It was the 4th T20I of the Ind Tri-nation series: India tour of Zimbabwe in 2024 which was played on July 13, 2024, at the Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe where India emerged victorious by a mammoth 10 wickets margin. In particular, the Indian team acted as a true favorite of the match winning by 3 wickets after doubtful 152 total score of Zimbabwe’s team in 15 balls. This has practically given him 2 full over without facing the harass that is bowling in today’s world!
Match Overview
Match: Zimbabwe vs India, 4th T20I
Series: India tour of Zimbabwe, 2024
Date: July 13, 2024
Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare
Toss: India won the toss and opted to bowl
Result: India won by 10 wickets
Zimbabwe Innings: 152/7 (20 Overs)
Zimbabwe batted first after losing the toss and managed to post a total of 152 runs for 7 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Despite their efforts, Zimbabwe struggled to gain momentum against India’s disciplined bowling attack. Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, and Sikandar Raza were among the key players who faced challenges from India’s bowlers.
Batter Runs Balls 4s 6s
Strike Rate
Sikandar Raza (c) 36 25 4 1 144.00
Innocent Kaia 32 27 3 2 118.51
Sean Williams 29 22 2 1 131.81
Wessly Madhevere 21 15 2 1 140.00
Ryan Burl 16 12 1 1 133.33
Regis Chakabva (wk) 8 7 1 0 114.28
Luke Jongwe 5 5 0 0 100.00
Richard Ngarava 2* 7 0 0 28.57
Blessing Muzarabani 0* 0 0 0 0.00
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Economy
Shivam Dube 4 0 24 2 6.00
Khaleel Ahmed 4 0 31 2 7.75
Washington Sundar 4 0 26 1 6.50
Tushar Deshpande 4 0 32 1 8.00
Ravi Bishnoi 4 0 30 1 7.50
Zimbabwe’s innings was anchored by their captain Sikandar Raza who scored 36 runs off 25 balls. He was well-supported by Innocent Kaia and Sean Williams who contributed 32 and 29 runs respectively. However, the Zimbabwean batters were unable to accelerate effectively against the Indian bowlers, leading to a modest total of 152 runs.
India Innings: 156/0 (15.2 Overs)
India’s chase was nothing short of spectacular as they chased down the target of 153 runs without losing a single wicket. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill put on a remarkable partnership, ensuring a comfortable victory for India.
Batter Runs Balls 4s 6s
Strike Rate
Yashasvi Jaiswal 93* 53 13 2 175.47
Shubman Gill (c) 58* 39 6 2 148.72
Extras 5 – – – –
Total 156/0 15.2 Overs – – 10.17 (RR)
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Economy
Richard Ngarava 3 0 27 0 9.00
Blessing Muzarabani 3.2 0 25 0 7.50
Tendai Chatara 2 0 23 0 11.50
Faraz Akram 4 0 41 0 10.25
Sikandar Raza (c) 2 0 24 0 12.00
Brian Bennett 1 0 16 0 16.00
Yashaswi Jaiswal played a stumpd knock of 93 noff 53balls to emerge as the star of the match. His innings was highlighted with 13 fours and 2 sixes an unclear signal to the opponents that was determined to go hard from the onset. Shubhman Gill the young captain also played a good knock twenty steps ahead and played a brilliant knock of unbeaten 58 of 39 balls. Indian openers made sure that Zimbabwe’s bowlers had the least opportunities to take wickets and thus India won this game quite convincingly.
Key Highlights:
India’s Bowling: The Indian bowlers bowled a tight line and only Shivam Dube and Khaleel Ahmed was able to take two wickets each; hence, the Zimbabwe total was never going to be big.
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s Heroics: The Man of the Match was Jaiswal for his unbeaten 93.
Unbeaten Opening Partnership: The brilliant display of batting by Jaiswal and Gill made that India won the match without losing any wicket and their partnership was 156 runs unbeaten.
Conclusion
Cut to the 4th T20I India exhibited how dominant they were in the series in every sense of the word. Their bowlers did the job well by bundling Zimbabwe out for 152/7 and the two openers easily got the chase right. The victory has been a dominant display for India particularly in the format of T20 cricket while Zimbabwe has to sit down and check on its performance for subsequent matches.
FAQs
Ans: India won the match by 10 wickets.
Ans: Zimbabwe scored 152/7 in 20 overs.
Ans: Yashasvi Jaiswal was the standout performer with an unbeaten 93 runs, and Shubman Gill supported with 58* runs.
Ans: Zimbabwe did not take any wickets; India finished at 156/0.
Ans: Yashasvi Jaiswal was awarded the Man of the Match for his unbeaten 93 runs.
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