10/07Result
3rd T20I, India tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Jul 10 2024
India won by 23 runs
Player of the Match
Washington Sundar
Washington SundarIndia
10/07Result
3rd T20I, India tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Jul 10 2024
India won by 23 runs
Player of the Match
Washington Sundar
Washington SundarIndia

END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 182/4 | RR: 9.10

  • Sanju Samson12 (7b)
  • Rinku Singh1 (1b)
  • Blessing Muzarabani4-0-25-2
  • Richard Ngarava4-0-39-0

2.27pm India go past 180 and they will be happy with the score. India made four changes to their side, with the three world champions slotting right back in. That meant some changes to the batting line up. Shubman Gill opened with Yashasvi Jaiswal, while Abhishek Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad all moved one slot down. India started briskly but lost Jaiswal and Abhishek in quick succession. But Gill and Gaikwad added 72 off 44 balls for the third wicket. Gill found form with a 49-ball 66 while Gaikwad scored 49 off 28 balls. Zimbabwe again dropped multiple catches and were a touch off on the field. Can they chase this down? Join Sudarshanan in a bit to find out

Yashasvi Jaiswal: It was really nice and I was really enjoying it. The wicket is double-paced, some balls are coming, some are not. But we managed very well. It is a good total. According to plan, we have played. We had a good partnership in between, me and Shubman bhai, then Rutu bhai and Shubman bhai. We will try our best. [Welcome back o the team] We all are champions, and we really enjoyed it. It is really enjoyable going back to the ground. It was an incredible experience in Mumbai and India. [Bowling] I am trying my best and I hope I bowl.

19.6
4
Muzarabani to Samson, FOUR, What a way to end the India innings. They finish with 182 for 4. Length ball outside off, he backs away and creams it over extra cover for a one-bounce four
19.5
1
Muzarabani to Singh, 1 run, Banged in short, Rinku mistimes towards midwicket

Rinku time

19.4
W
Muzarabani to Gaikwad, OUT, Muzarabani gets his revenge the very next ball with a Zimbabwe fielder finally completing a catch. And it is a good one. Fuller outside off, Gaikwad gives himself room and scythes it straight to deep point, but the ball was travelling. Madhevere didn't make a mistake

RD Gaikwad c Madhevere b Muzarabani 49 (39m 28b 4x4 3x6) SR: 175.00

19.3
2
Muzarabani to Gaikwad, 2 runs, Another dropped catch from a Zimbabwe fielder. Raza can't believe it. His expression says it all. Length ball on leg stump. He gives himself room and swings it away. Does not connect cleanly but Marumani at deep midwicket drops a simple catch. Just did not get his hands together quickly enough
19.3
2w
Muzarabani to Samson, 2 wides, Goes fuller but the line is down leg, with the keeper having to move swiftly to his left
19.2
1
Muzarabani to Gaikwad, 1 run, Another slower back of a length ball but this was wide. Gaikwad had given himself room and has to reach for the cut that goes to deep point
19.1
1
Muzarabani to Samson, 1 run, Low full deceives him all ends up but the ball falls well short of long-on. Was a slower back of a length ball just outside off. He was early into his pull, and gets it off the bottom of the bat

Muzarabani to bowl the final over

Ashok: "To all, asking for Rinku, let vice-captain get some chance to bat :). T20 WC he was missed after first match"

END OF OVER:
19 | 17 Runs | IND: 171/3 | RR: 9.00

  • Ruturaj Gaikwad46 (25b)
  • Sanju Samson7 (5b)
  • Richard Ngarava4-0-39-0
  • Blessing Muzarabani3-0-14-1
18.6
4
Ngarava to Gaikwad, FOUR, Scythed past point this time around and India are motoring along. Low full toss angled across Gaikwad. He gets enough bat to beat the fielder.
18.5
6
Ngarava to Gaikwad, SIX, Full toss, and been dispatched. Attempted slower ball goes awry. Ends up being a knee-high full toss on off stump and Gaikwad thrashes him miles over long-on

Avi: "You need to improvise in T20. Wicket falling in 18th over, Rinku should have come in instead of Sanju"

18.4
1
Ngarava to Samson, 1 run, On a length on off stump, Samson stays leg side of the ball but can only punch it to mid-off
18.3
0
Ngarava to Samson, no run, Banged in short on off stump, Samson backs away and looks to swing for the hill. Samson can't make a connection. One for the over is the call
18.2
2
Ngarava to Samson, 2 runs, Low full toss on the pads of Samson who flicks it towards deep midwicket for a couple of runs
18.1
4
Ngarava to Samson, FOUR, Bottom-edge for four, but Samson won't mind. Back of a length ball on off stump, Samson looks to hack it away, gets a thick inside-edge that goes past leg stump

Ngarava comes in from over the wicket

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 154/3 | RR: 8.55

  • Sanju Samson0 (1b)
  • Ruturaj Gaikwad36 (23b)
  • Blessing Muzarabani3-0-14-1
  • Sikandar Raza4-0-24-2

Chandra: "Would love to see Zimbabwe go on an all out assault from ball one. It is ok to lose attacking than surrender meekly. "

Vinod: "it should have been Rinku before Sanju"

17.6
1lb
Muzarabani to Samson, 1 leg bye, Extra bounce again for Muzarabani who gets it on a good length angling in and catches Samson on the thigh pad

Sanju Samson comes in

17.5
W
Muzarabani to Shubman Gill, OUT, The extra bounce does the trick for Muzarabani. Was on a length and Gill thought that was in the slot. He looks to go up and over mid-off, but the bounce does him in. Gets it off the splice as the ball balloons straight up with Raza back-peddling and taking a comfortable catch

Shubman Gill c Sikandar Raza b Muzarabani 66 (74m 49b 7x4 3x6) SR: 134.69

17.4
1
Muzarabani to Gaikwad, 1 run, Similar length on the off stump, Gaikwad jumps down and miscues towards long off
17.3
1
Muzarabani to Shubman Gill, 1 run, Back of a length ball, he gets it down to long-on. Not a lot of timing on that
17.2
2
Muzarabani to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, Back of a length ball on off stump, he pulls not out of the middle of the bat to deep midwicket . They take a run
17.1
1
Muzarabani to Gaikwad, 1 run, Top-edged but falls short of deep third. Banged in short outside off, Gaiwkad backs away and was looking to go finer. Ends up getting a run

END OF OVER:
17 | 18 Runs | IND: 148/2 | RR: 8.70

  • Ruturaj Gaikwad34 (21b)
  • Shubman Gill63 (46b)
  • Sikandar Raza4-0-24-2
  • Richard Ngarava3-0-22-0
16.6
1
Sikandar Raza to Gaikwad, 1 run, Fuller, flatter on the stumps, he digs it down to long on
16.5
0
Sikandar Raza to Gaikwad, no run, Dropped by Chatara at backward point. A simple chance, that. A touch short outside off, but the ball bounces more than what Gaikwad expected. Can't control the cut, and ends up lobbing a simple catch low to Chatara who fails to hang on
16.4
6
Sikandar Raza to Gaikwad, SIX, Googly from Raza but that was too full and Gaikwad lines him up and smashes him over long on

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Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9W MadhevereT Marumani
2nd10T MarumaniBJ Bennett
3rd0D MyersBJ Bennett
4th18Sikandar RazaD Myers
5th2D MyersJ Campbell
6th77D MyersC Madande
7th43WP MasakadzaD Myers