Dominance defined India’s 72-run T20 World Cup 2026 win over Zimbabwe, but Shivam Dube’s bowling horror show stole the spotlight. The all-rounder bowled the most expensive over by an Indian – 26 runs in the 15th – setting an unwanted record.
First up, India’s batters feasted: 256/4 in 20 overs, a new team high and T20 WC’s second-largest total. Abhishek Sharma slammed 55 off 30 for his debut fifty. Hardik Pandya (50* off 23) and Tilak Varma (44* off 16) powered the late surge.
Chasing 257, Zimbabwe folded for 184/6. Brian Bennett’s masterful 97* off 59 balls was the highlight, backed by Sikandar Raza’s 31. Arshdeep Singh starred with 3/24, while Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, and Dube picked one wicket each.
Dube’s two overs went for 46, with that fateful 15th over under Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy yielding 26 runs. It tops Yuvraj Singh’s 25-run concession against New Zealand in 2007. Off-rhythm and punished, Dube’s spell exposed vulnerabilities despite the overall triumph.
India marches on, but this record will linger as a lesson in composure.