Sanju Samson's classy half-century, Shivam Dube's all-round display, and Mukesh Kumar's career-best four-for as India clinched the 5-match T20 international series by 4-1 with a 42-run win over Zimbabwe in the fifth & final T20I match.
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| Sanju Samson top scored with 58 off 45 balls © Associated Press |
Catch the Cricket highlights of the 5th T20I match between Zimbabwe and India, played on July 14, 2024, at the Harare Sports Club. This match was part of India's tour of Zimbabwe, a 5-match Twenty20 international series where India clinched the series 4-1 with a 42-run victory.
Match Highlights
India secured a convincing 42-run win over Zimbabwe in the fifth and final T20I. This victory sealed the India won the five-match series with 4-1.
India Innings :
India posted a total of 167 for 6 in their 20 overs, with Sanju Samson leading the scoring by made 58 runs off 45 balls including four-fours and a six with a strike rate of 128.88.
Shivam Dube contributed a quick-fire 26 off 12 balls, Riyan Parag scored 22 off 24 balls included a six, and Abhishek Sharma added 14 runs off 11 balls contained one six and one four.
Shubman Gill scored 13 runs off 14 balls with 2 fours, while Yashasvi Jaiswal hitting 12 runs off just 5 balls including 2 sixes with an solid strike rate of 240.
Zimbabwe bowling :
For Zimbabwe, Blessing Muzarabani was the best bowler, captured 2 wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs with an economy rate of 4.75. Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, and Brandon Mavuta each claimed one-wickets.
Zimbabwe innings:
Zimbabwe bowled out for 125 in 18.3 overs. Dion Myers was the top-scorer for Zimbabwe with scoring 34 runs off 32 balls including four-fours and a six.
Faraz Akram - who blasted a 27 off 13 balls including two sixes and 2-fours with a strike rate of 207.69.
Tadiwanashe Marumani - who hit 27 off 24 balls including five fours, and Brian Bennett scored just 10 runs off 8 balls contained two boundaries.
India bowling :
Mukesh Kumar was the best bowler for India, - who claiming a career-best 4-wickets for 22 runs in 3.3 overs.
Shivam Dube captured 2 wickets, while Washington Sundar, Abhishek Sharma, and Tushar Deshpande each picked-up one-wickets
Player of the match and Series :
Shivam Dube was named Player of the Match for his all-round performance to capture two wickets for 25 runs in 4 overs after scoring a quicker 26 off 12 balls included two-sixes and two- with a strike rate of 216.66.
Washington Sundar earned Player of the Series award for claiming eight wickets with an average of 11.62 and an economy rate of 5.16 across the five-match T20I series.
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