India overpower Zimbabwe to restore hopes of semi-final qualification T20 World Cup, Super 8 Group 1, Chennai India 256-4 (20 overs): Sharma 55 (30); Hardik 50* (23) Zimbabwe 184-6 (20 overs): Bennett 97* (59); Singh 3-24 India won by 72 runs Scorecard, Table Defending champions India kept their T20 World Cup semi-final hopes alive and eliminated opponents Zimbabwe with a 72-run victory in Chennai. Having previously gone unbeaten in the group stage, Zimbabwe leaked more than 250 runs for the second consecutive match in the Super 8s as India piled on 256-4. It is the second highest total in T20 World Cup history behind Sri Lanka's 260-6 against Kenya in the inaugural event in 2007. Opener Abhishek Sharma top-scored with 55 off 30 balls, including four fours and four sixes, all-rounder Hardik Pandya completed a 23-ball half-century with a six off the final delivery of the innings, and Tilak Varma flashed an unbeaten 44 from 16.…