IND vs ZIM: India seal series with 10-wicket win – The Times of India

19:30 (IST), Jul 13

Earlier in the day, Shubman Gill won the toss for the fourth consecutive time on this tour and opted to bowl first on a fresh pitch. Despite the initial struggles of debutant Tushar Deshpande and Khaleel Ahmed with the new ball, Zimbabwe’s opening pair, Tadiwanashe Marumani and Wessly Madhevere, added a solid 63 runs for the first wicket. However, India’s fifth and sixth bowlers, Abhishek Sharma and Shivam Dube, managed to break this partnership by taking crucial wickets in consecutive overs. Following these dismissals, Zimbabwe struggled to maintain momentum as wickets fell at regular intervals. Nonetheless, skipper Sikandar Raza put up a valiant fight, scoring an aggressive 46 off 28 balls. In doing so, he became the first Zimbabwean batter to surpass 2000 T20I runs, a remarkable achievement in his illustrious career. Despite Raza’s efforts, once he was dismissed in the 19th over, India effectively restricted Zimbabwe to 152/7 in their allotted 20 overs on a seemingly good batting surface.