Team India shatters Pakistan's long-held T20I World Record with 4-1 series win over Zimbabwe

Abhijeet Kumar Singh

• Mon • 15 Jul 2024

Team India shatters Pakistan's long-held World Record with 4-1 series win over Zimbabwe

Highlights:

India clinched the five-match T20I series 4-1 against Zimbabwe.

India earned a 42-run win against Zimbabwe in the final T20I on July 14.

Shubman Gill-led Team India has etched its name in history books by clinching a resounding 4-1 victory over Zimbabwe in the T20I series. This dominant performance marked a new world record for the most consecutive wins in a bilateral T20I series.

India Dominates Zimbabwe in T20I Series

After a surprising loss in the series opener, the Shubman Gill-led Indian side displayed remarkable resilience, bouncing back to win the next four matches convincingly. Their victories included a century-run margin, a 23-run triumph, a comprehensive 10-wicket demolition, and a final 42-run win.

Despite a shaky start in the final match, with early dismissals of key batters, Sanju Samson's crucial half-century and Shivam Dube's cameo helped India post a defendable total. Zimbabwe's hopes of a series-levelling victory were dashed by a stellar bowling performance from Mukesh Kumar, who claimed four wickets to seal the series for India.

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India has rewritten the record books for T20I victories away from home. With their win in the fifth T20I, they surpassed Pakistan's previous record of 50 wins, establishing a new benchmark of 51 overseas victories in the shortest format of the game.

Teams with most T20I wins away from home

Teams	Wins
India	51
Pakistan	50
Australia	39
New Zealand	37
England	35

India boasts the highest number of T20I victories, with an impressive tally of 152 wins. This dominance is further highlighted by their recent achievement of becoming the first team to reach the 150-win milestone. Pakistan follows closely with 142 wins, while New Zealand is in third place with 111 victories. Australia and South Africa have secured 105 and 104 wins respectively, and England brings up the rear of the century club with 100 wins.

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In their next assignment, India will tour to Sri Lanka for three-match T20Is and as many ODIs. The series will start from July 27 with T20I opener and will concluded on August 7 with final ODI.