Harare25 july. After the explosive fifties of wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan (81 runs, 44 balls, two sixes, nine fours) and Tilak Verma (60 runs, 29 balls, three sixes, five fours), the bowlers caught Zimbabwe and Team India defeated Zimbabwe by 90 runs in the second T20 International played here on Saturday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Lee.
India clinch the T20I series against Zimbabwe with a convincing win
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— ICC (@ICC) July 25, 2026
: : | India, forced to bat first at the Harare Sports Club ground, scored a strong score of 219 runs for five wickets in the stipulated 20 overs with the help of Kishan and Tilak. In reply, Zimbabwe’s entire team was reduced to 129 runs in 17.5 overs.
Game set and match
A comprehensive and dominant 9⃣0⃣-run victory for #TeamIndia
With that they clinch the #ZIMvIND T20I series by 2⃣-0⃣ with one game to play
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— BCCI (@BCCI) July 25, 2026
Prince and first entrant Yash spoiled the start, Abhishek settled the tails
Zimbabwe’s batsmen, who came to chase a tough target, could never face the Indian bowlers strongly and wickets kept falling at frequent intervals. Prince Yadav (2-10) and debutant Yash Thakur (2-30) spoiled the start while Abhishek Sharma (3-17) settled the tail.
That maiden wicket feeling
Yash Thakur opens his wicket-taking account for #TeamIndia
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— BCCI (@BCCI) July 25, 2026
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The host team’s opener Brian Bennett scored the highest 32 runs (19 balls, three sixes, three fours). Apart from them, Tadivanashe Marumani (24 runs, 19 balls, one six, one four), Brad Evans (19 runs, 11 balls, two sixes, one four), Ryan Bury (20 runs, 18 balls, two fours) and Dian Mayers (12 runs, nine balls, two fours) reached double figures.
A dream realized
Congratulations to Yash Thakur as he is all set to make his #TeamIndia debut
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— BCCI (@BCCI) July 25, 2026
Indian innings settled after early return of Vaibhav and Abhishek
Before this, the Indian team did not have a good start, and in the last match, both the openers Vaibhav Suryavanshi (20 runs, nine balls, one six, three fours) and Abhishek Sharma (eight runs, eight balls, two fours), who scored the first fifty of his international career, returned within 29 runs in three overs.
For his swashbuckling and effective knock, Ishan Kishan bags the Player of the Match award.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) July 25, 2026
Kishan made half-century partnerships with Shreyas and Tilak
But after this, ‘Player of the Match’ Kishan added 66 runs for the third wicket with captain Shreyas Iyer (25 runs, 20 balls, four fours) and then gave a big score to the team with an important partnership of 94 runs for the fourth wicket with Tilak. Indian batsmen added 61 runs in the last five overs. Both the teams will complete the formalities of the series with the final match on this ground on Sunday.
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