KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Zimbabwe has never won a bilateral T20I series against India in any edition.

• Their best result was a 1-1 draw during India's tour of Zimbabwe in 2015.

• India leads the overall head-to-head record 11-3 across 14 T20I meetings.

IND vs ZIM full head-to-head record, series results in T20 cricket listed

India arrive in Harare for a three-match T20I series carrying an unwanted streak, having failed to win a single game in the format since lifting the World Cup in March, a run that now stands at six consecutive defeats.

Those losses came against Ireland and England, costing India their world No. 1 ranking and prompting a BCCI review. Zimbabwe, meanwhile, will fancy their chances against a heavily rotated visiting squad missing most of its senior names.

History, however, offers Sikandar Raza's side little encouragement. The two nations have met 14 times in T20 internationals across 16 years, and Zimbabwe has never once managed to win a series against India.

Has Zimbabwe ever beaten India in a T20I series?

The short answer is no. Zimbabwe has hosted India in four bilateral T20I series since 2010 and has failed to win any of them, though they have come agonisingly close on one occasion. That came in July 2015, when the two-match series ended 1-1. Zimbabwe won the second T20I in Harare to level things up, the only time they have avoided defeat across a full series against India.

Their other successes have been isolated. Zimbabwe won one match in the 2016 series, which India took 2-1, and claimed the opening game of the 2024 tour before losing the remaining four as India recovered to win 4-1.

Zimbabwe have also lost both World Cup meetings between the sides, going down at the 2022 edition in Australia and again during the 2026 tournament in India and Sri Lanka.

India vs Zimbabwe T20I head-to-head record

India holds a commanding advantage in the overall record, having won 11 of the 14 matches contested between the two nations since their first meeting in June 2010.

Zimbabwe's highest total against India is 184, posted during the 2026 T20 World Cup, while their lowest is 115 in the 2022 edition in Australia. Their overall batting average against India across those 14 matches stands at just 17.83.

India vs Zimbabwe full T20I series results

In which games has Zimbabwe beaten India?

In the 14 games that India and Zimbabwe have played against each other, the African nation has managed to beat India in just three games over three different series. India have never lost more than one T20I in a series against Zimbabwe.

The upcoming series will prove if Zimbabwe will get the chance to pull a fast one on India or not.