Chennai, Feb. 26 -- India posted a massive total of 256/4 against Zimbabwe in their Super Eight clash of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday, setting a daunting target of 257 runs.

This is India's second-highest total in T20 World Cup history and the highest of the ongoing edition. Overall, it stands as India's fifth-highest team total in the shortest format.

Now, Zimbabwe need to pull off a historic run-chase to win this match and stay alive in the tournament. They have already suffered a defeat against the West Indies in Group 1. Only two teams will qualify for the semis from the group.

Asked to bat first in Chennai, India opened the batting with Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson, who made ...