IND vs ZIM 2nd T20I, in Photos: Abhishek Sharma's Ton Helps India Register 100-run Win to Level Series 1-1
The Indian team were able to level the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe 1-1 thanks to the 100-run win thanks to the century scored by Abhishek Sharma.
The Indian skipper, Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bat first. He announced just one change with Sai Sudharshan making his debut. He came in place of Khaleel Ahmed. (Image: X/@BCCI)
Abhishek Sharma managed to find his groove and the southpaw reached his fifty in 33 balls, showcasing his ability to play as per the situation instead of blindly hitting the ball. (Image: AFP)
Just as Abhishek was looking to tee off, his partner, Ruturaj Gaikwad was holding the other end with a measured knock where he reached his half-century in 38 balls. (Image: AFP)
The 22-year-old Abhishek was able to attack the bowlers as he reached his maiden international century in just 47 balls to take the game away from the Zimbabwean bowlers. (Image: AFP)
As the innings came to a close, India finished with a mammoth total of 234/2 with Rinku Singh's brief cameo of 48 in 22 deliveries putting India in the driver's seat. (Image: X/@BCCI)
Mukesh Kumar was handed the new ball and he managed to strike in the very first over to get rid of Innocent Kaia to give India the perfect start with the ball. (Image: AFP)
The right-arm pacer struck yet again in the powerplay as he got the wicket of Brian Bennett who was looking to score some big runs but his innings came to a halt. (Image: AFP)
Avesh Khan managed to strike twice in his very first over to get rid of Dion Myers and the skipper Sikandar Raza as well to make it 4 wickets for India in the powerplay. (Image: AFP)
Ravi Bishnoi and Washington Sundar managed to combine in the middle stages of the innings and pick up more wickets to put Zimbabwe away from winning the game. (Image: AFP)
Mukesh Kumar cleaned up the final wicket to help India secure the win by 100 runs and level the series 1-1. (Image: AFP)