India D(hon)isappoint the Zimbabweans again

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

Zimbabwe made three Cha(tara)nges to the eleven that last played the Indians – Sikandar Raza, Tinotenda Mutombodzi and Taurai Muzarabani made way for Vusi Sibanda, Timycen Maruma and Tendai.

On winning the toss, Graeme Cremer, Zimbabwe’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 29, and lost three wickets.

Mandeep Singh, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Nineteen balls into the match, he was caught by Maruma. Donald Tiripano broke the 20-run stand.

Lokesh Rahul, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 22. Eight balls later, Neville Madziva had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Manish Pandey, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, Elton (Chigumbu)ran him out.

India scored 50 off 9.1 overs (55 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded an extra at that point.

Ambati Rayudu, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Chigumbura. Cremer broke the run-a-ball stand.

Mahendra Singh, India’s skipper, scoreD(ho)nine. His 13-ball innings included a boundary. Twenty-one balls later, Tiripano broke the 17-run stand.

India scored 100 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded three extras at that point.

Kedar Jadhav, the player of the match, scored 50 off 38 balls, which including half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. He eventually scored 58 off 42 balls, which included seven boundaries, in addition to the six. Sixteen balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, he was caught by Chigumbura. Tiripano broke the 29-run stand.

Axar, whose (Pat)eleven-ball innings included a six, scored 20. He was unbeaten, as was Dhawal Kulkarni, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

Zimbabwe eventually conceded four extras. India scored 138 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

The five bowlers used bowled four overs apiece. Chatara, whose spell included a maiden, and Chamu Chibhabha were wicketless. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 19. Both Madziva and Cremer conceded 32 each, picking up a wicket apiece. Tiripano, who conceded 20, picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of Zimbabwe’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 40, and lost a wicket.

Chibhabha, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Sixteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Barinder Sran, the player of the series, broke the 17-run stand.

Zimbabwe scored 50 off 7.5 overs (47 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

Hamilton Masakadza, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Thirty-seven balls after Chibhabha’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Patel, who broke the 40-run stand.

Sibanda, whose 23-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 28. Ten balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kulkarni, who broke the three-run stand.

Peter Moor, whose 21-ball innings included three sixes, scored 26. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Singh. Chahal broke the 26-run stand.

Zimbabwe scored 100 off 16.3 overs (99 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

Malcolm Waller, who faced 17 balls, scored 10. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Jasprit Bumrah. Kulkarni broke the 18-run stand.

Chigumbura, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Chahal. Sran broke the 31-run stand.

Maruma, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 23. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 12 extras. Zimbabwe, who scored 135 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs, lost by three runs.

The five bowlers used bowled four overs apiece. Bumrah, who conceded 23, was wicketless. Chahal and Patel picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 18. Sran, whose spell included a maiden, and Kulkarni bowled two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 23.

India won the three-match series 2-1.