Shubman Gill after winning the 2nd T20I against Zimbabwe

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Updated: Jul 08, 2024 12:43 AM IST

Harare (Zimbabwe), July 8 (ANI): After winning the second T20I against Zimbabwe on Sunday, India captain Shubman Gill expressed his feelings and said it is nice to be back on track.
Abhishek Sharma’s lightning century, followed by disciplined bowling from Indian bowlers, helped the Shubman Gill-led team beat Zimbabwe by 100 runs in the second T20I played at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday to level the five-match series at 1-1.
The opener was full of praise for the way batters Abhishek Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad played during the powerplay, both of whom built a partnership of 137 runs in just 76 balls.
“Very happy, great to be back on the winning note. The way Abhishek and Rutu batted, it wasn’t easy, especially in the powerplay, with the ball moving around, but Abhi and Rutu built the innings brilliantly. Yesterday was more about not being able to handle the pressure, it’s a young team and a lot of them are new to international exposure. It was actually good to have pressure in the first game and we knew what to expect going into this game. We’ve got three games left and we’re looking forward to it. It’s always good to have more options than not having any options,” Gill said in the post-match presentation.

In short, Shubman Gill, the captain of Team India, won the toss and elected to bat first.
Batting first, India smashed a mammoth total of 234/2 in 20 overs with the knocks of Abhishek Sharma (100 runs in 47 balls with seven fours and eight sixes) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (77* runs from 47 balls with 11 fours, 1 six). Rinku Singh played a quick knock of 48 runs from just 22 balls, including five sixes and two fours in his innings at a strike rate of 218.18.
For the home side, every wicket was taken by Blessing Muzarbani and Wellington Masakadza in their respective bouts of the match.
Chasing a huge total of 235 runs, Zimbabwe were bowled out for 134 in 18.4 overs. The highest scorer for the side was their opener Wessly Madhevere who scored 43 runs from 39 balls with the help of three fours and a six. All-rounder Luke Jongwe scored 33 runs in 26 balls, including four boundaries in his innings.
For Men in Blue, the standout bowlers were right-arm seamers Avesh Khan and Mukesh Kumar who took three wickets each in their spells in which they conceded 15 and 37 runs respectively. Two wickets were taken by Ravi Bishnoi and one wicket was taken by Washington Sundar in their respective spells. (ANI)