{"id":7339,"date":"2026-07-26T22:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T22:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/?p=7339"},"modified":"2026-07-26T22:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T22:05:15","slug":"india-dominate-in-harare-ishan-kishan-and-tilak-varma-power-90-run-win-shreyas-iyer-secures-first-t20i-series-as-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/?p=7339","title":{"rendered":"India Dominate in Harare: Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma Power 90-Run Win; Shreyas Iyer Secures First T20I Series as Captain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>India Dominate in Harare: Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma Power 90-Run Win; Shreyas Iyer Secures First T20I Series as Captain<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dwarka News<\/p>\n<p>Editor-in-Chief: Vikram Singh Tomar<\/p>\n<p>26\/07\/2026<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7340\" src=\"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BeFunky-collage-36-2026-07-f03a780fbf2fac372742c164358b276c-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BeFunky-collage-36-2026-07-f03a780fbf2fac372742c164358b276c-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BeFunky-collage-36-2026-07-f03a780fbf2fac372742c164358b276c-1.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Harare | Sports Desk: India delivered a commanding all-round performance to defeat Zimbabwe by 90 runs in the second T20 International, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The victory also marked Shreyas Iyer&#8217;s first-ever T20I series win as India&#8217;s captain, adding another milestone to his leadership journey.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Batting first, India posted a formidable 219\/5 in 20 overs. Ishan Kishan starred with a blistering 81, while Tilak Varma remained unbeaten on 60. The duo stitched together a crucial 94-run partnership for the fourth wicket, helping India cross the 200-run mark and put Zimbabwe under immense pressure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chasing a daunting target of 220, Zimbabwe began aggressively with Brian Bennett scoring a quick 32 off 19 balls. However, the Indian bowling attack struck back with regular wickets, dismantling the hosts&#8217; batting line-up. Zimbabwe were eventually bowled out for 129 in 17.5 overs, handing India a comprehensive victory.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With this emphatic triumph, India sealed the T20I series 2-0, while Shreyas Iyer celebrated his maiden bilateral T20I series win as captain. India&#8217;s clinical display with both bat and ball highlighted the team&#8217;s dominance and reinforced its strong form ahead of future international assignments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India Dominate in Harare: Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma Power 90-Run Win; Shreyas Iyer Secures First T20I Series as Captain &nbsp; Dwarka News Editor-in-Chief: Vikram Singh Tomar 26\/07\/2026 Harare | Sports Desk: India delivered a commanding all-round performance to defeat Zimbabwe by 90 runs in the second T20 International, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-7","category-16"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7341,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7339\/revisions\/7341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkanews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}