2nd T20I Live Score: Abhishek departs early as Muzarabani strikes

IND vs ZIMIndia (IND) vs Zimbabwe (ZIM), 2nd T20I Live Score: Blessing Muzarabani has taken the big wicket of Abhishek Sharma after India were asked to bat first. Ishan Kishan has joined Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the middle.ZIM vs IND, 2nd T20I Live Score. Courtesy: Zimbabwe CricketHi and welcome to India Today's live coverage of the Zimbabwe vs India, 2nd T20I in Harare. 16:41 IST:2.3: Richard Ngarava to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX! Vaibhav clears the fence. Short again, on middle and off, a bit of room to free his arms for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and he pulls this from the middle of his bat for a biggie towards the cow corner region. 16:41 IST:2.2: Richard Ngarava to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR! First boundary of this contest from the young teen sensation. Back of a length, on middle and off, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi rocks onto his back foot and pulls this in front of square on leg towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. 16:40 IST:2.2: Richard Ngarava to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, WIDE! Ngarava goes top-deck again and bowls this a bit too high on the batter. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi sits under it. Wided. 16:39 IST:2.1: Richard Ngarava to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, The Chevrons have decided to test India with some short stuff, it seems. Richard Ngarava bowls a short one, around off, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi punches this to covers for a dot. 16:38 IST:1.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Ishan Kishan, Good length, around off, Ishan Kishan gets up on his toes and punches this to mid off for a dot. 16:42 IST:Early blow to India. Ishan Kishan walks out to bat at number 3.16:36 IST:1.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! Success for Blessing Muzarabani as he removes Abhishek Sharma for another single-digit score. Back of a length, around off, Abhishek Sharma stays leg side to the line of the ball and tries to guide it away but gets undone by the extra bounce. Hits this tamely towards the direction of point. Ryan Burl just comes in a bit, dives to his right and takes a good catch. India are 10/1 now.16:35 IST:1.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Abhishek Sharma, Blessing Muzarabani hits the perfect length around that 6-8 m length, around off and going across the batter. Abhishek Sharma looks to loft this on the up but gets beaten on the outside edge. 16:35 IST:1.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Abhishek Sharma, Back of a length, around off, Abhishek Sharma thumps this straight to the fielder at point. 16:34 IST:1.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Short again and around off, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi punches this through point for a run.16:34 IST:1.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Short and on middle and leg, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi goes for a hook but misses out. THis has missed everything but it wasn't far from an outside edge. 16:34 IST:Blessing Muzarabani will share the attack.16:33 IST:0.6: Sikandar Raza to Abhishek Sharma, Raza ends well with two dots. Pushed through on the pads, Abhishek Sharma punches this to mid on. 9 runs off the first over.16:32 IST:0.5: Sikandar Raza to Abhishek Sharma, Flatter and fuller, on off, Abhishek Sharma pushes this to the right of the bowler for a dot. 16:32 IST:0.4: Sikandar Raza to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Sharma. Short of a length, this time, around middle and off, Abhishek Sharma shuffles away to his leg side and lofts this over the extra cover fielder this time for four more. 16:31 IST:0.3: Sikandar Raza to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Abhishek Sharma starts the boundary-hitting feast for India. Tossed up, around off, Abhishek Sharma backs away and chips this over covers for a boundary. This landed inches inside the fence before bouncing over for four runs. 16:31 IST:0.2: Sikandar Raza to Abhishek Sharma, Quicker one this time from Raza, on a length, around off. Abhishek Sharma punches this straight to covers. 16:30 IST:0.1: Sikandar Raza to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Raza starts from around the stumps, bowls a fuller one wide of off. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi punches this firmly to the right of mid off for a single to get off the mark. 16:31 IST:We are all set to begin! The two umpires make their way out to the middle now, followed by the Zimbabwe players who spread out from the huddle and take up their respective field positions. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma are the two explosive openers for India. It will be spin as Sikandar Raza has the new ball in his hand. Let's play...16:34 IST:You have to adjust as soon as possible - Ishan Kishan says the pitch wasn't easy to bat on. Ishan notes that it looked settled in the first innings after a few overs, but when they batted, it had double bounce and double pace at the same time, so it wasn't possible to take on the bowlers from ball one and because of that, he and his teammates took their time, knowing the target wasn't big and picking good shots when needed. On adapting to different pitches around the world, Ishan adds that as an international cricketer and professional, you have to adjust as soon as possible. He says there is no point playing shots that aren't on, because going for them and losing your wicket only sets the team back, and keeping the team first helps one judge the pitch in the middle and play the right shots.16:19 IST:PITCH REPORT - Ed Rainsford says the boundaries measure 75m and 69m square and 78m straight down the ground. Ed notes that today’s pitch looks very similar to the one from a few days ago, but it appears firmer, harder, and like a fantastic surface to bat on. According to him, 165 is the minimum par score, but with the wind and the shorter boundary on one side, he is looking at around 190. He adds that batters who hit with the wind towards the shorter boundary can cash in, while hitting against the wind to the 81m boundary won’t be easy. Overall, he puts the par score somewhere between 190 and 200.16:18 IST:The captain of India - Shreyas Iyer says that they would have batted first anyway. Adds that the pitch doesn't look as tacky as the first game. He expects the bounce to be even. Iyer mentions that it is important to enjoy the wins but also stay in the present and not get complacent. Informs that Yash Thakur replaces Ashok Sharma and is making his debut.16:10 IST:The skipper of Zimbabwe - Sikandar Raza says the pitch looks better than in the first game and might not be as spicy. Raza notes that it is winter in Harare, so there should still be enough in it for the seam bowlers to exploit. Raza also confirms that they are going in with the same team.16:26 IST:India (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Yash Thakur (On Debut), Mayank Yadav.16:07 IST:Zimbabwe (Unchanged Playing XI) - Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (C), Ryan Burl, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani (WK), Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani.