India outplay Zimbabwe in 2nd ODI in Harare and seal series

#INDvsZIM #AjinkyaRahane #Zimbabwe #BhuvaneshwarKumar It was an all-round performance of confidence that helped India win the 2nd ODI at Harare and beat the home team to seal the series 2-0 as reported in dnaindia.com dated 11 July 2015.
Once again Zimbabwe won the toss and sent the visitors in to bat but, this time, the openers played to their potentials and put on a century partnership before being separated. Murali Vijay put on 72 runs while skipper Ajinkya Rahane added 63 runs. The Indians put up a score of 271 for 8 in the allotted 50 overs.

In reply, Zimbabwe could score 209 in 49 overs and India won the match.
The Indian bowlers maintained their stranglehold on the opposition throughout and Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4 for 33 in 10 overs. Others chipped in with their contributions. Dhawal Kulkarni (1/39 in 9 overs) provided initial breakthroughs while spinners Harbhajan Singh (1/29 in 10 overs) and Axar Patel (1/40 in 10 overs) succeeded in keeping the home team a tight leash.
For Zimbabwe, Chamu Chibhabha (72, 100 balls) was the top-scorer.
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#IPL8 #SRHvsDD #KedarJadhav # BhuvaneshwarKumar The venue of Raipur was the second home of Delhi Daredevils and a new one and no one knew how the pitch would behave but, winning the toss, SRH elected to bat first. However, Moises Henriques put on an unbeaten 74 to allow SRH to post 163 for four in 20 overs as reported in zeenews.india.com dated 10 May 2015.

Later, the bowling of wily and crafty Bhuvaneshwar Kumar ensured that Delhi Daredevils lose by 6 runs and Sun Risers Hyderabad move up the points table to 4th position and remain in the hunt for the playoffs.
It was a disappointment for Delhi players Kedar Jadhav (63 not out) and Saurabh Tiwary (26 not out) who had tried to stave off the inevitable with a 91-run unbeaten stand.
Kedar Jadhav hit 63 not out in 34-balls – his score comprised 8 fours and 2 sixes. In company pf Sourav Tiwary the duo raised hopes of a successful run chase with a good-looking fifth wicket stand but just could not finish off.
With 22 needed in the last two overs, Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a near-perfect penultimate over by conceding just 6 runs. Then came Ishant Sharma who kept a tight leash on his bowling and never allowed Delhi Daredevils to get the 16 runs off the final 6 deliveries even though his first ball had been hit for a boundary.

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