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PremiumIndia vs Zimbabwe 5th T20I highlights: India sealed the series on July 14 after the Men in Blue, under Shubman Gill’s captaincy, defeated Zimbabwe by 42 runs in the 5th T20I match.
The southern African team, under Sikandar Raza’s leadership, won the first match but could not manage to win any other match.
On July 14, Yashasvi Jaiswal got out after getting a record-breaking start, with India getting 13 off 1 ball. Shubman Gill (13) and Abhishek Sharma (14) were out soon. India were 40/3 5 overs.
Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag held India's innings and had a 65-run partnership. India scored 30 runs off the last 2 overs and reached 167/7 in 20 overs.
In reply, Zimbabwe lost the 1st wicket in the 3rd ball of the innings. Mukesh Kumar hit early. It lost another wicket soon and were at 15/2 in the 3rd over, thanks to Mukesh.
Then, they had a good partnership of 44 runs. After that, they took their team to 85/4 in the 13th over when Myers got out. They lost 3 more wickets while scoring just 9 more runs. That included Sikandar Raza's run-out due to a mix-up.
Akram tried his best to keep the game alive. He scored 27 off 13 balls. The hosts eventually got all out for 125.
India's Playing XI
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande and Mukesh Kumar.
Zimbabwe's Playing XI
Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Johnathan Campbell, Faraz Akram, Clive Madande (w), Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Brandon Mavuta.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Shubman Gill has been accused of being a selfish player and captain. In the 4th match, when Yashasvi Jaiswal was at 83 runs and India needed 23 more to win, Gill should have let Jaiswal take the strike, they alleged. Jaiswal could have scored his second T20I century, according to them.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: “Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill are showing signs of a formidable opening combo for India in T20Is," the ICC said in a social media post.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: After his blistering knock of 93* off 53 balls, Yashasvi Jaiswal will be a key player to watch out for. Ravi Bishnoi has impressed in this tournament.
For Zimbabwe, skipper Sikandar Raza is likely to deliver another productive performance as the most experienced player in the team. Another batter who’ll be in focus is Dion Myers.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Teams batting first have won in 3 matches so far. In the 4th match, India comfortably chased 152/7. In the last match, Indian pacers went for runs and could not take any wickets.
Spinners, namely Abhishek Sharma and Washington Sundar, drew the first blood. Sikandar Raza was successful in attacking Indian bowler for his 28-ball 46. So were Indian openers. The pitch is expected to yield higher scores this time.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: India and Zimbabwe have played 12 T20I matches against each other. India have won 9 of those while Zimbabwe have won thrice. In the last 5 matches played between the two, India have won 4 times and Zimbabwe once.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: The match will start at 1 PM (local time). The temperature in Harare on July 14 afternoon will be around 24 degrees, as per AccuWeather. There’s no chance of rain. The humidity will be 21% at the start of the match and go down to 18% by the end of it.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Shubman Gill won the toss again, fourth time in a row. Zimbabwe scored 152/7 in 20 overs. India got to 156/0 in 15.2 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 93 off 53 balls while skipper Gill scored 58 off 38 balls.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: India saw the return of three more seasoned customers to the team: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube. Winning the toss and batting first again, India scored 182/4 in 20 overs. Zimbabwe fought back well but finished at 159/6.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Shubman Gill won the toss against and decided to bat first this time. Indian batters played like champions. Abhishek Sharma, in his second T20 match for India, scored a 46-ball 100. India scored 234/2 in 20 overs. Zimbabwe were all out for 134.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Shubman Gill won the toss and asked Zimbabwe to bat first. Indian bowlers, particularly Ravi Bishnoi, did well and restricted the hosts to 115/9 in 20 overs. However, it was a batting disaster for the Men in Blue. India were all out for 102.
