19/07Result
2nd T20I, India tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Jul 19 2015
Zimbabwe won by 10 runs
Player of the Match
Chamu Chibhabha
Chamu ChibhabhaZimbabwe
19/07Result
2nd T20I, India tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Jul 19 2015
Zimbabwe won by 10 runs
Player of the Match
Chamu Chibhabha
Chamu ChibhabhaZimbabwe

END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 135/9 (11 runs required, RR: 6.75)

  • Sandeep Sharma1 (1b)
  • Mohit Sharma3 (3b)
  • Chris Mpofu3-0-26-1
  • Taurai Muzarabani3-0-23-1

The captains share the T20 trophy. Thats all we have for you. Thank you for your company and your comments. Goodbye

Sikandar Raza says It was my first game as captain for Zimbabwe, great honour and the team out there made me feel welcome and the fans made their support felt. We knew we were 10-15 runs short. Basic errors cost us, but like we said our poor run had to come to the end and it came today. I just said if we save one run every over, at the end we would have saved 20 runs. Try to contribute like that and at the end we would come out well. Everything has to come to an end, and now we hope we can win more games for Zimbabwe and give the fans something to cheer about

Ajinkya Rahane says Credit to Zimbabwe, fantastic with the ball and fielded well as well. 145 was achievable, our bowlers did very well, especially in the last five overs. We didnt bat well, we accept that. Lost wickets continuiously. Thats why pressure was built. Played pretty well, in the one-dayers and T20. Disappointed with losing the game today, but overall happy with the boys

Chamu Chibhabha is named the Man of the Match, and he says, Ive put in a lot of work and its come off and Im happy to contribute to a win. Bit slow, bit of bounce and had to work hard for your runs. To be fair, I was happy with the catch more than I was with the bat. We needed to get Binny out, hes been brilliant all series. So happy to take the blinder

4.25 pm Lots of high-fives, lots of hugs. And spare a thought for Sikandar Raza. He did not know he would be captaining the team until the warm-ups when regular captain Elton Chigumbura pulled up with an injury. Took on the responsibility, marshalled his bowlers cleverly and defended a relatively low total. More pleasing will be Zimbabwe finally managing to put up a good bowling effort. The yorkers landed properly, the spinners leg by Graeme Cremer with 3 for 15, strangled India. And then Chris Mpofu and Taurai Muzarabani finished things off: Last five overs only 30 runs, and four wickets! That included a stunning, running, diving, match-turning catch from half-centurion Chamu Chibhabha. Should be Man of the Match, right?

Satish: "India has a growing concern of finding big hitters at the end overs...time to find one before world T20"

Rohit: "India has to lose this one. A lot of dismissals had complacency written all over. Rahane and Vijay's wicket comes to mind here"

Lesnar: "Number 13th ranked team defeating number 2 ranked team #humiliating "

19.6
1
Mpofu to Sandeep Sharma, 1 run, low full toss on off stump, clipped away through midwicket. There it is! Zimbabwe share the T20 series 1-1

12 off 1 needed... Well done, Zimbabwe

19.5
1
Mpofu to Sharma, 1 run, lands the yorker on off stump, bunted down the ground
19.4
2
Mpofu to Sharma, 2 runs, Raza moves to his left, throws himself high into the air, hes horizontal with the ground. He looks spectacular, except he cant pull off the catch. Fuller ball ends up being a couple of runs

15 runs off three balls.... last man in is Sandeep Sharma.

19.3
W
Mpofu to Kumar, OUT, nine down! It was a low full toss, curling in late. Bhuvi is unable to make connection as he tries a slog. Coventry takes the ball, throws it to the bowler, who in turn underams a direct hit

B Kumar run out 9 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

19.2
1b
Mpofu to Sharma, 1 bye, take a bye after Mohit swings and misses at a good length ball outside off. Coventry again couldnt take the ball cleanly.
19.1
3
Mpofu to Kumar, 3 runs, finds the yorker on middle, Bhuvi gets an inside edge which wanders away to the fine leg boundary. The fielders - Chakabva and Utseya - end up nearly making a mess of it, and India gamble on that to pick up three. Keeper cant collect the sub Chakabvas throw

Raza shares high-fives with the bowler. Zimbabwe will fancy defending this: 19 needed off the final six balls. Chris Mpofu is the man under pressure. Though not as much as Bhuvi, the batsman

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 127/8 (19 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.68, RRR: 19.00)

  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar6 (4b)
  • Mohit Sharma0 (0b)
  • Taurai Muzarabani3-0-23-1
  • Chris Mpofu2-0-19-1
18.6
1
Muzarabani to Kumar, 1 run, another low full toss, which is slugged away along the ground to deep midwicket
18.5
2
Muzarabani to Kumar, 2 runs, outside edge skewed through extra cover for a couple of runs.

two wickets and eight balls left, 22 runs to get...

18.4
W
Muzarabani to Patel, OUT, full toss caught at deep midwicket! Great work by Williams running to his left and catching it over his head. The force is with them. This Harare crowd has taken care of that. The players are piling on top of each other in the huddle. Straight forward change to clear the boundary, but Axar doesnt make the requisite connection

AR Patel c Williams b Muzarabani 13 (15b 1x4 0x6) SR: 86.66

18.3
0
Muzarabani to Patel, no run, beautiful yorker. Axar was looking to smash it over the leg side, but then realises that there is no way he could do that and nearly falls over himself while trying to protect his stumps

long-on, deep midwicket and deep square leg in place

18.2
1
Muzarabani to Kumar, 1 run, sees a fuller ball way outside off, plants that front leg across and scoops it over square leg
18.1
2
Muzarabani to Kumar, 2 runs, lands the yorker on middle, Bhuvi works it through midwicket and shows good desperation for the second run

25 off 12, with a pretty full Harare Sports Club on their feet roaring for a miracle. Bhuvi to take his first ball, against Muzarabani

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 121/7 (25 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.72, RRR: 12.50)

  • Axar Patel13 (13b)
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar0 (0b)
  • Chris Mpofu2-0-19-1
  • Sikandar Raza2-0-9-0
17.6
0
Mpofu to Patel, no run, fuller ball quite wide outside off, Axar goes for a slash and misses. Rather the keeper misses, and Mpofu has his hands on his head. Was there actually an edge there?
17.5
4
Mpofu to Patel, FOUR, good ball, nice and full just outside off, but Axar has done really well to get a boundary through third man. Waits nicely, plants an open face down on it and picks the gap between short third and point

29 off 14 and India running out of wickets

17.4
W
Mpofu to Samson, OUT, picks out long-on! Harare roars. They are on the cusp here. Mpofu looks skyward and pumps his fists. Bowls length, sees Samson go for the big hit but he hasnt timed it well enough to beat the fielder

SV Samson c Waller b Mpofu 19 (24b 1x4 0x6) SR: 79.16

Raza comes up to his bowler for a chat, while Axar gets a change of bat

17.3
1
Mpofu to Patel, 1 run, slower short ball, this time Axar stands still and pulls to wide long-on

Crowd revving up, clapping, yelling

17.2
0
Mpofu to Patel, no run, leaps down the track, but Mpofu bowls the offcutter short and way wide of off stump. Axar who was also making room barely connects with the bottom of the bat
17.1
2
Mpofu to Patel, 2 runs, back of a length and outside off, nudged through midwicket and the fielder on the boundary takes ages to get in. Axar pinches a good two

Mpofu comes back for his second over, around the wicket... 32 off 18 balls.... Tense

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs | IND: 114/6 (32 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.70, RRR: 10.66)

  • Axar Patel6 (8b)
  • Sanju Samson19 (23b)
  • Sikandar Raza2-0-9-0
  • Graeme Cremer4-0-18-3
16.6
1
Sikandar Raza to Patel, 1 run, dropped by Cremer at extra cover! Axar is itching for the big hit. Sees the width outside off and throws his bat at it. Connects really well, the fielder has to dive full length to his right. Just evades him
16.5
2
Sikandar Raza to Patel, 2 runs, down the track and slashed over the covers. Misfield from Muzarabani this time. Took his eyes off the ball at the last minute, thinking about the throw
16.4
1
Sikandar Raza to Samson, 1 run, flat and short on middle, whip-pulled to deep square leg

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India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4M VijayAM Rahane
2nd53RV UthappaM Vijay
3rd0RV UthappaMK Pandey
4th4RV UthappaKM Jadhav
5th8STR BinnyKM Jadhav
6th36STR BinnySV Samson
7th12SV SamsonAR Patel
8th7B KumarAR Patel
9th7B KumarMM Sharma
10th4Sandeep SharmaMM Sharma