In the T20 series, India led 2-0 with Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma scoring a 90-run victory over Zimbabwe.
Published July 25, 2026
India won the second Twenty20 International at Harare Sports Club by 90 runs, suffering another heavy defeat to Zimbabwe and clinching their third consecutive series win.
With Ishan Kishan scoring 81 and Tilak Varma scoring an unbeaten 60, India came into bat and amassed an impressive record of 219-5, easily dispatching Zimbabwe for 129 on Saturday to secure victory.
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Kishan, who scored runs in 44 balls, and Tilak, who took 29 balls to reach 60, took advantage of his bowling, which tends to be full, and accelerated his runs in the middle overs.
They bowled 94 off 44 balls for the fourth wicket before Ishan mistimed a long hit on a wide delivery and was caught in the deep.
Zimbabwe faced a record chase and opener Brian Bennett gave early hope but was always up against it and was dismissed after 17.5 overs.
Bennett finished his T20 international debut with 2-30, playing a series of 32-run strokes in 19 balls before being fell by Yash Thakur.
After Bennett was dismissed, the wicket count steadily declined, with Abhishek Sharma’s slow left-arm bowling contributing to their best record of 3 wins and 17 losses.
India won the opening match of the three-game series at Harare Sports Club by seven wickets with 40 balls to spare.
The final showdown is on Sunday.
