Abhishek Sharma's whirlwind 46-ball century and Ruturaj Gaikwad's superb unbeaten 77 off 47 balls and Rinku Singh's explosive 48* off 22-balls, powered India commanding 100-run triumph over a resilient Zimbabwe and leveled the series with 1-1 in a one-sided contest of the second T20I.
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Catch the Cricket highlights of the 2nd T20I match between Zimbabwe and India, played on July 07, 2024, at the Harare Sports Club. This match was part of India's tour of Zimbabwe, a 5-match Twenty20 international series where India level the series with 1-1.
Match Highlights
India secured a commanding 100-run win over Zimbabwe in the second T20I and level the series with 1-1 in the five-match series.
India Innings :
India posted a mammoth total of 234 for 2 in their 20 overs, led by Abhishek Sharma - who hammered a his maiden T20I century and smashing exact 100 runs off just 47 balls.
Ruturaj Gaikwad hit a superb unbeaten innings of 77 from facing 47 balls contained 11 fours and a six with a strike rate of 163.82, while Rinku Singh smashed a whirlwind unbeaten 48 off 22 deliveries included five sixes and two fours with a impressive striking rate of 218.18.
Zimbabwe bowling :
For Zimbabwe, Wellington Masakadza and Blessing Muzarabani was the best bowlers for Zimbabwe, each taking one wickets.
Zimbabwe innings :
Zimbabwe bowled out for 134 in 18.4 overs, with Wesley Madhevere top-scorer with made 43 runs off 39 balls included three fours and a six with strike rate of 110.25.
Luke Jongwe added 33 runs off facing 26 balls contained four-fours with maintaining a strike rate of 126.92, while Brian Bennett hit a blistering cameo - who smashed a 26 off 9 balls with three sixes and a four with a strike rate of 288.88.
India bowling :
India’s best bowling was spearheaded by Avesh Khan - who captured 3 wickets for 15 runs in 4 overs and Mukesh Kumar - who claimed 3-wickets for 37 runs in 3.4 overs.
Ravi Bishnoi also impressive bowling figures of 2 wickets for 11 runs in 4 overs with maintaining an economy rate of 2.75 and Washington Sundar chipped in with one-wicket.
Player of the match :
Abhishek Sharma was named Player of the Match for his record-breaking whirlwind innings to smashed a 100 runs off facing 47 balls including eight sixes and seven fours with a strike rate of 212.76.
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