- India beat Zimbabwe by three runs in the third T20 in Harare on Wednesday.
- India cliched the three-match T20I series 2-1.
- Kedar Jadhav scored his maiden T20I fifty during the match.
- Dhawal Kulkarni was the pick of the bowlers for India with figures of 2/23.
India Win by Three Runs
T Maruma and E Chigumbura took Zimbabwe close to victory but India held their nerve and clinched a three-run victory in the third T20 in Harare and sealed the series 2-1.
When Zimbabwe needed 21 runs from the last over, Maruma made things interesting after striking a six and a four off the first two balls and Sran also gifted Zimbabwe with a wide and a no ball.
Then Sran got his wide yorkers right and kept the Zimbabwean batsmen under pressure. Chigumbura managed to edge the fifth ball for a boundary which made the equation four runs to win from one ball.
Sran bowled a low full toss and Chigumbura couldn’t get a hold of it and gave a catch to Chahal and got out for 16.
Bumrah’s Fabulous Catch
Jasprit Bumrah takes a brilliant catch to dismiss Malcolm Waller for ten runs. The Zimbabwean tried to hit the delivery from Kulkarni over short third man but Bumrah jumped and clinged onto the catch.
Zimbabwe: 104/5 after 17.1 overs. They need 35 runs from 17 balls to win the match.
Chahal Strikes
Peter Moor falls to Chahal for 26. The wicket is a huge sigh of relief for India as Moore was striking the ball brilliantly. After hitting three sixes in his innings he presented a catch to Mandeep Singh.
Zimbabwe: 88/4 after 14 overs. They need 51 more runs from 36 balls to win the match.
Sibanda Falls to Kulkarni
Sibanda looked like the batsman, who was going to take Zimbabwe home, but due to one silly error, he is making his way back to the pavilion. D Kulkarni traps him LBW after the Zimbabwean missed a flick shot. He goes for 28.
Sibanda thrashed five boundaries in 23-ball innings before perishing to Kulkarni.
Zimbabwe: 62/3 after 11 overs.