With this win, India have taken a 2-0 lead in the series and captured it with one match.
The day was not a memorable one for Zimbabwe as they failed miserably as a batting unit. Although Luke Jongwe gave Team India a small scare during the chase with two quick wickets, the hosts don’t have much positivity to go away. Samson (43*), Gill and Dhawan (33-33) played some good innings for India.
Chasing 162 runs, India got off to a poor start. KL Rahul could not do much on his return, scoring only one run in five balls, Viktor Nyuchi took him leg before wicket. India were at 5/1 this time.
Then Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill took the innings forward by staying on the scoreboard for a while. Both the batsmen made some excellent shots which reached the fence. His 42-run stand was broken when Dhawan was caught for 33 by Innocent Kaya at square leg off Tanaka Chiwanga.
Then Gill and Ishaan Kishan continued to chase. Gill remained aggressive throughout the innings while Kishan didn’t make any major strikes. At the end of 10 overs, India were 75/2, with Gill (33*) and Ishan Kishan (4*) at the crease.
The 36-run stand between the two was broken after Kishan when medium pacer Luke Jongwe removed his stumps. India currently on 3/83.
Jongwe produced another breakthrough for Zimbabwe, dismissing Gill for 33 when he was caught by Brad Evans at deep third man.
After these sudden setbacks, the responsibility of taking India forward was on Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson. The duo started playing an aggressive brand of cricket to help India get the last few runs.
Samson was notably more aggressive. He put up a fifty-run partnership between himself and Hooda by hitting a big six in the 23rd over.
However, Sikandar Raza gave Zimbabwe a breakthrough, albeit really late. Deepak Hooda’s stumps were removed when he was on 25 off 36 balls. Half the team of Team India returned to the pavilion for 153 runs.
The match was only a formality at this time and the pair of Axar Patel (6*) and Sanju Samson (43*) took India home, with almost half an innings and five wickets to spare. With this win, India won the series 2-0. A massive six from Samson registered India’s seventh consecutive series win against Zimbabwe.
Earlier, a scintillating performance from the world-class Indian bowling lineup bundled out Zimbabwe for 161 in just 38.1 overs in the second ODI of the three-match series in Harare on Saturday.
Sean Williams (42) and Ryan Burle (41*) were the only Indian bowlers who could contribute well for the hosts, with Shardul Thakur (3/38 in particular) feasting the batsmen and enriching any big partnership. Didn’t let it happen. ,
Batting first for India, Zimbabwe openers Takudzwanase Caetano and Innocent Kaia failed to give their team a strong start. In the ninth over of the game, Caetano was the only one to be dismissed for seven by fast bowler Mohammad Siraj after a superb diving catch by wicketkeeper Sanju Samson.
At the end of 10 overs, Zimbabwe were on 26/1 with Kaia (15*) being joined by Wesley Madhevere (0*).
Kaya was the next to score 16 as medium-pacer Shardul Thakur struck and Samson took another brilliant catch, reducing the hosts to 2/27. Regis Chakbawa (2), The
Next was about to go and Thakur got another wicket. Madhevere was also caught by Samson after he was dismissed for just two by fast bowler Pranali Krishna, putting Zimbabwe in trouble for 31/4.
Then came Sikandar Raza and Sean Williams and the scoreboard ticked for Zimbabwe. It was spinner Kuldeep Yadav who broke the 41-run stand, which looked promising after sending Raza back for 16. Ishan Kishan takes a solid catch in the backward point area. At this time half of Zimbabwe’s team had returned to the pavilion for 72 runs.
Ryan Burle and Williams were the next pair, helping their team cross the 100-run mark. Deepak Hooda with his brilliant spin dismissed Williams for 42 off 42 balls. Zimbabwe were reduced to 109/6 at this point.
Thanks to Burl and Luke Jongwe, the scoreboard for the hosts kept going for a while. In the 33rd over of the game, Thakur got the third wicket by dismissing Jongwe for 6 runs in 16 balls. Zimbabwe were currently running at sub-par 129/7.
Zimbabwe did not get enough time and overs to recover from this wicket as Brad Evans was dismissed by Axar Patel. The batsman was left with his stumps due to an inside edge while trying to catch it. The score at this time was 149/8.
The misery was not ending for Zimbabwe, as Victor Nyuchi was the next player to score just four runs after the pair of KL Rahul and Sanju Samson were run out. Zimbabwe were just one wicket away from being bundled up for another subpar score at 160/9.
The duo of Kuldeep Yadav and the famous Krishna put the final nail in the coffin of the hosts as they bundled out Zimbabwe for 161 in 38.1 overs after Tanaka Chiwanga was dismissed for 4.
Shardul Thakur was one of the bowlers for India taking 3/38. Siraj, Krishna, Kuldeep, Hooda and Axar Patel got one wicket each.
Brief scores: Zimbabwe 161 in 38.1 overs (Sean Williams 42, Ryan Burle 41*, Shardul Thakur 3/38) lost to India 167/5 in 25.4 overs (Sanju Samson 43*, Shubman Gill 33, Luke Jongwe 2/33) ).
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