SIX! Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. That's the end of the first innings. Despite losing their captain early, Abhishek Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad took control of the game and built a strong partnership of 137 runs for the 2nd wicket. Congratulations to Abhishek Sharma for scoring his maiden T20I century, while Ruturaj Gaikwad remained unbeaten with 77 runs. Rinku Singh also played an entertaining innings towards the end. Stay tuned for the start of the run chase in a few minutes.
19.5
SIX! Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
19.4
Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to silly mid off for no runs.
19.3
FOUR! Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge past third man for 4 runs.
19.2
Luke Jongwe to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Bennett.
19.1
FOUR! Luke Jongwe to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Full toss, outside off stump moves in front slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
18.6
SIX! Blessing Muzarabani to Rinku Singh. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
18.5
Blessing Muzarabani to Rinku Singh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 2 runs, run save by Masakadza.
18.4
SIX! Blessing Muzarabani to Rinku Singh. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
18.3
Blessing Muzarabani to Rinku Singh. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge for no runs, fielded by Madande.
18.3
Wide Blessing Muzarabani to Rinku Singh. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Madande.
18.2
Blessing Muzarabani to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Length ball, wide outside off stump backing away cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Chatara.
18.1
Blessing Muzarabani to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Madande.
Tendai Chatara to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Butt. Expensive over from Chatara.
17.5
FOUR! Tendai Chatara to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Steer, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
17.4
FOUR! Tendai Chatara to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump moves in front cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
17.3
SIX! Tendai Chatara to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
17.2
FOUR! Tendai Chatara to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
17.1
Tendai Chatara to Rinku Singh. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Campbell.
End of Over 17
Over 17. 4 runs. Bowler: Ravi Bishnoi. Zimbabwe: 119/8 (rr 7.00)
16.6
FOUR! Luke Jongwe to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
16.5
Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Butt.
16.5
Wide Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for 1 run, fielded by Madande.
16.4
FOUR! Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
16.3
Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for 2 runs, fielded by Campbell.
16.2
Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Full toss, to leg on the back foot pushing, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Butt.
16.1
Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Full toss, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, mis-fielded by Myers, fielded by Muzarabani.
End of Over 16
Over 16. 10 runs. Bowler: Washington Sundar. Zimbabwe: 115/7 (rr 7.19)
15.6
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
15.5
Blessing Muzarabani to Rinku Singh. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Chatara.
15.4
Blessing Muzarabani to Rinku Singh. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Madande.
15.3
SIX! Blessing Muzarabani to Rinku Singh. Length ball, to leg down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs.
Luke Jongwe c Ruturaj Gaikwad b Mukesh Kumar 33 (26)
OUT! Caught. Mukesh Kumar to Luke Jongwe. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point, caught by Gaikwad. That's it. India win by a significant margin of 100 runs, levelling the Series at 1-1. India dominated from the start, consistently taking wickets at regular intervals. Wesley Madhevere stayed at one end and scored 43 runs, but it wasn't enough for Zimbabwe. Indian seamers Mukesh Kumar and Avesh Khan each picked up three wickets. Abhishek Sharma is named the Player of the Match for his outstanding batting performance.
18.3
FREE HIT. Mukesh Kumar to Luke Jongwe. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Das.
18.3
FOUR! Mukesh Kumar to Luke Jongwe. Full toss, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket and it was a no ball.
18.2
FOUR! Mukesh Kumar to Luke Jongwe. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed past long off for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Sharma.
18.1
Mukesh Kumar to Luke Jongwe. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Jurel.
Avesh Khan to Tendai Chatara. Short, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Jurel.
17.5
Avesh Khan to Tendai Chatara. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed for no runs, mis-fielded by Jurel.
17.4
Blessing Muzarabani c Washington Sundar b Avesh Khan 2 (4)
OUT! Caught. Avesh Khan to Blessing Muzarabani. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Sundar. Another one bites the dust.
17.3
Avesh Khan to Luke Jongwe. Short, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Gill.
17.2
Avesh Khan to Blessing Muzarabani. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to third man for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.
17.1
Avesh Khan to Luke Jongwe. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
17.1
Wide Avesh Khan to Luke Jongwe. Length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front reverse sweeping, missed for 1 run, fielded by Jurel.
End of Over 17
Over 17. 4 runs. Bowler: Ravi Bishnoi. Zimbabwe: 119/8 (rr 7.00)
16.6
Ravi Bishnoi to Luke Jongwe. Googly length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Khan.
16.5
Ravi Bishnoi to Blessing Muzarabani. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Das.
16.4
Ravi Bishnoi to Blessing Muzarabani. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
16.3
Wesley Madhevere b Ravi Bishnoi 43 (39)
OUT! Bowled. Ravi Bishnoi to Wesley Madhevere. Quicker ball back of a length, outside off stump down the track working, missed. Timber!
16.2
Ravi Bishnoi to Luke Jongwe. Quicker length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushing, mis-timed to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Gill.
16.1
Ravi Bishnoi to Wesley Madhevere. Leg spinner length ball, off stump backing away cutting, mis-timed to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Gill.
End of Over 16
Over 16. 10 runs. Bowler: Washington Sundar. Zimbabwe: 115/7 (rr 7.19)
15.6
Washington Sundar to Luke Jongwe. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Jurel.
15.5
Washington Sundar to Wesley Madhevere. Quicker ball full toss, middle stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Kumar.
15.4
Washington Sundar to Wesley Madhevere. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Kumar.
15.3
Washington Sundar to Luke Jongwe. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Gaikwad.
15.2
Washington Sundar to Luke Jongwe. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Gaikwad, direct hit by Jurel.
15.1
FOUR! Washington Sundar to Luke Jongwe. Off break back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
14.6
Abhishek Sharma to Wesley Madhevere. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed for no runs, fielded by Jurel.
14.5
SIX! Abhishek Sharma to Wesley Madhevere. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
14.4
Abhishek Sharma to Luke Jongwe. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Kumar.
14.3
APPEAL! Abhishek Sharma to Luke Jongwe. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Jurel, appeal made for Stumped. Easy decision for the third umpire.
14.2
Abhishek Sharma to Luke Jongwe. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Sudharsan.
14.1
Abhishek Sharma to Luke Jongwe. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Jurel.
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SIX! Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. That's the end of the first innings. Despite losing their captain early, Abhishek Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad took control of the game and built a strong partnership of 137 runs for the 2nd wicket. Congratulations to Abhishek Sharma for scoring his maiden T20I century, while Ruturaj Gaikwad remained unbeaten with 77 runs. Rinku Singh also played an entertaining innings towards the end. Stay tuned for the start of the run chase in a few minutes.
SIX! Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to silly mid off for no runs.
FOUR! Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge past third man for 4 runs.
Luke Jongwe to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Bennett.
FOUR! Luke Jongwe to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Full toss, outside off stump moves in front slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
SIX! Blessing Muzarabani to Rinku Singh. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Blessing Muzarabani to Rinku Singh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 2 runs, run save by Masakadza.
SIX! Blessing Muzarabani to Rinku Singh. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
Blessing Muzarabani to Rinku Singh. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge for no runs, fielded by Madande.
Wide Blessing Muzarabani to Rinku Singh. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Madande.
Blessing Muzarabani to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Length ball, wide outside off stump backing away cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Chatara.
Blessing Muzarabani to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Madande.
Tendai Chatara to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Butt. Expensive over from Chatara.
FOUR! Tendai Chatara to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Steer, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
FOUR! Tendai Chatara to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump moves in front cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
SIX! Tendai Chatara to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
FOUR! Tendai Chatara to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Tendai Chatara to Rinku Singh. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Campbell.
FOUR! Luke Jongwe to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Butt.
Wide Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for 1 run, fielded by Madande.
FOUR! Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for 2 runs, fielded by Campbell.
Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Full toss, to leg on the back foot pushing, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Butt.
Luke Jongwe to Rinku Singh. Full toss, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, mis-fielded by Myers, fielded by Muzarabani.
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Blessing Muzarabani to Rinku Singh. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Chatara.
Blessing Muzarabani to Rinku Singh. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Madande.
SIX! Blessing Muzarabani to Rinku Singh. Length ball, to leg down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs.
OUT! Caught. Mukesh Kumar to Luke Jongwe. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point, caught by Gaikwad. That's it. India win by a significant margin of 100 runs, levelling the Series at 1-1. India dominated from the start, consistently taking wickets at regular intervals. Wesley Madhevere stayed at one end and scored 43 runs, but it wasn't enough for Zimbabwe. Indian seamers Mukesh Kumar and Avesh Khan each picked up three wickets. Abhishek Sharma is named the Player of the Match for his outstanding batting performance.
FREE HIT. Mukesh Kumar to Luke Jongwe. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Das.
FOUR! Mukesh Kumar to Luke Jongwe. Full toss, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket and it was a no ball.
FOUR! Mukesh Kumar to Luke Jongwe. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed past long off for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Sharma.
Mukesh Kumar to Luke Jongwe. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Jurel.
Avesh Khan to Tendai Chatara. Short, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Jurel.
Avesh Khan to Tendai Chatara. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed for no runs, mis-fielded by Jurel.
OUT! Caught. Avesh Khan to Blessing Muzarabani. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Sundar. Another one bites the dust.
Avesh Khan to Luke Jongwe. Short, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Gill.
Avesh Khan to Blessing Muzarabani. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to third man for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.
Avesh Khan to Luke Jongwe. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Wide Avesh Khan to Luke Jongwe. Length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front reverse sweeping, missed for 1 run, fielded by Jurel.
Ravi Bishnoi to Luke Jongwe. Googly length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Khan.
Ravi Bishnoi to Blessing Muzarabani. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Das.
Ravi Bishnoi to Blessing Muzarabani. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
OUT! Bowled. Ravi Bishnoi to Wesley Madhevere. Quicker ball back of a length, outside off stump down the track working, missed. Timber!
Ravi Bishnoi to Luke Jongwe. Quicker length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushing, mis-timed to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Gill.
Ravi Bishnoi to Wesley Madhevere. Leg spinner length ball, off stump backing away cutting, mis-timed to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Gill.
Washington Sundar to Luke Jongwe. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Jurel.
Washington Sundar to Wesley Madhevere. Quicker ball full toss, middle stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Kumar.
Washington Sundar to Wesley Madhevere. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Kumar.
Washington Sundar to Luke Jongwe. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Gaikwad.
Washington Sundar to Luke Jongwe. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Gaikwad, direct hit by Jurel.
FOUR! Washington Sundar to Luke Jongwe. Off break back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Abhishek Sharma to Wesley Madhevere. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed for no runs, fielded by Jurel.
SIX! Abhishek Sharma to Wesley Madhevere. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Abhishek Sharma to Luke Jongwe. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Kumar.
APPEAL! Abhishek Sharma to Luke Jongwe. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Jurel, appeal made for Stumped. Easy decision for the third umpire.
Abhishek Sharma to Luke Jongwe. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Sudharsan.
Abhishek Sharma to Luke Jongwe. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Jurel.