CRICKET – INDIA will stick to the fearless brand of cricket they displayed in their 72-run win over Zimbabwe in Chennai on Thursday as the defending Twenty20 World Cup champions chase a spot in the semi-finals, batter Tilak Varma said.
Needing to win by a big margin to boost their net run rate after losing the previous encounter to South Africa by 76 runs, India restricted Zimbabwe to 184-6 in pursuit of a daunting 256-4 — the highest total of this year’s tournament. Abhishek Sharma (55) and Hardik Pandya (50 not out) smoked blistering half-centuries, while Varma posted an unbeaten 44 off 16 balls after being pushed down the order from his usual number-three slot.
“We want to play the fearless cricket, the brand of cricket we played today and have played since last year,” Varma, 23, told reporters.
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