Sooryavanshi stars again as India knock England off top spot in T20I rankings

England had moved top of men's T20 rankings after thrashing India 4-0 at home but now bumped to second as Shreyas Iyer's side return to the summit following 3-0 sweep of Zimbabwe; teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi slams 81 from 49 balls in final T20, after making 50 off 19 in series opener

>Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi struck his second fifty in three innings as India sealed a 3-0 T20I sweep of Zimbabwe to knock England off top spot in the rankings.

>Sooryavanshi's 81 from 49 balls in Harare featured four sixes and eight fours and followed his maiden half-century for his country - a 19-ball 50 - in Thursday's series opener at the same venue.

>The left-hander - who lit up the 2026 IPL with 776 runs in 16 matches for Rajasthan Royals at a remarkable strike-rate of 237.30 - first played senior cricket for India during the recent 4-0 T20 thrashing in England, registering scores of 14, 13 and 15.

>India 192-5 from 20 overs (elected to bat): Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (81 off 49 balls), Ishan Kishan (29 off 26), Shreyas Iyer (27 off 18), Rinku Singh (25no off 14); Brad Evans (2-41)

>Zimbabwe 157-7 from 20 overs (target 193): Ryan Burl (54no off 43), Wesley Madhevere (28 off 25); Mayank Yadav (3-29), Shardul Thakur (2-45)

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>India's heavy defeat in the UK had seen Harry Brook's men overtake them as the No 1 T20I team before they returned to the summit after seizing a 2-0 lead against Zimbabwe.

>They would have slipped back to second had they lost the finale but ran out 35-run winners despite some sloppy fielding.

>Sooryavanhsi's innings - which ended when he was superbly caught by a diving Brad Evans - propelled Shreyas Iyer's side to 192-5 and Zimbabwe could only make 157-7 in reply, with Ryan Burl (54no off 43) top-scoring.

>India are next in action in August as they visit Sri Lanka for a two-match Test series, before returning to white-ball cricket across September and October when they host West Indies for three one-day internationals and five T20 internationals.

>England will look to move back top of the T20I standings when they welcome Sri Lanka for three fixtures from September 15.

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>The series opener is at the Utilita Bowl in Southampton before further games at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff (September 17) and Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester (September 19) ahead of a three-match ODI series between the sides.

>Like India, England also play Test cricket next, with the first of three red-ball clashes against Pakistan starting at Headingley on August 19, live on Sky Sports and contract-free with NOW.