Young Indian batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s brilliant performance continues on the Zimbabwe tour. After leaving a mark with his batting in the first match of the series, Vaibhav has now taken a toll on the Zimbabwean bowlers with his stormy batting in the third T20 match as well. He put the team in a strong position by completing the second half-century of his international T20 career in just 31 balls.
India batted first after winning the toss
In this match, Indian captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first. Shreyas’s luck these days is very good in terms of toss. They have won the toss 9 times out of their last 10 matches. Talking about team combination, India has made two changes in the playing-11. Ashok Sharma has been included in place of Prince Yadav. Suryansh Shedge has got a chance to play in place of Shivam Dubey.
Make that a 2️⃣nd T20I half-century 🫡
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi putting on a show again in Harare 👏#TeamIndia 95/1 after 10 overs.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) July 26, 2026
Abhishek Sharma’s bat did not work
At the same time, Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza also made a change in the team. He has included experienced spinner Wellington Masakadza in the team in place of Richard Ngarwa who was out due to injury. However, the start of the Indian innings was not very good. Opener Abhishek Sharma returned to the pavilion cheaply. Zimbabwean fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani made Abhishek his victim, who could score only 2 runs in 4 balls.
A power-packed first 6️⃣ overs 🔥
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan take #TeamIndia to 64/1 🤝
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— BCCI (@BCCI) July 26, 2026
Vaibhav scores a fifty
But despite Abhishek’s early dismissal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi continued to adopt an aggressive stance from the other end. He dealt severe blows to Zimbabwe’s fast and spin bowlers and completed his fifty in 31 balls, hitting fours and sixes all around the field. Vaibhav played an innings of 81 runs in 49 balls. During this period, 8 fours and 4 sixes also came from his bat.
Playing-11 of both the teams
Indian team: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Suryansh Shedge, Rinku Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Ashok Sharma, Yash Thakur, Mayank Yadav.
Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Wesley Madhewere (wk), Tadivanashe Marumani, Brad Evans, Newman Nyamahuri, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani.
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