Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 93 from 53 balls to lead India to a 10-wicket victory over Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday, giving them a commanding 3-1 lead in the five-match T20 international series.
A young India, without numerous regulars, won the toss and chose to bowl, reducing their opponents to 152 for seven in 20 overs before completing their mark with 28 deliveries remaining.
It is India’s second T20 victory by ten wickets, the last coming against the same opponents at the same location in 2016.
Zimbabwe’s Pakistan-born captain Sikandar Raza top-scored in their innings with 46 off 28 balls after the home team got off to a solid start with 63 for the first wicket between openers Wessly Madhevere (25) and Tadiwanashe Marumani (32).
But Zimbabwe lost wickets at regular intervals as they attempted to accelerate in the second half of the innings, with seamer Khaleel Ahmed (2-32) leading the visiting bowling assault.The target never seemed huge enough as Jaiswal and captain Shubman Gill (58 from 39 balls) raced to win with a series of eye-catching boundaries.
