IND vs ZIM / Team India defeated Zimbabwe badly in the second T20 - defeated them by 100 runs

IND vs ZIM: India defeated Zimbabwe by 100 runs in the second T20. India won the toss and batted first at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. With the help of Abhishek Sharma's century and Rituraj Gaikwad's 77 runs, India scored a huge score of 234 runs. This is the highest score against Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe was all out for 134 in reply, this is India's biggest win over the home team by run margin. Earlier, the team won the match by 71 runs in 2022. Among the Indian bowlers, Avesh Khan and Mukesh Kumar took 3-3 wickets. Ravi Bishnoi got 2 wickets.

Abhishek Sharma scored a century in 47 balls, this is the first century by an Indian batsman against Zimbabwe. He hit 7 fours and 8 sixes. Abhishek shared a 132-run partnership for the second wicket with Rituraj Gaikwad. Rinku Singh played an innings of 48 runs in just 22 balls. Zimbabwe opener Wesley Madhevere scored 43 runs.

Adding the loss in the first T20 on Saturday, Team India also leveled the 5-match series 1-1. The third T20 will be played in Harare on July 10.

Zimbabwe's last wicket fell, India won the match by 100 runs

On the fourth ball of the 19th over, Mukesh Kumar got Luke Jongwe caught by Rituraj Gaikwad. With this, India has won the second T20 match by 100 runs. Chasing 235 runs, Zimbabwe's team was all out for 134 runs.

India won by 100 runs

India has leveled the series 1-1 by defeating Zimbabwe by 100 runs in the second T20 match. Earlier on Saturday, Zimbabwe defeated India by 13 runs. However, on Sunday, the Indian team avenged its previous defeat from the hosts.

In this match played at Harare Sports Club, after winning the toss and batting first, the Indian team scored 234 runs for two wickets in 20 overs. This is the highest score made by any team against Zimbabwe on this ground. In 2018, Australia scored 229/2. In response, Zimbabwe could only score 134 runs for 10 wickets in 18.4 overs.

Zimbabwe's innings

Zimbabwe started this match with a jolt. In the very first over, Mukesh Kumar bowled Kaya. He could score only four runs. After this, Madhvere (43) and Bennett (26) took over. There was a partnership of 36 runs in 15 balls for the second wicket between the two. In the third over, Mukesh Kumar once again bowled Bennett, presenting his explosive bowling. He was dismissed after scoring 26 runs in nine balls. After this Avesh Khan wreaked havoc. He took two wickets in the fourth over of the innings. Avesh dismissed Myers (0) and Raza (4). In this match, Campbell scored 10, Madande zero, Masakadza one, Jongwe 300, Mujarbani two and Chatara (not out) scored zero runs. Mukesh and Avesh took three wickets each for India. At the same time, Ravi Bishnoi got two and Sundar got one wicket.

India set a target of 235 runs

Winning the toss and batting first in the second T20 match, the Indian team scored 234 runs for two wickets in 20 overs thanks to Abhishek Sharma's century and Rituraj Gaikwad's half-century. This is the highest score made by any team against Zimbabwe on this ground. In 2018, Australia scored 229/2.

Abhishek scored 100 runs with the help of seven fours and eight sixes in the second T20 International match of his career. For this he took only 46 balls. At the same time, Gaikwad completed his fifty in 38 balls. In this match, he remained unbeaten after scoring 77 runs. At the same time, Rinku Singh also managed to play an unbeaten innings of 48 runs in 22 balls.