Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
50 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | IND: 289/8 | RR: 5.78

  • Kuldeep Yadav2 (2b)
  • Deepak Chahar1 (1b)
  • Brad Evans10-0-54-5
  • Richard Ngarava9-0-58-0

12:51pm 79 runs in the last ten overs, 159 in the last 20 - out of which Gill's contribution was 88! He looked at ease right from the moment he walked in and batted at a tempo that was quite different from the others - starkly different from that of the openers Dhawan and Rahul. Zimbabwe managed to keep most of the batters quiet but not Gill. Evans shone with a five-wicket haul and used his change of pace and lengths well on a surface, where the ball was not really coming on nicely to the bat. Going by the way Zimbabwe have batted in this series thus far, 290 looks a bit too out of reach. Let's see how they far, starting in half an hour's time.

Prakash: "79 off last 10 with 8 wickets remaining is a poor performance you have to say. India are struggling at the death without Pant, Pandya and Jadeja!!!" To be fair, it is not quite bad given the used track that was on offer.

Mustafa Moudi: "With this Gill finish this series with highest Runs (245), Highest Average (115.50) and Highest SR (120.68) among players scoring 10 or more runs this series. Guess he will be receiving both - Player of the Match and Player of the Series today !!"

Gandhi: "What a prediction, almost nearby, kislay: "Final scorecards: IND: 278/9 in 50 overs, ZIM: 212 all out in 43.5 overs." We can revisit this at the end of the game "

49.6
2
Evans to Kuldeep Yadav, 2 runs, Very full on middle and leg, whipped through midwicket for a couple. India finish on 289 for 8.
49.5
0
Evans to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, Full and outside off, Kuldeep has no idea of tackling the slower one and misses it.

Around the stumps.

49.4
1
Evans to Chahar, 1 run, Very full outside off, squeezed towards backward point for one.

Chahar to face with Kuleep at the other end.

49.3
W
Evans to Thakur, OUT, Maiden ODI five-wicket haul for Evans and how well has he bowled today! Length ball around off and middle but the key was that he had taken pace off it. Deceived Thakur completely who ended up being way early into the shot and skying it high via the toe end. Nyauchi at mid-off keeps his eye on that as he runs to his right and pouches it.

SN Thakur c Nyauchi b Evans 9 (10m 6b 2x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

49.2
4
Evans to Thakur, FOUR, Drilled and drilled for four! This is full and outside off, he throws the kitchen sink at that and beats Kaia at long-off, who surprisingly was not too deep.

Deepak Chahar at the other end.

49.1
W
Evans to Shubman Gill, OUT, Has Gill got enough on that? Nope and it is wicket No. 4 for Evans! Gill is being congratulated off the field by the Zimbabwe players as he walks off as that has been a top quality knock. He looks to tonk the length ball that is outside off over the fence but only gets more height than distance and finds long-off.

Shubman Gill c Kaia b Evans 130 (145m 97b 15x4 1x6) SR: 134.02

Surely no 300 then? Evans to bowl the final over. He has three wickets to his name. A five-for for him?

Rajesh: "How did Gill face the next delivery after Axar's dismissal? Hasn't ICC changed the rules?" That law comes into effect from October.

END OF OVER:
49 | 7 Runs | IND: 282/6 | RR: 5.75

  • Shubman Gill130 (96b)
  • Shardul Thakur5 (4b)
  • Richard Ngarava9-0-58-0
  • Victor Nyauchi10-1-48-1
48.6
1
Ngarava to Shubman Gill, 1 run, Gill retains strike for the final over as he squeezes the yorker to deep third.

Suvan: "The 'real' Shardul Thakur? Was there a pitch invasion?" No, Dhawan batted wearing Thakur's jersey with his name taped.

48.5
1
Ngarava to Thakur, 1 run, Full and outside off, smashed to long-off.
48.4
4
Ngarava to Thakur, FOUR, Full toss outside off, he times it through covers and gets four! He just timed it perfectly, sweeper came second in the chase.

Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st7I KaiaT Kaitano
2nd29SC WilliamsT Kaitano
2nd46SC WilliamsT Munyonga
3rd2Sikandar RazaT Munyonga
4th36RW ChakabvaSikandar Raza
5th2Sikandar RazaT Kaitano
6th23Sikandar RazaRP Burl
7th24Sikandar RazaLM Jongwe
8th104Sikandar RazaB Evans
9th2Sikandar RazaR Ngarava
10th1VM NyauchiR Ngarava