IND vs ZIM: India defeated Zimbabwe by 90 runs in the second T20I (IND vs ZIM. This is the Indian team’s third-biggest win in terms of runs in 2026. With this, Team India has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series. In this match played at Harare, Zimbabwe was given a target of 220 runs, in response, they could score only 129 runs. Yash Thakur, who was making his international debut, took two wickets, while Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma scored half-centuries.

Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Suryavanshi failed to make any significant impact with the bat for the Indian team. However, thanks to Ishan Kishan’s 81 and Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 60, Team India posted a mammoth total of 219 runs. Although Abhishek didn’t perform well with the bat, he took three wickets with the ball. Abhishek was also India’s most successful bowler in the second T20.

Third biggest win in 2026

This is Team India’s third-largest T20I win of 2026. In terms of runs, India’s biggest win in 2026 was 96 runs, which came against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final this year. India’s second-largest victory came against Namibia in the same World Cup, when they won by 93 runs. Now, by defeating Zimbabwe by 90 runs, Team India has recorded its third-largest T20I win this year.

Yash Thakur shines on debut

Yash Thakur made his international debut in the second T20I against Zimbabwe. He took 2 wickets for 30 runs in 4 overs. Prince Yadav bowled only 1.2 overs in this match, leaving him injured. He took 2 wickets in just 8 balls. Abhishek Sharma trapped the Zimbabwean batsmen with his spin and took 3 wickets. Apart from him, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, and Tilak Verma also took one wicket each.

Brief Scores:

India 219/5 in 20 overs (Ishan Kishan 81, Tilak Varma 60; Newman Nyamhuri 1-25) beat Zimbabwe 129 in 17.5 overs (Brian Bennett 32; Abhishek Sharma 3-17, Prince Yadav 2-10) by 90 runs

Player of the Match: Ishan Kishan

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