After his 23-run loss against India in the third T20I match of the series on Wednesday, Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza said that they gave away 20 runs extra in the first inning which cost them a match.
Fine bowling performance by Washington Sundar and Avesh Khan helped India overcome a scare of 77-run partnership for the sixth wicket between Dion Myers and Clive Madande and beat Zimbabwe by 23 runs in the third T20I of the five-match series at Harare on Wednesday.
With most of India's ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024-winning squad rested for the Zimbabwe tour, the five-game series has allowed India's back-up players to showcase their talent, And with the retirement of stalwarts Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja, the up and coming players can m
The series consisting of five matches is currently level at 1-1. Zimbabwe won the first match by 13 runs while India bounced back to win the next one by 100 runs.
Following Rohit Sharma's announcement to retire from T20Is after winning the ICC T20 World Cup, all-rounder Hardik Pandya is likely to lead the Men in Blue in the shortest format of the game. Meanwhile, wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul will lead the team in ODIs, as per the sources.
Ahead of India's third match of the five-game T20I against Zimbabwe, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Zimbabwe Cricket and Zimbabwe Tourism organised a Wild Life Tour for the Men in Blue players and their family members in Harare.
Harmanpreet Kaur-led Team India won the toss and decided to field against Laura Wolvaardt's South Africa in the 3rd T20I match of the series at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday.
After winning the 2024 edition of the T20 World Cup, India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson, allrounder Shivam Dube, and batter Yashasvi Jaiswal joined the 'Men in Blue' squad for the remaining matches of the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe.