Summary
India in Zimbabwe
2nd T20I / Harare
Zimbabwe
129
India
2195
India win by 90 runs
Summary
Over 18: 7 runs. Bowler: Abhishek Sharma. Zimbabwe: 129/10 (rr 7.23)
A stock ball pitched just outside off on a back of a length, Richard Ngarava goes for a wild slog but gets a mis-timed connection high in the air. He's caught by long on, ending his innings. Richard Ngarava departs for 1 off 8. India win by 90 runs!
A full toss, wide outside off, and the batter goes for a controlled slog, managing to sneak a single down to long on.
A length ball outside off, the batsman drives beautifully with excellent timing. The shot races away along the ground through long on for four.
The stock ball, pitched back of a length outside off, is worked neatly along the ground for a single. Richard Ngarava gets off the mark with a well-placed run.
On a length outside off stump, the batsman elegantly drives the stock ball along the ground, picking up a single.
Summary
Over 17: 1 run. Bowler: Yash Thakur. Zimbabwe: 122/9 (rr 7.18)
On a back of a length delivery just outside off, the batter attempts a slog but misses completely, resulting in a dot ball. Zimbabwe face a stiff chase, needing 98 runs from 18 balls with just one wicket left.
A full delivery outside off, met with a controlled drive by the batter who keeps it grounded; Mayank Yadav fields it sharply at extra cover to prevent any run.
Thakur bowls a back of a length delivery on middle stump, and Muzarabani attempts a flick but mistimes it, managing just a single. Blessing Muzarabani gets off the mark with that run.
A short, no movement delivery just outside off, and the batter attempts a pull but completely misses, offering no run.
On a full ball straight at the middle stump, the batter works it carefully but mis-times the shot, resulting in no run.
The off cutter comes full on middle stump, and Marumani attempts a wild slog but misses completely, leaving his stumps shattered. Tadiwanashe Marumani departs for 24 off 19.
Summary
Over 16: 3 runs. Bowler: Abhishek Sharma. Zimbabwe: 121/8 (rr 7.56)
The stock ball pitched just outside off on length and the batter tries to defend but misses. Two runs are taken thanks to a misfield by the wicketkeeper, quickly saved by the fine leg fielder. Zimbabwe face a tough chase, needing 99 runs from 24 balls with just two wickets left and virtually no chance according to WinViz.
The stock ball is pitched just back of a length outside off, and the batter works a mistimed shot along the ground, but no run comes of it.
The stock ball comes in outside off on a length, and Richard Ngarava pushes it firmly back to the bowler for no run.
A full, wide outside off stock ball is met with a rushed drive from Ngarava, badly mis-timed and flying uncontrolled through the off side for no run.
The stock full-length ball on middle stump draws Newman into an attempted drive but he misses completely, and he's bowled cleanly. Newman Nyamhuri is out after scoring 3 runs off 6 balls.
A full stock ball pitched outside off stump and Marumani leans into a classic drive, timing it well to sneak a single past long off.
Summary
Over 15: 10 runs. Bowler: Ravi Bishnoi. Zimbabwe: 118/7 (rr 7.87)
A length googly outside off, and the batter attempts a drive but mistimes it under control, with the ball neatly fielded at short mid wicket for no run. Zimbabwe face a steep chase, needing 102 off 30 balls with just three wickets left and slim chances according to WinViz.
Bishnoi bowls a back of a length googly just outside off, Marumani deftly cuts it along the ground for a quick single.
The leg spinner pitches a length ball right on off stump, and Newman Nyamhuri attempts a drive but mistimes it. The ball stays low, enabling him to squeeze a single.
Ravi Bishnoi bowls a back of a length googly just outside off. Marumani gets a bottom-edge cut away, flicking it past gully for a quick single.
Ravi Bishnoi bowls a googly, pitching back of a length on off stump. Marumani steps in with a controlled slog-sweep, timing it beautifully to clear deep square leg for six.
Ravi Bishnoi bowls a length leg spinner on leg stump, and Newman Nyamhuri tries a flick but misses, the ball clipping his pad for a leg bye.
Summary
Over 14: 9 runs. Bowler: Abhishek Sharma. Zimbabwe: 108/7 (rr 7.71)
Nyamhuri crafts a precise reverse sweep from a back-of-a-length stock ball outside off, timing it well and picking up a quick single. Zimbabwe face a steep chase needing 112 from 36 with just three wickets left.
Marumani flashes a clever switch hit off the back of a length stock ball outside off, nudging it through for a neat single.
Newman Nyamhuri elegantly flicks the stock ball down the leg side for a single, keeping the scoreboard ticking. Nyamhuri gets off the mark with a well-timed run.
Evans attempts a sweep but misses completely, and the ball sneaks through to knock the stumps back. A sharp delivery that leaves the batter red-faced. Brad Evans departs for 19 off 11, a crucial wicket for the bowling side.
Evans steps forward to a length ball outside off, unleashing a beautifully controlled drive. The well-timed shot races over extra cover for a magnificent six. Zimbabwe moves on to 105 for 6.
The stock ball pushed up outside off-stump at a back of a length, and Brad Evans punches a controlled cut past backward point for no run.
Summary
Over 13: 9 runs. Bowler: Mayank Yadav. Zimbabwe: 99/6 (rr 7.62)
Brad Evans attempts an ambitious pull off a back of a length delivery outside off, but it’s mis-timed and uncontrolled, managing just a single. Zimbabwe require 121 from 42 balls with four wickets left; the chase looks steep with a required rate over 17.
A short ball outside off but the batter adapts quickly, pulling it with excellent timing towards deep square leg for four.
Marumani gets down on the back of a length ball angling down the leg side and pulls it sharply for a quick single to deep square leg.
The off cutter outside off is pulled by Brad Evans, but it hits his helmet and falls harmlessly at square leg where Ishan Kishan fields it cleanly.
Mayank Yadav bowls a back of a length seaming delivery just outside off, the batter attempts a glance but misses as the ball drifts wide down the leg side for an extra wide, collected cleanly by the keeper.
A full ball wide outside off stump from the bowler. Brad Evans attempts an audacious reverse scoop but mistimes it, sending a tame shot straight to the keeper. No run comes off this delivery.
Down the leg side on a back of a length, Marumani flicks it off the inside edge for a quick single.
Summary
Over 12: 9 runs. Bowler: Tilak Varma. Zimbabwe: 90/6 (rr 7.5)
The bowler sends down a short quicker ball outside off; Evans attempts a sweep but keeps it grounded, offering no run. Zimbabwe face a steep chase, needing 130 off 48 balls with four wickets in hand and a slim chance according to WinViz.
An off break floated outside off, delivered at length. Brad Evans leans into a controlled slog, connecting firmly to send the ball soaring over deep square leg for six.
A full toss off break drifting outside off, Brad Evans confidently drives it with control through the off side for a couple of runs. Brad Evans is off the mark.
A short, quicker ball wide outside off is worked carefully along the ground by Brad Evans, who keeps the strike but is unable to get a run.
The off break is tossed down the leg side length, and Ryan Burl attempts a drive but mistimes it badly. He’s caught at long on, ending his innings. Ryan Burl departs for 20 off 18.
Marumani steps forward and drives the off break straight back past mid-off, picking up a single with calm precision.
Summary
Over 11: 12 runs. Bowler: Yash Thakur. Zimbabwe: 81/5 (rr 7.36)
A length delivery on leg stump, Ryan Burl attempts a drive but mistimes it, sending the ball awkwardly towards long off. It’s an uncontrolled stroke but manages to sneak away for two runs. Zimbabwe face a steep chase, needing 139 from 54 balls with five wickets in hand and next to no chance according to WinViz.
He pulls a back-of-a-length ball down the leg side with precision, dragging out a single to deep backward square leg.
A short delivery on leg stump that the batter leaves alone; the umpire signals a wide as the ball drifts away and the keeper fields it cleanly.
An off cutter pitched back of a length on leg stump, nicely worked through the leg side for a quick single.
Marumani works the full slower ball on leg stump gently into the on side for a neat single.
Seaming away outside off, the batter drives elegantly, timing it sweetly. The outside edge races away past third man for a boundary!
On a back of a length delivery, Marumani slices a crisp cut shot off middle stump, keeping it low and racing away for a couple.
Summary
Over 10: 2 runs. Bowler: Ravi Bishnoi. Zimbabwe: 69/5 (rr 6.9)
A length googly drifting down the leg side, met with a neat sweep from Marumani who keeps it down and picks up a single. Zimbabwe face a daunting chase of 151 from 60 balls with five wickets in hand.
Bishnoi bowls a back of a length googly straight on middle stump, and Marumani attempts a pushed shot but misses. The ball is cleanly gathered by the wicketkeeper for no run.
The googly pitched back of a length on leg stump, and Burl attempts a cut shot but mistimes it, managing just a single.
A quicker length delivery just outside off sees Ryan Burl attempt a drive, but it's mis-timed and fizzles out for no run.
A quicker ball on the back of a length, angling around the off stump. The batter attempts a cut but misses, offering no run.
Ravi Bishnoi bowls a full googly on leg stump, met with a controlled drive through the covers. Ryan Burl keeps it grounded, but there's no run.
Summary
Over 9: 3 runs. Bowler: Shivam Dube. Zimbabwe: 67/5 (rr 7.44)
A length ball on off stump with no movement; the batter pushes it firmly but finds no gap as the extra cover fields it cleanly for a dot. Zimbabwe require 153 runs from 66 balls with five wickets in hand, facing a steep required rate of 13.9.
On a length delivery angling on leg stump, Marumani works the ball off his pads and picks up two runs with quick running between the wickets. Marumani gets off the mark early in the innings.
On a length ball just outside off, the batter attempts a cut but misses completely, resulting in a dot ball.
Length ball on leg stump, worked off the bat-pad with precision but no run comes off it.
A back of a length delivery outside off stump with no movement. Wesley Madhevere attempts a drive but mis-times it and is caught at mid off by Shreyas Iyer. Wesley Madhevere departs after scoring 2 runs from 3 balls.
On a length ball straight at middle stump, Burl attempts a slog but gets a mis-timed tap through mid-wicket for a quick single.
Summary
Over 8: 5 runs. Bowler: Ravi Bishnoi. Zimbabwe: 64/4 (rr 8.0)
Burl meets the googly on a back of a length delivery, driving it neatly on the leg side for a well-placed single. Zimbabwe's chase requires 156 runs from 72 balls, holding six wickets with a steep required rate.
Wesley Madhevere sweeps a length ball from outside off, keeping it down and dashing through for a single.
The quicker ball back of a length straight on middle stump, met with a deft late cut that edges just past short third man for a single.
The leg spinner drifts the ball outside off to a back of a length, and Burl confidently drives through the covers for a well-placed two.
The bowler sends down a back of a length googly just outside off, tempting the batter into a cut shot that misses completely. No runs come off this dot ball.
A back of a length googly on leg stump, nicely cut by Ryan Burl. He keeps it down, nudging it past backward point for no run.
Summary
Over 7: 10 runs. Bowler: Shivam Dube. Zimbabwe: 59/4 (rr 8.43)
Ryan Burl tries a cut off a short, down leg delivery without movement, but only manages a top edge that dribbles to third man for a single. Zimbabwe face a steep chase, requiring 161 from 78 balls with six wickets in hand and just a 2% chance according to WinViz.
Ryan Burl pulls the short ball down the leg side with perfect timing, sending it racing to deep backward square leg for four. That's another boundary for Burl, his second in this over.
A back of a length delivery on leg stump with no movement. The batter pulls it sharply, sending the ball racing through deep square leg for four despite a misfield.
A length ball outside off, driven crisply by Wesley Madhevere who keeps it on the ground for a neat single. Wesley Madhevere gets off the mark, moving Zimbabwe to 50 for 4.
A length ball outside off stump with no movement, the batter attempts a slog but edges it to the keeper and is caught. Sikandar Raza departs for a duck off three deliveries.
Prince Yadav bowls a back of a length seaming delivery outside off, and Sikandar Raza pushes it gently into the short extra cover region where Shreyas Iyer fields it cleanly. No run.
Summary
Over 6: 5 runs. Bowler: Ravi Bishnoi. Zimbabwe: 49/3 (rr 8.17)
Ravi Bishnoi bowls a back-of-a-length googly outside off stump, Sikandar Raza works at it but misses, the ball grazing his pad before being fielded at short mid wicket. Zimbabwe face a steep chase needing 171 from 84 balls with seven wickets in hand, holding just a 4% win probability according to WinViz.
Bishnoi bowls a clever googly pitching it just outside off and full in length. Myers attempts a drive but misses completely, and the ball rattles the stumps cleanly. Dion Myers departs for 12 off 9, shifting the game momentum heavily in India's favor, their winning chance rising from 91% to 96%.
The length ball on off stump is pushed carefully by Myers, who keeps it grounded and safe, no run coming off this delivery.
The bowler delivers a googly outside off on a back of a length, and the batter attempts a cut with a bottom edge but fails to connect cleanly, resulting in no run.
A full-length leg spinner on middle stump, driven neatly by the batter. The well-timed stroke races crisply through cover for four.
The leg spinner bowls a back of a length delivery just outside off, and the batter pushes it calmly into the off side for no run.
Summary
Over 5: 10 runs. Bowler: Prince Yadav. Zimbabwe: 44/2 (rr 8.8)
Dion Myers goes for a drive outside off; the connection's a bit off and the ball flies uncontrolled through cover for three runs. Zimbabwe need 176 from 90 balls with eight wickets in hand, trying to chase at nearly 12 runs an over.
Prince Yadav bowls a short, no movement delivery just outside off stump. Dion Myers executes a perfectly timed upper cut, sending it racing through third man for four.
No movement as the back of a length delivery on leg stump is met with a neat flick, guiding the ball away for a single.
Prince Yadav bowls back of a length outside off, and Myers plays an uncontrolled thick-edged cut racing away for a quick single towards third man. Dion Myers gets off the mark.
On a back of a length delivery on leg stump, Ryan Burl fends the ball with an outside edge, sneaking a single through the slip region, helped by a misfield. Ryan Burl gets off the mark with a quick run.
A back of a length seaming delivery on leg stump invites a pull shot, but Curran only manages a top edge. The ball flies to third man where the catch is taken—Ben Curran is out caught. Ben Curran departs for 1 off 5 balls. This wicket significantly boosts India's win probability from 89% to 94%.
Summary
Over 4: 11 runs. Bowler: Yash Thakur. Zimbabwe: 34/1 (rr 8.5)
On a back of a length outside off, the batter pushes it quietly into extra cover where it is comfortably fielded for no run. Zimbabwe still face a tough chase needing 186 runs off 96 balls with nine wickets intact, holding just an 11% chance according to WinViz.
On a wide length ball outside off, the batter attempts an ambitious reverse scoop but mistimes it, sending the ball high into the keeper's gloves. Brian Bennett departs caught as he tries to innovate. Brian Bennett's knock ends at 32 from 19 deliveries.
A half-tracker outside off is left alone by the batter, with no attempt to play at it, and the umpire signals a wide. The wicketkeeper collects the ball cleanly.
Yash Thakur fires in a yorker wide down the leg side, and Brian Bennett drives it firmly along the ground. Tilak Varma swoops in at cover to field it cleanly. A dot ball as the batter fails to sneak a run here.
Thakur delivers a length ball shaping in on off stump, and Bennett meets it with a well-timed flick. The controlled shot races away to deep square leg for four. Bennett has now hit two boundaries this over, moving to thirty runs off just 17 balls at a strike rate of 188.
The length ball outside off sees Brian Bennett expertly scoop it over third man for six. A beautifully controlled, well-timed shot that clears the boundary with ease.
A no-movement back of a length delivery just outside off, driven firmly along the ground by Brian Bennett, but it brings no run as the fielder at cover claims it comfortably.
Summary
Over 3: 7 runs. Bowler: Mayank Yadav. Zimbabwe: 23/0 (rr 7.67)
Back of a length ball wide down the leg side, Curran pulls it firmly but manages no run as short fine leg fields swiftly. Zimbabwe require 197 runs from 102 balls, holding all 10 wickets with a 14% chance according to models.
The batter attempts a scoop off a back of a length delivery on middle stump but misses it completely, resulting in no run.
On a back of a length delivery outside off, Bennett attempts a pull shot but mistimes it, managing just a quick single with quick fielding saving a run at mid wicket.
Mayank Yadav bowls a back of a length seaming delivery just outside off, and Bennett works a controlled drive through the covers. The ball is neatly fielded at cover, yielding no run.
The length ball outside off sees Brian Bennett execute a superb scoop shot. Well timed and controlled, he sends it racing over third man for six.
A back of a length delivery on the outside off, neatly worked along the ground by Brian Bennett, who keeps the scoreboard quiet with no run.
Summary
Over 2: 6 runs. Bowler: Yash Thakur. Zimbabwe: 16/0 (rr 8.0)
A back of a length delivery on leg stump is steered carefully along the ground to backward point, but it yields no run. Zimbabwe face a tough chase, needing 204 from 108 balls with a steep required rate and slim chances.
Length ball on off stump bowled without movement, met with a mis-timed drive from Brian Bennett that trickles to mid off for a single.