The first game of the three-match T20 series played between India and Zimbabwe took place at the Harare Sports Club. The Indian team managed to win with seven wickets thanks to outstanding performance of fast bowlers Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav along with a quick fifty by young opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi. For Shreyas Iyer, this became the first win as a captain.
Zimbabwe started batting having lost the toss and scored 125/7 in their 20 overs. Brian Bennett was dismissed on zero on the first delivery. Ben Curran made 19 runs together with Dion Myers at the second wicket position. However, Zimbabwe lost four more wickets by the moment when their total score was 32.
Ryan Burl came to bat with Wesley Madhevere (39) in order to make 32 runs for the fifth wicket, reaching 64. Further, Madhevere and Tadiwanashe Marumani made 57 runs from 37 balls at the sixth wicket position, helping the team cross the 100-run mark.
Burl was dismissed after scoring 26 runs off 35 balls, while Marumani played an unbeaten innings of 27 runs off 20 balls, hitting three boundaries. For India, Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav claimed two wickets each, while Shivam Dube and Ravi Bishnoi took one wicket apiece.
In response, Team India sealed the match in just 13.2 overs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi shared a 23-run opening stand with Abhishek Sharma, though Abhishek contributed only one run to the team's total. Vaibhav then strengthened the innings by adding 45 runs off 21 balls for the second wicket alongside Ishan Kishan. Vaibhav played a knock of 50 runs off 19 balls, featuring four sixes and as many fours. At the age of 15 years and 118 days, he became the youngest male player in the world to score a half-century in T20 International cricket.
Captain Shreyas Iyer (28 not out) came in to bat at number four; he added 46 runs off 31 balls for the third wicket with Ishan Kishan (35) and then steered the team to an easy victory by sharing an unbroken 12-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Tilak Varma (6 not out). For the hosts, Blessing Muzarabani took 2 wickets for 26 runs, while Richard Ngarava claimed one wicket.
After losing a T20 series 0-2 against Ireland, Captain Iyer had previously lost a five-match T20 series 0-4 against England. He has finally secured his first victory as captain in his eighth match. The remaining matches of the series are scheduled to be played at the same venue on July 25 and 26.
The first game of the three-match T20 series played between India and Zimbabwe took place at the Harare Sports Club. The Indian team managed to win with seven wickets thanks to outstanding performance of fast bowlers Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav along with a quick fifty by young opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi. For Shreyas Iyer, this became the first win as a captain.
Zimbabwe started batting having lost the toss and scored 125/7 in their 20 overs. Brian Bennett was dismissed on zero on the first delivery. Ben Curran made 19 runs together with Dion Myers at the second wicket position. However, Zimbabwe lost four more wickets by the moment when their total score was 32.
Ryan Burl came to bat with Wesley Madhevere (39) in order to make 32 runs for the fifth wicket, reaching 64. Further, Madhevere and Tadiwanashe Marumani made 57 runs from 37 balls at the sixth wicket position, helping the team cross the 100-run mark.
Burl was dismissed after scoring 26 runs off 35 balls, while Marumani played an unbeaten innings of 27 runs off 20 balls, hitting three boundaries. For India, Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav claimed two wickets each, while Shivam Dube and Ravi Bishnoi took one wicket apiece.
In response, Team India sealed the match in just 13.2 overs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi shared a 23-run opening stand with Abhishek Sharma, though Abhishek contributed only one run to the team's total. Vaibhav then strengthened the innings by adding 45 runs off 21 balls for the second wicket alongside Ishan Kishan. Vaibhav played a knock of 50 runs off 19 balls, featuring four sixes and as many fours. At the age of 15 years and 118 days, he became the youngest male player in the world to score a half-century in T20 International cricket.
Captain Shreyas Iyer (28 not out) came in to bat at number four; he added 46 runs off 31 balls for the third wicket with Ishan Kishan (35) and then steered the team to an easy victory by sharing an unbroken 12-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Tilak Varma (6 not out). For the hosts, Blessing Muzarabani took 2 wickets for 26 runs, while Richard Ngarava claimed one wicket.
After losing a T20 series 0-2 against Ireland, Captain Iyer had previously lost a five-match T20 series 0-4 against England. He has finally secured his first victory as captain in his eighth match. The remaining matches of the series are scheduled to be played at the same venue on July 25 and 26.