Welcome back.. Can Zimbabwe get some early wicket? Will the inexperienced Indian batting-line up make this target look easy? Rahul and Karun are the openers, understanding shouldn't be an issue then. Chatara with the new ball.. Two slips in place..

It was the Indian bowlers who dictated the terms throughout the innings as Zimbabwe batting never got going. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals as they folded up for a below par total. Yuzvendra Chahal was impressive on his debut. The others bowlers chipped in as well. Even as wickets kept tumbling at one end, Chigumbura stood tall amidst the ruins and displayed a semblance of fight. This should be a stroll in the park for the Indian batsmen, but will Zimbabwe put up a fight? Join us in a while for the chase..

49.5 - Bumrah to Chatara, out Caught by Rayudu!! Zimbabwe have been bowled out for 168. This was pitched up on the stumps, Chatara backed away on the hoick, doesn't get anywhere near the middle of the bat, gets a lot of height but not the distance. Rayudu runs across to his right from mid-wicket, calls for the catch, watches it all along and holds on. He has a wry smile on his face, so does Dhoni as the captain leads his troops off. Bumrah finishes with 4/28, his career best figures in ODIs. Chatara c Rayudu b Bumrah 4(10)

Bumrah to Chatara, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

49.4 - Bumrah to Muzarabani, 1 run, short of a length and angling back into Muzarabani, he was looking to tuck it towards the on-side, gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad, sneaks in a single

Taurai Muzarabani, right handed bat, comes to the crease

49.3 - Bumrah to Chigumbura, out Bowled!! Bumrah has got rid of Chigumbura for a second time and it's not a no-ball this time. This was a perfect length delivery on the stumps, Chigumbura backs away a long way, was looking to go over mid-wicket, misses and the leg-stump goes for a walk. Chigumbura b Bumrah 41(65) [4s-1]

Bumrah to Chigumbura, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

49.2 - Bumrah to Chigumbura, no run, the slower ball from Bumrah, he rolled his fingers across the seam, Chigumbura backs away, swings hard and is beaten

49.1 - Bumrah to Chatara, 1 run, length delivery on the stumps, Chatara backs away and shovels it over square leg, just a single

Over: 49	0 1 4 2 0	ZIM 166/8
Chigumbura 41(63)	Chatara 3(8)	Barinder 10-0-42-2

48.6 - Barinder to Chigumbura, 2 runs, the slower bouncer from Sran, Chigumbura waits on it and pulls it over square leg. Chahal gives the chase and keeps the batsmen down to a couple

48.5 - Barinder to Chatara, 1 run, short of a length and angling across the right-hander, Chatara shuffles across and gets a toe-edge towards third man

48.4 - Barinder to Chatara, no run, another slower ball from Sran, this was well outside off as well, Chatara swishes and misses, not called as a wide

48.3 - Barinder to Chatara, no run, on a good length and slanting across the right-hander, Chatara wafts at that and is beaten

48.2 - Barinder to Chatara, no run, slower delivery outside off, Chatara backs away and finds backward point on the cut

48.1 - Barinder to Chigumbura, 1 run, yorker length delivery and just outside off, Chigumbura jammed his bat hard onto the ground, gets a thick outside edge towards third man. The fielder fumbled a bit, Chigumbura thought about an extra run, but sends back his partner as the fielder recovered well. Chatara has to turn back, Dhoni collects and breaks the stumps, but the dive saved the batsman there

Appeal for a run-out, Chatara is the man in question. He put in the dive, but was it too late? No, the dive has saved him. NOT OUT should be the call

48.1 - Barinder to Chigumbura, wide, Sran sprays this one miles outside off, called as a wide

Barinder Sran [9.0-0-37-2] is back into the attack

Over: 48	0	ZIM 161/8
Chatara 2(4)	Chigumbura 38(61)	Bumrah 9-2-26-2

47.6 - Bumrah to Chatara, no run, another pinpoint yorker from Bumrah, Chatara can just about dig it back towards the bowler

47.5 - Bumrah to Chigumbura, 1 run, on a length and just outside off, Chigumbura quietly nudges it towards mid-on for a single

47.4 - Bumrah to Chatara, 1 run, yorker length delivery on the stumps, Chatara backs away and drives it towards long-on

47.4 - Bumrah to Chigumbura, no ball, Chigumbura's fighting knock comes to an end or has it? It's a no-ball from Bumrah, he clearly over-stepped there. Chigumbura was looking to clear the longest part of the ground, ends up offering catching practice to Axar at deep mid-wicket, it was the slower ball, now, Chatara will get to face the free-hit

47.3 - Bumrah to Chigumbura, no run, slower delivery outside off, Chigumbura backs away and was looking to go over cover, beaten by the lack of pace

47.2 - Bumrah to Chatara, 1 run, short of a length and on off, Chatara pushes forward, gets a edge that loops towards the off-side. Chigumbura calls for a quick single, the fielder has a shy at the bowler's end, but misses

47.1 - Bumrah to Chigumbura, 1 run, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, drilled towards cover. Chahal can't stop it cleanly, ends up deflecting it towards mid-off

Over: 47	1	ZIM 156/8
Chatara 0(1)	Chigumbura 36(57)	D Kulkarni 10-1-42-2

46.6 - D Kulkarni to Chatara, no run, on a good length and shaping away from outside off, Chatara is rooted to the crease as he attempts a drive, beaten on the outside edge

Tendai Chatara, right handed bat, comes to the crease

46.5 - D Kulkarni to Cremer, out Bowled!! Cremer attempts a cheeky lap shot and ends up losing his wicket. Kulkarni just kept it straight, around the middle stump line, Cremer went across his stumps, was looking to use Kulkarni's pace and lap it over short fine, misses and the ball hits the top of middle-stump. Second wicket for Kulkarni, can Zimbabwe last the full 50 overs? Cremer b D Kulkarni 8(11) [4s-1]

D Kulkarni to Cremer, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

46.4 - D Kulkarni to Chigumbura, 1 run, Kulkarni goes for the yorker, ends up offering a low full-toss, driven towards mid-off for a single

46.3 - D Kulkarni to Chigumbura, 2 runs, full toss from Kulkarni, Chigumbura gets forward and thumps it back over the bowler's head, didn't get hold of the shot, just a couple as the fielder gets across from long-off

46.2 - D Kulkarni to Cremer, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, pushed to the left of cover for a single

46.1 - D Kulkarni to Cremer, no run, on a good length and shaping away from outside off, Cremer goes for a wild swish and is beaten

Over: 46	0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0	ZIM 152/7
Cremer 7(8)	Chigumbura 33(55)	Bumrah 8-2-21-2

45.6 - Bumrah to Cremer, 1 run, a direct hit might have sent Cremer on his way, but Rahul misses his shy from mid-off. This was a fuller length delivery outside off, driven in front of mid-off for a quick single

45.5 - Bumrah to Cremer, no run, another yorker that was tailing back into the right-hander, Cremer was making room and just about manages to dig it out

45.4 - Bumrah to Chigumbura, 1 run, slower ball from Bumrah, Chigumbura was pushing forward and gets an inside edge onto his body, Cremer calls him through for a quick single and gets home with ease

45.3 - Bumrah to Cremer, 1 run, the cutter from Bumrah, Cremer works it behind square on the on-side. He wanted the second run, but slipped as he turned back

45.2 - Bumrah to Chigumbura, 1 run, full toss from Bumrah, clipped away behind square on the on-side for a single

45.1 - Bumrah to Chigumbura, no run, yorker length delivery and angling back into Chigumbura, he gets his left leg out of the way and squeezes it towards mid-wicket

Jasprit Bumrah [7.0-2-17-2] is back into the attack

Over: 45	0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 4	ZIM 148/7
Cremer 5(5)	Chigumbura 31(52)	D Kulkarni 9-1-38-1

44.6 - D Kulkarni to Cremer, no run, that's a loose drive from Cremer, full and shaping away from outside off, Cremer went chasing after that and is beaten

44.5 - D Kulkarni to Cremer, no run, on a good length and well outside off, driven straight to the fielder at cover

44.4 - D Kulkarni to Cremer, FOUR, positive batting from Cremer, banged in short and just outside off, doesn't rise as much as Cremer expected. Cremer rocks back, rolls his wrists and pulls it in front of square on the on-side, rolls away to the fence

44.3 - D Kulkarni to Chigumbura, 1 run, short and wide from Kulkarni, Chigumbura cracks it square on the off-side, there's a fielder in the deep, just a single

44.2 - D Kulkarni to Cremer, 1 run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, Cremer plays away from his body and gets a thick edge towards third man

44.1 - D Kulkarni to Chigumbura, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Chigumbura dabs it in front of cover and sets off for a quick single

Dhawal Kulkarni [8.0-1-31-1] is back into the attack

Over: 44	1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0	ZIM 141/7
Cremer 0(1)	Chigumbura 29(50)	Chahal 10-1-27-1

43.6 - Chahal to Cremer, no run, pushed through flatter and quicker, Cremer shuffled across and defends it

43.5 - Chahal to Chigumbura, 1 run, Chahal give sthis one more air and goes wider outside off, eased towards sweeper cover for a single

43.4 - Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, tossed up just outside off, driven back towards the bowler

Graeme Cremer, right handed bat, comes to the crease

43.3 - Chahal to Mutumbami, out Caught by Rahul!! Maiden ODI wicket for Chahal, he deserved this one. Mutumbami didn't learn from his mistake in the previous over, this was tossed up invitingly outside off, Mutumbami couldn't resist going for the big shot, doesn't get hold of the lofted drive and finds Rahul to perfection at long-off. Chigumbura stands forlorn at the other end. Mutumbami c Rahul b Chahal 15(27) [4s-2]

Chahal to Mutumbami, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

43.2 - Chahal to Chigumbura, 1 run, Chahal drops one short and well outside off, slapped away past cover for a single

43.1 - Chahal to Mutumbami, 1 run, flighted delivery and on the stumps, Mutumbami comes down the track and works it towards long-on

Yuzvendra Chahal [9.0-1-24-0] is back into the attack

Over: 43	1 0 0 0 4 W 1 1	ZIM 138/6
Mutumbami 14(25)	Chigumbura 27(47)	Barinder 9-0-37-2

42.6 - Barinder to Mutumbami, 1 run, imperiosity almost cost Mutumbami his wicket! Mid-off had been pushed back after the previous shot, Sran bowled this one full and well outside off, Mutumbami lofted him through the line, almost holed out to Jadhav at long-off, bounced just in front of him

42.5 - Barinder to Mutumbami, FOUR, that has been smashed! Length delivery outside off, Mutumbami gets a big stride forward and drills it back past the non-striker. Mid-off was inside the ring and had no chance

42.4 - Barinder to Mutumbami, no run, back of a length and on the stumps, no room for Mutumbami to free his arms, nudged towards the on-side

42.3 - Barinder to Mutumbami, no run, short of a good length and on off, Mutumbami prods half-forward and defends it

42.2 - Barinder to Chigumbura, 1 run, slower ball outside off, Chigumbura chops it square on the off-side for a run. He spotted the slower ball early, would be disappointed with just a single

42.1 - Barinder to Mutumbami, 1 run, short of a length and on the stumps, Mutumbami pushes forward and gets an inside edge behind square on the on-side

Barinder Sran [8.0-0-30-2] is back into the attack

Over: 42	1 1 0 0 0 1 0	ZIM 131/6
Mutumbami 8(20)	Chigumbura 26(46)	D Kulkarni 8-1-31-1

41.6 - D Kulkarni to Mutumbami, 1 run, on a good length and on the stumps, eased away towards long-on for a single

41.5 - D Kulkarni to Mutumbami, no run, loud shout for a caught behind, Dhawal was convinced, so was MS, but replays suggests that the ball clipped the helmet. This was banged in short and on the stumps, Mutumbami was late on the pull, the ball looped slowly towards MS, there was a big noise, but it was the ball clipping the helmet

41.4 - D Kulkarni to Chigumbura, 1 run, too straight from Kulkarni, Chigumbura nudges it towards square leg for a single

41.3 - D Kulkarni to Mutumbami, 1 run, fuller length delivery and on off, Mutumbami was looking to go over cover, the bat turned in his hands and ends up slicing it wide of cover-point, just a single

41.2 - D Kulkarni to Chigumbura, 1 run, length delivery on Chigumbura's pads, tucked away past square leg for a single

41.1 - D Kulkarni to Chigumbura, 2 runs, India's fielding hasn't been great today. Sran is the culprit now. Length delivery on Chigumbura's pads, clipped away past mid-wicket, Sran gets across and then fumbles, allows an extra run

Dhawal Kulkarni [7.0-1-25-1] is back into the attack

Over: 41	1 1 0 0 0 Nb 1 1 1 1 0 0	ZIM 125/6
Mutumbami 6(17)	Chigumbura 22(43)	Chahal 9-1-24-0

40.6 - Chahal to Mutumbami, no run, slower and just outside off, Mutumbami makes room and pushes it to the left of cover-point

40.5 - Chahal to Chigumbura, 1 run, this one is given more air, Chigumbura gets well forward and drives it towards long-on for a run

40.4 - Chahal to Mutumbami, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, worked past mid-wicket for a single

40.3 - Chahal to Mutumbami, no run, nicely bowled by Chahal, this was the leg-break, dips into Mutumbami and then spins away. Mutumbami didn't spot it, lunges forward and gets a thick edge, off the splice of the bat, the ball rolls away towards the off-side

40.2 - Chahal to Mutumbami, no run, Chahal gives this one more air, Mutumbami went for an ambitious slog sweep, gets an inside edge towards short fine

40.1 - Chahal to Chigumbura, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle, Chigumbura tucks it to the right of mid-wicket for a single

Over: 40	1	ZIM 122/6
Mutumbami 5(13)	Chigumbura 20(41)	Bumrah 7-2-17-2

39.6 - Bumrah to Mutumbami, no run, this is excellent bowling from Bumrah, floats this mone wider and fuller outside off, teasing Mutumbami into the drive. Mutumbami obliges and nearly edges it to the keeper

39.5 - Bumrah to Mutumbami, no run, on a good length and coming back with the angle, Mutumbami was looking to dab it towards third man. A high risk shot, with a slip in place, can't get any bat on that and is beaten comprehensively

39.4 - Bumrah to Mutumbami, no run, Bumrah shortens his length and angles this one back into Mutumbami, he prods across and nudges it towards the on-side

39.3 - Bumrah to Mutumbami, FOUR, lovely shot, width on offer from Bumrah, Mutumbami gets on top of the bounce and cracks it over backward point, rolls away to the fence in quick time

39.2 - Bumrah to Mutumbami, no run, short of a length and in that corridor outside off, straightened a tad after pitching. Mutumbami is slightly opened up as he defends

39.1 - Bumrah to Mutumbami, no run, short of a length and holding its line outside off, Mutumbami has a slash at that and is beaten

Jasprit Bumrah [6.0-2-13-2] is back into the attack

Over: 39	0	ZIM 118/6
Mutumbami 1(7)	Chigumbura 20(41)	Chahal 8-1-21-0

38.6 - Chahal to Mutumbami, 1 run, Chahal gives this one plenty of air, ends up offering a full toss, driven down towards long-on for a run

38.5 - Chahal to Mutumbami, no run, another googly from Chahal, but the length is slightly short, allows Mutumbami to go back and chop it towards the lone slip

38.4 - Chahal to Mutumbami, no run, the wrong 'un from Chahal, Mutumbami lunges forward and blocks

38.3 - Chahal to Mutumbami, no run, Chahal drifts one on the leg-stump line, Mutumbami prods forward and blocks

38.2 - Chahal to Chigumbura, 1 run, slower and just outside off, Chigumbura gets forward and punches it down towards long-off for a single

38.1 - Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, tossed up on the leg-stump line, clipped to the left of short mid-wicket where there's a diving stop

Yuzvendra Chahal [7.0-1-19-0] is back into the attack

Chahal back, a slip is in place

Over: 38	1 W 1 1 0 4 0 0 Wd 0 0	ZIM 116/6
Mutumbami 0(3)	Chigumbura 19(39)	Barinder 8-0-30-2

37.6 - Barinder to Mutumbami, no run, short of a length and in that channel outside off, Mutumbami drops it in front of cover-point and set-off, sent back by his partner

37.6 - Barinder to Mutumbami, wide, Sran throws this one wide outside off, looking to tempt Mutumbami into the drive, he resists and lets it go, called as a wide

37.5 - Barinder to Mutumbami, no run, that spat from a length, Mutumbami was half-forward in defence, gets hit high on the gloves, he didn't expect that for sure

37.4 - Barinder to Mutumbami, no run, on a good length and shaping away from outside off, Mutumbami covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Richmond Mutumbami, right handed bat, comes to the crease

A slip is in place for the new batsman

37.3 - Barinder to S Raza, out Bowled!! Raza has thrown his wicket away, Zimbabwe's struggle for fluency continues. This was pitched up in that corridor outside off, Raza's eyes lit up as he saw the width, went hard on the drive, his feet was rooted to the crease, ends up playing with an angled bat, gets a thick inside edge and the middle-stump is sent cartwheeling. Second wicket for Sran and Zimbabwe are in real trouble now. S Raza b Barinder 23(54) [4s-2]

Barinder to S Raza, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

37.2 - Barinder to S Raza, no run, Sran shortens his length outside off, Raza takes a step down the track and pushes it back at the bowler

37.1 - Barinder to S Raza, no run, short of a good length and angling across the right-hander, Raza has a poke at that and misses

Over: 37	1 0 1 1 0 W 0 0 1 1	ZIM 115/5
S Raza 23(51)	Chigumbura 19(39)	Axar 10-1-26-1

36.6 - Axar to S Raza, 1 run, another one on middle and leg, Raza bunts it down to long-on and he'll keep the strike as well. Axar finishes his spell, his figures read 10-1-26-1

36.5 - Axar to S Raza, no run, darted in on middle stump line, Raza defends from the crease

36.4 - Axar to S Raza, no run, Raza jumps down the track and Axar bowls it slightly wide outside off, Raza reaches out and in doing so he slips while making good enough contact with the ball. The ball rolls towards the backward point region and that gave the batsmen no chance to cross over

36.3 - Axar to Chigumbura, 1 run, another misfield and once again it's Manish Pandey. Dhoni isn't too happy. This was bowled quicker and fuller outside off, Chigumbura drives it straight to cover, where Pandey lets the ball slip through and the batsmen cross over

36.2 - Axar to Chigumbura, no run, slower through the air and aimed at the stumps, Chigumbura defends off the front foot

36.1 - Axar to Chigumbura, no run, flatter and on top of off, Chigumbura punches it to the left of mid-wicket, cannot get the single away

Over: 36	1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 1 1	ZIM 113/5
Chigumbura 18(36)	S Raza 22(48)	Barinder 7-0-29-1

35.6 - Barinder to Chigumbura, 1 run, short of length delivery on the pads of the batsman, Chigumbura tucks it around the corner and he'll keep the strike as well

35.5 - Barinder to S Raza, 1 run, overpitched outside off, Raza comes on the front foot and drills it through the cover region. There's protection in the deep and it will only result in a single

35.4 - Barinder to S Raza, 2 runs, length delivery angled across off, Raza stays on the back foot, opens the face of the bat and guides it to the left of a diving backward point, the batsmen pick two before third man gets to it after running to his right

35.3 - Barinder to S Raza, no run, slightly shortish but not enough width outside off. However, that doesn't stop Raza from slashing hard and he hit it well, only for Rahul to stop it at backward point after moving across to his right

35.2 - Barinder to S Raza, no run, on middle stump line this time around, Raza clips it straight to mid-wicket

35.1 - Barinder to S Raza, no run, length delivery just outside off, was slightly slower as well. Raza stays put and defends it into the off-side with soft hands

Barinder Sran [6.0-0-25-1] is back into the attack

Time for another change as Barinder comes into the attack.

Drinks are on the field now. Zimbabwe have five wickets in the bank, but they really need to press on the accelerator if they want to get to a reasonable total. Anything under 200 won't do in my opinion, but cricket always finds a way to get back at you, so it's better that I don't predict. Let's just see how these two fare after the drinks break.

Over: 35	2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0	ZIM 109/5
Chigumbura 17(35)	S Raza 19(43)	Axar 9-1-24-1

34.6 - Axar to Chigumbura, no run, another quick delivery from Axar and Chigu is happy to keep it out with a defensive blade

34.5 - Axar to Chigumbura, no run, quicker and aimed at the stumps, Chigumbura blocks from the crease

34.4 - Axar to Chigumbura, 2 runs, Dhoni isn't happy with Manish Pandey's effort there, who dived across to his left at extra cover to stop this drive from Chigu but failed to get a hand on it, the batsmen take two before the fielder in the deep gets to it

34.3 - Axar to S Raza, 1 run, backs away a touch and cracks this shortish delivery in front of point, the batsmen go through for a quick single. There was a chance for an extra run because Dhoni couldn't collect the throw cleanly, but the batsmen don't risk it

34.2 - Axar to S Raza, no run, darted on the stumps, Raza goes back and punches it straight back to the bowler

34.1 - Axar to Chigumbura, 1 run, floated up around off, Chigumbura comes on the front foot and drives it to the left of the bowler, who dives across to his left but can't get a hand on it, the batsmen cross over as the ball dribbles away to long-off

Over: 34	1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1	ZIM 105/5
S Raza 18(41)	Chigumbura 14(31)	D Kulkarni 7-1-25-1

33.6 - D Kulkarni to S Raza, no run, this length delivery pushes Raza back in the crease, he looks to defend and gets it off the outside half, the ball rolls in front of cover

33.5 - D Kulkarni to Chigumbura, 1 run, fuller in length outside off, Chigumbura drives it through the point region and the batsmen take a single before the man at sweeper moves to his left to cut it off

33.4 - D Kulkarni to Chigumbura, no run, was that a wide? At least I thought so. The umpire though doesn't agree with me. Short and well wide outside off, Chigumbura lets it go and the umpire also lets it go

33.3 - D Kulkarni to S Raza, 1 run, on a good length and around off, Raza stabs it in front of cover and calls his partner through for a very quick single. Nicely done in the end

33.2 - D Kulkarni to S Raza, no run, almost! Dhawal almost picked his second there. This was another back of a length delivery outside off, Raza was inside the crease and looking to force it through the off-side, the ball moved away a touch and whizzes past the outside edge

33.1 - D Kulkarni to Chigumbura, 1 run, just short of a good length and outside off, Chigumbura creates room for himself by backing away a touch, cuts it straight to sweeper cover, another easy single added to the total

Over: 33	0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0	ZIM 102/5
S Raza 17(38)	Chigumbura 12(28)	Axar 8-1-20-1

32.6 - Axar to S Raza, no run, tossed up outside off, Raza drives it straight to the man at short cover. Ends up as a maiden

32.5 - Axar to S Raza, no run, floated up around off, Raza comes on the front foot and blocks it back to the bowler

32.4 - Axar to S Raza, no run, much quicker once again and Raza goes deep in the crease to punch it back towards the bowler

32.3 - Axar to S Raza, no run, goes deep in the crease and cracks this shortish delivery straight to cover-point, cannot get the single away

32.2 - Axar to S Raza, no run, much quicker from Axar, Raza blocks it to the right of the bowler

32.1 - Axar to S Raza, no run, darted down the leg-side, Raza glances it straight to short fine leg

Now, Axar replaces Chahal from this end

Axar Patel [7.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack

Over: 32	0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0	ZIM 102/5
S Raza 17(32)	Chigumbura 12(28)	D Kulkarni 6-1-22-1

31.6 - D Kulkarni to S Raza, 1 run, bangs this short but it doesn't rise as much as he expected. Raza was quick on his feet to go across, swivels and pulls it to fine leg. He rolled his wrists to send it along the ground, he'll keep the strike as well

31.5 - D Kulkarni to Chigumbura, 1 run, shortens his length and bowls it outside off, Chigumbura opens the face of the bat and bunts it through the vacant cover-point region to get off strike

31.4 - D Kulkarni to Chigumbura, no run, targetting the stumps once again with this length delivery, Chigumbura gently defends it in front of cover. He was thinking about a single but it's not available

31.3 - D Kulkarni to S Raza, 1 run, angled into middle stump this time around, Raza clips it through the square leg region and that brings up the 100 for Zimbabwe

31.2 - D Kulkarni to S Raza, no run, much better from the bowler this time. Length delivery on the stumps, Raza stays put and defends it towards backward point with an open face of the bat

31.1 - D Kulkarni to S Raza, FOUR, what a shot! Not the welcome Dhawal would have wanted in his second spell. Just short of a good length and outside off, enough time for Raza to go on the back foot and he pulls it fiercely over mid-wicket, no need to run for those as it hit the fence like a tracer bullet

Dhawal Kulkarni [5.0-1-15-1] is back into the attack

Dhawal Kulkarni has been brought back into the attack and he replaces Axar

Over: 31	2 0 1 W 0 1 0 0 0 0 Wd	ZIM 95/5
Chigumbura 11(26)	S Raza 11(28)	Chahal 7-1-19-0

30.6 - Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, much quicker this time and once again he drifts onto the pads, Chigumbura tries to tuck it away into the leg-side, but fails to lay bat on it. The ball rolls away into the leg-side off the thigh pad

30.5 - Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, this time the line is around middle and leg, Chigumbura is happy to defend

30.4 - Chahal to S Raza, 1 run, goes deep into the crease and cuts this shortish delivery square of the wicket for a run

30.3 - Chahal to S Raza, no run, slaps this flatter delivery to the right of backward point, Rayudu was quick to get across as he stops the ball with a slide, preventing the single. Gets appreciated by his skipper too

30.2 - Chahal to Chigumbura, 1 run, shortens his length this time, Chigumbura hangs back and cracks it to deep extra cover for a run

30.1 - Chahal to Chigumbura, 2 runs, edged and once again it doesn't go to hand! Nice, loopy delivery that spins away outside off, Chigumbura prods forward to defend and the outside edge runs away to the right of the man at slip, another brace added to the total before the ball is hunted down in the deep

Over: 30	0	ZIM 91/5
S Raza 10(26)	Chigumbura 8(22)	Axar 7-0-20-1

29.6 - Axar to S Raza, no run, pushes the batsman back by shortening his length, Raza goes on the back foot and keeps it out into the leg-side

29.5 - Axar to S Raza, no run, opens the face of the bat this time but can't pierce the gap near backward point

29.4 - Axar to S Raza, no run, comes on the front foot and blocks this flighted delivery in front of cover

29.3 - Axar to Chigumbura, 1 run, slightly fuller this time and the line is outside off, Chigumbura hangs back, opens the face of the bat and guides it to the right of backward point

29.2 - Axar to Chigumbura, no run, bit flatter once again and around off and middle, Chigumbura blocks it back to the bowler

29.1 - Axar to Chigumbura, no run, darted around off, Chigumbura defends from the crease

Now, there's a slip in place for Axar

Over: 29	0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 1	ZIM 90/5
S Raza 10(23)	Chigumbura 7(19)	Chahal 6-1-15-0

28.6 - Chahal to S Raza, no run, bit of width on offer this time. Raza stays on the back foot and looks to cut it hard, mistimes it to the right of backward point, who quickly moves across to prevent any chance of a run

28.5 - Chahal to S Raza, no run, much quicker and targetting the stumps this time. Raza bends and defends

28.4 - Chahal to Chigumbura, 1 run, punches this flatter delivery outside off to long-off, an easy single on offer

28.3 - Chahal to Chigumbura, FOUR, edged and doesn't carry to slip. Flatter, quicker and spinning away outside off, Chigumbura just hangs his bat at it, the outside edge is found but it falls short of Rahul at slip, who doesn't get down in time to stop it, the ball brushes his fingertips and runs away to the fence

28.2 - Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, drifting in on off and middle, Chigumbura blocks it to the left of the bowler

28.1 - Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, quicker and flatter outside off, Chigumbura drills the drive straight to cover

Over: 28	4 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0	ZIM 85/5
S Raza 10(21)	Chigumbura 2(15)	Axar 6-0-19-1

27.6 - Axar to S Raza, no run, slows this up a little and Raza is on the front foot and defending

27.5 - Axar to S Raza, no run, comes on the front foot to keep this flighted delivery out

27.4 - Axar to S Raza, no run, defends this flatter delivery outside off into the off-side

27.3 - Axar to S Raza, no run, loud shout for lbw! The umpire is not interested though. It was the dart around the off stump, Raza looks to defend off the front foot and misses it, the line was around off and replays show that he was struck in line. It should have been given out but well, we can't change what the umpires think. Raza survives

27.2 - Axar to S Raza, no run, slightly quicker on the stumps, Raza clips it to the left of mid-wicket

27.1 - Axar to S Raza, FOUR, no slip in place and it cost India a boundary. This was floated up outside off, enticing the batsman to drive. Raza throws the kitchen sink at it and the outside edge flies through the vacant slip region and runs away to the fence

Over: 27	1	ZIM 81/5
Chigumbura 2(15)	S Raza 6(15)	Chahal 5-1-10-0

26.6 - Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, spinning away outside off, left alone

26.5 - Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, flatter outside off, Chigumbura pushes it to cover with soft hands

26.4 - Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, googly from Chahal and Chigumbura had no clue about it. Makes room to try and cut it and the ball sneaks under his bat. He's lucky that it missed the off stump by a whisker

26.3 - Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, Chigumbura shimmies down the track a little too early and Chahal bowls it slow and slightly wide outside off, Chigumbura adjusts and manages to keep it out into the off-side

26.2 - Chahal to S Raza, 1 run, much slower and much shorter in length outside off, Raza stays deep in the crease and cracks it to sweeper cover, another run added

26.1 - Chahal to Chigumbura, 1 run, spinning away outside off, Chigumbura goes back in the crease and pushes it through the cover region for an easy single

Over: 26	1	ZIM 79/5
S Raza 5(14)	Chigumbura 1(10)	Axar 5-0-15-1

25.6 - Axar to S Raza, no run, drifting in on the pads, Raza turns it straight to short fine leg

25.5 - Axar to Chigumbura, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, Chigumbura bunts it to sweeper cover and gets off strike

25.4 - Axar to Chigumbura, no run, another one that's flat outside off, Chigumbura gently pushes it to cover

25.3 - Axar to Chigumbura, no run, looped up on the stumps, Chigumbura turns it to mid-wicket

25.2 - Axar to Chigumbura, no run, comes forward and defends this flatter delivery into the on-side

25.1 - Axar to S Raza, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Chigumbura comes on the front foot and drives it to cover

Over: 25	0	ZIM 77/5
Chigumbura 0(6)	S Raza 4(12)	Chahal 4-1-8-0

24.6 - Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, defends off the front foot

24.5 - Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, skips out of his crease, Chahal sees it and drops it short, pushed to cover

24.4 - Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, flatter on the stumps, Chigumbura drives it to cover

24.3 - Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, nicely tossed up delivery on the stumps, Chigumbura gets forward and defends it

24.2 - Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, skips out and pushes it straight back to the bowler

24.1 - Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, the top-spinner from Chahal, Chigumbura was late to bring his bat down in his defence, ekes out an inside edge which rolls to short fine

Elton Chigumbura, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Over: 24	4 W 0	ZIM 77/5
C Ervine 21(45)	S Raza 4(12)	Axar 4-0-13-1

23.6 - Axar to C Ervine, out Caught by (sub)Faiz Fazal!! One more down. Such a soft dismissal and Zimbabwe are losing the plot. This was the flatter delivery from Axar, Ervine was rooted to the crease as he wanted to pull it towards mid-wicket, doesn't get it off the middle and biffs it straight down the throat of long-on who pouches a clean catch after moving to his left. C Ervine c (sub)Faiz Fazal b Axar 21(45) [4s-1]

Axar to C Ervine, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

23.5 - Axar to C Ervine, no run, tossed up delivery turning in a touch, Ervine crouches low and works it to mid-wicket

23.4 - Axar to C Ervine, no run, flattish outside off, Ervine punches it straight to cover

23.3 - Axar to C Ervine, no run, flatter and wider outside off, Ervine punches it towards cover who dives to his right and denies the pair a single

23.3 - Axar to C Ervine, wide, fired down leg, signalled as a wide

23.2 - Axar to C Ervine, no run, pushed through quicker outside off, Ervine punches it off the back foot to cover

23.1 - Axar to S Raza, 1 run, flatter and quicker, Raza punches it off the back foot towards long-off.

Axar Patel [3.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

Over: 23	0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0	ZIM 75/4
C Ervine 21(40)	S Raza 3(11)	Chahal 3-0-8-0

22.6 - Chahal to C Ervine, no run, leg-break turning away a touch, Ervine hangs back and works it to mid-wicket

22.5 - Chahal to C Ervine, no run, fuller on the stumps, Ervine drives it back to the bowler who dives to his left and stops it

22.4 - Chahal to S Raza, 1 run, very full on the stumps, milked down to long-on

22.3 - Chahal to S Raza, no run, flatter on the stumps, Raza goes back and pushes it back to the bowler who gets a hand and parries it to mid-wicket

22.2 - Chahal to S Raza, no run, looked like the top-spinner which kicked off a touch, Raza gets forward and blocks it

A slip in place now

22.1 - Chahal to C Ervine, 1 run, drifts around off, Ervine sinks on one knee and paddles it fine

Over: 22	0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0	ZIM 73/4
S Raza 2(8)	C Ervine 20(37)	Bumrah 6-2-13-2

21.6 - Bumrah to S Raza, no run, back of a length delivery holding its line outside off, Raza gets across and bunts it out

21.5 - Bumrah to C Ervine, 1 run, drifting on the pads, tucked away to fine leg

21.4 - Bumrah to C Ervine, no run, good length delivery angling across outside off, Ervine defends with an angled bat

21.3 - Bumrah to C Ervine, no run, jaffa! Pitches it on a length and gets it to nip away off the deck, Ervine gets forward to push, the ball whizzes past the outside edge

21.2 - Bumrah to C Ervine, no run, again, Bumrah is getting some steep bounce. Hits on a length and angles it on the stumps, Ervine shuffled across a touch, the ball bounces and strikes him on the thigh pad

21.1 - Bumrah to C Ervine, no run, back of a length rearing off from a length, Ervine wanted to work it into the leg-side but is late in doing so and the ball thuds him high on the pad

Over: 21	4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	ZIM 72/4
S Raza 2(7)	C Ervine 19(32)	Chahal 2-0-6-0

20.6 - Chahal to S Raza, no run, flatter on the stumps, Raza hangs back and keeps it out

20.5 - Chahal to S Raza, no run, leg-break turning away a touch, Raza prods forward and defends it

20.4 - Chahal to S Raza, no run, drifting in a touch, Raza gets forward and defends it

20.3 - Chahal to C Ervine, 1 run, uses his feet and drives it past the bowler who half-stops and the ball rolls away to long-on

20.2 - Chahal to C Ervine, no run, floats it just outside off, drills it back to the bowler

20.1 - Chahal to S Raza, 1 run, very full on the stumps, milded down to long-on

Over: 20	1 W 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0	ZIM 70/4
C Ervine 18(30)	S Raza 1(3)	Bumrah 5-2-12-2

19.6 - Bumrah to C Ervine, no run, back of a length angling across just outside off, Ervine stands still and defends it

19.5 - Bumrah to S Raza, 1 run, fullish outside off, Raza drives it towards extra cover

19.4 - Bumrah to S Raza, no run, back of a length angling on the stumps, Raza gets half-forward and defends it

19.3 - Bumrah to S Raza, no run, pacy back of a length holding its line just outside off, Raza gets across and defends it awkwardly. He got his bottom hand off the handle

Sikandar Raza, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.2 - Bumrah to Sibanda, out Caught by Dhoni!! Another one bites the dust. Sibanda throws his wicket away. Short and width offered outside off, Sibanda flashes hard at that, gets a thick outside edge and Dhoni moves to his right and grabs it with ease. Sibanda c Dhoni b Bumrah 5(21)

Bumrah to Sibanda, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

19.1 - Bumrah to Sibanda, no run, very full outside off, driven to the right of mid-off

Over: 19	1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1	ZIM 69/3
C Ervine 18(29)	Sibanda 5(19)	Chahal 1-0-4-0

18.6 - Chahal to C Ervine, no run, leg-break touch slower, Ervine drills it back to the bowler who gets a hand and parries it towards mid-off

18.5 - Chahal to Sibanda, 1 run, fullish again, eased down to long-off

18.4 - Chahal to Sibanda, no run, drifting in on middle, Sibanda prods foward to defend, gets an inside edge towards short mid-wicket

18.3 - Chahal to C Ervine, 1 run, flatter on the pads, tucked away to deep sqaure leg

18.2 - Chahal to Sibanda, 1 run, fuller again, Sibanda drives it square of the wicket

18.1 - Chahal to C Ervine, 1 run, too full, driven to long-on

Yuzvendra Chahal, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Over: 18	0 0 0 0 0 1 0	ZIM 65/3
C Ervine 16(26)	Sibanda 3(16)	Bumrah 4-2-11-1

17.6 - Bumrah to C Ervine, 1 run, short of length on middle and leg, tucked to fine leg

17.5 - Bumrah to C Ervine, no run, length delivery in that channel just outside off, Ervine gets forward to defend, the ball shapes away and beats the outside edge

17.4 - Bumrah to C Ervine, no run, angling away outside off, left alone

17.3 - Bumrah to C Ervine, no run, beauty! Angles it on a length, draws Ervine into the push and gets it to snake past the outside edge.

17.2 - Bumrah to C Ervine, 2 runs, another dropped catch, Sran is the culprit this time, not that it would have counted for anything, this was full and on the stumps, Ervine hacked across the line, gets a steepling top-edge, high and towards long-leg. Sran called for the catch, kept his eyes all along and then lets the ball burst through. Embarrassing stuff from the Indians

17.2 - Bumrah to C Ervine, 5 wides, oh! This is poor stuff from Bumrah! Sprays it miles down leg, Ervine fails to connect with the glance and Dhoni can't get a hand to it too. 5 bonus runs for Zimbabwe

17.2 - Bumrah to C Ervine, no ball, length delivery outside off, Ervine gets forward and defends it into the leg-side. Bumrah has overstepped on that occasion. So, there's a free-hit coming up

17.1 - Bumrah to C Ervine, no run, edged and dropped! KL Rahul puts down a dolly at second slip. Ervine gets a reprieve. This was a length delivery angled across off, Ervine pushed at that with laden feet, gets a thick outside edge which carries at a good height to second slip but Rahul has made a mess of it. He got both hands but couldn't cling onto it.

Over: 17	1 1 0 1 Wd	ZIM 56/3
C Ervine 13(19)	Sibanda 3(16)	Axar 3-0-11-0

16.6 - Axar to C Ervine, 1 run, very full around off, eased down to long-on

16.5 - Axar to Sibanda, 1 run, pushed through quicker around off, Sibanda pushes it down the ground, short mid-wicket fielder half-stops and the ball rolls away behind the bowler

16.4 - Axar to Sibanda, no run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, Sibanda crouches a touch low and defends with an angled bat into the leg-side

16.3 - Axar to C Ervine, 1 run, fired in quicker around off, Ervine gets forward and drops it in front of cover point and sets off for a single

16.2 - Axar to C Ervine, 2 runs, touch fuller outside off, Ervine sinks on one knee and paddle sweeps it towards fine leg, the pair get an easy brace

16.1 - Axar to Sibanda, 1 run, flatter and quicker, Sibanda nudges it into the leg-side

Over: 16	1 0 0	ZIM 50/3
C Ervine 9(16)	Sibanda 1(13)	Bumrah 3-2-2-1

15.6 - Bumrah to C Ervine, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Ervine gets half-forward and defends it

15.5 - Bumrah to C Ervine, no run, pacy length delivery on the stumps, Ervine was looking to work it into the leg-side, again was late to bring his bat down, the ball thuds him high on the pad

15.4 - Bumrah to Sibanda, leg byes, 1 run, low full toss on the pads, Sibanda gets across to tuck, the ball raps the pad and rolls away towards fine leg

15.3 - Bumrah to Sibanda, no run, short of length on the stumps, Sibanda shuffled across to whip it, fails to connect it and the ball strikes his pad

15.2 - Bumrah to Sibanda, no run, back of a length angling on middle, Sibanda was late in bringing his bat down, ekes out an inside edge onto his pad and the ball falls beside the stumps

15.1 - Bumrah to Sibanda, no run, tad fuller around off, Sibanda prods forward and defends it

Two slips in place now..

That will be drinks. The Indian pacers have answered their captain's call by picking up three wickets under 50 runs. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, need a partnership and these two are capable of doing that

Over: 15	1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0	ZIM 49/3
C Ervine 9(14)	Sibanda 1(9)	Axar 2-0-5-0

14.6 - Axar to C Ervine, no run, floated up around off, Ervine leans forward and blocks it back to Axar

14.5 - Axar to Sibanda, 1 run, drops this with soft hands in between point and cover, looks up at Ervine who is already charging down to the other end

14.4 - Axar to Sibanda, no run, teased up around off, much firm drive from Sibanda this time, but straight to cover

14.3 - Axar to Sibanda, no run, nice loop on this one, Sibanda push-drives it to short cover

14.2 - Axar to Sibanda, no run, tossed up on off, Sibanda stretches forward and keeps it out

14.1 - Axar to C Ervine, 1 run, Ervine goes to his go-to shot - the paddle sweep, takes it from outside off and sends it to long leg, fetches him only a single

Over: 14	0 0 W 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0	ZIM 47/3
Sibanda 0(5)	C Ervine 8(12)	Bumrah 2-1-2-1

13.6 - Bumrah to Sibanda, no run, wicket-maiden. Good length ball slants back into the right-hander, Sibanda comes forward with his bat and pad close together and blocks it down near his feet

13.5 - Bumrah to Sibanda, no run, on a length and close to off, Sibanda plays the textbook style forward defence

13.4 - Bumrah to Sibanda, no run, nips back in sharply from short of length, Sibanda is rooted to the crease as he looks to block, ekes out an inside edge onto the pad. No chance of a single as welll

Two slips in place for the new batsman...

13.3 - Bumrah to Sibanda, no run, drags his length back on off, Sibanda stands tall and defends to point

13.2 - Bumrah to Sibanda, no run, back of a length on off, Sibanda is half-forward and defending to the on-side

Vusi Sibanda, right handed bat, comes to the crease

13.1 - Bumrah to Chibhabha, out Bowled!! Change of ends and Bumrah has struck immediately. Chibhabha never looked at ease in his stay and it was just a matter of time before his luck also ran out. Good length delivery that angles in, no movement whatsoever, just a bit more zip off the surface. Chibhabha is late in bringing his bat down, the ball brushes the back pad and then goes on to uproot the off-stump. Chibhabha b Bumrah 13(42)

Bumrah to Chibhabha, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

Jasprit Bumrah [1.0-0-2-0] is back into the attack

Over: 13	1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1	ZIM 47/2
C Ervine 8(12)	Chibhabha 13(41)	Axar 1-0-3-0

12.6 - Axar to C Ervine, no run, another straight roller and Ervine has no clue about it. Again plays for the turn and is beaten all ends up. Good start from Axar

Over the wicket for Ervine..

12.5 - Axar to Chibhabha, 1 run, goes on with the angle from round the wicket, Chibhabha tucks it wide of mid-wicket

12.4 - Axar to Chibhabha, no run, quicker and close to off, Chibhabha cuts it straight to backward point

12.3 - Axar to C Ervine, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Ervine fetches the paddle sweep from there and sends it to long leg

12.2 - Axar to C Ervine, no run, slower through the air and just outside off, Ervine plays for the spin and is beaten. It went straight on and almost took the outside edge

12.1 - Axar to Chibhabha, 1 run, flighted just outside off, driven along the ground to long-off

First sign of spin and it is Axar to operate with a slip...

Axar Patel, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Over: 12	0 0 Nb 1 5Wd 0 2 2 0 4 0	ZIM 44/2
C Ervine 7(9)	Chibhabha 11(38)	Barinder 6-0-25-1

11.6 - Barinder to C Ervine, FOUR, that is slapped. Short and outside off, instead of going over the off-side field. Ervine flat-bats it over the bowler. Just stood and dismissed it from his presence

11.5 - Barinder to C Ervine, 2 runs, the attempted yorker goes wrong, it's a low full toss and Ervine crouches low and taps it wide of mid-on, the bottom hand comes off the bat handle, but he still gets a couple

11.4 - Barinder to C Ervine, no run, much better line and length for the left-hander. Fullish and luring Ervine into the drive, the feet went nowhere as he went for it, the ball goes past the outside edge

11.3 - Barinder to Chibhabha, 1 run, short and hurries onto Chibhabha, he swivels and mistimes the pull to fine leg

11.2 - Barinder to Chibhabha, no run, fuller on middle and leg, Chibhabha prefers to hang back and work it to square leg, straight to Jadhav

11.1 - Barinder to C Ervine, 1 run, good length ball on the stumps, Ervine turns it square on the leg-side and opens his account

11.1 - Barinder to C Ervine, wide, drifts it down leg, Ervine misses on the glance and it is another wide conceded by an Indian bowler

Over: 11	1 0 2 0 1 Wd 0 0 1	ZIM 35/2
Chibhabha 10(36)	C Ervine 0(5)	Bumrah 1-0-2-0

10.6 - Bumrah to Chibhabha, no run, gets away with one well outside off, was close to being called a wide. Chibhabha slashes at it and connects with thin air, umpire Gould reckons it was inside the tramline

10.6 - Bumrah to Chibhabha, wide, sprays it down leg and Chibhabha can't connect with the pull. Dhoni had to dive to his left to collect that. Bumrah suggests to the umpire that it kissed the thigh pad

10.5 - Bumrah to Chibhabha, no run, lands it on back of a length around off, blocked off the back foot down the wicket

10.4 - Bumrah to Chibhabha, no run, slightly fuller but not full enough to trouble Chibhabha, who hangs back and blocks it back to Bumrah

10.3 - Bumrah to Chibhabha, no run, again the length is short and Chibhabha is comfortable defending off the back foot

10.2 - Bumrah to C Ervine, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length and nips back in, Ervine can't lay bat on the flick and the ball goes off the thigh pad towards second slip, Chibhabha calls for a quick run and they get it easily in the end

10.1 - Bumrah to C Ervine, no run, Ervine can't do much with the free-hit. Bumrah spears in a yorker just outside off, Ervine is late in bringing his bat to jam it

10.1 - Bumrah to C Ervine, no ball, not the ideal start for Bumrah. Oversteps and concedes a free-hit. Full delivery around off, Ervine drives it straight to mid-on

Jasprit Bumrah, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Over: 10	0 0 0	ZIM 32/2
Chibhabha 10(32)	C Ervine 0(2)	Barinder 5-0-16-1

9.6 - Barinder to Chibhabha, no run, pitched up on off, Chibhabha doesn't get the timing right on the drive, the bat face turns and he ends up mistiming it to mid-on

9.5 - Barinder to Chibhabha, no run, back of a length on off and middle, Chibhabha tucks it towards mid-wicket

9.4 - Barinder to Chibhabha, no run, the left-armer's angle causing the problem. Sran is mixing it up well here. Shortens the length and pushes it across Chibhabha, who has a feel for it away from the body, beaten comprehensively

Back over the wicket...

9.3 - Barinder to Chibhabha, 2 runs, this is a much easier angle for Chibhabha, shuffles across and works the back of a length delivery through mid-wicket for a couple

Switches to round the wicket...

9.2 - Barinder to Chibhabha, no run, again keeps it full and gets it to shape in, Chibhabha jams it off the toe-end onto his boot, the ball rolls to the off-side

9.1 - Barinder to Chibhabha, no run, too full and tailing into the batsman, Chibhabha squeezes it back to the bowler

Over: 9	1 0 0	ZIM 30/2
C Ervine 0(2)	Chibhabha 8(26)	D Kulkarni 5-1-15-1

8.6 - D Kulkarni to C Ervine, no run, slanted across the left-hander, Ervine watches it go past him

A slip and Dhoni's favourite leg slip in place for the new batsman...

8.5 - D Kulkarni to C Ervine, no run, good length ball on the stumps, Ervine defends with the bat in front of his pad

Craig Ervine, left handed bat, comes to the crease

8.4 - D Kulkarni to H Masakadza, out Caught by Dhoni!! Lovely delivery from Dhawal. He finally has a wicket to his name. Has been beating the bat quite often, now gets one to brush the outside edge. Good length ball in the corridor around off, Masakadza was drawn into the forward defensive, the ball takes the edge and goes low to Dhoni, who doesn't make any mistake. H Masakadza c Dhoni b D Kulkarni 14(21) [4s-2]

D Kulkarni to H Masakadza, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

8.3 - D Kulkarni to H Masakadza, no run, steps out to this back of a length delivery, didn't have the room to free his arms, ends up tapping it towards cover-point

8.2 - D Kulkarni to H Masakadza, no run, back of a length on off, Masakadza twirls his wrists to flick, gets it high on the bat and the ball drops well in front of the mid-on fielder

8.1 - D Kulkarni to H Masakadza, FOUR, poor delivery that has been dealt with. Masakadza getting a move on for Zimbabwe. Full and on the pads, Masakadza leans forward to play the pick up shot, slots it over mid-wicket to collect his second boundary

Over: 8	W	ZIM 26/1
H Masakadza 10(17)	Chibhabha 8(26)	Barinder 4-0-14-1

7.6 - Barinder to H Masakadza, 3 runs, Rayudu saved three early in the over and now concedes three. Fullish and just outside off, Masakadza drives it hard and straight to mid-off, Rayudu gets a bad bounce and he allows the ball to escape

7.5 - Barinder to H Masakadza, no run, huge shout for LBW. Tiffin is not moving. Inswinging yorker and Masakadza is beaten for sheer pace, is hit on the boot and goes to ground. The ball was doing too much and would have missed leg-stump. Top delivery though from Sran!

7.4 - Barinder to H Masakadza, FOUR, there's the first boundary of the innings. Took Zimbabwe eight overs to get it. Short and at the body, Masakadza doesn't bother to rock back, pulls it off the front foot over square leg

7.3 - Barinder to H Masakadza, no run, loose shot from the experienced man. Good length ball just outside off, Masakadza goes for the on the up drive, the ball swings in to beat the inside edge. Was never in position to play that shot

7.2 - Barinder to Chibhabha, 1 run, Rayudu saved three runs there. Pitched up outside off, Chibhabha drills the drive towards mid-off, Rayudu moved across to his right, dived full length and stopped the ball

7.1 - Barinder to Chibhabha, no run, on a length and around off, Chibhabha tries to punch it off the back foot, ekes out an inside edge onto the pad

Over: 7	1 0 0	ZIM 18/1
H Masakadza 3(13)	Chibhabha 7(24)	D Kulkarni 4-1-11-0

6.6 - D Kulkarni to H Masakadza, no run, short of length around off, Masakadza moves across and forces it towards cover-point. Maiden for Dhawal

6.5 - D Kulkarni to H Masakadza, no run, another LBW shout turned down. A shimmy down might have just saved Masakadza there. He shuffled across to aim a flick to the on-side, misses and is struck in line with the stumps. The ball had a fair distance to travel and hence the umpire ruled it in favour of the batsman

6.4 - D Kulkarni to H Masakadza, no run, pitched up and asking the batsman to drive, Masakadza is not backing away, goes for it and picks out the fielder at mid-off

6.3 - D Kulkarni to H Masakadza, no run, fuller and attacking the stumps, Masakadza leans forward and whips it to mid-on, plenty of wrist in that shot

6.2 - D Kulkarni to H Masakadza, no run, drags the length back and Masakadza is more comfortable with this length, stays back and taps it in front of square on the off-side

6.1 - D Kulkarni to H Masakadza, no run, full and zips away around off, it was in the channel of uncertainty. Masakadza was committed to the drive, goes for it and did well not to nick it behind. More frustration for Dhawal

Over: 6	1 0 0 1 1	ZIM 18/1
H Masakadza 3(7)	Chibhabha 7(24)	Barinder 3-0-6-1

5.6 - Barinder to H Masakadza, 1 run, short of length close to off, Masakadza mistimes the punch towards mid-off, that allowed him to sprint across to the other end as the ball was slightly wide of Rayudu

5.5 - Barinder to H Masakadza, no run, back of a length around off, Masakadza stands tall and blocks it to mid-off

5.4 - Barinder to H Masakadza, no run, Masakadza has missed out there. Short and plenty of width outside off, Masakadza flashes a cut and is beaten on the outside edge. Didn't move his feet and hence couldn't reach the ball

5.3 - Barinder to Chibhabha, 1 run, the line and length remain the same as the previous delivery, but this time Chibhabha gets bat on the tuck and works it wide of Rahul at leg slip

5.2 - Barinder to Chibhabha, no run, short of length on middle and leg, Chibhabha shuffles across and wears it on the thigh pad, the ball lobs up towards leg slip

5.1 - Barinder to Chibhabha, no run, already signs of uneven bounce. Trifle short and outside off, Chibhabha goes for the cut, the ball doesn't bounce as much as he expected, it goes underneath his bat

Over: 5	0 1 1L 0 0 0 0 1 0	ZIM 16/1
Chibhabha 6(21)	H Masakadza 2(4)	D Kulkarni 3-0-11-0

4.6 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, 1 run, back of a length on the hips, tucked away in front of square on the leg-side, for a single

4.5 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, no run, Chibhabha is not getting his timing right. Goes for the drive and gets it off the inner part of the bat towards mid-on

4.4 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, no run, short of length in and around off, Chibhabha lifts his bat and lets it go

4.3 - D Kulkarni to H Masakadza, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, Masakadza punches it towards short extra cover, Rayudu dives to his right and parries it away

4.2 - D Kulkarni to H Masakadza, no run, on a length around off, defended off the front foot

4.1 - D Kulkarni to H Masakadza, no run, good length ball around off, Chibhabha lunges forward and defends solidly towards cover

Over: 4	0 0 0 0 2 Wd 0 0 0 0 0 0	ZIM 14/1
Chibhabha 5(18)	H Masakadza 1(1)	Barinder 2-0-4-1

3.6 - Barinder to Chibhabha, no run, back of a length on the pads, fails to tuck it away after walking down the pitch. The ball hits the thigh pad and rolls to the on-side

3.5 - Barinder to Chibhabha, no run, that has missed off-stump by a whisker. Chibhabha is getting a testing over from Sran. Very full and the late inswing are causing the problems for Chibhabha, he gets an inside edge on the flick. The ball hits the boot and rolls back, almost kissed the off-pole

3.4 - Barinder to Chibhabha, no run, Chibhabha keeps moving down the wicket, but can't seem to connect with any one of the flicks. Misses again and the ball rolls off the pad to square leg

3.4 - Barinder to Chibhabha, wide, darts it well outside off, Chibhabha is not going to play at that, second wide for the over

3.3 - Barinder to Chibhabha, no run, shortish and outside off, angled across the right-hander, left alone

A leg slip has been added...

3.2 - Barinder to Chibhabha, no run, Chibhabha steps out again to counter the swing. Sran is clever enough, he pulls his length back as well and gets it to nip back, Chibhabha almost falls over on the flick, ekes out an inside edge onto the pad

3.2 - Barinder to Chibhabha, wide, walks down the wicket and Sran shortens his length, gets his line wrong though. Just outside leg-stump and Chibhabha misses the flick. Another extra added to the total

3.1 - Barinder to H Masakadza, 1 run, good length ball homing in on the stumps, Masakadza is much more experienced than Moor, keeps his bat and pad close and turns it through the vacant mid-wicket region

Over: 3	4 Wd 0 2 0 0 W 0 0 0	ZIM 11/1
Chibhabha 5(13)	H Masakadza 0(0)	D Kulkarni 2-0-9-0

2.6 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, no run, fullish and outside off, another one of Chibhabha's drives finds Jadhav at mid-off

2.5 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, no run, much better. But a bit fuller will be even better. In between good and short length, Chibhabha is not sure whether to go back or forward, just hangs his bat and is beaten. Makes a late move to bring his bat inside the line, but that was after the ball had passed the edge

2.4 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, no run, pitched up outside off, Chibhabha presents the full face of the bat and drives to mid-off, timed it well but straight to the fielder

2.3 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, 2 runs, back of a length close to off, Chibhabha gets nicely on top of the bounce and punches it through extra cover, Jadhav runs back from mid-off and keeps it to a couple

2.3 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, wide, it looks like Dhawal is trying a bit too much. Sprays this down leg, miles down, Chibhabha watches it go past him and Dhoni moves to his left to glove that

2.2 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, no run, shortish and around off, Chibhabha hops and tucks it in front of mid-wicket

2.1 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, no run, fuller and outside off, Chibhabha mistimes the drive back to Dhawal. Closed the bat face and hence hit it down the wicket rather towards cover

Hamilton Masakadza, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Over: 2	0 0 1 0 0 4 W 0	ZIM 8/1
Peter Moor 3(5)	Chibhabha 3(7)	Barinder 1-0-1-1

1.6 - Barinder to Peter Moor, out Lbw!! Finally, Sran has a wicket to his name. He should have had both the openers. Nevertheless, it is an early breakthrough for India. Very similar to the one Chibhabha survived off the first ball. The length was a bit shorter and it nipped back in, Moor is not fast enough to get his bat down and is hit on the kneeroll. The impact was around off and middle. Sran's polite appeal was answered by the raise of the finger from Tiffin. Peter Moor lbw b Barinder 3(5)

Barinder to Peter Moor, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

1.5 - Barinder to Peter Moor, no run, stifled appeal for caught behind. Another one down leg, Moor fails to lay bat on the glance. The ball kisses the trouser on the way to Dhoni. Much easier call for Tiffin

1.4 - Barinder to Peter Moor, no run, on a length and around off, Moor presses forward and taps it to cover

1.3 - Barinder to Chibhabha, leg byes, 1 run, Chibhabha tries to put Sran off by shuffling across and down the wicket, misses the flick and the ball goes off the thigh pad to the left of Dhoni

1.2 - Barinder to Chibhabha, no run, very full and almost a yorker length around off, Chibhabha jams it to the off-side

1.2 - Barinder to Chibhabha, wide, sprays this down leg and Chibhabha has nothing to do with it. Dhoni has a bit of stretching to do

1.1 - Barinder to Chibhabha, no run, big shout for LBW and umpire Tiffin stays unmoved. That looks dead on the replay. Chibhabha is lucky to be out there. Full and tails back in late, Chibhabha falls over and is late to bring his bat down. Struck low on the boot and the HawkEye shows it to be hitting middle-stump

Sran to have a crack with the second new ball.. He too has a couple of slips in place...

Barinder Sran, comes into the attack

Over: 1	0 2 0	ZIM 6/0
Peter Moor 3(2)	Chibhabha 3(4)	D Kulkarni 1-0-6-0

0.6 - D Kulkarni to Peter Moor, 2 runs, in the air and over the infield. Fullish and enticing the batsman to drive, Moor goes for it without much feet movement and ends up scooping it over cover-point another couple of runs added to the total

0.5 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, 3 runs, short and plenty of width offered outside off, Chibhabha slaps it right off the toe-end to the right of backward point, Axar gives chase and hauls it in just before the rope, a run saved

0.4 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, no run, Dhawal has gone short after the first delivery. Chibhabha has ample time to cover for the swing and defend it to cover off the back foot

0.3 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, no run, back of a length on off, Chibhabha gets behind the line and blocks it in front of mid-on

0.2 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, no run, shortens the length and gets it to nip away outside off, Chibhabha as his partner goes fishing at one which he could have left, beaten all ends up. Nice carry through to MS Dhoni

Now a gully has been added...

0.1 - D Kulkarni to Peter Moor, 1 run, straightaway some movement for Dhawal. Keeps it full and gets the ball to shape away outside off, Moor has a feel for it away from the body, the thickish outside edge goes down to third man

Peter Moor and Chibhabha are at the crease. Peter Moor is on strike. D Kulkarni will open the attack