Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    12.2 got him, he can't quite pull off a repeat. This time Raza slows it down a bit, and it doesn't land quite as full. It's also leaving the right-hander, and Rahul has to reach for the ball a bit. Looks to go straight and hard again, but slices it a touch, and the ball ends up in the hands of long-off 95/3
    3.5 launched at square leg! Rohit's blood was pumping and he climbed through the short ball, looked to have nailed his stroke, but it's a long square boundary and the fielder is perfectly placed. Doesn't need to move to swallow his chance, and Zimbabwe are rewarded for a discipled start 27/1
    11.5 got him, Williams gets Kohli with a hard-length ball. Odd thing to say for a spinner, but he just hammered it into the pitch, flat. A bit of room to free his arms, but the attempt to flat-bat it over long-off isn't successful. Doesn't get hold of it at all, and Kohli only succeeds in hitting it straight to the fielder. On this occasion, a measured start doesn't segue into an explosive finish 87/2
    not out
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    25
    44
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    244.00
    13.3 got him, Ryan Burl has taken another catch at the boundary, and this one is a stunner! Can't fault Pant for the choice of shot. The ball was there for the slog-sweep, and he looked to have found the gap too, but Burl sprints a long way to his left from long-on, and throws himself horizontal to grab the ball low with both hands. Outstanding stuff 101/4
    19.2 this one isn't a free-hit, though! Wide yorker, gets it more or less right, and Pandya, looking to slap it through or behind point, edges thickly. It flies quickly to short third, where Muzarabani takes it well 166/5
    not out
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    Extras
    12 (lb 5, nb 1, w 6)
    TOTAL
    186/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.3)
    Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Rohit Sharma, 3.5 ov), 2-87 (Virat Kohli, 11.5 ov), 3-95 (KL Rahul, 12.2 ov), 4-101 (Rishabh Pant, 13.3 ov), 5-166 (Hardik Pandya, 19.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    R Ngarava4144111.00122411
    TL Chatara403408.5053100
    B Muzarabani4050112.5058010
    WP Masakadza201206.0051010
    RP Burl1014014.0011100
    Sikandar Raza301816.0050100
    SC Williams20924.5060020
  • BATSMEN
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    0.1 flashed into the covers, and Kohli clings on! It's a marvellous low pounce, diving forward at short cover. Madhevere followed the outswing with a flowing blade, connected sweetly, but too close to the man. India are up and running! 0/1
    6.4 chipped in the air, back to the bowler! It ought to have been simple, but Hardik had to adjust in a hurry as the ball looped over his head in his followthrough, and he stuck out a hand to cling on! This innings is heading south rapidly now 31/4
    1.4 ping! Next batter please! Exceptional bowling from Arshdeep, a metre fuller, luring the drive, but the ball arcs back through the gate from over the wicket, and cracks into off stump. Zimbabwe are in a heap already! 2/2
    5.6 opens the face, slashed to deep third! Unconvincing stay from Williams, once again he was staying leg-side of the pace, and pays the price as his loose hack spirals off a fat outside edge. Zimbabwe are three-down at the end of the powerplay 28/3
    16.4 shortish offcutter, angling into leg stump, and Raza takes on the pull and takes on the two leg-side boundary riders. Doesn't really get hold of it, and SKY moves a few steps to his right and takes a simple catch at deep midwicket 111/9
    7.3 pinned on the toes, up goes the finger! It was definitely leg-sided, so Zimbabwe review, but Rod Tucker clearly felt it was full and straight enough. No inside-edge, so what does ball-tracker say? Leg stump it is! Hitting flush, half-way up. This innings is an ex-innings 36/5
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    159.09
    13.2 bowled him, Ashwin relieves a bit of pressure with this. Fired in quick and full, on leg stump, and Burl looks to whip it leg side but only manages to inside-edge into his front pad from where it ricochets into the stumps 96/6
    15.1 got him there, proper offspinner's dismissal. Steps out, and the in-drift makes the left-hander look to work it leg side. But he doesn't get to the pitch of the ball, and it turns to take the leading edge and pop straight to Rohit at short extra-cover 104/7
    15.5 keeps low, and Ashwin bags his third. Back of a length offbreak, bowled with a lot of overspin, and that would normally mean extra bounce, but it ends up sliding through at below knee height, and Ngarava, attempting to swipe it to long-on, ends up losing his off stump 106/8
    17.2 and that is that. Ball holds up on the pitch slightly as Axar bowls back of a length. Looks to make room, possibly to hit into the off side, but the ball stops and keeps going with the angle. Ends up playing a half-flick, half-punch, and Axar moves smartly to his right to take a shoulder-high return catch 115/10
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    Extras
    11 (lb 3, nb 1, w 7)
    TOTAL
    115 all out (17.2 Overs, RR: 6.63)
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Wessly Madhevere, 0.1 ov), 2-2 (Regis Chakabva, 1.4 ov), 3-28 (Sean Williams, 5.6 ov), 4-31 (Craig Ervine, 6.4 ov), 5-36 (Tony Munyonga, 7.3 ov), 6-96 (Ryan Burl, 13.2 ov), 7-104 (Wellington Masakadza, 15.1 ov), 8-106 (Richard Ngarava, 15.5 ov), 9-111 (Sikandar Raza, 16.4 ov), 10-115 (Tendai Chatara, 17.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    B Kumar311113.66141010
    Arshdeep Singh20914.5091020
    Mohammed Shami201427.0071100
    HH Pandya301625.33101021
    R Ashwin402235.50133010
    AR Patel3.2040112.0045100

Match Notes

Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0CR ErvineW Madhevere
2nd2CR ErvineRW Chakabva
3rd26CR ErvineSC Williams
4th3CR ErvineSikandar Raza
5th5Sikandar RazaT Munyonga
6th60Sikandar RazaRP Burl
7th8Sikandar RazaWP Masakadza
8th2Sikandar RazaR Ngarava
9th5Sikandar RazaTL Chatara
10th4TL ChataraB Muzarabani

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

First Round Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL32140.667
NED3214-0.162
NAM31220.73
UAE3122-1.235
First Round Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM32140.2
IRE32140.105
SCOT31220.304
WI3122-0.563
Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
NZ53172.113
ENG53170.473
AUS5317-0.173
SL5234-0.422
IRE5133-1.615
AFG5032-0.571
Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND54181.319
PAK53261.028
SA52250.874
NED5234-0.849
BAN5234-1.176
ZIM5133-1.138