Team India became the ‘King’ of T20I by winning the series against Zimbabwe, left this team behind and got the number-1 crown.

New Delhi: The Indian cricket team performed brilliantly in the T20 series against Zimbabwe and not only won the series, but also regained the number-1 position in the ICC T20 team rankings. In the second T20 match played in Harare, India registered a big win of 90 runs and took an unassailable lead in the series. With this victory, Team India left England behind and achieved supremacy in the T20 rankings.

India again reached the top in T20 rankings

In the latest T20 team rankings released by ICC on July 25, both India and England have 268 rating points. However, on the basis of better performance, India reached the first position, while England slipped to the second position. Earlier, India had lost the top position against England in July, but by showing a brilliant game on the Zimbabwe tour, it again regained the number-1 position.

What is the situation of other teams?

Australia is in third place in the T20 team rankings with 260 points. New Zealand is at fourth position with 247 points. South Africa and Pakistan are at fifth and sixth position respectively. At the same time, Zimbabwe remains at 12th position with 202 points. If India wins the last match of the series then its number-1 position will become stronger.

India’s explosive victory in the second T20

In the second T20 match, India, batting first, scored 219 runs for 5 wickets. Ishan Kishan played a brilliant inning of 81 runs in 44 balls, while Tilak Verma scored an unbeaten 60 runs in just 20 balls. Captain Shreyas Iyer also contributed 25 runs.

The bowlers also showed their strength

Chasing the target of 220 runs, Zimbabwe team was reduced to 129 runs in 17.5 overs. Brian Bennett scored the maximum 32 runs, but no big partnership could be formed against the Indian bowlers. For India, Abhishek Sharma took three wickets, while Yash Thakur and Prince Yadav played an important role in the team’s victory by taking two wickets each.

This victory of India proved that the team is continuously performing well in limited overs cricket. Now all eyes are on the last match of the series, where Team India will enter the field with the intention of a clean sweep.