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Mandeep, Rahul, Sran Shine as India Thrash Zimbabwe in 2nd T20

India thrashed Zimbabwe by ten wickets in the second T20 in Harare on Monday.

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India rode on the young seamer Barinder Sran’s memorable debut performance to notch a crushing 10-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the second T20 International and level the three-match series 1-1 in Harare on Monday.

Asked to bowl after the coin landed in favour of Zimbabwe skipper Graeme Cremer, a determined India restricted the hosts to 99 for nine in the stipulated 20 overs with Sran picking up the best figures by an Indian debutant in T20 format.

Bangladesh’s Elias Sunny (5/13) holds the record for the best bowling figures by a debutant in T20 Internationals.

Mandeep Singh (52*) and KL Rahul (47*) then led the way with unbeaten knocks as the visitors chased down the target with 41 balls to spare.

This was India’s first 10-wicket win in this format. Sran (4/10) was ably assisted by Jasprit Bumrah, who picked up three wickets for 11 runs in his quota of four overs.

India thrashed Zimbabwe by ten wickets in the second T20 in Harare on Monday.
Jasprit Bumrah appeals for a wicket. (Photo: AP)
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Sran finished with excellent figures in his quota of four overs, which is the second best globally. Before Sran, Pragyan Ojha who took four wickets for 21 runs against Bangladesh in 2009 World T20, held the Indian record.

The duo of Sran and Bumrah picked up seven wickets between them while giving away just 21 runs in eight economical overs.

Owing to the pace duo’s efforts, India staged a strong fightback after a shocking two-run loss in the opening T20 International of the three-match series at the same venue.

Chasing a meager total, India were off to a flying start with openers Rahul and Mandeep hardly facing any trouble against a mediocre Zimbabwean bowling attack.

While Mandeep smashed six fours and a six, Rahul found the fence two times and also cleared it twice, as India made short work of the chase.

India thrashed Zimbabwe by ten wickets in the second T20 in Harare on Monday.
KL Rahul. (Photo: AP)
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Zimbabwe struggled not just with the bat and ball, but in the field too as Mandeep was dropped on 23.

As Mandeep pulled Chamu Chibhabha’s short delivery straight to the deep square leg fielder, the ball bounced off his hands and landed on the other side of the rope for a six.

Mandeep sealed the issue for India when he cut Neville Madziva for a boundary in the first delivery of the 14th over.

Earlier, opting to bat after winning the toss, Zimbabwe were pushed on to the backfoot from the word go as Sran along with Bumrah picked up wickets at regular intervals to run through the fragile batting line-up.

Playing the game in place of Richmond Mutumbani, Peter Moor (31) top-scored for the hapless hosts with the help of two boundaries and a six. As he tried to put up some kind of a fight, Moor’s innings ended when he was caught by Axar Patel off the bowling of Bumrah.

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(With inputs from PTI)

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