How has India performed against Zimbabwe in T-20 cricket?

Updated: 23-02-2026, 10.17 AM

What is the news?

The Indian cricket team had suffered a crushing defeat by 76 runs against the South African cricket team in the Super-8 match of the T-20 World Cup 2026. Now the team captained by Suryakumar Yadav has to face the Zimbabwe cricket team on 26 February. The Indian team will try to win this important match at any cost. Meanwhile, let’s take a look at India’s performance against Zimbabwe in T20 cricket.

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India has the upper hand

Till now, India has had the upper hand in the clash between the two teams. 13 matches have been played between the two teams in T-20 International, out of which India has won 10 matches and Zimbabwe has won 3 matches. The last time Zimbabwe defeated India was in a T-20 match played in 2024. India has won the last 4 T20 matches against this team.

India wins the only match of T-20 World Cup

In the T20 World Cup 2022, the match was played between India and Zimbabwe in Melbourne. In that match, India batted first and scored 186/5. In reply, Zimbabwe team was all out for 115 runs.

These Indian players have performed well

The highest run scorer against Zimbabwe in the T20 format is Indian Shubman Gill. He scored 170 runs in 5 innings at an average of 42.50. Abhishek Sharma from the current Indian team scored 124 runs at an average of 31.00, including a single. In bowling, Washington Sundar has taken 8 wickets in 5 matches with an average of 11.62 and economy rate of 5.16.

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These players from Zimbabwe have performed well

Dion Myers has scored 134 runs in 5 innings against India at an average of 33.50 and strike rate of 114.52. Blessing Muzarabani took 7 wickets in 6 innings against India at an average of 23.71 and economy rate of 7.11. Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza has scored 163 runs in 10 innings batting against India at a strike rate of 110.88. He has taken 7 wickets in bowling.