IND vs ZIM 3rd T20I Highlights: India's Young Guns Outclass Zimbabwe, Take 2-1 Lead In Harare
IND vs ZIM 3rd T20I Highlights: India clinch victory over Zimbabwe in 3rd T20I to take 2-1 lead in series. The Men in Blue maintain their momentum with consecutive wins in IND vs ZIM T20I series.
India defeat Zimbabwe by 23 runs!
India's young guns, led by skipper Shubman Gill, dominate Zimbabwe to seize a 2-1 lead in five-match IND vs ZIM T20I series. India posted a competitive total of 182/4 batting first. In reply, Zimbabwe could only manage 159/6 in their allotted 20 overs.
Avesh Khan returns to the attack and concedes 6 runs in the 18th over. Zimbabwe are approaching their second defeat in the IND vs ZIM series. ZIM are 125-6 after 18 overs.
Washington Sundar gets a 3-fer! He takes a crucial wicket, breaking the 77-run partnership. India desperately needed that breakthrough. Madande, who scored 37 runs off 26 balls, is caught by Rinku Singh. Zimbabwe are 116/6, needing 67 runs from 21 balls.
A much-needed tight over from Khaleel Ahmed as he concedes just 2 runs in the 16th over, also marking the end of his spell in the IND vs ZIM 3rd T20I. Zimbabwe are 112-5 after 16 overs, needing 71 runs from 24 balls.
Shivam Dube bowls another expensive over as Zimbabwe reach 110-5 after 15 overs.
Madande hits the first SIX of Zimbabwe's innings with a remarkable pull shot over long leg for a maximum. Shivam Dube continues to leak runs. In the next delivery, Madande dances down the track and hammers another six.
Myers and Madande reach a fifty-run partnership. Ravi Bishnoi returns to bowl the 14th over, conceding 8 runs. Zimbabwe reach 94-5 after 14 overs.
Shivam Dube, the all-rounder, bowls his first over of the match and it proves to be expensive. Madande hits him for three boundaries in the 13th over. Zimbabwe move to 86-5 after 13 overs.
Zimbabwe find themselves in a difficult position with the required net run rate climbing above 13. India is firmly in control with Zimbabwe at 75-5 after 12 overs, needing 108 runs from 48 balls.
Washington Sundar applies pressure on Zimbabwe with a tight over, conceding just three runs in the 11th over. ZIM are 63-5 after 11 overs.
Abhishek Sharma, the left-arm orthodox bowler, bowls the 10th over, which turns out to be fruitful for Zimbabwe. Madande and Myers hit boundaries to release some pressure. ZIM reach 60-5 after 10 overs.
A tight 9th over from Washington Sundar keeps the pressure on. Dion Myers and Clive Madande face a daunting task ahead. India currently holds the upper hand with Zimbabwe scoring only 19 runs and losing two wickets in the last five overs. ZIM are 49-5 after 9 overs.
Ravi Bishnoi bowls a good over, conceding seven runs. Zimbabwe reach 46-5 after 8 overs and require 136 runs from 70 balls.
Zimbabwe lose their second wicket in the seventh over! Washington Sundar, known for his knack for breakthroughs, dismisses Johnathan Campbell for 1. Riyan Parag, the substitute fielder, takes an easy catch. ZIM are 39-5 after 7 overs.
Raza attempts a slog sweep to increase the net run rate but mistimes it. Rinku Singh, known for his safe hands, takes a catch at deep mid-wicket. Zimbabwe suffer yet another setback. ZIM 38/4 after 6.4 overs.
Shubman Gill introduces spin into the attack with Ravi Bishnoi, a right-arm leg break bowler, coming into bowl. Raza strikes a boundary off the 3rd ball of the 6th over to complete 5000 runs in T20s. ZIM are 37-3 after 6 overs.
Just 1 run comes from the fifth over bowled by Khaleel Ahmed. The required run rate climbs above 10, while the current run rate stands at 6.2. Zimbabwe must accelerate to keep their hopes alive in the chase of 183 runs. ZIM 31-3 after 5 overs.
Raza hits back-to-back boundaries with authority to conclude the 4th over. ZIM are 30-3 after 4 overs.
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza arrives at the crease! Avesh Khan is bowling tightly at the moment, maintaining the pressure without letting the momentum slip away.
After hitting a boundary, Marumani attempts to increase the scoring pace. However, his attempt to hit the ball over the bowler's head results in a catch taken easily by Shivam Dube. ZIM are 19-2 after 3 overs.
Khaleel Ahmed returns to bowl his second over. Marumani plays an uppercut off the second delivery and finds the boundary.
With two slips in place for Brian Bennett, the new batter, he confidently hits a brilliant boundary to end the second over and boost his confidence. ZIM are 15-1 after 2 overs.
WICKET! Avesh Khan strikes with his first ball! Madhevere unable to handle the bounce, offers a simple catch to Abhishek Sharma who takes it comfortably. ZIM are 10/1 (1.2), need 173 runs to win.
Marumani concludes the first over with a boundary towards backward square leg. ZIM are 9/0 after 1 over.
Marumani shows intent, picking up a boundary with a shot off the toe-end of the bat. ZIM are 5/0, need 178 runs to win.
For Zimbabwe, Madhevere and Marumani are at the crease. Madhevere gets off the mark, starts the run-chase with a single.
Khaleel Ahmed starts off with the new ball.
Khaleel Ahmed starts off with the new ball.
Samson finishes off India's innings at four. India get past 180. IND- 182/4 after 20 overs. Zimbabwe need 183 to win.
Rinku Singh With A Single first ball. Samson on strike for final ball.
Gaikwad Departs for 49. It's Muzarabani who strikes again. IND- 177/4 after 19.4 Overs.
Last Over Loading. Blessing Muzarabani has the ball in hand for Zimbabwe.
Gaikwad gets a full toss and sends it for a SIX. Samson had started off with a boundary and Gaikwad finished it off with a boundary too. India get 17 runs off the over. IND- 171/3 after 19 overs.
Ngarava Bowling The 19th over.
Sanju Samson New Man In. IND- 154/3 after 18 overs.
Muzarabani strikes! He has looked the stand out bowler today and the extra bit of bounce that he has managed to extract gets the better of Gill who fails to get the distance, only manages elevation. He falls for 66 off 49. IND- 153/3 after 17.5 Overs.
Muzarabani to bowl 2 off the remaining three overs.
Muzarabani returns.
18 Runs Off The Over. India- 148/2 after 17 overs. 18 balls to go.
Two Sixes In The Over. One over cow's corner from Gill, the other down the ground from Gaikwad after four byes started off the over. Exactly the kind of over India were after.
Raza's final over. How many more can India add?
Only 3 runs from it. 200 looking way too far. IND- 130/2.
Ngarava Back For 3rd Over. Over the wicket.
9 Runs Off The Over. But Sure to say, Zimbabwe have made a recovery by the look of how things started for India. IND: 127/2 after 15 overs.
Wellington Masakadza returns.
14 runs coming off the 14th over. IND- 118/2 after 14 overs.
Fifty for Gill. India captain gets there with a boundary after Gaikwad had already started the over with a boundary.
Chatara From The Other End for Zimbabwe.
And FOUR MORE! This is off a misfield. But Gaikwad will get the runs and India won't mind. 19 runs off the over. IND- 108/2 after 13 overs.
A six each off the bat of Gill and Gaikwad to bring up the 100. Raza's baffling move backfires big time as he brings on a part-time bowler who bowls off break when two right-handed batters are in the middle.
Wessly Madhevere, Sixth Bowler, Into The Attack. Big, big over in the context of the game.
Gill with some intente as runs seems to have slowed down. Steps down does Gill before flat-bat pulling it down the ground for a boundary. That allows India to fetch 6 runs. IND- 89/2 after 12 overs.
Masakadza To Continue. IND- 83/2 after 11 overs.
Ruturaj Gaikwad In At 4 for India.
Sikandar Raza strikes again! He has got rid of the centurion of the last game Abhishek Sharma. It's a short ball but Abhishek does not get hold of this pull and it's caught by Marumani in the deep. Abhishek out for 10 off 9. IND- 81/2 after 10.3 Overs.
Boundary to finish the 10th over. It's come off the bat of Abhishek Sharma. IND- 80/1 after 10 overs. Abhishek Sharma- 10* off 7, Shubman Gill- 33* off 27. Yashasvi Jaiswal the batter that has gone back for 36 off 27.
Wellington Masakadza For The First Time in this match has the ball in hand.
Abhishek Sharma In At 3. Only 3 runs and a wicket from the 9th over. IND- 70/1 after 9 overs.
And there's the breakthrough. Jaiswal tried to reverse sweep Raza but manages to hit it straight to Bennett at backward point. IND- 67/1 after 8.1 overs.
Not The Best Of Fielding From Zimbabwe in this game. A dropped catch that goes for boundary off the bat of Jaiswal in that over before a fielder misjudges a catch. 8 runs off the Tendai Chatara over. IND- 67/0 after 8 overs.
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza introduced himself first up after poweplay. He conceded four singles off his first over. IND- 59/0 after 7 overs.
Muzarabani delivers a top over. Only a single from it. IND- 55/0 at the end of powerplay
Muzarabani has the ball in hand. He will finish off the powerplay for Zimbabwe.
And even though Gill manages to find a boundary off this over again, just 5 came off it. IND- 54/0 after 5 overs.
Tendai Chatara To bowl the penultimate over of poweplay for Zimbabwe.
Gill Finds Two Boundaries in the over. Both not quite of the middle of the bat with one coming off a misfield but India fetch 9 runs off the over. IND- 49/0 after 4 overs.
Blessing Muzarabani into the attack for Zimbabwe.
Jaiswal ends over number 3 with a FOUR and a SIX off back-to-back deliveries. IND- 41/0 after 3 overs.
Bowling change.
Gill Too Gets Going for India. He has played two sublime shots for boundaries sandwhiched with a classy six on the leg side. 14 runs from the second over. India are off to a rollicking start. IND- 29/0 after 2 overs.
Richard Ngarava from the other end for Zimbabwe.
Excellent Start For India. Jaiwal, who did not play a single game in T20 World Cup 2024, has scored two boundaries and a six in the first over that he has faced in this series. IND- 15/0 after the 1st over.
Out Come The India Openers- Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Fresh opening pair for this match. Brian Bennett has the ball in hand for Zimbabwe.
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed
Zimbabwe: Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brian Bennett, Sikandar Raza (captain), Dion Myers, Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande (wicketkeeper), Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara
BREAKING NEWS: India have won the toss and elected to bat first.
Toss And Team News In Just A Bit. Will Samson and Jaiswal get a game? If so, who will they replace? Good problem to have for this Shubman Gill-led India. Answers to all such questions less than 5 mins away.
Hello and Welcome to our live coverage of the India vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20I. The five-match series stands levelled at 1-1 and the winner of this match will take the lead. India were upset by Zimbabwe in the series opener before being back to their dominant self in the second T20I.
Background
IND vs ZIM 3rd T20I Live Score: Hello and welcome to ABP Live’s live coverage of the third T20I match between India and Zimbabwe. India, after losing the first match of the five-match T20I series, made a remarkable comeback by winning the second T20I by 100 runs and will aim to take the lead against Zimbabwe in the third T20I on Wednesday in Harare.
After a humiliating 13-run loss in the series opener, the recently crowned T20 World Cup champions bounced back with a stellar performance, thanks to star opener Abhishek Sharma’s 46-ball century. Under Shubman Gill's leadership, the team set a formidable target of 234 runs and then bowled out Zimbabwe for 134 runs, levelling the series at 1-1.
As the Men in Blue prepare for the third match, there is speculation about possible changes in the playing XI. T20 World Cup-winning players Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube have joined the squad and it remains to be seen who will be replaced, if there are indeed any replacements.
India and Zimbabwe have faced each other in 10 T20Is. Of these matches, India have emerged victorious in seven matches, while Zimbabwe have won three times. In the last five outings between both the teams, India have won four times and Zimbabwe have tasted victory just once, whcih happened in the 1st match of the ongoing series.
IND vs ZIM 3rd T20I Match Probable Playing 11s
India Probable Playing 11: Shubman Gill (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad/Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar
Zimbabwe Probable Playing 11: Wessly Madhevere, Innocent Kaia, Brian Bennet, Sikandar Raza (Captain), Dion Myers, Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande (wicketkeeper ), Wellington Masakadza, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara
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