Shubman Gill's India bounced back in emphatic fashion after their loss in the opening T20I to beat Zimbabwe in the second T20I by 100 runs. The newly-crowned T20 Champions bowled out Zimbabwe for 134 in the second game and leveled the five-match series 1-1. With this win, India have shattered Pakistan's all-time record in T20Is.
This was India's fifth win of 100+ run margins, taking them past Pakistan and Australia. The Men in Green and Aussies both have four wins of 100+ runs, followed by England and Afghanistan with three wins each of this margin. India's five wins of 100+ runs are the most among the top 10 teams in the format.
Most 100+ runs wins in T20Is: India - 5 wins Pakistan - 4 wins Australia - 4 wins England - 3 wins Afghanistan - 3 wins India's largest win (by run margins) in the format is 168, which came against New Zealand in Ahmedabad last year. They have defeated Ireland by 143 runs, South Africa by 106 and Afghanistan by 101 runs. In the game against Zimbabwe, the Men in Blue decided to bat first after winning the toss, unlike what they did in the first T20I after winning the (adsbygoogle = window.
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After making 74/1 in their first 10 overs, the visitors ramped up a world-record 160 runs in the second half of the innings, mainly due to Abhishek Sharma's 100, Ruturaj Gaikwad's 77 and Rinku .