India vs Zimbabwe Live ஸ்கோர், 2nd T20I of India tour of Zimbabwe, 2026

One more to go - And that is a wrap from this one, with India sealing the series with a game to spare. They will now look to complete a clean sweep, while Zimbabwe will be playing for pride and hoping to finish the series on a high. There is hardly any time to catch a breath, with the third and final T20I coming up in less than 24 hours. The action is scheduled for Sunday, July 26, getting underway at 11 AM GMT (4.30 PM IST). But you know you can join us early for all the build-up to the final game. Until then, cheers and goodbye!

Important to be fearless - The victorious skipper of India, Shreyas Iyer, says that he is feeling exultant after a comprehensive win and praises the brilliant contribution from each and every player. He highlights the way Ishan and Tilak batted, adding that the team felt 180-200 was a par score, with 220 proving to be the icing on the cake. With the ball, he says they executed their lines and lengths precisely, and bowling Zimbabwe out for just under 130 tells you the story. Iyer stresses the importance of being fearless, not dwelling too much on past performances, staying in the present and maximising every opportunity. With Prince Yadav picking up an injury, he hints that India could make a couple of changes for the final T20I, adding that tomorrow is a new day.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Ishan Kishan wins the award for his fantastic knock of 81 off 44. He says that when you get runs for your team, you end up putting up a good total. He adds that he didn’t feel the wicket was one where you could just go and score runs because there was odd bounce on a few deliveries, so they felt partnerships were needed. Kishan notes the approach was to not think about wickets, leave the past behind, and just see which bowlers they could target. Kishan also says he is very happy to see Mayank, Yash and Prince, adding that they all have great stories behind their success and it’s good to have them around. Kishan explains the missed run-out opportunity, saying he thought the batter had already reached the crease, which made him just throw the ball, but he later realised that he had a lot of time to just take the bails off.

Plenty of lessons to take from the game - The captain of Zimbabwe, Sikandar Raza, says his bowlers performed well in patches and gives credit to India for some of the quality shots and skill they displayed. He admits that the fielding could have been better, while praising Ishan for his consistency and acknowledging that he is going through a good run of form. Raza also feels there were plenty of lessons to take from the game and hopes the team could use them to improve. On a personal note, the captain admits that he has been letting the team down with the bat and vowed to do his best in the final game.

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Bowlers seal a dominant win - India will be extremely pleased with their bowling effort, as they were spot on throughout, while the fielding was also much sharper after proving to be a weakness in recent times. Debutant Yash Thakur started proceedings with the first wicket, and India never looked back from there, picking up wickets at regular intervals. With plenty of runs to defend, they were also able to experiment, with Prince Yadav continuing his good form by picking up a couple of wickets before walking off with a hamstring issue. Ravi Bishnoi bowled an excellent spell of 1/20, while Tilak Varma also chipped in with a wicket and Yash added another to his tally. It was Abhishek Sharma who wrapped things up in style with a 3/17 to seal a dominant victory for India.

A quick chat with the debutant - Yash Thakur says he is really grateful for the opportunity to play and for his family, who have always supported him, and he is just happy to be here playing for India. On countering Bennett’s scoop shots, he notes it was a good wicket to bat on, but he and Shreyas bhai had discussed their plans and the slower balls were sticking in the surface. Talking about preparation coming into the series, he adds that he was in Sri Lanka last month, where he played both the one-day matches and the day game, and he keeps his plans ready for both red-ball and white-ball cricket. When asked which format he prefers, he says he has no preference and just wants to play cricket.

India pile on the runs - India posted a huge total on the board earlier in the game, powered by a swashbuckling 81 off 44 from their star batter, while Tilak Varma added an unbeaten 60 off just 29 balls. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also provided a brisk start with a few lusty blows, before skipper Iyer chipped in with valuable runs in the middle overs. It was a tough outing for the Zimbabwe bowlers, with everyone except Sikandar Raza getting among the wickets, but they proved expensive as well, with only Blessing Muzarabani and Newman Nyamhuri managing to concede fewer than 10 runs an over.

Zimbabwe's chase falls apart - Zimbabwe's chase never really got going after Brian Bennett's dismissal, with the opener looking in good touch at the top. Losing three wickets inside the Powerplay only made matters worse, before Raza's dismissal for a duck left the hosts firmly on the back foot. Apart from Bennett, only Ryan Burl, Tadiwanashe Marumani and Brad Evans managed to score more than 15, while six batters scored in single digits. Chasing over 200, that was never going to be enough, as Zimbabwe eventually fell short by a massive 90 runs.

Iyer's first series win - If domination has a definition, this game could be the perfect example, as India completely dismantled Zimbabwe in the second T20I to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. It is also a first T20I series win for new skipper Shreyas Iyer, who will be feeling a lot more relieved after a disappointing UK tour. Zimbabwe simply never turned up, finding themselves behind the eight ball from the very first ball, and now have just one game left to play for pride and give their home fans something to cheer about.

OUT! CAUGHT! India win by 90 runs. Abhishek Sharma drags his length back a bit and bowls this wide of off, Richard Ngarava shimmies down the track and slogs at it but gets more height than distance on this one. The ball goes straight into the hands of Rinku Singh at the long on fence for a simple take.

Full and on the pads, Blessing Muzarabani milks this through mid on for one.

FOUR! Time for some fun for the lower-order batter. Fuller around middle and off, Blessing Muzarabani smashes this down the ground past the right of the bowler for a boundary in front of the sight screen.

Fired around off, Richard Ngarava drills this down to long on for one.

Floated around the pads, Blessing Muzarabani pushes this to long off for a single.

Back of a length, around off, Richard Ngarava clears his front foot and slogs wildly at it but misses out.

Good length, around off, Richard Ngarava pushes this to covers.

On a length, around the pads, Blessing Muzarabani flicks this to the left of the deep squar eleg fielder for one.

Short and around off, Blessing Muzarabani goes for the pull but misses.

Yorker, on middle and leg, Blessing Muzarabani keeps it out.

Blessing Muzarabani is the last man in.

OUT! TIMBER! Yash Thakur comes into the attack and removes Tadiwanashe Marumani from the middle. On a length, straight one, in the line of the stumps. Tadiwanashe Marumani clears his front foot and looks to go big over deep mid-wicket but misses and gets his stumps broken.

Yash Thakur is back on.

TWO BYES! Tossed up, around off, spinning into the batter. Richard Ngarava swings and misses. The ball goes past the keeper as well and the batters take two extras.

Full and on the pads, Richard Ngarava punches this to short mid-wicket.

Quicker one, around off, Richard Ngarava pushes this to the left of the bowler.

Almost the third for AS. Fuller, wide of off, Richard Ngarava chips this off the bottom of his bat towards the right of the bowler. Abhishek Sharma plucks out his right hand but fails to close his grasp just in time.

Into the tail now. Richard Ngarava walks out to bat.

OUT! TIMBER! Abhishek Sharma breaks the furniture. Yorker, on middle and off, Newman Nyamhuri is late in bringing his bat down from a high backlift and the ball sneaks past the outside edge of his bat and goes on to break the stumps. Zimbabwe are 119 for 8.

Full and wide fo off, Tadiwanashe Marumani drives this through mid off for a single.