India’s decisive 10-wicket victory dispelled any remaining uncertainty following their shocking first-twenty-five-wicket loss versus Zimbabwe. India was able to win the series 3-1, meaning that the victory also made the last game pointless. In this decisive match, Zimbabwe will be competing for dignity, and India might perhaps try some new things. Zimbabwe had a promising start to the game thanks to some strong innings from Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wessly Madhevere, and Sikandar Raza, and India hardly had to make much effort to win.
Zimbabwe may have been quite confident going into the fourth Twenty20 International, having only lost badly to the current T20 global champions once. But things have gone horribly wrong for Zimbabwe, who will need to get back up swiftly to prevent more mistakes in the next games against the subcontinental team.
Even though the outcome of the fourth Twenty20 International match against India is quite biased, Zimbabwe may still be pleased with its growth in a few areas. To begin with, it was Zimbabwe’s greatest batting performance to date, with the top order making a significant contribution to the aim of 150+.
Zimbabwe was able to witness a good partnership between Madhevere and Marumani following many wicket losses in the powerplay overs of the preceding games. Raza saved the day with fantastic innings, even though the team seemed to be drawing closer following a solid opening.
Despite all these encouraging signs, the team’s lower batting order collapse cost them. Crucially, although expecting some respectable performances, particularly with the new ball, the bowlers were unable to make any impression on the Indian batsmen.
Zimbabwe
Sikandar Raza (c), Wessly Madhevere, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Faraz Akram, Clive Madande, Blessing Muzarabani, Johnathan Campbell, Richard Ngarava, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Tendai Chatara
In the fourth Twenty20 International, India began their chase against Zimbabwe with the expectation of a moderate job, but Jaiswal and Gill were in the mood to have fun. The first over included three boundaries as a taste of what was to follow. India is unlikely to let their guard down in the series’ final Twenty20 International match, given their 3-1 lead.
Zimbabwe was constantly off the line, therefore they could hardly stop India from enjoying a run of huge overs. India scored their first fifty runs in just 3.5 overs. The only unfortunate thing for India would be that Jaiswal missed the century after coming so close.
In an innings that featured two sixes and thirteen boundaries, Jaiswal concluded with numbers of 93 runs off just 53 balls. With 157 runs scored at an average of 52.33 in the series, Shubman Gill is currently India’s leading scorer. On the other hand, India’s bowling could have been a little bit better. While Shivam Dube and Ravi Bishnoi tried their best to keep the opposition at bay, only Khaleel Ahmed managed to pick up more than one wicket.
India
Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Sanju Samson, Tushar Deshpande, Abhishek Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
ZIM vs IND : Match Details | ||
Match | Zimbabwe vs India, 5th T20I | India tour of Zimbabwe, 2024 | |
Date | 14/07/2024 (Sunday) | |
Time | 16:00 (GMT+5) / 16:30 (GMT+5.5) / 17:00 (GMT+6) | |
Format | T20I | |
Venue | Harare Sports Club, Harare | |
Recent performance | Zimbabwe – W W L L L | India – W L W W W |
Harare Sports Club, Harare
There have been some outstanding batting performances on the pitch, and in the last three games, teams that set goals have won two of them. In this match, India will bat first even though they chose to field first in the last encounter.
It is predicted to be a lovely day with temperatures of about 14°C and breezes of only 8 km/h. The Harare Sports Club’s pitch is perhaps best for batting because seamers get very little assistance.
The IND won four games in their last five matches and ZIM won just one match.
Winning the toss
Player of the Match
Most runs
Most wickets
Most sixes
Team Scores Batting First
According to cricket analysts, India has an 86% chance of winning.
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