India made one change to their playing eleven – Avesh Khan made way for Twenty20 International (Deshpan)debutant Tushar.
Zimbabwe made one change to their playing eleven – Wellington
Masakadza made way for Faraz Akram.
On winning the toss, Shubman Gill, India’s skipper,
chose to field.
The first Powerplay of Zimbabwe’s innings – which was
the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored
44, without the loss of a wicket.
Forty balls (6.4 overs) into the match, Zimbabwe sought
a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Marumani was the
batsman. It was upheld by Zimbabwean umpire Forster Mutizwa.
Zimbabwe’s openers put on 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls).
The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be
in seventh heaven. While Wessly Madhevere’s contribution to the partnership was
22, Tadiwanashe Marumani’s contribution to it was 21.
Marumani, whose 31-ball innings included three
boundaries, eventually scored 32. Fifty-two balls into the (Shar)match, he was
caught by Rinku Singh. Abhishek broke the 63-run partnership.
Madhevere, whose 24-ball innings included four boundaries,
eventually scored 25. Eight balls later, he was caught by Rinku. Shivam Dube broke
the four-run stand.
Brian Bennett, who faced 14 balls, scored nine.
Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal. Washington Sundar
broke the 25-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair put on four. Johnathan
Campbell, who faced three balls, scored as many. (Ra)VI balls later, Bishnoi ran
him out.
Zimbabwe scored 100 off 15.2 overs (92 balls). The
number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in
seventh heaven.
Sikandar Raza, Zimbabwe’s skipper, scored 46 off 28
balls, which included a couple of boundaries and three sixes. Twenty-three
balls after Campbell’s dismissal, he was caught by Gill. Deshpande broke the
45-run stand.
Dion Myers, who faced 13 balls, scored a dozen. Four
balls later, he was caught by Khaleel Ahmed, who broke the six-run stand.
Zimbabwe scored 150 off 19.4 overs (119 balls). India
had conceded 14 extras at that point. Incidentally, that was the number of
extras they eventually conceded.
Clive Madande, whose five-ball innings included a
boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – half-a-dozen balls after Myers’
dismissal, he was caught by Rinku. Khaleel broke the run-a-ball stand.
Akram, who faced three balls, scored four. He was
unbeaten.
Zimbabwe scored 152 for the loss of seven off 20
overs.
Bishnoi, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded
22.
Dube, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 11. He
picked up a wicket.
Deshpande and Abhishek bowled three overs each, picking
up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 30, the latter conceded 20.
Sundar, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked
up a wicket.
Khaleel, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked
up a couple of scalps.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the
mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 61,
without the loss of a wicket.
India’s openers put on 50 off 3.5 overs (23 balls). Zimbabwe
had conceded an extra at that point. While Jaiswal’s contribution to the
partnership was 39, Gill’s contribution to it was a dozen.
Jaiswal’s half-century – which included nine
boundaries – came off 29 balls.
India’s openers put on 100 off 9.4 overs (58 balls). Zimbabwe
had conceded four extras at that point. While Jaiswal’s contribution to the
partnership was 65, Gill’s contribution to it was 31.
Gill’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries
and a six – came off 35 balls.
India’s openers put on 150 off 14.5 overs (89 balls). Zimbabwe
had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of
extras they eventually conceded. While Jaiswal’s contribution to the
partnership was 89, Gill’s contribution to it was 57.
Jaiswal eventually scored 93 off 53 balls, which
included 13 boundaries, and Gill eventually scored 58 off 39 balls, which
included half-a-dozen boundaries. Their innings also included a couple of sixes
apiece, and they were unbeaten.
India, who scored 156 without the loss of a wicket off
15.2 overs, won by 10 wickets with 28 balls to spare.
Bennett bowled an over, conceding 16.
Raza and Tendai Chatara bowled two overs apiece. While
the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 23.
Richard Ngarava bowled three overs, conceding 27.
Blessing Muzarabani bowled 3.2 overs, conceding 25.
Akram bowled four overs, conceding 41.
India led the five-match series 3-1. In fact, they won
the series with a match to spare.
