Vaibhav Sooryavanshi leads India to clean sweep in Zimbabwe

5 min readJul 26, 2026 09:00 PM IST Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in action. (Faheem Hussain / CREIMAS for BCCI)Shreyas Iyer’s first assignment as India’s T20I captain had begun with setbacks in Ireland and England. In Zimbabwe, however, he found the turnaround he was looking for, leading India to a 3-0 sweep after a 35-run win in the final game in Harare. The foundation to Sunday’s win was laid by the top order. A 75-run second-wicket stand between Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan helped India reach 192/5, with the two left-handers combining aggression and composure against a disciplined Zimbabwe attack.After Abhishek Sharma’s lean run continued with another low score, India needed a partnership that could restore momentum without allowing Zimbabwe to build pressure. They got exactly that fro