Player of the Match
Player of the Match

11.50am 168, 126 and now 123. Another shocking batting performance from Zimbabwe, after it looked like India would chase close to 180, if not more, at one stage. Then came an epic collapse that gave India four wickets in four balls. Jasprit Bumrah was the pick of the lot, but I must say India's slip fielding was equally impressive. This should be a stroll nine times out of ten. Four batsmen into double digits, with the highest being 38 by Sibanda. Will Zimbabwe have anything left to give when they come out to bowl? We'll soon find out.

chaitanya: "DT Tiripano.. DT stands for Direct Throw now?"

Pratap: "Lot of similarities in the way Bumrah and Ntini operate. Ofcourse very different actions, but that same wide of the crease approach, get the ball to nip back in, and to add to the confusion get a few to leave the right hander. All this at a decent pace."

42.2
W
Kulkarni to Tiripano, OUT, what athleticism from Dhawal Kulkarni! Sprints across on his follow-through to pick up the ball, then turn around and fire a throw at the bowler's end, and he's hit the stumps. Not sure what Tiripano was thinking, but a dive could have saved him there. He also made the mistake of running diagonally, and that may have cost him a yard or two

DT Tiripano run out 2 (20m 16b 0x4 0x6) SR: 12.50

42.1
0
Kulkarni to Tiripano, no run, floats one at length on middle and leg, solid defense
42.1
1w
Kulkarni to Tiripano, 1 wide, slides one down leg, Tiripano can't get the faint tickle that could have given him a few runs

Dhawal Kulkarni back into the attack

END OF OVER:
42 | 2 Runs | ZIM: 122/9 | RR: 2.90

  • Neville Madziva10 (26b)
  • Donald Tiripano2 (14b)
  • Yuzvendra Chahal8-0-25-2
  • Jasprit Bumrah10-1-22-4
41.6
0
Chahal to Madziva, no run, nicely tossed up on off stump, he gets a good stride forward to keep that out

Ashwin Shankar: "I was just looking at the international calendar. Is it true that India do not have anything after the West Indies series till the champions trophy in june next year..? Is there any series in talks..?" They play limited-overs games against New Zealand and England too

41.5
1
Chahal to Tiripano, 1 run, flicked to midwicket where Jadhav misfields to concede a single
41.4
0
Chahal to Tiripano, no run, wrong'un on off, he shoulders arms but was struck well outside the line of the stumps

Manoj: "This will probably be considered one of the most one sided bilateral ODI series ever. Very disappointing from zimbabwe."

41.3
0
Chahal to Tiripano, no run, quicker one on middle, played back down the pitch again
41.2
1
Chahal to Madziva, 1 run, loops it up nicely, Madziva steps out and then adjusts to ease it wide of cover
41.1
0
Chahal to Madziva, no run, drifts one into middle and leg, played back down the pitch

Second-worst

14.37

Average runs per wicket for Zimbabwe in this series - their second-worst in any bilateral ODI series. Worst was against SL in the 5-match series in 2008-09 - 13.59.