India Vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20I match report analysis Washington Sundar Yashasvi Jaiswal Shubman Gill Sanju Samson Sikandar Raza | India won the third T20 by 23 runs: took 2-1 lead in the series; Shubman Gill’s fifty, Washington Sundar took 3 wickets

India has achieved 150th win in T-20. It has become the first country in the world to do so. Team India won the third T20 match against Zimbabwe by 23 runs on Wednesday. This is the second consecutive win of the Indian team in this series.

Harare Sports Club captain Shubman Gill won the toss and chose to bat. Team India first scored 182 runs. Then Zimbabwe was restricted to 159 runs in 20 overs. With this victory, Team India has taken a 2-1 lead in the 5-match series. The fourth match of the series will be played on July 13.

Washington Sundar was adjudged player of the match. He took 3 wickets for 15 runs in 4 overs.

Gill had 2 half-century partnerships; Sundar got wickets on important occasions
Captain Gill (66 runs), who won the toss and elected to bat, gave a fast start to the team along with Yashasvi Jaiswal (36 runs). Then with Rituraj Gaikwad (49 runs) the score crossed 150.

In the run chase, Khalil and Avesh gave 3 blows to Zimbabwe in the powerplay. Avesh took two wickets in the very first spell. Khalil had a breakthrough. Then Washington Sundar took two wickets in the 7th over and put India ahead in the match. He broke the 77-run partnership by dismissing Madande and ensured India’s victory.

Match analysis in 5 points…

1. Match Winner- Washington Sundar

Gave wickets to the Indian team on important occasions. Came to bowl the 7th over and put Zimbabwe under pressure by taking 2 wickets in the very first over. Not only this, he broke the 77-run partnership by dismissing Clive Madande in the 17th over and ensured India’s victory.

2. Hero of victory

Shubhman Gill

Gill played a half-century innings. Scored 66 runs in 49 balls at a strike rate of 134.69. Gill’s innings included 7 fours and 3 sixes. Captain Gill made an opening partnership of 67 runs with Jaiswal on 50 balls. Then added 72 runs on 44 balls for the third wicket with Gaikwad.

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi, who came to open with Gill, gave an explosive start to the Indian team. Team India had scored 50 runs in 4.1 overs. Yashasvi played an innings of 36 runs on 27 balls. His innings included 4 fours and 2 sixes. He scored runs at a strike rate of 133.33.

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Gaikwad came to bat at number-4. Then the score of the Indian team was 81/2. In such a situation, Gaikwad played a useful inning of 49 runs on 28 balls and took the team’s score to 177 runs. He made a fifty partnership with Gill.

Avesh Khan

Avesh took 2 wickets in his first spell and put Zimbabwe under pressure in the powerplay. He took the wickets of openers Wesley Madhavre and Brian Bennett. Took 2 wickets for 39 runs in his quota of 4 overs.

3. Turning Point- Wicket of Clive Madande
On the third ball of the 17th over, Washington Sundar got wicketkeeper Clive Madande caught by Rinku Singh. This was the turning point of the match, as Zimbabwe lost 5 wickets at 39. In such a situation, Madande had raised the hopes of the team by making a partnership of 77 runs for the sixth wicket with Dion Myers.

4. Reasons for defeat

5. Fighter of the Match – Dion Myers

Dion Myers was the fighter of the match. He scored unbeaten 65 runs on 49 balls. Myers’ innings included 7 fours and one six. He scored runs at a strike rate of 132.65. Myers batted till the last over, but could not lead his team to victory.

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India : Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan and Khaleel Ahmed.

Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (captain), Tadivanashe Marumani, Wesley Madhavare, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Jonathan Campbell, Clive Madande (wk), Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarawa, Blessing Muzarabani and Tendai Chatara.