Melbourne, The Gulf Observer: India beat Zimbabwe by 71 runs to top the group, and set up the T20 World Cup semifinal against England.

Earlier, Suryakumar Yadav hit a blistering half-century to spur India to 186/5 against Zimbabwe in their last group match in the T20 World Cup on Sunday.

Opting to bat first after winning the toss, skipper Rohit Sharma was dismissed early but KL Rahul carried on to score a 35-ball 51. Suryakumar then smashed an unbeaten 61 from 25 balls.

Axar Patel dismisses Chatara and its all over! India defeated Zimbabwe by 71 runs in their T20 World Cup encounter on Sunday at the the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne and finished as winners of Group 2.

They will next play the runner-up of Group 1 England in the semifinal on Thursday.