IND vs ZIM, 1st T20I Highlights: Zimbabwe stun India to win series opener; Sundar's late cameo in vain

Zimbabwe will look to extend their early lead and India will look to bounce back in the second T20I match at the same venue tomorrow (Sunday, July 7).

Feel really happy about the win. Need to take one game at a time. The job is not done, series is not over. World champions play like world champions so we need to be ready for the next game. This isn't a wicket where you get bowled out for 115. Credit to the bowlers of both sides. Clearly an indication we need to up our skills. I said I don't care about the result as long as we could be true to the crowd and changing room, we had our plans, we stuck to it and we backed our guys. Our catching and ground fielding was amazing but we did make some errors, shows there's room for improvement. We knew the fans would lift us up and give us energy, credit to them, it helped us.

We bowled pretty well, we let ourselves down in the field. We were not up to standard and everyone looked a bit rusty. We spoke about taking time and enjoying our batting but it didn't pan out that way. Halfway through we had lost 5 wickets, would've been best for us if I stayed there till the end, very disappointed with the way I got out and the rest of the match panned out. There was a bit of hope for us but when you're chasing 115 and your no.10 batter is out there, you know something is wrong.

Lowest all out totals for India in T20Is

1. 74 vs Aus Melbourne 2008
2. 79 vs NZ Nagpur 2016
3. 92 vs SA Cuttack 2015
4. 101 vs SL Pune 2016
5. 102 vs Zim Harare 2024 *

Lowest targets successfully defended against India in T20Is

1. 116 - ZIM Harare 2024 *
2. 127 - NZ Nagpur 2016
3. 131 - SA Nottingham 2009
4. 146 - ZIM Harare 2016
5. 150 - WI Tarouba 2023

Just wanted to bat throughout the innings. Trying to protect my partner while staying positive. Thankfully got to 115 in a low-scorer. Just told him to keep the straight bat. Gave him one-two balls to survive. On this type of pitch, slowish, we just needed to give it all.

Returning from a historic triumph in the T20 World Cup 2024, the Indian cricket team failed to meet the expectations against the young Zimbabwe side.

India suffer their third defeat against Zimbabwe in nine T20I encounters.

A memorable win for Zimbabwe who failed to qualify for the recent T20 World Cup.

Washington Sundar goes for a big shot and throws his wicket off Tendai Chatara in the last over.

ZIM - 115/9 in 20 overs

IND - 102/10 in 19.5 overs

Washington Sundar scored 27 runs off 34 balls. Tendai Chatara and Sikandar Raza took three wickets each for Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe beat India by 13 runs to win the first T20I match.

Zimbabwe take a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series.

India need 16 runs off the last 6 balls to win the game. Zimbabwe need 1 wicket.

Washington Sundar is on strike, and Tendai Chatara to bowl the 20th over.

19.1  - DOT

19.2 - Washington Sundar finds 2 runs

19..3 - DOT

India need 14 runs off 3 balls now

19.4 - DOT

19.5 - OUT

Zimbabwe win by 13 runs.

Blessing Muzarabani concedes just one run in the 19th over as Washington Sundar fails to find big runs.

IND - 100/9 in 19 overs.

India need 16 runs in 6 balls to win the game.

Washington Sundar smashes Luke Jonge for a six and four to scorch 12 runs off an over. A slim hope for India?

IND - 98/9 in 18 overs (Washington Sundar - 24* off 24 balls, Khaleel Ahmed - 0*).

India need 18 runs in 12 balls to win the game. 

Sikandar Raza finishes his figures by bowling out Mukesh Kumar on a duck. India go 9 wickets down.

IND - 86/9 in 17 overs.

India need 30 runs in 18 balls to win the game.

Avesh Khan smashes two back-to-back fours off Wellington Masakadza to get India back into the game but the latter wins the final battle with a wicket in the same over.

Avesh scored 16 runs off 12 balls. Mukesh Kumar joins Washington Sundar (13*) in the middle.

IND - 86/9 in 16.5 overs.

India need 30 runs in 19 balls to win the game.

Washington Sundar and Avesh Khan find some runs to raise India's hope for a late comeback. 

IND - 75/7 in 15 overs (Avesh Khan - 8* off 8 balls, Washington Sundar - 11* off 13 balls).

India need 41 runs in 30 balls to win the game.

Sikandar Raza strikes again to dismiss Ravi Bishnoi on a LBW dismissal. Zimbabwe are closing in on a huge win.

Bishnoi scored 9 runs off 8 balls. Avesh Khan joins Washington Sundar in the middle.

IND - 61/7 in 13 overs.

India need 55 runs in 42 balls to win the game.

It's an embarrassing collapse for the new T20 world champions. Zimbabwe can smell their third T20I win against India.

IND - 54/6 in 12 overs (Washington Sundar - 2* off 7 balls, Ravi Bishnoi - 5* off 4 balls)

India need 62 runs off 48 balls to win the game.

Sikandar Raza stuns Indian camp with a big big wicket of Shubman Gill. It's clean bowled. India go six wickets down before reaching 50 runs.

Gill scored 31 runs off 29 balls. Ravi Bishnoi joins Washington Sundar in the middle.

IND - 53/6 in 11 overs.

India need 63 runs off 54 balls to win the game.

Dhruv Jurel smashes a cracking four off Luke Jongwe and throws his wicket on the very next ball with Wesley Madhevere taking an easy catch at covers. 

Jurel scored 6 runs off 14 balls. Washington Sundar joins Shubman Gill (27*) in the middle.

IND - 43/5 in 10 overs.

India need 73 runs off 60 balls to win the game.

Just one four in the last two overs as Dhruv Jurel struggle to find his first runs. Zimbabwe have taken control of the game.

IND - 34/4 in 8 overs (Shubman Gill - 24* off 23 balls, Dhruv Jurel - 0* off 7 balls)

India need 82 runs off 72 balls to win the game.

Shubman Gill pulls off a brilliant four off Blessing Muzarabani to finish powerplay overs but it's Zimbabwe who dominated the first six overs.

IND - 28/4 in 6 overs (Shubman Gill - 19* off 18 balls, Dhruv Jurel - 0*)

India need 88 runs off 84 balls to win the game.

India register their lowest-ever powerplay total against Zimbabwe in T20Is.

Blessing Muzarabani strikes again to remove Shubman Gill on an LBW dismissal. The umpire raises his finger to signal for an out.

Gill asks a DRS and the reply shows wickets missing.

ZIM - 22/4 in 5.2 overs.

(India have never lost five wickets in powerplay overs in T20I cricket)

An embarrassing collapse for India.

Rinku Singh goes for a big shot on the very second delivery he faces and finds Brian Bennett at short fine leg. India lose their fourth wicket.

Rinku scored a two-ball duck. Dhurv Jurel joins Shubman Gil in the middle.

IND - 22/4 in 5 overs.

A brilliant catch by Mavuta at mid-on to dismiss debutant Riyan Parag on Tendai Chatara's delivery. India witness an embarrassing collapse in the powerplay.

Parag scored 2 runs off 3 balls. Rinku Singh joins Shubman Gill. 

IND - 22/3 in 4.5 overs.

Another wicket for the hosts. Ruturaj Gaikwad has edged this good length delivery to slips. Zimbabwe get their second. 

Gaikwad scored 7 runs off 9 balls. Debutant Riyan Parag joins Shubman Gill in the middle.

India - 16/2 in 4 overs.

A duck to start his International career for Abhishek Sharma. Zimbabwe went with off-spinner Brian Bennett to start the proceedings and he has struck in the opening over. Abhishek wanted to go over mid-wicket but gets a top edge on this fuller ball and holes out to the deep mid-wicket.

Clive Mandade finds three fours off Avesh Khan to help Zimbwbwe avoid an all-out. 

Mandade scored an unbeaten 29 runs off 25 balls and Tendai Chatara played nine dot balls. 

Zimbabwe - 115/9 in 20 overs. Ravi Bishnoi took four wickets for 13 and Washington Sundar bagged two wickets for 11. 

Clive Mandade displays his batting skills with some crucial runs to take ZImbabwe past a 100-run total.

ZIM - 103/9 in 19 overs (Clive Mandade - 17* off 19 balls, Tendai Chatara - 0* off 9 balls).

Ravi Bishnoi is on fire right now. He bowled out Blessing Muzarabani on a duck as Zimbabwe lose their 9th wicket. It's wicket no.4 for Bishnoi.

ZIM - 90/9 in 15.3 overs.

It's wicket no.3 for Ravi Bishnoi as he dismisses new batter Luke Jongwe on a lbw dismissal. ZImbabwe are in deep trouble as they struggle to reach ever 100-run total.

ZIM - 90/8 IN 15.1 overs.

Back-to-back wickets for Washington Sundar. The Indian spinner removes Wellington Masakadza with Dhruv Jurel showing quick hands to stump out dismissal.

ZIM - 90/7 in 15 overs (Luke Jongwe - 1* off 2 balls, Clive Mandande - 4* off 7 balls).

Washington Sundar ends Dion Myers' fighting knock with an easy catch on a follow-through. 

Myers scored 23 runs off 22 balls. Wellington Masakadza joins Clive Madande in the middle.

ZIM - 89/6 in 14.2 overs.

Ravi Bishnoi and Washington Sundar keep Zimbabwe batters under pressure in the middle overs. Just one boundary in the last four overs for the hosts.

ZIM - 87/5 in 14 overs (Clive Madande - 4* off 6 balls, Dion Myers - 23* off 21 balls).

An unfortunate run out for Zimbabwe. Jonathan Cambell fails to communicate with Dion Myers and loses his wicket on the very first balls. 

ZIM - 74/5 in 12 overs.

Sikandar Raza tries to go big off Avesh Khan over deep mid-on but finds safe hands of Ravi Bishnoi. A big big wicket for India.

Raza scored 17 runs off 19 balls. Jonathan Campbell joins Dion Myers.

ZIM - 74/4 in 11.5 overs.

Sikandar Raza pulls off a stunning straight six off Avesh Khan to bring the first six of the match. Zimbabwe look to find some stability after 10 overs.

ZIM - 69/3 in 10 overs (Sikandar Raza - 16* off 14 balls, Dion Myers - 9* off 8 balls).

Ravi Bishnoi strikes again as he clean bowled settled Wesley Madhevere with a stunning delivery. It's wicket no.2 for the young Indian spinner.

Madhevere scored 21 runs off 22 balls. Dion Myers joins Sikandar Raza in the middle.

ZIM - 52/3 in 8 overs. 

Ravi Bishnoi bowls a wicket-maiden over to conclude powerplay overs as India regain control of the game.

ZIM - 40/2 in 6 overs.

Ravi Bishnoi delivers a breakthrough as he removes dangerous-looking Brian Bennett on his first ball of the game and just before the end of powerplay overs.

Bennett scored 22 runs off 15 balls. Captain Sikandar Raza walks in to join Wesley Madhevere in the middle.

ZIM - 40/2 in 5.1 overs.

Brian Bennett smashes back-to-back fours off Khaleel Ahmed to accelerate Zimbabwe's innings in the fifth over. Wesley Madhevere finished the over with two more fours. 

Avesh Khan drops an easy catch at deep third man and concedes a four. Khaleel looks furious at the moment.

ZIM - 40/1 in 5 overs (Brian Bennett - 22* off 14 balls, Wesley Madhevere - 17* off 15 balls).

Brian Bennett pulls off another four off Khaleel Ahmed as Zimbabwe quickly balanced the game in the early stages.

ZIM - 19/1 in 3 overs. (Brian Bennett - 12* off 8 balls, Wesley Madhevere - 7* off 9 balls).

New batter Ryan Bennett started his innings with two fours and diffused some pressure created after Kaia's departure.

ZIM - 14/1 in 2 overs. (Brian Bennett - 8* off 5 balls, Wesley Madhevere - 6* off 6 balls).

Mukesh Kumar strikes on the very first ball and clean bowled Innocent Kaia in the second over. 

Brian Bennett joins Wesley Madhevere in the middle.

ZIM - 10/1 in 1.4 overs.

The game is live in Harare. The two Zimbabwe openers Wessly Madhevere and Innocent Kaia are out in the middle. Khaleel Ahmed has the new ball in hand

T. Marumani, I. Kaia, B. Bennet, S. Raza (c), D. Myers, J. Campbell, C. Madande (wk), W. Masakadza, L. Jongwe, B. Muzarabani, T. Chatara

India playing XI: Shubman Gill (c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar.

I don't mind batting first. The wicket looks good. Zimbabwe cricket has trusted me with this transition phase. I look for young boys to come out and fight. It is humbling to lead this bunch. Sean has retired. It is a young side. Ervine will have a role in future.

We will field first. I think it looks like a good surface. It won't change much later. It has been long coming. We won an ICC event after 11 years. You always have some expectations from yourself. We have three debutants. Sharma, Jurel and Parag make their debuts.

Captains Shubman Gill and Sikandar Raza are out in the middle for a toss.

Gill wins the toss and India elect to bowl first in the first T20I.

Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel receive their first T20I caps today. Abhishek and Riyan are also making their international debut.

India dominate the head-to-head record against Zimbabwe with six wins in eight T20I matches.

India probable XI: Shubman Gill (c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar.

Zimbabwe probable XI: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Sikandar Raza (c), Johnathan Campbell, Antum Naqvi, Clive Madande (wk), Wessly Madhevere, Luke Jongwe, Faraz Akram, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani.

I think Rohit Bhai was an opener and Virat Bhai also opened in this World Cup. I have also opened in T20s. So, I think I will want to open in T20Is. Abhishek Sharma will open with me and Ruturaj Gaikwad will bat at No.3 position.

India Squad: Shubman Gill (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Harshit Rana.

Zimbabwe Squad: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Sikandar Raza (c), Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande (wk), Innocent Kaia, Wessly Madhevere, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Tendai Chatara, Brandon Mavuta, Dion Myers, Faraz Akram, Antum Naqvi.

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Match Details:

Match: India tour of Zimbabwe 2024, 1st T20 match

Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare

Date & Time: Saturday, July 6 at 4:30 PM IST and 01:00 PM Local Time (Toss at 4:00 PM IST)