India sealed the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe with a 90-run win in the second match on Saturday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead.Half-centuries from Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma, followed by a disciplined bowling effort, helped India beat the hosts after posting 219/5.The win also gave a new T20I captaincy Shreyas Iyer his first series victory after India lost the previous two T20I series under his leadership against Ireland (0-2) and England (0-4).Chasing 220, Zimbabwe’s task became difficult after losing five wickets in the first nine overs. In the end they lost by 129.Brian Bennett gave Zimbabwe an aggressive start, scoring 32 off 19 balls with three fours and three sixes. He picked up debutant Yash Thakur, hitting him for a six and a four in quick succession, but the pacer responded quickly as Bennett’s attempted ramp shot was caught by wicketkeeper Kishan.
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Thakur finished with 2/30, as India’s bowlers continued to take wickets at regular intervals.Ryan Burl and Tadi Marumani made scores in the 20s, but Zimbabwe were never able to build a partnership that could put pressure on India.Part-time spinners Tilak Varma and: Abhishek Sharma also chipped in with wickets, with Abhishek returning figures of 3/17 as India wrapped up the innings comfortably.India, however, suffered an injury concern when the pacer Prince: Yadav walked off the field clutching his hamstring after bowling 1.2 overs. He finished with figures of 2/10.Earlier, India recovered from 29/2 after being asked to bat first.Kishan first added 66 runs for the third wicket with the captain Shreya: Iyer, who scored 25, before putting on a 94-run stand with Tilak Varma.Kishan made 81 off 44 balls. He reached his fifty off 31 deliveries before adding another 31 runs off just 13 balls. Most of his scores came from the leg side, where he often found the boundary.He hit Bennett for two fours through the mid-wicket region and later hit pacer Brad Evans for two fours and a six at the same spot.Tilak remained unbeaten on 60 off 29 balls. He reached his fifty in just 23 deliveries and attacked Zimbabwe’s leading pacer Blessing Muzarabani with three consecutive boundaries. One of those came with a late dab behind point with the pace bowler, as he also hit Evans for a six over mid-wicket.India scored 61 runs in the last five overs.The visitors had previously lost both openers cheaply.Abhishek Sharma was caught at point at Muzarabani, while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made 20 in nine balls, including consecutive 4, 6, 4 and 4 against Richard Ngarava. The left-arm pacer, however, had the last word as Sooryavanshi miscued a Muzarabani bouncer at mid-on.From there, Kishan and Tilak took control to set up another comfortable win for India.