END OF OVER:20 | 17 Runs 1 Wkt | ZIM: 135/6 (4 runs required, RR: 6.75)
- Timycen Maruma23 (13b)
- Barinder Sran4-1-31-2
- Jasprit Bumrah4-0-23-0
Zimbabwe needed a four off the last delivery to win it today. Here's a look at five ODIs that were decided by final-ball boundaries.
4.30pm Superb finish. A sensational match, India defend 138 to end up victors of the T20 series 2-1. 21 off the last over, Sran lost his head and his line but came back to keep Zimbabwe's batsmen in check. India had just enough in the end, it seemed, to get over the line. Zimbabwe got a strong start to their chase, but fell away in the middle with some limp batting. Even with a late surge, it wasn't enough.
Presentation time.
Barinder Sran is the Man of the Series: "21 runs is a lot for the final over. i was confident we were going to win. Started with a different plan but then changed."
Kedar Jadhav is the Man of the Match
Graeme Cremer: "Disappointing, but happy with the way the guys fought. One-day series was a tough beating. Nice to get a few more games. If we carry on playing, we'll get better."
MS Dhoni: "usually in this format, the games get close. Zimbabwe did well, bowled well. They need more games to get better. Difficult one, we did what was right to put in the opposition (in the ODIs). Right way to play cricket. Fast bowling department, we need a good pool of players. Now we can proudly say we have 10-12 players who can play. Important to turn up for India. Personally I feel we got more from the T20s than the ODIs.
E Chigumbura c Chahal b Sran 16 (34m 16b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
Not long ago Dhoni needed four off one ball. Chigs' turn. What is Sran going to do
8 off 2, Zimbabwe need a boundary. India don't
Chigs walks down to chat with his partner
Free hit coming up
Dhoni and Sran have a chat. Full and wide? Maruma has to anticipate the line. Sran comes over the wicket
Right then, last over of the tour. Zimbabwe have left themselves with way too much to do. Sran will finish. Dhoni needs some eye drops
END OF OVER:19 | 11 Runs | ZIM: 118/5 (21 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.21, RRR: 21.00)
- Timycen Maruma12 (8b)
- Elton Chigumbura12 (14b)
- Jasprit Bumrah4-0-23-0
- Dhawal Kulkarni4-0-23-2
Zimbabwe still well behind this. Need more runs from this over. Many more.
Rajanand: "The most important over of the T-20 Series :)"
Zimbabwe need at least one boundary in the next three balls
Rohan: "How important was Axar's six in the last over of Indian innings.. That shot might well be the difference between these teams."
Very tough now for Zimbabwe
END OF OVER:18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | ZIM: 107/5 (32 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.94, RRR: 16.00)
- Elton Chigumbura11 (13b)
- Timycen Maruma2 (3b)
- Dhawal Kulkarni4-0-23-2
- Jasprit Bumrah3-0-12-0
MN Waller c Bumrah b Kulkarni 10 (27m 17b 0x4 0x6) SR: 58.82
END OF OVER:17 | 7 Runs | ZIM: 104/4 (35 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.11, RRR: 11.66)
- Elton Chigumbura11 (11b)
- Malcolm Waller10 (16b)
- Jasprit Bumrah3-0-12-0
- Axar Patel4-0-18-1