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India win second T20 in Zimbabwe to take series as Kishan and Varma shine

India secured a 90-run victory over Zimbabwe in the second T20 international at Harare Sports Club, taking a 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Ishan Kishan scored 81 runs off 44 balls, and Tilak Varma remained unbeaten on 60 from 29 balls, contributing to India's formidable total of 219-5 after being put in to bat.

By ReutersAl JazeeraFiled 2026-07-25 · 16:02 GMTLean · CenterRead · 2 min
India win second T20 in Zimbabwe to take series as Kishan and Varma shine
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India secured a 90-run victory over Zimbabwe in the second T20 international at Harare Sports Club, taking a 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Ishan Kishan scored 81 runs off 44 balls, and Tilak Varma remained unbeaten on 60 from 29 balls, contributing to India's formidable total of 219-5 after being put in to bat. Zimbabwe was dismissed for 129 in 17.5 overs, facing a record run chase. Opener Brian Bennett scored 32 runs off 19 balls, but wickets fell steadily thereafter, with Abhishek Sharma taking 3-17. This win follows India's seven-wicket victory in the opening match.

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Yash Thakur took 2 wickets for 30 runs on his T20 international debut.

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Zimbabwe was dismissed for 129 runs in 17.5 overs.

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Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma sets up 90-run win over Zimbabwe as India takes 2-0 lead in T20 series.India ‌inflicted another heavy defeat on Zimbabwe when they ⁠won the ⁠second Twenty20 international at Harare Sports Club by 90 runs to secure their three-match ⁠series.Ishan Kishan scored 81 and Tilak Varma an unbeaten 60 as India amassed a formidable total of ⁠219-5 after being put into bat before dismissing Zimbabwe cheaply for 129 to secure the victory on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4F1 needs better balance between business and sport, says Norrislist 2 of 4Scrutiny of WNBA intensifies as disarray looms over All-Star festivitieslist 3 of 4Gymnast Langton, 19, concussed after headfirst crash at Commonwealth Gameslist 4 of 4Chad le Clos makes Commonwealth Games history with a record 19th medalend of listKishan, whose runs came off 44 balls, and Tilak, who took 29 balls to get ‌to 60, accelerated the scoring in the middle overs, taking advantage of bowling that was often too full.They put on 94 off 44 balls for the fourth wicket before Ishan was caught in the deep mistiming a slog at a wide delivery.Zimbabwe faced ⁠a record run chase and, although ⁠opener Brian Bennett offered some early hope, they were always up against it and were dismissed in 17.5 overs.Bennett played an array of ⁠strokes for 32 runs off 19 balls before falling to Yash Thakur, who ⁠finished with 2-30 on his T20 ⁠international debut.Once Bennett had been dismissed, there was a steady fall of wickets, with the slow left-arm bowling of Abhishek Sharma producing the ‌best figures of 3-17.India won the opening match of the three-game series at the Harare Sports Club by ‌seven ‌wickets with 40 balls to spare.The last clash is on Sunday.
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