India tour of Zimbabwe 2016

Scorecard - 1st T20I, Zimbabwe vs India at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe (18 Jun 2016)

Zimbabwe

170/6 (20) RR:8.5

Zimbabwe won by 2 runs

MOM: Elton Chigumbura

India

168/6 (20) RR:8.4

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18.2 - Unadkat to Chigumbura, FOUR, flies away off a thick edge and over short third man. Unadkat switches to round the wicket, fires one full and wide but not quite in the blockhole. Chigumbura has a mighty swipe but it's too wide to control it precisely, zooms away for a boundary

12.1 - Chahal to M Waller, FOUR, awesome shot. Too much width on offer from Chahal, Waller presses across and spanks the flat-batted drive wide of long-off. On the bounce, or a couple of them, and hammering into the fence

11.4 - R Dhawan to M Waller, FOUR, full ball outside off, Waller attempts an expansive drive inside-out, goes really hard but the bat turns in his hands as he skews it off the outside half. In the air, but beats a diving backward point

11.2 - R Dhawan to M Waller, FOUR, slower ball sits up this time and it's been punched over backward point. A little too short at that pace, Waller leans back and crunches it over the infield

9.0 - R Dhawan to S Raza, FOUR, you don't need technique for these sort of deliveries. Just stand and deliver, length ball crying to be crashed. Raza obliges as he brings his bat like an axe to murder it through mid-wicket. Easy peasy...

8.1 - R Dhawan to S Raza, FOUR, terrific from Sikandar Raza! Sits inside the crease and uses the width on offer to late-steer it past a diving backward point. The key was he watched the ball and played it ever so late, precise timing...

7.2 - Axar to M Waller, FOUR, that will go down as a chance! Slower and spinning away outside off, Waller opens his bat face and seeks to dab. Thuds the outside edge and escapes low to the right of KL Rahul who was caught napping

6.4 - R Dhawan to Chibhabha, FOUR, shot Sir! Full and in the zone, Chibhabha clobbers the drive wide of mid-off

6.0 - Unadkat to Chibhabha, FOUR, superb shot from Chibhabha! Just took a step out of the crease, got under this full delivery and bludgeoned it straight down the ground

2.2 - Bumrah to Chibhabha, FOUR, wonderful batting this from Chamu Chibhabha. He knew what was coming - Short and he danced down the pitch to clear mid-on with a lofty on-drive, on the up and four...

2.0 - R Dhawan to H Masakadza, FOUR, that's from page 1. Just bend your front knee a little and let those arms take over. Masakadza watched this length ball all the way and creamed the drive through the covers. Don't bother running...

19.5 - Bumrah to Chigumbura, SIX, fifty for Chigumbura, and he gets there by wallopping a slower ball over deep mid-wicket. That's got the crowd roaring, and why wouldn't they!

19.2 - Bumrah to Chigumbura, SIX, weeeeee, over long-off! Chigumbura is playing a blinder. Low full toss, tough to hit those ha? Chigumbura has no problems in getting under it and lofting it cleanly

18.5 - Unadkat to Chigumbura, SIX, mighty clighty, who's your daddy now eh? Chigumbura is having a lot of fun under the sun. Unadkat has lost the plot, goes over the wicket, feeds it on a length and is tonked over wide long-on

18.3 - Unadkat to Chigumbura, SIX, oh good grief! That's outta here, new balls please! Chigumbura has whacked the living daylights off Unadkat. Right in the slot on a good length, around off, and Chigumbura clears his front leg to blast it on the roof over the long-on stands

16.5 - Chahal to Chigumbura, SIX, another biggie for Chigumbura. Chahal keeps tossing them up bravely, Chigumbura clears his front leg, allows the ball to dip and then goes bang over long-off for the second six of the over

16.2 - Chahal to Chigumbura, SIX, down the track, right to the pitch and whacked with the turn over the wide long-off fence. Lots of flight here from Chahal and he's paying the penalty

14.5 - Chahal to Chigumbura, SIX, zonked over long-off! It's actually not a bad idea from Chahal. Darts a fast delivery outside off, but it's right on a good length and in the slot to be pummeled with a fierce swing

3.3 - Unadkat to H Masakadza, SIX, Masakadza has had enough! He is just starting to get into his zone, short ball and Masakadza had all the time in the world to pick his spot and shot. Half-swivel and baaaaaang it goes over the deep square fence. Pulled nonchalantly...

3.1 - Unadkat to H Masakadza, SIX, that's been smoked outta Harare! Unadkat tries an off-cutter and ends up serving a half-volley in Masakadza's zone, he got under the delivery and marmalized it into the mid-wicket pastures

1.2 - R Dhawan to H Masakadza, SIX, this one's in Masakadza's zone and he had no hesitation in belting that away. Length sans any pace and Masakadza stands tall to deposit over the mid-wicket fence. First maximum of the match

17.1 - Bumrah to Cremer, out Caught by R Dhawan!! Fails to clear mid-off. The idea is right seeing that mid-off is inside the ring but the little bit of extra-bounce is Cremer's undoing. He tries to loft it through the line, it kicks up from a good length, gets him high on the bat and presents a simple enough chance to Dhawan. Cremer c R Dhawan b Bumrah 4(5)

15.1 - Axar to Mutombodzi, out Caught by R Dhawan!! Well, Mutombodzi tries to break the shackles which are engulfed all over him. But all he does is slices one down to long-off. Didn't quite get to the pitch and there was a little purchase for Axar which brought about the miscue. Mutombodzi c R Dhawan b Axar 3(8)

13.1 - Axar to Mutombodzi, out S Raza Run Out!! Big mix-up, trouble and Raza seems to be struggling at the non-striker's end. Wait, what? The umpire has given him out on the field. Woah, it didn't seem that clear-cut to me. But what do I know. Russell Tiffin is spot on. Eagle eyes. Mutombodzi came down the track, tried to work it across the line but failed and the ball rebounded off the pads into the off-side. He initially calls for a single but then backtracks but it's too late for his partner who is well down. S Raza run out (M Pandey/Axar) 20(18) [4s-2]

12.4 - Chahal to M Waller, out Bowled!! Done him with the googly and Chahal has his first victim in T20Is in the form of a fledgling Waller. Loopy trajectory but the ball is held back in flight, Waller doesn't pick the wrong 'un, he's shaping to work it through the off-side assuming a leg-break. But it snakes back in, sneaks through the gap between bat and pad and takes off-stump. End of a budding partnership. M Waller b Chahal 30(21) [4s-4]

7.0 - R Dhawan to Chibhabha, out Bowled!! The slower ball does the trick again. That's village from Chamu Chibhabha. He attempts a wild slog to a delivery which was bowled straight, played early and perished. Cleaned up. First T20I wicket for Rishi Dhawan. Chibhabha played across the line and paid the price for doing so. Didn't pick the slower one either. Chibhabha b R Dhawan 20(19) [4s-3]

4.3 - Bumrah to H Masakadza, out Caught by Dhoni!! Dhoni will take that in his dreams, a dolly of a catch brings curtains to a brief and entertaining knock from Hamilton Masakadza. He shuffles across his off stump and looks to scoop Bumrah over short fine. Doesn't quite get all of it and tamely chips it off the top-edge. Bumrah was bold to deliver the slower ball and he got the reward for doing so. A regulation take for Dhoni. H Masakadza c Dhoni b Bumrah 25(15) [4s-1 6s-3]

0.4 - Unadkat to Chibhabha, 1 run, a direct hit and Masakadza would have been in the shower. Chibhabha tucked this shortish delivery to square leg and ran for an ill-advised single. Chahal gets there quickly but fails to hit the stumps

18.3 - Donald Tiripano to Axar, FOUR, good comeback from Axar, width on offer from Tiripano, Axar waits on it and slaps it square on the off-stump, beats the despairing dive of Mutumbodzi to the fence

15.3 - Neville Madziva to M Pandey, FOUR, too short from Madziva, can't bowl those with his pace. Pandey rocks back and pulls it wide of mid-wicket, beats the two men in the deep to a nicely

14.4 - Muzarabani to Dhoni, FOUR, good cricket from Dhoni, this was short and wide from Muzarabani, Dhoni hops across, gets on top of the bounce and dabs it behind square on the off-side, bisects the two men in the ring and rolls away to the fence

11.4 - Cremer to K Jadhav, FOUR, Jadhav is opening his shoulders. Cremer dropped one short as Jadhav came down the track, he made room outside leg and cracked it wide of extra cover, beats the fielder diving across from long-off

7.1 - Chibhabha to Mandeep, FOUR, horrible delivery. Straying onto the pads, Mandeep crouches low, almost went on one knee to whip it behind square, got it wide of short fine as well as from the man in the deep

5.2 - Chibhabha to Mandeep, FOUR, premeditation from Mandeep. Walks away to the leg-side, Chibhabha drags the length back, but the line is around off, that allows Mandeep to slap it past extra cover. Got enough wood to collect four

4.3 - Muzarabani to Rayudu, FOUR, third man inside the ring and the ball goes on the bounce to the fence. Rayudu steps out of the crease to go inside out, Muzarabani keeps it well outside off, Rayudu has to reach out and he throws the kitchen sink at it, the outside edge flies over short third man

4.1 - Muzarabani to Rayudu, FOUR, Muzarabani is having a nightmare. First, drops Mandeep in the previous over and now starts with a slower delivery wide outside off, Rayudu says thank you very much and slaps the cut to the right of backward point

4.0 - Neville Madziva to Mandeep, FOUR, consecutive boundaries and it turns out to be a good over for India, 13 runs off it. Mandeep stays on leg-side, reads the slower delivery and crashes the drive past the diving extra cover fielder

3.5 - Neville Madziva to Mandeep, FOUR, beautiful shot! This time he connects with the loft. Again went leg-side to open up the off-side field, Madziva helped his cause by delivering length, Mandeep went through the line, lifted it up and over mid-off for a boundary

1.2 - Neville Madziva to Mandeep, FOUR, fabulous way to get off the mark in T20Is. Overpitched and outside off, Mandeep gets a good stride forward and creams the drive through extra cover. Almost copybook stuff from the Punjab lad

1.0 - Donald Tiripano to Rayudu, FOUR, wow! That is a top shot. Rayudu shimmies down while giving himself room, converts it into a length delivery and goes inside out over extra cover, one bounce and over the rope. End of an eventful first over, which saw a wicket and a couple of boundaries

0.4 - Donald Tiripano to Rayudu, FOUR, Rayudu is not afraid to play his shots even though Rahul went off the first ball. Length delivery around off, Rayudu takes his front leg out of the way and tonks it over mid-on, nice way to get going

19.0 - Donald Tiripano to Axar, SIX, cricket is a cruel game for the bowlers, is this the blow that seals victory for India? Tiripano misses out on the yorker, offers a length ball on off, Axar gets under it and sends it sailing over the bowler's head, all the way for a maximum

17.5 - Muzarabani to Axar, SIX, Axar has made a habit of launching sixes into the stands. Muzarabani misses his length, offers a length delivery outside off, Axar gets forward and thumps it high and over long-on for a maximum

13.4 - Cremer to M Pandey, SIX, back-to-back sixes for Pandey, comes down the track, takes the ball on the full and wallops it high and over wide long-on for another six

13.3 - Cremer to M Pandey, SIX, massive, that should relieve some pressure off Pandey, comes down the track, gets close to the pitch of the ball and sent it sailing over the bowler's head, much needed for India

10.3 - S Raza to K Jadhav, SIX, massive from Jadhav, this was tossed up on off, Jadhav comes down the track, makes room and goes high and over long-on for a maximum. India need many more of those

9.1 - Cremer to M Pandey, SIX, Pandey welcomes the skipper with a big shot. Gone all the way. Tossed up just outside off, Pandey goes through the line and lofts it handsomely, just over the long-off fence

19.2 - Neville Madziva to Axar, out Caught by (sub)W Masakadza!! Another twist in the tale, India now need 7 runs from 4 balls. Another length delivery outside off, Axar was looking to smash it out of the ground, he doesn't get the required elevation, straight down the throat of the junior Masakadza at long-off. He doesn't drop those, turns around and celebrates. Axar c (sub)W Masakadza b Neville Madziva 18(9) [4s-1 6s-2]

17.2 - Muzarabani to M Pandey, out Caught by Donald Tiripano!! Is there a twist in the tale? Pandey looks gutted as he walks away, this was a length delivery on off, Pandey was eyeing the straight boundary as he swished at that, the bat turned on impact and he ended up slicing it high and towards deep cover. Tiripano settled himself underneath, goes reverse cup and holds on. M Pandey c Donald Tiripano b Muzarabani 48(35) [4s-1 6s-3]

12.2 - Muzarabani to K Jadhav, out Bowled!! Ugly hoick from Jadhav and India are in some trouble now. This was a good length delivery outside off, not the length to be attempting the pull, Jadhav went hard on the shot, gets a thick inside edge and the off-stump is knocked out. Looked bad on replays, an awful awful shot from Jadhav. K Jadhav b Muzarabani 19(13) [4s-1 6s-1]

7.4 - Chibhabha to Mandeep, out Caught by Mutombodzi!! That's a brilliant catch. India have lost their third wicket for the first time on the tour. The set batsman departs and the visitors find themselves in trouble. Good length ball on off, Mandeep chips the loft, he went to hit it on the bounce to long-off, but middled it too well and Mutombodzi ran in from the rope, dived forward and grabbed it inches from the ground. Mandeep c Mutombodzi b Chibhabha 31(27) [4s-5]

5.5 - Chibhabha to Rayudu, out Bowled!! He didn't get him out in the ODIs, but Chibhabha has his man now. A needless shot from Rayudu or a rash shot from Rayudu. Shimmies down to a straight delivery and looks to go over cow corner, misses it completely and the off-stump is uprooted. Looked ugly is putting it mildly. The partnership has been broken and the two in-form batsmen are back in the hut for India. Rayudu b Chibhabha 19(16) [4s-4]

0.1 - Donald Tiripano to Rahul, out Bowled!! And what a start for Zimbabwe, Rahul has steered it back onto the stumps. Oh dear me. It's on a back of a length just outside off, Rahul waits on it and dabs it very very late, but ends up running it right onto off-stump. Probably ended up getting cramped and deflected it off the inside half of the bat. Rahul b Donald Tiripano 0(1)

3.4 - Neville Madziva to Mandeep, 2 runs, dropped! Muzarabani is the culprit. It was a steepler but at this level, you have to gobble those. Mandeep goes leg-side and Madziva follows him, Mandeep still goes through with the loft and mistimes it towards long-on. Muzarbani gets there with two hands, but ends up shelling it

17.0 - Donald Tiripano to Dhoni, 3 wides, this is poor cricket from Zimbabwe, Tiripano slips another slower delivery down the leg-side. Waller, the part-time keeper, can't stop it cleanly and it nearly rolled away to the fence, 3 bonus runs for India

14.0 - Cremer to M Pandey, 2 runs, when was the last time MS dived into his crease? This was tossed up on middle, Pandey went back and nudged it in front of square on the on-side. MS wanted the second run, looked like the two batsmen almost collided into each other, MS lost some precious time, stumbles across and has to put in the full-length dive

2.5 - Donald Tiripano to Rayudu, 1 run, direct hit would have made things interesting at the bowler's end. Rayudu tucks it to mid-wicket and there was hesitation, in the end they went for it and the throw was weak from the fielder