IND vs ZIM 1st T20I Highlights: Team India defeated Zimbabwe in the first T20 in Harare. This was India's first victory under Iyer's captaincy.

IND vs ZIM 1st T20I

IND vs ZIM 1st T20I Full Highlights: Team India, captained by Shreyas Iyer, won the first T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare on Thursday (July 23) by 7 wickets. This was Team India's first victory under Iyer's captaincy. Previously, the Men in Blue had suffered 6 consecutive defeats under Iyer's captaincy. 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a crucial role in India's victory. Vaibhav played an innings of 50 runs in just 19 balls, hitting 4 fours and 4 sixes.

Team India won the toss and elected to bowl. Batting first, Zimbabwe posted 125 runs for the loss of 7 wickets after 20 overs. Chasing the target, Team India won the match by 3 wickets in 13.2 overs. The match was a one-sided affair for India.

At no point did India feel like the match was slipping away. Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav took two wickets each for India in the first innings. Shivam Dube and Ravi Bishnoi also took one wicket each.

Team India easily won the chase.

The Indian team did not have a good start in the chase. The team lost their first wicket at 23 runs in the form of Abhishek Sharma. Abhishek scored just 1 run in 8 balls. Vaibhav Suryavanshi then joined forces with Ishan Kishan to put on 45 runs in 21 balls for the second wicket and take the team to a good score.

The team lost their second wicket, Suryavanshi, at 68. Captain Shreyas Iyer then came on to bat. Ishan and Iyer shared a 46-run partnership (31 balls) for the third wicket. The team's third blow came in the form of Ishan Kishan, who scored 35 runs in 24 balls, hitting three fours and two sixes.

Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma then put on a solid 12-run partnership (off 11 balls) for the fourth wicket to secure victory. Captain Iyer scored 28*, while Tilak Varma made 6*.