Watch the highlights of Zimbabwe vs India 1st T20I 2024 - India tour of Zimbabwe 5-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between India and Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare in 06th July 2024.
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| Blessing Muzarabani celebrates a wicket with his team-mates © Associated Press |
Brian Bennett's first-over wicket maiden, Sikandar Raza and Tendai Chatara's three-wicket haul gives Zimbabwe hard-fought 13-run win against T20 World Champions India, despite a Ravi Bishnoi's four-for - Washington Sundar's fighting 27 and take a 1-0 lead in a low-scoring game of the first T20I.
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- Zimbabwe's total of 115 for 9 is the second lowest that they have successfully defended in T20 internationals after eclipsing their 105 against West Indies at Port of Spain in the 2010 World Twenty20.
- Zimbabwe's 13-run win was their 11th smallest victory by terms of runs in T20 international and It is their third narrowest win against India in T20Is.
- Shubman Gill captained India for the first time in his 15th match. He became the 14th player to captain for India in a T20I.
- Innocent Kaia became the second Zimbabwe opener to fall for a first-ball duck against India in T20 internationals after Wesley Madhevere fell first ball at Melbourne in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
- Zimbabwe's 115 was their joint 15th lowest score in a completed innings in T20 international and It is their joint second worst-total against India in T20Is.
- Zimbabwe's 115 was their sixth lowest total in a completed innings at Harere Sports Club in T20Is.
- Ravi Bishnoi's 4 for 13 was his best bowling performance for India in T20 international and the second best-bowling-figures by an Indian bowler against Zimbabwe in T20Is after Barinder Sran's debut 4 for 10 at same venue in 2016. Barinder Sran played only two T20 international matches for India in his career.
- Ravi Bishnoi's 4 for 13 was the second best-bowling-figures by Indian bowler in Zimbabwe soil in T20Is after Barinder Sran's 4 for 10.
- 34 : Wesley Madhevere and Brian Bennett set up the second highest second-wicket partnership for Zimbabwe against India in T20Is, The highest is 40-run stand between Hamilton Masakadza and Vusi Sibanda at same venue in 2016.
- Abhishek Sharma became the second Indian opener to fall for a duck out against Zimbabwe in T20 internationals after KL Rahul fell first ball at same venue in 2016.
- Abhishek Sharma became the third Indian batsman opener to duck out on debut T20I game after KL Rahul and Prithvi Shaw.
- Abhishek Sharma became the fourth Indian batsman to duck out on debut T20I game after MS Dhoni, KL Rahul and Prithvi Shaw.
- India's 102 was their sixth lowest score in a completed innings in T20 international and It is their worst-total against Zimbabwe in T20Is, previous lowest was 135 at same venue in 2015.
- This is the third time India have failed to chase down a target below 140 in a full 20-over game. The previous lowest target they could not chase in a T20I was 127 against New Zealand at Nagpur in 2016.
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Zimbabwe scored 115-9 in 20 overs with top scorer by Clive Madande cracked a unbeaten 29 off 25-balls including 4-fours with strike rate of 116.
Dion Myers struck 23 off 22-balls including two boundaries, Brian Bennett blasted a 22 off 15-balls included 5-fours with strike rate of 146.66.
Wesley Madhevere scored 21 off 22-balls contained 3-fours and Sikandar Raza hit 17 off 19-balls with one-six & a four.
India best bowler by Ravi Bishnoi claimed a career-best 4-wickets for 13-runs in 4-overs including two maidens with economy rate of 3.25, Washington Sundar captured 2-wickets for 11-runs in 4-overs with economy rate of 2.75, Mukesh Kumar and Avesh Khan both took one-wickets.
India bowled out for 102 in 19.5 overs with top scorer by Shubman Gill struck 31 off 29-balls including 5-fours with strike rate of 106.89.
Washington Sundar cracked a 27 off 34-balls including one-six & a four, Avesh Khan hit 16 off 12-balls including 3-fours with strike rate of 133.33.
Zimbabwe best bowler by Tendai Chatara picked up 3-wickets for 16-runs in 3.5-overs, Sikandar Raza captured three-wickets.
Brian Bennett captured 1-wicket for without conceded a single in an over, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani and Luke Jongwe each took one-wickets.
Sikandar Raza named Player of the match for his all-round performance to picked up 3-wickets for 25-runs in 4-overs after scoring a 17 off 19-balls including one-six & a four.
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