“We could have been more clinical with the ball” - Suryakumar Yadav disappointed with Indian bowlers despite 72-run win over Zimbabwe

Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav was disappointed with the bowlers after India’s 72-run win over Zimbabwe in the Super8 clash of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, which is currently underway in India and Sri Lanka.

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Speaking at the post-match presentation ceremony, Suryakumar asserted that he expected the Indian bowlers to be more clinical in the second innings, adding that they need to tighten the screws when they take on the West Indies in the virtual quarter-final.

Interestingly, the sixth bowling option, Shivam Dube, went on to concede 46 runs in his two-over spell, picking up a wicket at an economy of 23 runs per over. Moreover, Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel also conceded more than eight runs per over.

“We could have been more clinical with the ball. A win is a win. We will tighten our screws when we play the West Indies. I don’t want to take credit away from the Zimbabwe batters, they batted smartly. We could have been a little bit smarter with our options,” Suryakumar Yadav said after the game.

However, Surya was elated with India’s batting performance as everyone from the top-order to the middle-order clicked on a belter of a batting wicket at Chepauk as they posted a whopping total of 256/4 in 20 overs.

“I think we wanted to leave everything behind. We didn’t think too much about what we did in the group stage or in the last game in Ahmedabad. Our video analyst had prepared a slide for all the batters and bowlers, highlighting what we’ve done well over the past year. We looked at that, took a lot of positivity from it, and came here with clarity. With contributions from the top order right down to No. 7, I think there was hardly anything missing in our performance,” he concluded.

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