The rivalry that exists between the India as well as Zimbabwe national cricket teams has the highest spot in the history of cricket. They are known for their fierce competition and determination to be better than the other team and make their matches fascinating and intense. Through the years, supporters have seen a variety of thrilling games with fierce competition as well as impressive performance.
Be it ODIs or Tests or T20s the battles in between India and Zimbabwe are always entertaining cricket. For more than three decades, the cricketing partnership between them has been characterized by battle-hard contests, unexpected upsets and a few moments of brilliance from players from both sides.
From Zimbabwe’s impressive performances in the 1990s, to India’s dominating performance in recent years, this rivalry has created several memorable matches. Take a close study of the chronology of cricket matches between Zimbabwe and India national cricket teams.
India Vs Zimbabwe Result summary in ODIs
India and Zimbabwe played a total 66 ODI matches since 1983 and India has dominated in this format. India won 54 matches from 66 while Zimbabwe won only 10 matches and two matches resulted in a tie.
| Team | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | Tied |
| India | 1983-2022 | 66 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 1983-2022 | 66 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 2 |
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India Vs Zimbabwe Result summary tests
India and Zimbabwe met in 11 test matches since the start from which India won 7 matches and two matches resulted in a draw. Zimbabwe won only 2 matches. India dominated Zimbabwe in this format laso.
| Team | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | Tied |
| India | 1992-2005 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 1992-2005 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
India Vs Zimbabwe Result summary T20
Total 13 T20 matches have been played between India and Zimbabwe since 2010. India won 10 matches and Zimbabwe won 3 matches only. This format is also dominated by men in Blue.
| Team | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | Tied |
| India | 2010-2024 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 2010-2024 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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India National Cricket Team Vs. Zimbabwe National Cricket Team: All Test Matches Results
| Match Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Margin | Ground |
| Sep 20-22, 2005 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 10 wickets | Harare |
| Sep 13-16, 2005 | Zimbabwe | India | India | inns & 90 runs | Bulawayo |
| Feb 28-Mar 4, 2002 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 4 wickets | Delhi |
| Feb 21-25, 2002 | India | Zimbabwe | India | inns & 101 runs | Nagpur |
| Jun 15-18, 2001 | Zimbabwe | India | Zimbabwe | 4 wickets | Harare |
| Jun 7-10, 2001 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 8 wickets | Bulawayo |
| Nov 25-29, 2000 | India | Zimbabwe | drawn | – | Nagpur |
| Nov 18-22, 2000 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 7 wickets | Delhi |
| Oct 7-10, 1998 | Zimbabwe | India | Zimbabwe | 61 runs | Harare |
| Mar 13-17, 1993 | India | Zimbabwe | India | inns & 13 runs | Delhi |
| Oct 18-22, 1992 | Zimbabwe | India | drawn | – | Harare |
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India National Cricket Team Vs. Zimbabwe National Cricket Team: All ODIs Matches Results
| Match Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Margin | Ground |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 13 runs | Harare |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 5 wickets | Harare |
| Aug 18, 2022 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 10 wickets | Harare |
| Jun 15, 2016 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 10 wickets | Harare |
| Jun 13, 2016 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 8 wickets | Harare |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 9 wickets | Harare |
| Jul 14, 2015 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 83 runs | Harare |
| Jul 12, 2015 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 62 runs | Harare |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 4 runs | Harare |
| Mar 14, 2015 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 6 wickets | Auckland |
| Aug 3, 2013 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 7 wickets | Bulawayo |
| Aug 1, 2013 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 9 wickets | Bulawayo |
| Jul 28, 2013 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 7 wickets | Harare |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 58 runs | Harare |
| Jul 24, 2013 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 6 wickets | Harare |
| Jun 3, 2010 | Zimbabwe | India | Zimbabwe | 7 wickets | Harare |
| May 28, 2010 | Zimbabwe | India | Zimbabwe | 6 wickets | Bulawayo |
| Sep 4, 2005 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 4 wickets | Harare |
| Aug 29, 2005 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 161 runs | Harare |
| Feb 3, 2004 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 4 wickets | W.A.C.A |
| Jan 24, 2004 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 3 runs | Adelaide |
| Jan 20, 2004 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 24 runs | Brisbane |
| Jan 14, 2004 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 7 wickets | Hobart |
| Feb 19, 2003 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 83 runs | Harare |
| Sep 14, 2002 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 14 runs | Colombo (RPS) |
| Mar 19, 2002 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 101 runs | Guwahati |
| Mar 16, 2002 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 5 wickets | Hyderabad (Deccan) |
| Mar 13, 2002 | India | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 6 wickets | Kochi |
| Mar 10, 2002 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 64 runs | Mohali |
| Mar 7, 2002 | India | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 wicket | Faridabad |
| Jun 27, 2001 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 4 wickets | Bulawayo |
| Jun 24, 2001 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 9 wickets | Harare |
| Dec 14, 2000 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 39 runs | Rajkot |
| Dec 11, 2000 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 9 wickets | Kanpur |
| Dec 8, 2000 | India | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 wicket | Jodhpur |
| Dec 5, 2000 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 61 runs | Ahmedabad |
| Dec 2, 2000 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 3 wickets | Cuttack |
| Oct 26, 2000 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 3 wickets | Sharjah |
| Oct 22, 2000 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 13 runs | Sharjah |
| Oct 1, 1999 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 107 runs | Nairobi (Gym) |
| Sep 4, 1999 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 115 runs | Singapore |
| May 19, 1999 | India | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 3 runs | Leicester |
| Nov 13, 1998 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 10 wickets | Sharjah |
| Nov 11, 1998 | India | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 13 runs | Sharjah |
| Nov 8, 1998 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 7 wickets | Sharjah |
| Sep 30, 1998 | Zimbabwe | India | Zimbabwe | 37 runs | Harare |
| Sep 27, 1998 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 8 wickets | Bulawayo |
| Sep 26, 1998 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 8 wickets | Bulawayo |
| Apr 9, 1998 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 32 runs | Cuttack |
| Apr 5, 1998 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 13 runs | Vadodara |
| Feb 15, 1997 | Zimbabwe | India | Zimbabwe | 8 wickets | Bulawayo |
| Feb 9, 1997 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 6 wickets | Benoni |
| Feb 7, 1997 | India | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 3 wickets | Centurion |
| Jan 27, 1997 | India | Zimbabwe | tied | – | Paarl |
| Sep 1, 1996 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 7 wickets | Colombo (SSC) |
| Mar 6, 1996 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 40 runs | Kanpur |
| Nov 18, 1993 | India | Zimbabwe | tied | – | Indore |
| Mar 25, 1993 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 8 wickets | Pune |
| Mar 22, 1993 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 7 wickets | Guwahati |
| Mar 19, 1993 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 67 runs | Faridabad |
| Oct 25, 1992 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 30 runs | Harare |
| Mar 7, 1992 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 55 runs | Hamilton |
| Oct 26, 1987 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 7 wickets | Ahmedabad |
| Oct 17, 1987 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 8 wickets | Wankhede |
| Jun 18, 1983 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 31 runs | Tunbridge Wells |
| Jun 11, 1983 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 5 wickets | Leicester |
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India National Cricket Team Vs. Zimbabwe National Cricket: All T20I Matches Results
| Match Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Margin | Ground |
| Jul 14, 2024 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 42 runs | Harare |
| Jul 13, 2024 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 10 wickets | Harare |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 23 runs | Harare |
| Jul 7, 2024 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 100 runs | Harare |
| Jul 6, 2024 | Zimbabwe | India | Zimbabwe | 13 runs | Harare |
| Nov 6, 2022 | India | Zimbabwe | India | 71 runs | Melbourne |
| Jun 22, 2016 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 3 runs | Harare |
| Jun 20, 2016 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 10 wickets | Harare |
| Jun 18, 2016 | Zimbabwe | India | Zimbabwe | 2 runs | Harare |
| Jul 19, 2015 | Zimbabwe | India | Zimbabwe | 10 runs | Harare |
| Jul 17, 2015 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 54 runs | Harare |
| Jun 13, 2010 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 7 wickets | Harare |
| Jun 12, 2010 | Zimbabwe | India | India | 6 wickets | Harare |
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Conclusion
The India-Zimbabwe cricket matches, although dominating by India but has been a source of unforgettable scenes and thrilling contests in every format. From Zimbabwe’s perseverance in the 1990s through to India’s steady dominance in the past, this ongoing contest is an enduring testament to the game’s unpredictable nature and excitement. It has been awe-inspiring to supporters for three years.
