Out walk Rahul and Mandeep, under pressure for the first time. Dare I say this will be a test of young India's mettle. One slip in place..
For the visitors, Axar, showed good control and picked up the wicket of Mutombodzi. Chahal and Dhawan, although were rewarded with a wicket apeice, were expensive. Bumrah, relatively bowled well in the slog overs, but leaked 14 runs in the last over. Zimbabwe need to up their game to overcome their fancied opponents. Join us for the chase in a few minutes.
After a disappointing ODI series, Zimbabwe started off well with the bat. Masakadza came out all guns blazing and played a breezy knock, but threw his wicket away just when he had got set. Waller and Raza played handy knocks to keep the scorecard ticking. Mutumbami got struck in the midriff and had to hobble off the field. Just when the hosts looked well on course to get a big score, they lost wickets in clusters. But Chigumbura stood tall amidst the ruins as he displayed a flurry of sparkling shots and provided the nitro-boost towards the end to take Zimbabwe to a challenging total.
19.6 -
Bumrah to Chigumbura, no run, wow, what an anti-climactic end. Well directed bumper in line with the stumps, and Chigumbura has ducked underneath to let it go. Perhaps expected a wide. Not to be. Nevertheless, Zimbabwe finish with an impressive 170 on the board
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!
19.4 -
Bumrah to Neville Madziva, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Madziva gets cramped but manages to swap ends by chopping it off some glove behind backward point
19.3 -
Bumrah to Chigumbura, leg byes, 1 run, missed out here! On the pads and so easily could have glanced it to the fence. Instead, it clips his pads and goes away wide of the keeper
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
19.1 -
Bumrah to Neville Madziva, 1 run, skiddy short of length delivery outside off, Madziva is very late on the attempted forehand and chops it wide of backward point
A massive 21-run over. Zimbabwe cross 150, for the second time on the tour!
18.6 -
Unadkat to Chigumbura, no run, finishes it with a dot. Cleverly angles it away outside off, Chigumbura swings across the line and misses
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
18.5 -
Unadkat to Chigumbura, wide, and again. Almost an action replay of the previous ball. Too wide outside off
18.5 -
Unadkat to Chigumbura, wide, Unadkat is clearly rattled. Probably for the first time in the tour, the Indian bowlers are under the pump. Goes for the wide yorker, loses his wrist and bowls it way too wide
18.4 -
Unadkat to Chigumbura, 2 runs, slower short of length delivery outside off, change of plans from Unadkat. Chigumbura flat-bats it hard but can't get the desired timing. Chops it wide of long-off, in the gap for a brace
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
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
18.1 -
Unadkat to Neville Madziva, 1 run, can't quite get hold of the inside-out drive after dancing down the track. The bat turns in his hands and he carves it over backward point. The fielder in the deep is square enough and keeps them to a single
Jaydev Unadkat [3.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
Excellent stuff from Bumrah. He's been unhittable almost..
17.6 -
Bumrah to Neville Madziva, 1 run, softly works a slower leg-cutter through the square leg region to keep strike
17.5 -
Bumrah to Chigumbura, 1 run, low full toss outside off, normal pace, driven to long-off
17.4 -
Bumrah to Neville Madziva, 1 run, attempts a leg-cutter by running his fingers across the side of the ball, some extra bounce and it catches Madziva's inside edge towards the high part of the bat for a single to leg
17.3 -
Bumrah to Chigumbura, 1 run, zingy low full toss outside off, driven down to long-off
17.2 -
Bumrah to Chigumbura, no run, oh good ball. That soon-becoming-famous indipper from Bumrah, cramps Chigumbura for room from a fuller length and compels him to defend
Neville Madziva, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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)
Bumrah to Cremer, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Jasprit Bumrah [2.0-1-6-1] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, quicker and on the stumps, Chigumbura misses the flick and the ball rolls off the pad to the leg-side
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
16.4 -
Chahal to Cremer, 1 run, flighted just outside off, eased towards point and hands the strike back to Chigumbura
16.3 -
Chahal to Chigumbura, 1 run, drifting onto the pads, nudged away through square leg
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
16.1 -
Chahal to Cremer, 1 run, tossed up outside off, drilled to long-off
15.6 -
Axar to Chigumbura, no run, snaking back in from a back of a length, cramps the batsman, blocked
15.5 -
Axar to Cremer, 1 run, flat and outside off, Cremer reverse-laps it wide of short third man
15.4 -
Axar to Chigumbura, 1 run, quicker through the air outside off, reverse-swept in front of short third man. Not a lot of timing
15.3 -
Axar to Cremer, 1 run, a semblance of flight and he's been driven with the turn through extra-cover
15.2 -
Axar to Chigumbura, 1 run, fired in on middle and leg from round the wicket, clipped with the angle through mid-wicket
Graeme Cremer, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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)
Axar to Mutombodzi, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
14.6 -
Chahal to Chigumbura, no run, held back in length and Chigumbura can't reach the pitch after shimmying out, padded back to the bowler. Might have taken a bit of bat on the way actually. But fell well short
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
14.5 -
Chahal to Mutombodzi, no ball, 1 run, oh dear. Chahal's foot is over the line and the umpire has signalled a no-ball. Nudged through square leg. A free-hit coming up
14.4 -
Chahal to Chigumbura, leg byes, 1 run, and again. This is rather questionable. I don't reckon they are even offering shots here. But there's no one in the Indian team who is protesting. So we move on
14.3 -
Chahal to Mutombodzi, leg byes, 1 run, down the track looking to work it away, fails to get bat and deflects off pad into the on-side
14.2 -
Chahal to Mutombodzi, no run, well flighted leg-break outside off, driven to cover
14.1 -
Chahal to Chigumbura, leg byes, 1 run, shimmies down, realizes he isn't quite to the pitch so he hides the bat and offers pad. Wanders away through the on-side for a single. Was there a shot offered even? Not sure
13.6 -
Axar to Chigumbura, 1 run, slightly slower through the air outside off, very full, driven powerfully to sweeper cover
13.5 -
Axar to Chigumbura, no run, overpitched and drilled, but straight back to the bowler
13.4 -
Axar to Chigumbura, no run, not much flight, but that's Patel's way. Defended
13.3 -
Axar to Mutombodzi, 1 run, slanted in from round the wicket, tucked through mid-wicket
13.2 -
Axar to Mutombodzi, no run, hit on the pad again while trying to nudge it with the angle, going down leg though
Elton Chigumbura, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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]
Axar to Mutombodzi, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Axar Patel [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Chahal to S Raza, no run, straight at the stumps, defended
12.5 -
Chahal to Mutombodzi, 1 run, nicely tossed up leg-break, a little too full and Mutombodzi has no risk while working it down to long-on
Tinotenda Mutombodzi, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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]
Chahal to M Waller, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
12.3 -
Chahal to S Raza, 1 run, looped up on off, pushed to long-on. He's been either too short or too full
12.2 -
Chahal to M Waller, 1 run, slid through, quicker through the air on off, Waller opens his stance and steers it in front of point
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
11.6 -
R Dhawan to S Raza, no run, right in the blockhole, not much Raza can do other than dig it out
11.5 -
R Dhawan to M Waller, 1 run, short ball, Waller positions himself well on the back foot and thunders the pull away through square leg. Good work in the deep to keep the scoring to a single
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
11.3 -
R Dhawan to M Waller, no run, slower ball down leg, the ball clips the pad on its way to the keeper as Waller misses his glance
11.3 -
R Dhawan to M Waller, wide, slung into the blockhole but ends up misdirecting it down leg. Or it seemed that way as Waller shuffled across to move well outside the line. But the umpire has no hesitation in calling a wide
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
11.1 -
R Dhawan to S Raza, 1 run, slower good length delivery on off, Raza shuffles across and nudges it through mid-wicket
Rishi Dhawan [3.0-0-31-1] is back into the attack
10.6 -
Chahal to M Waller, 2 runs, sloppy work from Axar at point. The ball is driven straight to him and he has taken his eyes off it. Don't think he even got fingers to it in the end. Sweeper cover tidies up but not before the batsmen hare back for two
10.5 -
Chahal to M Waller, 2 runs, nicely done. Slow through the air and turning away outside off, Waller waits on it while staying put in the crease and opens his bat at the last minute to slice it fine past short third man. Unadkat hunts it down
10.4 -
Chahal to S Raza, 1 run, sits on the back foot owing to the shortish length and works it down to long-on
10.3 -
Chahal to M Waller, 1 run, the leg-break is pushed through the air this time, back of a length and skids on outside off, Waller chops it in front of point
10.2 -
Chahal to S Raza, 1 run, thrown up in the air, wide of off, but the length is a little too full and Raza crashes it through extra-cover with a single
10.1 -
Chahal to M Waller, 1 run, lots of flight, good drift in towards middle, Waller kicks his front leg out of the way and lofts it on the bounce to long-off
Yuzvendra Chahal, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Chahal on debut...
9.6 -
Axar to M Waller, 1 run, nudged to mid-wicket
9.5 -
Axar to M Waller, 2 runs, fraction wide of off, lifted with neat extension of the arms towards sweeper cover
9.4 -
Axar to M Waller, no run, another day it would have easily gone onto crash the stumps. Waller chopped this flatter ball into the pitch and as he played it with hard hands, the ball just bounced over the stumps
9.3 -
Axar to S Raza, 1 run, delicacy from Sikandar Raza! Camps back and open-bats it towards short third man. Played it very late, nearly around Dhoni's mitts
9.2 -
Axar to S Raza, no run, short again, Raza jumps back and slaps it straight to cover
9.1 -
Axar to M Waller, 1 run, the slider, shortish in length, Waller backs away and punch-drives through cover
8.6 -
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...
8.5 -
R Dhawan to M Waller, 1 run, stays a bit sideways to push the length ball with an open-bat face towards cover
8.4 -
R Dhawan to M Waller, no run, fuller and drifting down leg, Waller played all around it as he wanted to tickle fine, poor execution sans any feet movement. Kisses the pads and dribbles to MS
8.3 -
R Dhawan to S Raza, 1 run, around the pads and that's been neatly clipped towards short mid-wicket
8.2 -
R Dhawan to S Raza, no run, tries to repeat the same shot but finds backward point this time
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...
7.6 -
Axar to M Waller, no run, hangs back and dinks towards the man at cover
7.5 -
Axar to S Raza, 1 run, through the covers this time
7.4 -
Axar to M Waller, 1 run, push-driven with an angled bat towards cover
7.3 -
Axar to M Waller, no run, that one spun viciously, hit the good length and got healthy turn. Waller somehow manages to plonk it towards point
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
7.1 -
Axar to S Raza, 1 run, floater on middle and leg, biffed to long-on
Axar Patel, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Malcolm Waller, right handed bat, comes to the crease
6.6 -
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]
R Dhawan to Chibhabha, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
6.5 -
R Dhawan to Chibhabha, 2 runs, full again, Chibhabha slices the drive behind backward point. MS is upto the stumps...
6.4 -
R Dhawan to Chibhabha, FOUR, shot Sir! Full and in the zone, Chibhabha clobbers the drive wide of mid-off
6.3 -
R Dhawan to S Raza, 1 run, Raza taps this towards backward point and runs for a risky single. A direct hit at the bowler's end and Raza would have been gone. But, wasn't to be
6.2 -
R Dhawan to Chibhabha, 1 run, on middle and leg, tucked to backward square
6.1 -
R Dhawan to S Raza, 1 run, driven to mid-off
Rishi Dhawan [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
5.6 -
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
5.5 -
Unadkat to S Raza, 1 run, dab-and-run single, just meekly pushes it towards mid-off and sprints...
5.4 -
Unadkat to Chibhabha, 1 run, punched towards extra cover
5.3 -
Unadkat to S Raza, 1 run, flicked off the pads towards fine leg
Oh! That's not a good sign. Richmond Mutumbami is wobbling off the field. He was on the floor the very next second he got hit and is now being carried off. Good to see Dhawal Kulkarni helping him...
5.2 -
Unadkat to Mutumbami, no run, oh boy! Richmond Mutumbami is on the floor! He's been crunched straight at the midriff. Ouch! That hurts... Shortish and arrowed in around off-stump, Mutumbami was a little too early on the leg-side nudge/nurdle. Also extra bounce forcing him to get into a tangle, misses it altogether and gets slammed. The physio is out as the Indian players sip in a few gatorades
5.1 -
Unadkat to Chibhabha, 1 run, tucked off the hip towards mid-wicket
4.6 -
Bumrah to Mutumbami, no run, pushed into the off-side
4.5 -
Bumrah to Mutumbami, no run, a stifled cry for strangle down leg but the umpire ain't interested. Shortish and slipping down leg, Mutumbami missed the flick but it brushed the thigh pad
4.4 -
Bumrah to Mutumbami, no run, beaten neck and crop! Mutumbami walks leisurely outside off and is bamboozled by the shape of this delivery. On a good length and straightend after pitching, Mutumbami looks to fence sans any conviction and is beaten comfortably
Richmond Mutumbami, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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]
Bumrah to H Masakadza, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
In the air and gone!
4.2 -
Bumrah to H Masakadza, no run, 134.9kph, absolutely no room for Hamilton Masakadza, punchy defence to the right of the bowler, mid-on tidies up
4.1 -
Bumrah to H Masakadza, no run, on the stumps, nudged towards mid-wicket. Screams of no, no, no...
3.6 -
Unadkat to Chibhabha, no run, beaten! Chibhabha greyhounds down the pitch and looks to swipe Unadkat over mid-on. Unadkat cleverly dragged it short and some extra bounce meant Chibhabha could only slice some fresh air
3.5 -
Unadkat to Chibhabha, no run, on and around off-stump, Chibhabha drops it with soft hands
3.4 -
Unadkat to H Masakadza, 1 run, just opens the bat face and dabs it square on the off-side, smart batting this
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...
3.2 -
Unadkat to H Masakadza, no run, negated into the off-side
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
Change of ends for Unadkat. No slips this time...
Jaydev Unadkat [1.0-0-1-0] is back into the attack
2.6 -
Bumrah to H Masakadza, 1 run, length ball sits up outside off, punched neatly wide of mid-off. A mini slide followed by a dive meant no boundary for Hamilton Masakadza
2.5 -
Bumrah to Chibhabha, 1 run, straighter lines from Bumrah, tucked into the on-side
2.4 -
Bumrah to Chibhabha, no run, Hamilton Masakadza, where are you going? He tried to nab a quick single after Chibhabha hit one straight towards cover. Sent back and rightly so
2.3 -
Bumrah to Chibhabha, no run, tests him outside off on a fuller length, crashed towards cover
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...
2.1 -
Bumrah to Chibhabha, no run, cramps Chibhabha for room by peckering that corridor of uncertainty zone, on a good length and gets good bounce. Chibhabha could only block
The slingy Bumrah into the action now. One slip...
Jasprit Bumrah, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
1.6 -
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...
1.5 -
R Dhawan to Chibhabha, 1 run, another big, booming bat swing from Chamu Chibhabha, not much feet movement. This time, the inswing does him - Squirted off the toe-end into the leg-side
1.4 -
R Dhawan to H Masakadza, 1 run, fuller and in the outside off channel, the ball dipping in late and that meant Masakadza's wild swing is messed up. Not timed, skewed off the bottom half towards square leg
1.3 -
R Dhawan to H Masakadza, no run, outside off, chopped into the off-side
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
1.1 -
R Dhawan to H Masakadza, no run, goodish length darted in towards middle, hint of inswing too. Masakadza shuffles slightly and blocks
Rishi Dhawan, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Rishi Dhawan from the other end, one slip.
0.6 -
Unadkat to H Masakadza, leg byes, 1 run, leg-stump lines again, Masakadza fails to put bat to ball on the scoop (sort of lap-scoop), off the thigh pads towards short fine
0.5 -
Unadkat to H Masakadza, no run, the rib-tickler as Geoff Boycott calls it, safely tickled into the leg-side
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
0.3 -
Unadkat to Chibhabha, no run, looks to force it with hard hands, finds mid-on to perfection
0.2 -
Unadkat to Chibhabha, no run, pulls the length back and keeps it straight, gets some zippy bounce which makes Chibhabha look like a school boy while trying to plonk it to the leg-side, played tamely
0.1 -
Unadkat to Chibhabha, no run, nice first delivery from Jaydev Unadkat. Very full and swinging away late around fourth stump channel, Chibhabha is taken aback by the late swing. Just manages to dig it out towards cover
Chibhabha and H Masakadza are at the crease. Chibhabha is on strike. Unadkat will open the attack
After three hammerings in the ODIs, something to cheer for Zimbabwe and its passionate supporters. They have fallen on hard times, but let's hope this win gives them back some much needed happiness. Can they seal a rare series win when these two meet each other once again on Monday or will India comeback with renewed vigour? All to play for then. Do join us for all the action on Monday. For now, cheers and bye..
Chigumbura: 'I thought it was a good effort from the whole team, everyone contributed, the last over from Madziva was excellent. This win gives us plenty of confidence, we will look to improve and come hard once again on Monday.'
Elton Chigumbura is the Man of the Match
Cremer: 'Excellent comeback from us, especially after the loss in the ODI series. There are two matches to go still, can't take it easy. Chigumbura is a dangerous batsman, even when he isn't in the best of forms. India are a quality team and we know they will come hard at us in the remaining two games.'
Dhoni: 'Ultimately, it was a contest between bat and ball. It was all about execution, I thought the last ball was fantastic. We didn't bowl and field that well either. Soft dismissals, some of the wickets we lost were catching practice. I feel this is a stage where most of them would feel the pressure, I hope they learn from it, it is a good learning curve, but there were mistakes from the batsmen. Not a lot to think about, we didn't play our best XI. The Zimbabwe batsmen batted very well, but we didn't bowl well either.'
Just when they were coasting towards the target, Pandey threw away his wicket to Muzarabani and Zimbabwe started to pull things back. Axar Patel landed crunching blows towards the end. With 8 needed off the last over and Dhoni at the crease, one would've put their bet on the Indians but Madziva executed perfect death bowling and helped Zimbabwe romp home by 2 runs.
In a game full of twists and turns, Zimbabwe's bowlers held their nerve to emerge victorious. With 79 runs required off a mere 42 balls, the game was tantalizingly poised. However, Pandey with his domineering batsmanship, just changed the complexion of the game. His demolition job in the 13th over, where he cracked a couple of sixes off Cremer, turned the game on its head. Dhoni played the second fiddle and was an able ally to the Karnataka lad.
19.6 -
Neville Madziva to Dhoni, 1 run, Zimbabwe win, Madziva plucks a stump out, lets a war cry and runs away in jubiliation. The rest of the Zimbabwe team follow suit, after the hammering in the ODIs, this is some win for the plucky African nation. Coming to the ball, this was short and wide outside off, would have been called had MS let it go? It was telegraphed though, Dhoni went chasing and slaps it to deep point. The fielder keeps it down to a single and Zimbabwe have won by 2 runs
4 runs needed from the last ball. It's boom or bust for MS
19.5 -
Neville Madziva to R Dhawan, 1 run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, Dhawan slices it behind square on the off-side, just a single to third man. MS will take the last ball
19.5 -
Neville Madziva to R Dhawan, wide, Umpire Tiffin has wided this one, but it's a harsh harsh call! Dhawan went a long way across once again, Madziva went wider outside off, it was well outside the tramlines, but the batsman was nearer to the tramlines himself
19.4 -
Neville Madziva to R Dhawan, no run, this is excellent bowling from Madziva, but what was Dhawan thinking? He went right across his stumps, Madziva spots it and goes wider outside off, Dhawan just lets it go by, not a wide by any means
Dhawan backs away at the last moment, Madziva will have to re-bowl that
19.3 -
Neville Madziva to Dhoni, 1 run, just a single, India now need 6 runs from 3 balls, nicely bowled by Madziva, went for the wide yorker, turned out to be a low full-toss, driven towards extra cover for a single
Rishi Dhawan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
More fielding changes as MS gets back on strike.. Can the Indian captain guide his team home?
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]
Neville Madziva to Axar, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
The crowd go bonkers, Axar has holed out
The home crowd is completely behind their team, such a contrast to what happened during the ODIs. MS has a word or two with his partner
19.1 -
Neville Madziva to Dhoni, 1 run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, slapped away towards long-off for a single
Neville Madziva [3.0-0-29-0] is back into the attack
8 needed from the last over. This should be an easy task for India. MS is on strike. Madziva with the task of preventing the Indians from scoring those runs
18.6 -
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
18.5 -
Donald Tiripano to Axar, 2 runs, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, Axar was looking to lift it over long-on, mishits it completely, the ball goes high in the air and wide of long-on, just a couple of runs
18.4 -
Donald Tiripano to Axar, no run, the wide yorker from Tiripano, nicely executed as well, Axar swishes and misses, pressure back on Axar and India
The keeper is up to the stumps? No, he goes back
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
18.2 -
Donald Tiripano to Axar, no run, that's nicely bowled by Tiripano, gets this one to slant across the left-hander, Axar went hard on the drive and misses
18.1 -
Donald Tiripano to Dhoni, 1 run, short and on the off-stump line, Dhoni pulls it powerfully but straight to the fielder at deep square leg, a yard or two - to the left or the right of the fielder, it was a four
21 from the last two overs. India will feel comfortable as long as MS is out in the middle. Wickets are what Zimbabwe want
17.6 -
Muzarabani to Axar, no run, half-volley outside off, Axar drills it powerfully but straight to the fielder at extra cover, Cremer was the fielder there
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
17.4 -
Muzarabani to Axar, no run, back of a length and on the stumps, flicked straight to the fielder at mid-wicket, crucial dot ball from Muzarabani
17.3 -
Muzarabani to Dhoni, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, punched down towards long-off for a single
Axar Patel, left handed bat, comes to the crease
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]
Muzarabani to M Pandey, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Manish is OUT
17.1 -
Muzarabani to Dhoni, 1 run, tad fuller and on the stumps, Dhoni shuffles across and works it towards long-on, thinks about a second run, but then decides against it
Taurai Muzarabani [3.0-0-23-1] is back into the attack
29 needed from 3 overs, Zimbabwe's poor discipline has hurt them here
16.6 -
Donald Tiripano to Dhoni, 1 run, short of a length and on off, pushed off the inner half of the bat towards long-on, Dhoni saunters across for a leisurely single
16.6 -
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
16.5 -
Donald Tiripano to M Pandey, leg byes, 1 run, length ball on Pandey's pads, he was looking to flick and missed, sneaks in a leg-bye. The fielder wanders in casually and nearly makes a mess of a simple stop, recovers in time to prevent the second
16.4 -
Donald Tiripano to M Pandey, no run, short of a length and angling into the batsman, it was the slower ball as well, Pandey was looking to work it towards the on-side and is hit high on the pads
16.4 -
Donald Tiripano to M Pandey, wide, Tiripano attempts the slower ball and ends up slipping it down the leg-side, another wide called. These extras are beginning to hurt Zimbabwe
16.4 -
Donald Tiripano to M Pandey, wide, Tiripano hurls this one well down the leg-side, called as a wide
MS isn't too happy with his partner, they ran on the same line and nearly ran into each other, Pandey had to take the longer route while coming back for the second, Dhoni calls for a new thigh pad and asks his partner to change directions while running
16.3 -
Donald Tiripano to M Pandey, 2 runs, Pandey was setting himself up for the big shot, Tiripano cleverly shortens his length, gets an inside edge towards mid-wicket, but ends up watching the batsmen run two once again
16.2 -
Donald Tiripano to M Pandey, 2 runs, Tiripano drops his length slightly short as Pandey came down the track, worked in front of long-on and MS rushes back for the second run
16.1 -
Donald Tiripano to Dhoni, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, Dhoni pushes it towards backward point for a single
Donald Tiripano [2.0-0-11-1] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Neville Madziva to Dhoni, 1 run, too straight from Madziva, ends up drifting onto Dhoni's pads, worked away past square leg for a single
15.5 -
Neville Madziva to Dhoni, 2 runs, tad fuller and on Dhoni's pads, worked away in front of square on the on-side for an easy brace
15.4 -
Neville Madziva to M Pandey, 1 run, Madziva attempts the slower ball once again, slips it miles outside off, would have been called as a wide had not Pandey chased and slapped it to deep cover
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
15.2 -
Neville Madziva to Dhoni, 1 run, back of a length and well outside off, dabbed to the right of backward point where the fielder makes a tumbling stop, just a single
15.2 -
Neville Madziva to Dhoni, wide, this one is miles outside off, easier wide call for umpire Tiffin
15.2 -
Neville Madziva to Dhoni, wide, appeal for a caught behind, umpire Tiffin shakes his head.. and then.. waits.. and waits .. and waits for some more time, before calling it as a wide. This was banged in short and down the leg-side, Dhoni was looking to pull and missed
15.1 -
Neville Madziva to M Pandey, 1 run, the slower ball from Madziva, Pandey spots it early and swats it away towards long-off
Neville Madziva [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
53 needed from the last 5 overs. It's almost a carbon copy of an T20 League chase. Can Zimbabwe nick a wicket?
14.6 -
Muzarabani to M Pandey, 1 run, another slower ball from Muzarabani, bowled with a side-arm slingy action, worked away wide of mid-wicket for a single
14.5 -
Muzarabani to Dhoni, 1 run, length ball on Dhoni's pads, tucked away past square leg for a single
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
14.3 -
Muzarabani to M Pandey, 1 run, the slower ball from Muzarabani, dabbed to the left of short third man for a single
14.2 -
Muzarabani to M Pandey, 2 runs, on a good length and well outside off, slapped square on the off-side for a couple of runs
14.1 -
Muzarabani to Dhoni, 1 run, banged in short and on the stumps, Dhoni comes down the track and pulls it past square leg for a single
13.6 -
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
13.5 -
Cremer to M Pandey, no run, good comeback from Cremer, this was the googly, spun back in sharply from outside off, Pandey was cramped for room as he looked to work it towards the on-side, manages to get some bat on that
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
13.2 -
Cremer to M Pandey, 2 runs, ugly across the line mow from Pandey, this was tossed up invitingly by Cremer, Pandey was looking to go over long-on, drags it behind square on the on-side, rushes back for the second run
13.1 -
Cremer to M Pandey, no run, flighted delivery on the leg-stump line, Pandey was looking to force it away towards the on-side, gets an inside edge onto the pads
12.6 -
Muzarabani to Dhoni, no run, fraction fuller and around off, Dhoni gets half-forward and defends it towards the off-side
12.5 -
Muzarabani to M Pandey, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, Pandey backs away slightly and pushes it wide of cover for a single
12.4 -
Muzarabani to Dhoni, 1 run, fraction fuller and just outside off, Dhoni plays with an open face and drives it towards deep cover
12.3 -
Muzarabani to Dhoni, no run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, Dhoni gets forward and drives it straight to cover
MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease
MS walks out to the middle for the first time on the tour. Chants of Dhoni.. Dhoni.. going around. Can he guide his team home?
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]
Muzarabani to K Jadhav, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
12.1 -
Muzarabani to M Pandey, 1 run, short of a length and angling into Pandey's pads, clipped away in front of square on the on-side for a single
Taurai Muzarabani [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Cremer to M Pandey, 1 run, this one is given more air, Pandey was looking to go back over the bowler's head, doesn't play with the spin and ends up hoicking it towards deep mid-wicket, just a single
11.6 -
Cremer to M Pandey, wide, Cremer loses his line and tosses this one well down the leg-side, called as a wide
11.5 -
Cremer to K Jadhav, 1 run, tossed up and on the stumps, turned away to the right of square leg for a single
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
11.3 -
Cremer to M Pandey, 1 run, Pandey comes down the track, doesn't get to the pitch and ends up dragging it towards long-on
11.2 -
Cremer to K Jadhav, 1 run, Jadhav brings out the sweep, bends down low and sweeps a very full delivery behind square on the on-side, just a single
11.1 -
Cremer to M Pandey, 1 run, Pandey shimmies down the track to a well flighted delivery and eases it towards long-on for a single
92 needed from 54 balls. This was always the case with the chasing teams in the T20 League.
10.6 -
S Raza to M Pandey, 1 run, Raza gives this one more air, Pandey clears his left leg and drives it down towards long-on for a single
10.5 -
S Raza to M Pandey, no run, this one is drifted on the leg-stump line, flicked straight to the fielder at mid-wicket
10.4 -
S Raza to K Jadhav, 1 run, slightly flatter and on Jadhav's pads, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single
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
10.2 -
S Raza to M Pandey, 1 run, low full toss on Pandey's pads, flicked away behind square on the on-side for a single
10.1 -
S Raza to M Pandey, no run, Raza tosses one on off, pushed back towards the bowler
10.1 -
S Raza to M Pandey, wide, Raza fires one well down the leg-side, called as a wide
9.6 -
Cremer to M Pandey, 1 run, quicker one on the pads, Pandey tickles it fine, the man at short fine had to put in the dive to stop that
9.5 -
Cremer to K Jadhav, 1 run, looped up around off, Jadhav twirls his wrists and works it past the vacant mid-wicket region
9.4 -
Cremer to K Jadhav, no run, too full and around off, Jadhav jams it to the right of the bowler
9.3 -
Cremer to M Pandey, 1 run, goes straight on and Pandey works it through mid-wicket for a single
9.2 -
Cremer to M Pandey, no run, drifting in, not much spin and Pandey misses with the nudge, is struck on the pad and the LBW appeal is aborted as it was going down leg
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
Graeme Cremer, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
8.6 -
S Raza to K Jadhav, 2 runs, deftly done. Jadhav allows the ball to arrive, opens the bat face and steers it to third man, collects two before the ball is hunted down
8.5 -
S Raza to K Jadhav, no run, very full and on the stumps, Jadhav jams it back to the bowler
8.4 -
S Raza to K Jadhav, 2 runs, leg-break that is dragged short, Jadhav pulls it between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket. Masakadza once again tidies up near the rope, only a couple
8.3 -
S Raza to K Jadhav, no run, slider angled across off, Jadhav goes for the late cut and is undone by the pace on the delivery, beaten
8.2 -
S Raza to M Pandey, 1 run, half tracker and Pandey has missed out, he swivels and pulls it close to the deep square leg fielder. Masakadza runs across, slides and keeps it to one
8.1 -
S Raza to M Pandey, no run, flatter and on off, punched back to the bowler
7.6 -
Chibhabha to M Pandey, 1 run, back of a length around off, Pandey pushes it past the extra cover fielder, there was slight confusion regarding the run, in the end the pair take it easily
7.5 -
Chibhabha to K Jadhav, 1 run, fullish and close to off, Jadhav presents the full face and eases it to long-on
Kedar Jadhav, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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]
Chibhabha to Mandeep, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Chibhabha and Cremer have a word regarding the field placement. Nothing changes...
7.3 -
Chibhabha to Mandeep, no run, hurls it on a length around off, Mandeep is neither forward nor back as he bunts it to the right of Chibhabha
7.2 -
Chibhabha to Mandeep, 2 runs, once more Chibhabha is too straight in his line, Mandeep flicks it uppishly wide of mid-wicket, placed it in the gap and that enabled him to hare back for the second
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
6.6 -
S Raza to Mandeep, 1 run, Mandeep gives the charge and yorks himself, digs it towards cover and scampers across for a single. Good tidy start from Raza, just the 3 runs and the asking rate has jumped over 9
6.5 -
S Raza to M Pandey, 1 run, Pandey fetches the sweep from outside off and hits it to long-on
6.4 -
S Raza to Mandeep, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, Mandeep eases it down to long-on
6.3 -
S Raza to Mandeep, no run, leg-break which is short, Mandeep goes back and thumps it to cover, straight to Cremer. He would be disappointed that he didn't put that away
Raza is bowling from round the wicket..
6.2 -
S Raza to Mandeep, no run, slower and turning in from middle, Mandeep misses the nudge and is hit on the pad
6.1 -
S Raza to Mandeep, no run, very full and Mandeep can't do much with that, squeezes it towards mid-wicket
Sikandar Raza, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Chibhabha to M Pandey, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Pandey taps it to the left of mid-wicket, takes a couple of steps before sending Mandeep back, who does well to turn back and dive. The full length dive helped him beat Raza's direct hit
Manish Pandey, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Zimbabwe are celebrating. They think Mandeep has been run-out. Tiffin has sent it upstairs. Mandeep seemed confident and that is because he is well inside the crease. Not Out!
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]
Chibhabha to Rayudu, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
5.4 -
Chibhabha to Rayudu, no run, these two have a history. In the ODIs, Chibhabha made Rayudu dance to his tunes and starts with a peach. Shortens the length around off, Rayudu goes for the steer down to third man and is beaten by the straightening of the ball
5.3 -
Chibhabha to Mandeep, 1 run, too straight, on middle and leg, Mandeep flicks it off the inner part of the bat to deep mid-wicket
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
5.1 -
Chibhabha to Mandeep, no run, short of length outside off, Mandeep stands nice and tall, punches it straight to extra cover
Chamu Chibhabha, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Muzarabani to Mandeep, 1 run, full and slanting in on middle, Mandeep wrists it down to long-on and retains strike
4.5 -
Muzarabani to Mandeep, no run, on a length and just outside off, Mandeep presses forward and pats it towards cover-point, he wanted the run but Rayudu wasn't keen
4.4 -
Muzarabani to Rayudu, 1 run, angling in on middle and leg, Rayudu flicks it over mid-wicket, there is protection in the deep and the batsmen settle with one
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
4.2 -
Muzarabani to Rayudu, no run, much better, back of a length on off, Rayudu gets behind the line and taps it in front of mid-wicket
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
Taurai Muzarabani, comes into the attack
3.6 -
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
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
3.3 -
Neville Madziva to Mandeep, no run, cramps the batsman for room with a back of a length delivery, Mandeep stands his ground and blocks it back to Madziva
3.2 -
Neville Madziva to Mandeep, 2 runs, Mandeep attempts a similar shot and he makes contact. Length delivery slanting in, Mandeep strikes it over mid-wicket and Chibhabha does well to run across from deep square leg and keep it down to a brace
3.1 -
Neville Madziva to Rayudu, leg byes, 1 run, Madziva goes up for LBW, but umpire Tiffin is not interested, when is he ever? This was angling into the batsman, Rayudu fails to lay bat on the pick up shot and wears it on the pad, the angle was taking it down leg
2.6 -
Donald Tiripano to Mandeep, no run, short and sat up nicely for Mandeep, who was early into the pull, ends up getting it off the base of the bat and the ball only goes as far as mid-wicket
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
2.4 -
Donald Tiripano to Rayudu, no run, change of pace and on the off-stump line, Rayudu presses it to cover-point with an open bat face
2.3 -
Donald Tiripano to Rayudu, no run, Rayudu is all squared up this time. Once again steps across, Tiripano keeps it on a length and gets it to straighten, Rayudu is beaten on the outside edge and is struck on the back thigh. That stung and he takes his time to recompose himself, Mandeep even goes and has a word with him
2.2 -
Donald Tiripano to Mandeep, 1 run, clever bowling from Tiripano, sees the width dance down the wicket and follows him with a full one, Mandeep ekes out an inside edge onto the pad and the ball dribbles behind square on the off-side
2.1 -
Donald Tiripano to Rayudu, 1 run, Rayudu shuffles across his stumps tad early and Tiripano takes the pace off the ball, nurdled round the corner - to backward square leg for a single
1.6 -
Neville Madziva to Mandeep, no run, shortish and outside off, Mandeep goes hard on the drive, chops it in front of point
1.5 -
Neville Madziva to Mandeep, no run, pitched up outside off, another good looking drive from Mandeep, but straight to the man at short extra cover
1.4 -
Neville Madziva to Mandeep, no run, good length ball outside off, Mandeep reaches the ball and defends down the wicket
1.3 -
Neville Madziva to Mandeep, no run, on a length and curls away outside off, Mandeep lifts his bat and lets it go
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
1.1 -
Neville Madziva to Mandeep, no run, fuller and drawing the batsman forward, Mandeep has to reach out as the feet were stuck in cement, in the end checks his drive to the man at cover
1.1 -
Neville Madziva to Mandeep, wide, not the ideal start from Madziva, splays it down leg, well down and Mandeep has nothing to do with it
Neville Madziva, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
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
0.5 -
Donald Tiripano to Rayudu, no run, shortens the length and Rayudu is nicely behind that one, blocked with the straightest of bats
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
0.3 -
Donald Tiripano to Rayudu, no run, on a length and just outside off, Rayudu opens the bat face and steers it to backward point
0.2 -
Donald Tiripano to Rayudu, no run, stifled appeal from Waller, who has donned the keeping gloves in the absence of Mutumbami. Nips back in from a length, Rayudu gets a thin inside edge onto the pad and the ball rolls into the on-side
Ambati Rayudu, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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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)
Donald Tiripano to Rahul, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
Rahul and Mandeep are at the crease. Rahul is on strike. Donald Tiripano will open the attack