Gill-led India beat Zimbabwe again

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ruturaj Gaikwad and Khaleel Ahmed made way for Riyan Parag and Mukesh Kumar.

Zimbabwe made one Cha(tara)nges to their playing eleven – Tendai made way for Brandon Mavuta.

On winning the toss, Sikandar Raza, Zimbabwe’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 44, and lost three wickets.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, who faced five balls, scored a dozen. His runs came by way of sixes. Five balls into the match, Raza broke the 13-run stand.

Abhishek Sharma, whose 11-ball innings included a four and a six, scored 14. (Muzaraba)Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Clive Madande. Blessing broke the 25-run stand.

Shubman Gill, Zimbabwe’s skipper, scored 13 off 14 balls, which included a couple of boundaries. Seven balls later, he was caught by Raza. Richard Ngarava broke the two-run stand. 

India scored 50 off 7.1 overs (44 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded an extra at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 40 balls. While Sanju Samson’s contribution to the partnership was 33, Parag’s contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

India scored 100 off 12,4 overs (77 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded four extras at that point.

Samson’s half-century – which included four sixes – came off 39 balls.

Parag, whose 24-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 22. Fifty-six balls after Gill’s dismissal, he was caught by Richard Ngarava. Maruta broke the 65-run partnership.

Samson eventually scored 58 off 45 balls, which included a boundary, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. (Maruma)Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Tadiwanashe. Muzarabani broke the 30-run partnership.

India scored 150 off 19 overs (115 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 18. Shivam Dube, the player of the match, scored 26 off 12 balls, which included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes. Ten balls after Samson’s dismissal, Raza and Faraz Akram ran him out.

Rinku Singh, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored 11. He was unbeaten, as was Washington Sundar, the player of the series, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

Zimbabwe eventually conceded 10 extras. India scored 167 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Akram, who was wicketless, conceded 39.

Mavuta, Raza, and Ngarava picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 39, 37, and 29, respectively.

Muzarabani, who conceded 19, picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of Zimbabwe’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 47, and lost a couple of wickets.

Wessly Madhevere, who faced three balls, did not open his account. Three balls into the chase, Mukesh broke the one-run stand.

Brian Bennett, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Dube. Mukesh broke the 14-run stand.

Thirty-six balls (5.5 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Marumani was the batsman. It was struck down by Zimbabwean umpire Forster Mutizwa.

Zimbabwe scored 50 off 6.4 overs (41 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Marumani, whose 24-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 27. Thirty-five balls after Bennett’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sundar, who broke the 44-run stand.

Dion Myers, whose 32-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 34. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Abhishek. Dube broke the run-a-ball stand.

The fifth-wicket pair put on a couple. Raza, who faced a dozen balls, scored eight. Half-a-dozen balls later, Dube ran him out.

Johnathan Campbell had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored four. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Tushar Deshpande. Dube broke the three-run stand.

The seven-wicket pair put on four. Madande, who faced four balls, scored (Abhish)ek. Three balls later, he was caught by Samson. 

Zimbabwe scored 100 off 16.2 overs (99 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Mavuta scored four off seven balls. Fourteen balls after Madande’s dismissal, he was caught by Deshpande, who broke the 26-run stand.

Akram, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 27. Three balls later, he was caught by Samson. Mukesh broke the run-a-ball stand.

Muzarabani, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

Ngarava, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A ball after Akram’s dismissal, Mukesh broke the two-run stand.

India eventually conceded nine extras at that point. Zimbabwe were dismissed for 125 off 18.3 overs.

Bishnoi, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 23.

Sundar, who bowled a couple of overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he picked up a wicket, as did Deshpande and Abhishek, who bowled three overs. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 20.

Dube, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Mukesh, who bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 22. He picked up four scalps.

India won the five-match series 4-1.