Harare, 24 July (Sports Desk)
India Tour of Zimbabwe 2026 – 1st T20I
📍 Harare Sports Club, Harare
📅 23 July 2026
Match Result
India won by 7 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.
Zimbabwe Innings
Zimbabwe: 125/7 in 20 overs
Top Scorers
- Wessly Madhevere – 39
- Tadiwanashe Marumani – 27*
- Ryan Burl – 26
Best Indian Bowlers
- Mayank Yadav – 2/18
- The Indian pace attack kept Zimbabwe under pressure throughout the innings.
India Innings
India: 126/3 in 13.2 overs
Top Scorers
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi – 50 (19 balls)
- 4 Fours
- 4 Sixes
- Ishan Kishan – 35 (24)
- Shreyas Iyer – 28 (19)*
India chased down the target with 40 balls to spare, sealing a comfortable seven-wicket victory.
Player of the Match
🏆 Mayank Yadav (India)
Bowling Figures
- 2 wickets for 18 runs
- Took a wicket with the very first ball of the match, becoming one of the few Indian bowlers to achieve that feat in a T20 International.
Match Highlights
- India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed a blistering 50 off just 19 balls, becoming the youngest player to score a T20I fifty.
- Mayank Yadav made a dream comeback after a lengthy injury layoff, striking with the first ball and finishing with match-winning figures.
- Captain Shreyas Iyer remained unbeaten to guide India home comfortably.
