New Delhi: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill made a mockery of Zimbabwe bowling as Team India crushed the hosts by 10 wickets at Harare Sports Club in the fourth match of the five-game series. With this win, the Men in Blue have taken an unassailable lead in the series, with just a lone match remaining which would be played at the same venue on Sunday.
India dismantle Zimbabwe bowling
Chasing a target of 153, Jaiswal and skipper Gill dominated the Zimbabwe bowling, not giving them any room for taking wickets with unbeaten knocks of 93 and 58 respectively. Jaiswal played a 53-ball knock while Gill got to his half-century knock in just 39 balls as India achieved the target in just 15.2 overs to complete a magnificent win.
Jaiswal, who remained just 7 short of a century, smashed 13 boundaries and 2 massive sixes in his deadly knock while Gill hit 6 boundaries and as many sixes to demolish the Zimbabwe bowling. The hosts had opened the account in the series on a high after beating the visitors in the first match but India bounced back to register three consecutive wins to seal the series.
Earlier India’s part-time bowlers Shivam Dube and Abhishek Sharma performed commendably in the middle overs to restrict Zimbabwe to a manageable 152 for seven after being put into bat by Gill. Raza smashed 46 off 28 balls but India’s fifth bowler Abhishek (1/20 in 3 overs) and sixth option Dube (1/11 in 2 overs) produced a decent effort to keep the proceedings under control.
Apart from these two, Khaleel Ahmed also bowled a good spell with two wickets while Washington Sundar and debutant Tushar Deshpande also scalped a wicket each. For Zimbabwe other than Raza, Madhevere and T Marumani scored 25 and 32 runs respectively to added to the total. With this victory, India have recorded most wins in T20Is in the year 2024.
Team India crushed Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the fourth T20I match at Harare Sports Club to take an unassailable lead in the 5-match series. Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
