India edge thriller to seal series 2-1
Zimbabwe came within one hit of sealing their first-ever win in a T20I series of more than one match, but India ultimately prevailed to shade the third T20I by three runs
Zimbabwe came within one hit of sealing their first-ever win in a T20I series of more than one match, but India ultimately prevailed to shade the third T20I by three runs
Scorer: Sanjay Murari | Commentator: Nikhil Kalro
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
Stats highlights from the final Harare T20I, where India defeated Zimbabwe by three runs to clinch the series 2-1
Plays of the day from the third T20I between India and Zimbabwe in Harare
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Zimbabwe came within one hit of sealing their first-ever win in a T20I series of more than one match, but India ultimately prevailed to shade the third T20I by three runs
Despite India's 10-wicket victory in the second T20I, Zimbabwe have a strong opportunity to register their first series win, comprising two or more matches, in the decider on Wednesday