Indian Womens Team Shines with Record Score Against Zimbabwe in T20 Match
The Indian womens cricket team scored 216 runs against Zimbabwe, marking their fourth-highest T20 International total.
Raipur, October 20 (Daily Kiran) : The Indian women’s cricket team showcased an impressive performance against Zimbabwe on Tuesday, scoring 216 runs at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. This total ranks as the fourth-highest in T20 International cricket for the Indian women’s team.
Previously, India set a record of 221 runs against Sri Lanka in 2025 in Thiruvananthapuram. They also scored 217 runs against the West Indies in 2024. Earlier this year, during the Asian Games, the team posted 216 runs against Sri Lanka.
In terms of sixes, India leads the way in T20 International cricket for the calendar year, hitting 128 sixes so far. South Africa follows with 77. Notably, India hit 67 sixes in 2018 and 65 in 2022. Pakistan ranks fifth this year with 63 sixes.
During the match against Zimbabwe, India hit 11 sixes. This is just shy of their record of 13 sixes against Sri Lanka in the Asian Games and 12 against Bangladesh in the same tournament. In comparison, the West Indies and Brazil have each hit 11 sixes in T20 innings in previous years.
Star batter Harmanpreet Kaur led the charge, scoring an unbeaten 91 runs off 41 balls, including 5 sixes and 10 fours. This innings marks the second-highest individual score for the Indian women’s team in T20 International cricket when batting at number four or lower. Kaur previously scored 103 runs against New Zealand in the 2018 T20 World Cup.
India won the toss and opted to bat, losing 7 wickets to reach their total. Shafali Verma was the top scorer with 69 runs, while Anushka Sharma contributed 28 runs before being dismissed. For Zimbabwe, Bilvud Bija claimed the most wickets, taking 3.
