India win 5-match T20I series from Zimbabwe: Openers Shubman and Yashasvi make fifties, defeat by 10 wickets

India Clinches Series with Dominant Win in 4th T20
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India Clinches Series with Dominant Win in 4th T20

In the fourth T20 match held in Harare, Team India secured a commanding victory over Zimbabwe, taking a 3-1 lead in the five-match series. Chasing a target of 153 runs set by Zimbabwe, Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill delivered explosive performances, leading India to a victory in just 15.2 overs without losing a single wicket.

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Explosive Partnership Seals the Game

  • Yashasvi Jaiswal: Scored an unbeaten 93 off 53 balls, hitting 2 sixes and 13 fours.
  • Shubman Gill: Contributed an unbeaten 58 off 39 balls, with 2 sixes and 6 fours.

Their powerful partnership ensured India reached the target with 28 balls to spare, scoring a total of 156 runs.

Zimbabwe’s Effort Falls Short

Earlier, Indian captain Shubman Gill won the toss and chose to field first. Zimbabwe started well with their openers registering a partnership of 63 runs for the first wicket. However, once the opening partnership was broken, Zimbabwe’s innings struggled to maintain momentum.

  • Sikandar Raza: Top-scored for Zimbabwe with 46 runs off 28 balls, including 3 sixes and 2 fours.
  • Wesley Madhevere: Added 25 runs.
  • Tadiwanashe Marumani: Contributed 32 runs.

Zimbabwe finished their innings at 152 for 7 in 20 overs.

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Indian Bowlers’ Performance

The Indian bowlers performed collectively to restrict Zimbabwe:

  • Khalil Ahmed: Took 2 wickets.
  • Tushar Deshpande: Took the crucial wicket of Sikandar Raza on his debut.
  • Washington Sundar, Abhishek Sharma, and Shivam Dubey: Each took 1 wicket.

Indian Team – Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Rituraj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, Khalil Ahmed.

Zimbabwe Team – Sikandar Raza (captain), Wesley Madhwere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brian Bennett, Diane Myers, Jonathan Campbell, Faraj Akram, Clive Madande, Richard Ngarwa, Blessing Muzrabani, Tendai Chatara.

Using Reference Of:

  1. Lokmat News