India, Feb. 20 -- Brian Bennett's measured fifty and Sikandar Raza's raw power propelled Zimbabwe to a facile six-wicket win over a fancied Sri Lanka as the Africans entered the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup with a clean slate on Thursday. Chasing 179 on a rather sluggish surface, Zimbabwe needed pragmatism and force in equal measure, and those elements were offered to them by Bennett (63 not out, 48 balls) and Raza (45, 26b) respectively. Zimbabwe scaled down the target in 19.3 overs.

Both teams have already entered the Super Eights from Group B, and the African outfit can be proud of their show in the group phase, as they also had defeated Australia in an earlier match. The African side started quite well, reaching 55 for no loss i...