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Zimbabwe vs India, T20Is: Decoding the best individual scores

By Rajdeep Saha

Jul 04, 2024

01:31 am

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Zimbabwe will play versus India for a five-match T20I series at home, starting July 6.

Zimbabwe host India for the fourth time on home soil (T20Is) after 2010, 2015 and 2016.

India have a 5-2 win-loss record over Zimbabwe across these three series.

Ahead of a cracking series starting this weekend, here are batters with the best knocks in Zimbabwe vs India matches.

Former Indian star Suresh Raina scored an unbeaten 72 versus Zimbabwe in the 2nd T20I held in Harare.

India were chasing 141 after Zimbabwe managed 140/5. Raina arrived at number three as he added 79 runs with Murali Vijay for the second wicket.

The former managed 72* off 44 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes. India won by 7 wickets.

Former Zimbabwe opener Chamu Chibhabha smashed a score of 67 in the 2nd encounter during India's 2015 tour.

He scored 67 from 51 balls, slamming nine fours. Notably, no other batter managed 20-plus score as Zimbabwe scored 145/7.

Chibhabha shared a 37-run stand alongside Sean Williams for the 3rd wicket.

In response, India were restricted to 135/9 as the hosts sealed a 10-run victory.

Suryakumar Yadav scored a superb 61* against Zimbabwe in the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup in Melbourne.

Before Surya's whirlwind knock, KL Rahul smashed 51 off 35 balls.

India managed 186/5 in 20 overs. SKY went berserk toward the end as he hammered a 25-ball 61*. The Mumbaikar smashed six fours and four sixes.

Zimbabwe were bundled out for 115 in response.

Batting first in the third and final T20I in Harare in 2016, India were reduced to 27/3 when Kedar Jadhav arrived to bat.

He rescued the visitors with a 49-run stand with Ambati Rayudu. Jadhav registered a remarkable fifty, 58 off 42 balls (7 fours, 1 six).

His efforts meant the Men in Blue finished at 138/6. Zimbabwe were restricted to 135/6 in response.