cutter, on a good length, around off. Brian swings for the hills but misses.

Full and drifting in at the pads, Brian brings his bat out in front and clips it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Nicely done! Bumrah bowls the off-cutter, on a good length, on off and middle. Bennett clears the front leg and waits for the ball to arrive. He swings cleanly and thumps it back over the bowler's head for a four.

No run.

Pandya bends his back and digs it in short, over middle. Marumani hops to ride the bounce and tries to fend it down. The ball catches the splice of the blade and drops down.

Fuller, keeping the stumps in play. Tadiwanashe Marumani backs away and has a big heave across the line. Gets an inside edge down to deep fine leg. Just a single.

On the top of off, angled in on a good length. Brian Bennett stays leg side of the ball and pats it to the right of Ishan Kishan at deep backward point for a couple of runs.

Pandya spots the batter backing away, and he follows him with a short-of-a-length ball. Bennett jabs it hard but picks out the man at mid-wicket.

Miscued but safe! On a good length, slanted in, on middle. Brian Bennett clears the front leg and has a swing across the line. He plays the shot well in front of his body. The leading edge pops up and goes over mid off, where Shivam Dube turns around and goes after it, but the ball drops out of his reach. Bennett collects a couple.

Skidding through, on a back of a length, on middle. This is pulled in front of square on the leg side for a run.

Lands it on a good length, on off, Brian Bennett runs it down to deep third and gets to the other end.

Swinging back in, on a back of a good length, on off. Marumani swings hard at it but is beaten for pace as the ball whistles past the outside edge.

Wide! Banged in short, this is sprayed down leg. Tadiwanashe ducks under it.

Nearly went to hand! Singh pitches it up and gets the ball to curve away. This is near the tramline on off. Marumani reaches out but toe-ends the drive. It goes uppishly to cover, where Axar Patel moves to his left and dives but the ball gets to him on the bounce. It gets past him and goes behind for a couple.

On a back of a length, angled in, on middle and leg. Tadiwanashe gets on his toes for the pull but the ball skids through to go under the bat.

Fuller in length, on middle, this is knocked in front of mid on for a single.

FOUR! Up and over! On a length, on middle. Brian Bennett walks into the shot and plays the lofted drive to the right of mid off for a boundary.

SIX! Off the top edge, and it goes all the way! Leaving the left-hander, on a short of a length. Marumani swivels on the back foot to pull it away. The ball kicks up to catch the top edge and it goes behind the keeper for a six.

This comes back in and hurries the batter up. On a good length, on middle. Tadiwanashe Marumani awkwardly fends it down.

Pandya bashes the hard length, on off, Marumani hangs back and mistimes the pull to mid-wicket.

Cutting across the left-hander, on a good length, Marumani pokes at it and is lucky not to nick this one behind. Hardik is mixing it up to keep the southpaw guessing.

Fuller in length, swinging away, Tadiwanashe Marumani does not move his feet at all and plays the drive with his hands. He mistimes it to cover.

The length is pulled back and this hoops back into the left-hander. Tadiwanashe hops to deal with it but the ball keeps coming back into him. It goes off the thigh pad towards slip.

Across off, on a hard length, Bennett hops and extends his hands to dab it to deep point for a single. Brian is underway, as are Zimbabwe.

In the channel, a hint of away shape, on a good length. Marumani pats it in front of cover-point and pinches a quick single to get off the mark.

Beaten! Moving back into the right-hander, on a good length, on top of off. Brian Bennett pushes out in front of his body, but the ball goes past his vertical blade.

Fractionally short, over off, Bennett has a swing across the line. Swipes it to the left of deep square leg, where Ishan Kishan mops it up. A brace for Bennett.

A big swing and a miss! Moving back in, on a nagging length, in line with the off stump. Brian gets the front leg out of the way and has a hoick across the line. Luckily for him, the bounce takes the ball over the off stump.

Pushes the length up, a yorker, on the off stump. Bennett jams it out to point.