India will square off against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club, Harare in the third T20I on Wednesday. The visitors bounced back strongly with a comprehensive 100-run win after losing the opening game of the five-match series by 13 runs.
Abhishek Sharma showed why he could be India’s future in the T20I format as he took the Zimbabwe bowlers to the cleaners, smashing seven fours and eight sixes in his 47-ball 100. Moreover, Ruturaj Gaikwad adopted a sedate approach at the start of the innings but later changed gears to play an impressive knock of 47-ball 77. Furthermore, Avesh Khan and Mukesh Kumar bagged three wickets each in the second game to skittle the hosts at 134.
Zimbabwe, on the other hand, was poor in the field, fluffing four catches, and thus had to pay the price.
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Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza needs 32 runs to reach the 2000-run mark in T20Is. Raza needs two fours and seven sixes to complete 150 boundaries and 100 maximums respectively in T20I format.
Luke Jongwe needs five fours to complete 50 boundaries in the T20I format.
Shivam Dube needs 91 runs to complete 500 runs in T20Is.
Rinku Singh needs 96 runs to complete 500 runs in T20Is.
Ravi Bishnoi needs eight wickets to complete 50 wickets in T20Is.
Zimbabwe squad: Sikandar Raza (captain), Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Johnathan Campbell, Tendai Chatara, Luke Jongwe, Innocent Kaia, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Brandon Mavuta, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Antum Naqvi, Richard Ngarava, Milton Shumba
India’s squad:
Shubman Gill (capt), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Yashasvi Jaiswal.
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