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IND vs ZIM 1st T20I: Wesley Madhevere's fighting knock of 39 runs helps Zimbabwe post 125 runs

Updated On: 24 July, 2026 06:30 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

In the first T20I match against Team India, Zimbabwe posted a total of 125 runs. Here's all you need to know (Pics: X)

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Ishan Kishan, Wesley Madhevere (Pic: X/@ZimCricketv)
Ishan Kishan, Wesley Madhevere (Pic: X/@ZimCricketv)
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Having been put to bat first, Brian Bennett was dismissed on a first-ball duck. Fellow opening batsman Ben Curran also departed, scoring 10 runs, including two boundaries, in eight balls. Meanwhile, Dion Myers managed to score just six runs in 14 balls, including a boundary (Pic: X/@ZimCricketv)

Having been put to bat first, Brian Bennett was dismissed on a first-ball duck. Fellow opening batsman Ben Curran also departed, scoring 10 runs, including two boundaries, in eight balls. Meanwhile, Dion Myers managed to score just six runs in 14 balls, including a boundary (Pic: X/@ZimCricketv)

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Captain Sikandar Raza only registered four runs, including a boundary, off seven balls (Pic: X/@ZimCricketv)

Captain Sikandar Raza only registered four runs, including a boundary, off seven balls (Pic: X/@ZimCricketv)

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Later, Ryan Burl played a crucial knock of 26 runs off 35 deliveries, which was laced with a boundary and a maximum. Facing 34 balls, Wesley Madhevere garnered 39 runs, with the help of three boundaries and a maximum. Brad Evans registered a one-ball duck. Wicketkeeper-batsman Tadiwanashe Marumani and Newman Nyamhuri scored unbeaten 27 and one run, respectively. Marumani faced 20 balls and smashed two boundaries and a maximum, whereas Nyamhuri played just one ball. With this, Zimbabwe posted a total of 125 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs against the "Men in Blue" (Pic: X/@ZimCricketv)

Later, Ryan Burl played a crucial knock of 26 runs off 35 deliveries, which was laced with a boundary and a maximum. Facing 34 balls, Wesley Madhevere garnered 39 runs, with the help of three boundaries and a maximum. Brad Evans registered a one-ball duck. Wicketkeeper-batsman Tadiwanashe Marumani and Newman Nyamhuri scored unbeaten 27 and one run, respectively. Marumani faced 20 balls and smashed two boundaries and a maximum, whereas Nyamhuri played just one ball. With this, Zimbabwe posted a total of 125 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs against the "Men in Blue" (Pic: X/@ZimCricketv)

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Team India's Mayank Yadav returned with the figures of two wickets for 18 runs in four overs. Prince Yadav also registered two wickets by conceding 19 runs in his spell of four overs. Shivam Dube and Ravi Bishnoi bagged one wicket each. Debutant Ashok Sharma went wicketless in the first T20I match against Zimbabwe (Pic: X/@BCCI)

Team India's Mayank Yadav returned with the figures of two wickets for 18 runs in four overs. Prince Yadav also registered two wickets by conceding 19 runs in his spell of four overs. Shivam Dube and Ravi Bishnoi bagged one wicket each. Debutant Ashok Sharma went wicketless in the first T20I match against Zimbabwe (Pic: X/@BCCI)

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Team India's management will expect swashbuckling batsman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to play an impactful knock against Zimbabwe in Harare. Additionally, cricket fans will keep a tab on the visitors' skipper Shreyas Iyer and will expect a big knock from his willow (Pic: X/@BCCI)

Team India's management will expect swashbuckling batsman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to play an impactful knock against Zimbabwe in Harare. Additionally, cricket fans will keep a tab on the visitors' skipper Shreyas Iyer and will expect a big knock from his willow (Pic: X/@BCCI)

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