22/06Result
3rd T20I, India tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Jun 22 2016
India won by 3 runs
Player of the Match
Kedar Jadhav
Kedar JadhavIndia
22/06Result
3rd T20I, India tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Jun 22 2016
India won by 3 runs
Player of the Match
Kedar Jadhav
Kedar JadhavIndia

Match Day

Report
3073dThe Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

India edge thriller to seal series 2-1

Zimbabwe came within one hit of sealing their first-ever win in a T20I series of more than one match, but India ultimately prevailed to shade the third T20I by three runs

Preview

Preview
3074dThe Preview by Nikhil Kalro

Floundering Zimbabwe target upset in decider

Despite India's 10-wicket victory in the second T20I, Zimbabwe have a strong opportunity to register their first series win, comprising two or more matches, in the decider on Wednesday

Lowest

141

Previous lowest total defended by India in T20Is - vs Pak for a tie in WT20 2007. The previous lowest total successfully defended was 146 vs Ban in 2016 WT20.

Zimbabwe ahead

59/2

Zimbabwe's score at the end of 10th over. At the same stage, India were 53 for 3.

Masakadza's feat

1

No. of players who have appeared in 50 or more T20Is for Zimbabwe. Hamilton Masakadza becomes the first to play that many T20Is for his country.

Late Blast

43

Runs scored by India in the last 3 overs of the innings - 16 runs in 18th over, 11 in 19th and 16 in 20th. They had scored just 42 runs in 7 overs before that.

MS Dhoni is out

5

No. of consecutive T20I inns where MS Dhoni remained not out, before getting out in this match. His scores in those inns: 13*, 13*, 18*, 15* and 19*.

Career-bests

19

The previous highest score in T20Is for Rayudu and Jadhav. Both the batsmen have gone past that score in this match.

False start

0

No. of times India lost 3 or more wickets in the Powerplays against Zimbabwe in T20Is, in 7 matches. 29 is India's joint 4th-lowest powerplay score in T20Is.

First time on the tour

0

No. of times India batted first on this tour, before this T20I. Zimbabwe batted first in all 3 ODIs and 2 T20Is. They elected to field in this T20I.

Dhoni at the top

324

No. of international matches captained by MS Dhoni, which equals Ricky Ponting's tally at the top of the list