Jul 23, 2026, 20:34:07 ISTIND vs ZIM Highlights, 1st T20I: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed 50 runs off 19 balls to set the tone for a comfortable chase for India as Shreyas Iyer registered his first win as T20I skipper.Key Events7:48 PM IST, July 23IND (126/3) beat ZIM (125/7) by 7 wickets7:38 PM IST, July 23Ishan Kishan falls!7:34 PM IST, July 23Ishan, Iyer solid!7:22 PM IST, July 23Ishan hits SIX!7:11 PM IST, July 23Sooryavanshi falls!7:08 PM IST, July 23Sooryavanshi smashes 18-ball fifty!7:02 PM IST, July 23Vaibhav shuts Muzarabani's threat!6:57 PM IST, July 23Vaibhav on fire!6:51 PM IST, July 23Blessing removes Abhishek!6:47 PM IST, July 23The Sooryavanshi Show Begins!6:42 PM IST, July 23Muzarabani with a tidy over!6:19 PM IST, July 23ZIM 125/7 in 20 overs6:07 PM IST, July 23Marumani smashes SIX!6:02 PM IST, July 23Madhevere smashes SIX!5:59 PM IST, July 23Madhevere breaks shackles!5:54 PM IST, July 23Prince back in attack!5:45 PM IST, July 23Ravi Bishnoi strikes!5:38 PM IST, July 2350 up for ZIM!5:29 PM IST, July 23ZIM 46/4 in 10 overs5:16 PM IST, July 23Shivam removes Sikandar!5:14 PM IST, July 23Tidy from Ashok!4:59 PM IST, July 23Mayank runs riot!4:53 PM IST, July 23Prince Yadav strikes!4:42 PM IST, July 23Ashok hit for boundaries!4:34 PM IST, July 23Mayank strikes on first ball!4:31 PM IST, July 23Action Begins!4:25 PM IST, July 23Players in middle!4:14 PM IST, July 23Zimbabwe Playing XI!4:07 PM IST, July 23India Playing XI!4:03 PM IST, July 23Iyer opts to bowl!3:49 PM IST, July 23Harare will test Indian batters!3:41 PM IST, July 23Shreyas Iyer under pressure!IND vs ZIM LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Follow Latest UpdatesIND vs ZIM, 1st T20I: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi lit up the Harare Sports Club with a sensational display, blasting his way to a half-century in just 18 balls to lay the foundation for India's comfortable chase of 126 against Zimbabwe. The young opener was aggressive from the outset, taking on both pace and spin with a series of clean strikes that left the hosts on the back foot. He brought up his fifty in style but was dismissed immediately afterwards, having already done the bulk of the damage. His whirlwind knock ensured India remained firmly in control before the middle order completed the chase with ease, handing Shreyas Iyer his maiden victory as T20I captain. Earlier, Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav led India's disciplined bowling effort with two wickets each as the visitors kept Zimbabwe under constant pressure. Supported well by the rest of the attack, they restricted the hosts to 125/7, setting up a chase that India never allowed to become complicated....Read MoreFollow all the updates here:Jul 23, 2026, 19:48:49 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Tilak Varma scores the winning run for India. Shreyas Iyer finally registered his first win as India skipper. A dominant show from India as they chased down the target in just 13.2 overs. It was Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's blazing fifty as he scored 50 off 19 balls to make the lightwork of this chase. A sensational performance from India to take a 1-0 lead. IND (126/3) beat ZIM (125/7) by 7 wicketsJul 23, 2026, 19:38:03 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Blessing Muzarabani returned to the attack and got the better of Ishan Kishan for 35! The dismissal delayed India's win for a few minutes. A simple catch at the cover by Myers. IND 114/3 in 11.3 oversJul 23, 2026, 19:34:00 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Newman Nyamhuri forced an edge of Shreyas Iyer's willow, but it raced away for a boundary here. While Ishan Kishan smashed a six on the last ball of the over. India are inch away from the win. IND 112/2 in 11 oversJul 23, 2026, 19:22:26 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Ishan Kishan smashes Brad Evans for a six over deep fine leg. A pick-up shot from Kishan with a fine shot to keep the scoreboard moving at a flying rate. Shreyas Iyer also found a boundary on the short ball. IND 92/2 in 9 oversJul 23, 2026, 19:11:48 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi falls on the very next ball after completing a half-century. He went for a shot over the third man but caught near the boundary line. He is livid with himself for the way he got out. A blazing knock comes to an end here. IND 68/2 in 6.2 oversJul 23, 2026, 19:08:57 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi slams an 18-ball half-century here. A sensational knock from the 15-year-old so far. He has already taken the game away from Zimbabwe. His maiden international half-century.Jul 23, 2026, 19:02:47 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Blessing Muzarabani faces the wrath of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi now. The Indian teenager is on absolute fire here and smashed the Zimbabwe paceman for a couple of fours and a six. IND 52/1 in 5 oversJul 23, 2026, 18:57:35 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continues his brute display as this time he takes on Brad Evans. He welcomed the new bowler with a four and a six. 12 runs came off the over. IND 35/1 in 4 oversJul 23, 2026, 18:51:15 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Abhishek Sharma's misery in the middle ends as he got dismissed for just 1. Blessing Muzarabani with the first wicket for Zimbabwe. In the attempt for a big shot, Abhishek got caught cheaply. IND 13/1 in 2.5 oversJul 23, 2026, 18:47:13 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Blessing Muzarabani escaped but Richard Ngarava failed to as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smacked him for a couple of sixes and a four to make his intentions quiet clear. 20 runs came off the over. IND 22/0 in 2 oversJul 23, 2026, 18:42:48 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Blessing Muzarabani with a tidy over to start the proceedings here. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi opened his account with a single and Abhishek Sharma as well. Only two runs came off the over. Jul 23, 2026, 18:39:08 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi are in the middle for the chase. Blessing Muzarabani has the ball in hand.Jul 23, 2026, 18:19:05 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: A fine final over from Prince Yadav here. Wessly Madhevere hit a boundary on the first ball but got dismissed on the next ball. Brad Evans also holed it out to Shreyas Iyer. 8 runs came off it. ZIM 125/7 in 20 oversJul 23, 2026, 18:13:39 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Tadiwanashe Marumani hit Mayank Yadav for a boundary on the last ball of the over to make it eight runs off the over. Zimbabwe are putting up a fight in the business end of the innings. ZIM 117/5 in 19 oversJul 23, 2026, 18:07:30 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Tadiwanashe Marumani smashes Shivam Dube for a maximum here. Zimbabwe crossed the 100-run mark here with 11 runs coming off it. Two overs left in the game as Zimbabwe will look to capitalise on the 12 balls. ZIM 109/5 in 18 oversJul 23, 2026, 18:02:34 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: This time Wessly Madhevere smashes six off Ravi Bishnoi's delivery as the tide has turned a bit now but it still remains an uphill task for Zimbabwe here to post a challenging total. ZIM 98/5 in 17 oversJul 23, 2026, 17:59:55 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Ashok Sharma from other end and Wessly Madhevere hit him for a couple of boundaries to up the ante. It was much needed for Zimbabwe to break the shackles. They have to shift the momentum from here. ZIM 89/5 in 16 oversJul 23, 2026, 17:54:09 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Prince Yadav back into the attack and delivered a tight over as runs came off it. Zimbabwe are just trying to get close to 100 here as their run rate remains under 100. ZIM 78/5 in 15 oversJul 23, 2026, 17:45:14 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Ravi Bishnoi gets his name on the wickets sheet as he gets rid of Ryan Burl here to break the gritty stand. Zimbabwe are half down already as nothing is going their way here. ZIM 64/5 in 13.1 oversJul 23, 2026, 17:38:07 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Ryan Burl breaks the shackles and smashes Shivam Dube for a maximum as Zimbabwe also crossed the 50-run mark. 10 runs came off the over. ZIM 56/4 in 11 oversJul 23, 2026, 17:29:07 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: The introduction of spin in the match with Ravi Bishnoi coming into the attack. He delivered a tight over with five runs coming off it. ZImbabwe are struggling to find ways to score runs here. ZIM 46/4 in 10 oversJul 23, 2026, 17:16:39 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Shivam Dube into the attack and he got the big wicket of Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza. India are all over the hosts at the moment, who look clueless against this pace attack. Sensational and Zimbabwe now lost their skipper too with Sooryavanshi taking another catch. ZIM 32/4 in 7.2 oversJul 23, 2026, 17:14:50 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Ashok Sharma returned to the attack and this time he was better with his line and length and gave just five runs off his over. Zimbabwe are under a lot of pressure and struggling to find ways to score runs here. ZIM 31/3 in 7 oversJul 23, 2026, 16:59:47 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Mayank Yadav is on a roll here! He gets another wicket and this time he dismisses Dion Myers for just 6. Another wicket for India inside the power play as they have completely stamped authority over Zimbabwe. Mayank Yadav is running riot here. ZIM 20/3 in 4.2 oversJul 23, 2026, 16:53:13 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Prince Yadav into the attack and he got the better of Ben Curran here. Short of a length delivery and Curran went for a pull shot but failed to connect it well and got caught by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. ZIM 19/2 in 3.2 oversJul 23, 2026, 16:51:21 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Mayank Yadav's pace is too much to handle for the Zimbabwe batters so far. He has been rapid and has been hitting the right areas. Three runs came off the over and all of it came via extras. Zimbabwe are cautious against him. ZIM 19/1 in 3 oversJul 23, 2026, 16:42:52 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Ashok Sharma from the other end and Ben Curran smashed him for a couple of boundaries. The debutant missed his length and the left-handed batter was ready to dispatch it for boundaries. 10 runs came off his over. ZIM 16/1 in 2 oversJul 23, 2026, 16:34:02 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Mayank Yadav turned out to be too lethal for Brian Bennett on the first ball itself, and he had to walk back to the pavilion. A first-ball wicket for Mayank and India. A fabulous delivery forced an edge of Bennett's willow. ZIM 0/1 in 0.1 overJul 23, 2026, 16:31:09 ISTIndia vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Brian Bennett and Tadiwanashe Marumani are in the middle to open the innings for Zimbabwe. Mayank Yadav has the ball in hand.Jul 23, 2026, 16:25:33 ISTIND vs ZIM LIVE Score, 1st T20I: The players are in the middle for the national anthems of their respective nations.Jul 23, 2026, 16:14:09 ISTIND vs ZIM LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Zimbabwe Playing XI - Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Wessly Madhevere, Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava, Blessing MuzarabaniJul 23, 2026, 16:07:58 ISTIND vs ZIM LIVE Score, 1st T20I: India Playing XI - Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav.Jul 23, 2026, 16:03:37 ISTIND vs ZIM LIVE Score, 1st T20I: India skipper Shreyas Iyer wins the toss and elects to bowl first against Zimbabwe in Harare.Jul 23, 2026, 15:49:21 ISTIND vs ZIM LIVE Score, 1st T20I: The lively afternoon pitches at Harare Sports Club, offering extra bounce and seam movement, could test India's batting unit. While captain Shreyas Iyer is well-equipped to handle such conditions, several of the other batters may find it challenging if they fail to move decisively and adapt to the pace and bounce on offer.Jul 23, 2026, 15:41:10 ISTIND vs ZIM LIVE Score, 1st T20I: After a difficult start to Shreyas Iyer's captaincy, the Zimbabwe series offers India a chance to reset. The Men in Blue have lost six of their first seven T20Is under his leadership, including series defeats to Ireland and England. With confidence dented and questions over batting, selection and tactics continuing to grow, Iyer and his team will be eager to put recent struggles behind them and begin rebuilding momentum with a convincing performance.Jul 23, 2026, 15:32:22 ISTIND vs ZIM LIVE Score, 1st T20I: Hello and welcome to our live blog of 1st T20I between India and Zimbabwe from Harare.Home Cricket News IND vs ZIM Highlights 1st T20I: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stars with fifty; Shreyas registers first win as skipper