India gifts away 2nd T20 to Zimbabwe in Harare – lose by 10 runs

#INDvsZIM #AjinkyaRahane #Zimbabwe #stuartbinny India, true to tradition, played some forgettable cricket and paid the price for complacency like their seniors. The team of Ajinkya Rahane gifted away the 2nd T20 played at Harare to Zimbabwe – India lost by 10 runs. This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 20 July 2015.

Zimbabwe won the toss, elected to bat and put up 145 runs which was probably not enough – but, they defended it admirably and won the match defeating India by 10 runs. Zimbabwe opener Chamu Chibhabha was responsible to ensure that Zimbabwe put up a respectable total with a superb 51-ball 67.
In their chase of 146 runs for a win, India were looking down the barrel at 69 for five in nine overs. It was then that Stuart Binny (24) and debutant Sanju Samson (19) played cameo innings, but it was ultimately Zimbabwe’s day at the Harare Sports Club.
There were three runouts in the Indian side – Ajinkya Rahane (4), Kedar Jadhav (5) and Bhubaneshwar Kumar (9). However, there was not a single runout in the home side. This reveals that Indians are an impatient lot and do not hesitate to throw their wickets away.
Graeme Cremer wreaked havoc with his three wickets for 18 runs in his four overs, while other wickets were shared by SC Williams (1/31), Taurai Muzarabani (1/23) and Chris Mpofu (1/26).
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India wins 1st T20 in Harare – new, promising faces of Indian cricket emerge

#INDvsZIM #AxarPatel #AjinkyaRahane #Zimbabwe #HarbhajanSingh After the brilliant whitewash in ODI meted out to Zimbabwe at Harare, India has shown its mettle in T20 as well by beating the hosts by 54 runs as reported in zeenews.india.com dated 18 July 2015.

This Zimbabwe series has thrown up many exciting new talents and the emergence of such players mean a lot for India where the players are gradually aging and there is a need to inject new fresh blood.
In this T20 match, India won the toss, opted to bat first and put up an impressive score of 178 for 5 and, with an asking rate of around 9 runs per over from the word go, it was a tough ask for Zimbabwe.
Captain Ajinkya Rahane (33), Murali Vijay (34) and Robin Uthappa (39 not out) helped the visiting side to post 178 for 5 after electing to bat and the Zimbabweans conceded 25 runs as extras to boost the Indian total.
Young 21-year-old Axar Patel with 3 for 17 was the pick of the bowlers – this left-arm spinner was one of five Indians who made T20 International debut today. Experienced Harbhajan Singh with 2 for 39 gave him able support and Zimbabwe batting order slumped to 124/7 while chasing the target and India the match.
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India whitewashes Zimbabwe – wins ODI series 3-0 at Harare

It was a red letter day for two young Indian batsmen Kedar Jadhav and Manish Pandey, who was playing his first ODI – it was a tough task for these two batsmen to not only steady the rocking ship but, forge together a win to ensure a whitewash. India had already won the series 2-0 and wanted to register a 3-0 win.
And, they did it with aplomb – coming in with India reeling at 82 for 4 in the 22nd over, they added 144 runs for the 5th wicket to finally put up a score of 276 which, at one point of time, appeared a distant dream. The inconsistency among the top order batsmen is a matter of worry for India - it is like a plague and India must get over this.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 15 July 2015.

Kedar Jadhav scored a maiden century (105 not out) while Manish Pandey chipped in with 71 very valuable runs.
For Zimbabwe, Chamu Chibhabha scored 82 to get his team to score 193 runs – Stuart Binny was the pick of the Indian blowers with 3 for 55.
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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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India wins 1st ODI at Harare with a last ball finish – Ambati Rayudu excels

#INDvsZIM #ambatirayudu #stuartbinny #Chigumbura Zimbabwe won the toss, elected to field and the Indians wren easy. The going was slow and tough because the Zimbabwe bowlers stuck to a plan and did not give anything away. The Indians had to literally grovel for runs. At one point of time, they were reduced to 87 for 5 wickets and the bowlers were on top but, finally, India managed to post 255 runs.
This has been reported in espncricinfo.com dated 10 July 2015.

But, Ambati Rayudu changed all that and, with Stuart Billy gave a respectable total for the Indian bowlers to defend. Stuart Binny cracked three fours and a six to finish with 77 off 76 while India managed to score 51 in the last five overs. These two batsmen put on 160 runs off 147 balls and their partnership was India’s highest sixth wicket partnership in ODIs.
Rayudu remained not out on 124 and was adjudged Man of the Match.
It was a chaseable total but, in the run chase, Zimbabwe could not emerge winners in spite of an unbeaten century by Captain Elton Chigumbura. He remained till the last ball but could not hit the boundary that would have given his team the win. Bhubaneshwar Kumar’s unplayable yorkers did the trick for India.
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