Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

SV Samson
SV Samson
43(39) 3x4 - 4x6
Control %89%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 18 runs
  • 0x4 - 3x6
0 6 1 0 5 17 12 2
SC Williams
SC Williams
42(42) 3x4 - 1x6
Control %76%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 7 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
11 1 6 7 9 2 2 4

Best performances - Bowlers

SN Thakur
SN Thakur
O7
M0
R38
W3
Eco5.42
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
LM Jongwe
LM Jongwe
O4
M0
R33
W2
Eco8.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Vishal Dikshit

That's all from us today. We hope you enjoyed our coverage although it was another one-sided game. This is Vishal Dikshit signing off, along with Sudarshanan and Chandan. Ciao!

At the presentation, Zimbabwe Cricket are dedicating today's game to the cause of children's cancer. They're donating $500 and a Zimbabwe jersey to a six-year-old. He also gets a signed ball from Sanju Samson. First up is Regis Chakabva: We had a really good fight in the field. We've struggled to pick early wickets in the last few games and we did that today. We fell shot of runs on the board. Our execution lacked a little bit in the end, and we're looking to score more runs. The bowlers came out charging and they tried to hit their lengths.

Sanju Samson is the Player of the Match for his three catches and unbeaten 43: How much ever time you spend in the middle feels good. I took three catches but I missed a stumping too; as keepers we're used to listening to things we didn't do well. I really enjoyed keeping and contributing to the win. In this match the fast bowlers picked the length much quicker and I really enjoyed keeping.

KL Rahul: We bat deep and it's good for some of the guys to get time in the middle. We weren't nervous. It didn't work (laughs, on the changed batting order), I wanted to get some runs but it didn't happen. Hopefully in the next game. They have some quality bowlers in the attack and they bowled well to Bangladesh, I watched on the television. the bowlers did come hard, they're tall and big and strong boys. Good challenge for us as batters, but we bat deep so it wasn't a worry. We're here to play good cricket and win. It's a great turnout today, it's a weekend, and wherever we go across the world we get good support from Indian fans, so thanks to them.

2.53pm Handshakes all around on the field and in the Indian dressing room as India take the series 2-0 with one match to go. The big crowd here at the Harare Sports Club will be disappointed after another poor performance from the hosts. They took a few wickets today but their batting has been an issue for a while and another top-order collapse meant they were out for a smaller target today than in the opening ODI. India's quicks shone yet again, even without Deepak Chahar, and KL Rahul decided to open today to get some game time but he lasted just five balls. He'll be eager to get some more balls and runs under his belt, like Chahar did with the ball in the series opener. Dhawan, Gill, Hooda and Samson then finished things off, but Kishan will know his stock has been falling for a while now.

Navneet : "Mystery of Chahar should be solved in post match chat."

Aditya: "Samson finishes it off in style! A magnificent strike into the crowd! India win in Zimbabwe after 6 years, and the party starts in the dressing room!"

25.4
6
Kaia to Samson, SIX, seals it with a six over long-on, this wicketkeeper-batter. Where have we seen this before? Got a full delivery on the stumps and dispatched it high over the long-on region for a clean six
25.3
0
Kaia to Samson, no run, keeps low as Samson punches it off the back foot from in front of off, finds cover
25.2
0
Kaia to Samson, no run, loopy and slower towards off stump, he defends off the back foot
25.1
0
Kaia to Samson, no run, slow and wide outside off, Samson mistimes the cut

One to win at the halfway mark, and here's Innocent Kaia

END OF OVER:
25 | 7 Runs | IND: 161/5 (1 run required from 25 overs, RR: 6.44, RRR: 0.04)

  • Sanju Samson37 (35b)
  • Axar Patel6 (7b)
  • Wessly Madhevere1-0-7-0
  • Sikandar Raza4-0-16-1
24.6
1
Madhevere to Samson, 1 run, works this one off his pads easily to deep midwicket to level the scores
24.5
0
Madhevere to Samson, no run, Samson goes back and pushes the length ball off his pads to midwicket

India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st5S DhawanKL Rahul
2nd42S DhawanShubman Gill
3rd36Ishan KishanShubman Gill
4th14DJ HoodaShubman Gill
5th56SV SamsonDJ Hooda
6th14SV SamsonAR Patel