In this match, Zimbabwe defeated India by 13 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20 series.
Today, on 6th July, the first T20 match was played between India and Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club in Harare. In this match, Zimbabwe defeated India by 13 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20 series. All the players from the Indian team performed very poorly in this match.
Let us tell you, batting first, host Zimbabwe scored 115 runs in 20 overs losing 9 wickets. Wicketkeeper batsman Clive Madande played a brilliant innings of 29* runs with the help of four fours in 25 balls. He was the highest run scorer for his team. Apart from Clive, Dion Myers scored 23 runs while Brian Bennett contributed 22 runs. Captain Sikandar Raza scored 17 runs.
Ravi Bishnoi bowled very well for India and took four wickets for 13 runs in 4 overs. Zimbabwe’s batsmen were helpless in front of Ravi Bishnoi. Apart from Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar took two wickets for 11 runs in four overs while Mukesh Kumar and Avesh Khan took one wicket each. The bowlers of the Indian team did their job well in this match.
Indian batsmen batted poorly
The worst thing with the Indian team chasing the target was that their wickets kept falling at regular intervals and no player was able to make a partnership in this match. Abhishek Sharma, playing his debut match, returned to the pavilion without opening his account. Rituraj Gaikwad was also out after scoring 7 runs. Riyan Parag was out on a personal score of two runs while Rinku Singh also could not open his account.
For India, captain Shubman Gill scored 31 runs while Washington Sundar scored 27 runs. Avesh Khan contributed 16 runs. Apart from these three players, no other batsman from the Indian team could cross the 10-run mark.
For Zimbabwe, captain Sikandar Raza took three wickets for 25 runs in four overs while Tendai Chatara also took three wickets.
#INDvsZIM #ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/KeGQMWUtYr
— Anurag Dixit (@DixitAnurag18) July 6, 2024
Zimbabwe defended the lowest ever total
against India in T20I history 😳
,
📸Sony live
,#INDvsZIM #cricket #T20Is pic.twitter.com/LpyGid8vsS— Cricket Impluse (@cricketimpluse) July 6, 2024
#INDvsZIM pic.twitter.com/EajWvqlgon
— Krishna🇮🇳 (@itz_krishna_907) July 6, 2024
Indian Lions crumbled against Zimbabwe!#INDvsZIM
— Barmeri Tau ☮️ (@thebarmeri) July 6, 2024
Zimbabwe just made India feel what Pakistan under Babar Azam feels every year.#INDvsZIM pic.twitter.com/nLreqbh2Gi
— अका SH🇮🇳 (@Akash__8ch10) July 6, 2024
It was a fluke that India won the T20 World Cup, actually India had lost the match, Africa had choked us, Kohli got the T20 World Cup due to Rohit’s luck and he was very proud of that victory.
Team India has given the salute of World Cup victory to Zimbabwe. #INDvsZIM #INDvZIM pic.twitter.com/0lCbqBBeyF— JAISAL KUMAR (@JAISALKUMAR97) July 6, 2024
Why did you retire?
And listen, they say Zimbabwe #INDvsZIM pic.twitter.com/5lcLWInCOm— Stylish Ramarao Jatav (@RahulKu16374923) July 6, 2024
#INDvsZIM#MSDhoni𓃵 #ShubmanGill #RohitShama #ViratKohli
Understand one thing that there is a difference of day and night between IPL and international games!
Look at the players who used to hit fours and sixes in IPL, they went up in smoke as soon as they came to the international level and that too in front of Zimbabwe.Rohit and Virat ❣️ pic.twitter.com/yzPZhraTQ0
— Salim Khan Salman Khan (@salimyusufkhann) July 6, 2024
This is India’s B team and they are new to the conditions. They will learn and make a comeback.
Don’t be too harsh. These boys will play for the next 10 years. It doesn’t matter.
Make comeback in next back, Champ 🇮🇳❤️#INDvsZIM pic.twitter.com/GJqiwq5H7d
— Avinash Aryan (@avinasharyan09) July 6, 2024
Rinku Singh Rinku Singh
the taste has arrived#INDvSA #INDvsZIM pic.twitter.com/FR2Sga8sr0— DESERT WRITER’S ✍🏽 (@Pro_battau) July 6, 2024