18/08Result
1st ODI, India tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Aug 18 2022
India won by 10 wkts (115b rem)
Player of the Match
Deepak Chahar
Deepak ChaharIndia
18/08Result
1st ODI, India tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Aug 18 2022
India won by 10 wkts (115b rem)
Player of the Match
Deepak Chahar
Deepak ChaharIndia

12:25pm A good lower-order act helps Zimbabwe get close to 200! At 83 for 6, they were treading familiar path. They were 110 for 8 when Jongwe, who looked quite at ease, fell. But Evans and Ngarava helped the tail wag and added 70 together. In that phase, India struggled to find answers and it seemed Zimbabwe would cross 200, which could be a psychological advantage. Once Ngarava was castled by a perfect Prasidh yorker, it was only a matter of time. Prasidh and Axar both returned with three wickets apiece. But Chahar's initial burst and his haul would make India happy and comfortable in equal effect. 189 is probably not enough for India, but will they be challenged? Back with the chase in about half an hour.

Meanwhile here's Brad Evans: "I back myself as a batsman. We just tried to keep it simple, just 'watch the ball, hit the ball'. He seems to wield the willow very well. I think what we want to do in this series is show that we can compete at this level. For a long time, we haven't even played this guys. If we can knock their top order, it could go a long way in helping our confidence."

"Richard Ngarava and Brad Evans' 70-run partnership is Zimbabwe's 4th highest for the 9th wicket in ODIs. In their previous ODI against Bangladesh, Ngarava added 68 runs with Victor Nyauchi, which was the highest 10th wicket stand for Zimbabwe," says Sampath, our statsman.

Jayanta: "India should look at the extras they conceded. 25 so far, out of which 9 are wides. Giving couple of additional overs to other quality batting teams might prove precarious in the long run"

40.3
W
Patel to Nyauchi, OUT, Good catch from Gill and Zimbabwe are bowled out for 189. It is also Axar's 50th wicket in ODIs. The quicker arm ball outside off, Nyauchi goes back to punch it and gets a thick, late edge. It grazes Samson's leg and Gill did well to stick his right hand out and grab that.

VM Nyauchi c Shubman Gill b Patel 8 (5m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 133.33

40.2
0
Patel to Nyauchi, no run, Full and outside off, pushed towards cover.
40.1
1
Patel to Evans, 1 run, Darts it in on a length outside off, Evans looks to turn it through midwicket and get two but Samson hares after it and keeps it to one.

END OF OVER:
40 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | ZIM: 188/9 | RR: 4.70

  • Victor Nyauchi8 (4b)
  • Brad Evans32 (28b)
  • Prasidh Krishna8-0-50-3
  • Axar Patel7-2-23-2
39.6
0
Prasidh Krishna to Nyauchi, no run, Slower one on the pads, worked away to short fine leg.

Mustafa Moudi: "Victor is playing this match and Logan is playing in the NED vs PAK... Takes me back to X-Men Days !!"

39.5
2
Prasidh Krishna to Nyauchi, 2 runs, Full and outside off, sliced through point for two more.
39.4
4
Prasidh Krishna to Nyauchi, FOUR, Thick edge and it races away to the deep third ropes. Fuller and outside off, he throws his all at that and gets a thick outside edge. Dhawan dives in a bid to save that but in vain.
39.3
2
Prasidh Krishna to Nyauchi, 2 runs, Fuller and outside off, makes room and slices it through point to get going with a couple.

Victor Nyauchi, the last batter, walks in. How long can he stay with Evans?

39.2
W
Prasidh Krishna to Ngarava, OUT, Timber! Prasidh breaks the enterprising 70-run partnership with a perfect yorker. Spears it full, Ngarava fails to squeeze that out and it whizzes past the bat to disturb the off pole.

R Ngarava b Prasidh Krishna 34 (45m 42b 3x4 1x6) SR: 80.95

39.1
1
Prasidh Krishna to Evans, 1 run, Short in length, gets a top edge on the pull towards fine leg for one.

END OF OVER:
39 | 8 Runs | ZIM: 179/8 | RR: 4.58

  • Richard Ngarava34 (41b)
  • Brad Evans31 (27b)
  • Axar Patel7-2-23-2
  • Prasidh Krishna7-0-41-2
38.6
6
Patel to Ngarava, SIX, That's smashed many a miles! Fired quicker outside off, fuller in length. He swipes it well over long-on for half a dozen.
38.5
1
Patel to Evans, 1 run, Full on off, angled through square leg.
38.4
1
Patel to Ngarava, 1 run, Looks to lunge and defend but gets it off the inside edge through backward square leg.
38.3
0
Patel to Ngarava, no run, Quicker this time, misses the flick and wears it on the front pad.
38.2
0
Patel to Ngarava, no run, Fuller on the pads, defends again.
38.1
0
Patel to Ngarava, no run, Full on leg, defends from within the crease.

Axar is brought back. From around the stumps.

END OF OVER:
38 | 10 Runs | ZIM: 171/8 | RR: 4.50

  • Richard Ngarava27 (36b)
  • Brad Evans30 (26b)
  • Prasidh Krishna7-0-41-2
  • Mohammed Siraj8-2-36-1
37.6
1
Prasidh Krishna to Ngarava, 1 run, On a length outside off, hangs back and punches it through point.
37.5
4
Prasidh Krishna to Ngarava, FOUR, Ngarava fetches that and picks his spot. Slower one full outside off, gets out the slog sweep and beats Axar to his right at deep midwicket.
37.4
0
Prasidh Krishna to Ngarava, no run, Full outside off, driven to mid-off.
37.3
0
Prasidh Krishna to Ngarava, no run, Very full outside off, jammed towards short third.

Around the stumps

37.2
1
Prasidh Krishna to Evans, 1 run, Full on off, tucked away through square leg.
37.1
4
Prasidh Krishna to Evans, FOUR, Just clears mid-off! Length ball outside off, Evans takes a step down and lifts it over a leaping Chahar.

Prasidh Krishna back for another go.

END OF OVER:
37 | 10 Runs | ZIM: 161/8 | RR: 4.35

  • Richard Ngarava22 (32b)
  • Brad Evans25 (24b)
  • Mohammed Siraj8-2-36-1
  • Kuldeep Yadav10-1-36-0
36.6
0
Mohammed Siraj to Ngarava, no run, Short and angling away, left alone.
36.5
0
Mohammed Siraj to Ngarava, no run, Banged short, he sways out of the way and Samson has to jump and gather that.

Tushar Sem: "Kuldeep looking rusty today with consistently inconsistent lengths. He doesnt have the all-round abilities of Axar so needs to take wickets to stay in contention once the seniors are back in the squad. "

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