Zimbabwe finish at 159/6 after 20 overs. India win the match by 23 runs. Shubman Gill top scored in the match with 66 runs. Mayers gave Zimbabwe something to cheer about. Washington Sundar turned out to be standout with the ball for India. He finished his quota with 3 wickets and 15 runs. The contest could have gone closer had Zimbabwe not showcased sloppy fielding. However, as it happened, India go 2-1 up in the 5 match series. The India vs Zimbabwe 4th T20I will take place on July 13, 2024. Till then goodbye.
Dion Mayers has given Zimbabwe fans something to cheer about. He has got to his maiden T20I fifty. Zim- 141/6 after 19 overs.
Clive Madande departs after scoring 37 runs. Zimbabwe are six down and that's the match for India. Just three more overs left. ZIM are 120/6 after 17.1 overs.
They were down and out at 46/5 but Mayers and Madande have scripted a fight back. Still a lot to be done but there is still a slight chance. ZIM needs 72 more runs in 27 balls.
Mayers and Madande have crafted a little parternship amid adversity. Zimbabwe are heading towards the 100-run mark. They are at 91/5 after 13.3 overs.
Zimbabwe are 5 down. Sundar gets another wicket. Johnathan Campbell departs after scoring just 1 runs. Zimbabwe- 46/5 after 8 overs.
Washington Sundar has dismissed Zimbabwe Captain Sikandar Raza. He perishes after scoring 15 runs off 16 balls. With Raza gone, Zimbabwe's hopes are also seemingly done.
Brian Bennett slashed hard but Ravi Bishnoi timed his jump to perfection and took a splendid catch to inflict the dismissal. Avesh Khan gets a wicket out of nowhere. Benett departs after scoring just 4 runs. Trouble thickens for Zimbabwe.
Khaleel Ahmed gets the wicket of Tadiwanashe Marumani. He departs after scoring 13 runs. Both openers of Zimbabwe back in the hut.
Wesly Madevere departs on the first ball of Avesh Khan. He goes after making just 1 run. India on top already.
Marumani has launched a counter attack. Scored 9 runs in the first over. It could be seen as a good start but a long way to go for Zimbabwe.
Khaleel Ahmed starts things with the ball for India. Madhevere and Marumani are in the middle for Zimbabwe. For Zimbabwe to put on any fight, the openers have to do well.
Zimbabwe need 183 runs in 20 overs to win the match. It is going to be a daunting task for them as Team India's bowling has looked top-notch in the first two T20Is. The winner of the match would take the lead in the series. Let's look forward to Zimabwe's innings as an intriguing contest could be in the awaits.
After 20 overs, Team India has put on 182/4. Shubman Gill top scored for India with 66 off 49 balls. Zimbabwe would need 183 runs to win the match.
Ruturaj Gaikwad misses out on a deserved 50. He departs at the score of 47. Muzarbani picked up his second wicket. India still on course to go beyond 180.
Shubaman Gill departs after scoring 66 runs in 49 balls. Muzarbani gets his wicket.
Shubman Gill gets to his fifty with a boundary in 36 balls.
India have gone past the 100-run mark. Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad have started to score freely now. Gill closing in on fifty. India-113/2 after 13.2 overs.
Abhishek Sharma fails to replicate the heroics of other day. Held out at deep after scoring just 10 runs. Raza gets his second wicket.
Soft Dismissal! Yashasvi Jaiswal tried to it a reverse sweep but couldn't make a good contact and held out. Captain Sikandar Raza gets his wicket. He goes after making 36 off 27. India-70/1 after 9 overs.
All of a sudden Sikandar Raza and co. have made a comeback. They have managed to stop the run flow but yet to take a wicket. India-70/0 after 7.2 overs.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has seemingly taken the baton from Abhishek Sharma. The left hander is firing on all cylinders. He has made 25 in just 12 balls. Shubman Gill is also batting at a breezy pace. He is at 19 after 11 balls. India- 49/0 after 4 overs.
Team India have made one change to their playing XI. Sanju Smason is to take on wicketkeeping duties in the 3rd T20I. Dhruv Jurel sits out.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed
Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wessly Madhevere, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande(w), Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara
Shubman Gill has called the coin flip right. India win the toss, elect to bat first at the Harare Sports Complex, Harare
Zimbabwe Squad: Innocent Kaia, Wessly Madhevere, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande(w), Wellington Masakadza, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara, Brandon Mavuta, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Faraz Akram, Antum Naqvi
India Squad: Shubman Gill(c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel(w), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Tushar Deshpande, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube
The time is almost here for India to take on Zimbabwe in the 3rd T20I. The toss is coming up soon
Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, courtesy of his 77* in the 2nd T20I has made huge gains in the recently released ICC rankings. Gaikwad is currently on the 7th spot
Young Team India led by Shubman Gill was outplayed in the 1st T20I of this five match series, but come the second T20I the scales tilted towards the ‘Men in Blue’. India defeated the home team by 100 runs. Both the teams have won one match each so far as the series stands at 1-1
The T20 World Cup winning trio of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube and Sanju Samson have returned to the Indian squad for national duty. Team India were flawless in the 2nd T20I and it will be interesting to see if anybody amongst the three finds a place in the final XI.
Zimbabwe were left humiliated after Team India hammered them in the 2nd T20I match. The Sikandar Raza-led side will look to take the edge with a lead in today's match.