India beat Zimbabwe by 42 runs in the fifth T20I and won the series 4-1

Harare, July 14 (HS). The Indian team has won the five-match series 4-1 by defeating Zimbabwe by 42 runs in the fifth and final T-20 match. In the final match played on Sunday, the hosts won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, the Indian team scored 167 runs in 20 overs by losing 6 wickets. In reply, the entire Zimbabwe team was all out for 125 runs in 18.3 overs.

Zimbabwe had a bad start while chasing the target of 168 runs. In the very first over, opener Wesley Madhevere returned to the pavilion without opening his account. Zimbabwe got the second blow in the form of Brian Bennett. Bennett could score only 10 runs. Zimbabwe's third wicket fell in the form of Tadiwanashe Marumani. He returned to the pavilion after scoring 27 runs. After this, in the 13th over, Dion Myers was out after scoring 34 runs off 32 balls. In the very next over, captain Sikandar Raza was also run out after scoring 8 runs. After this, the wickets of the host team kept falling one after the other. In this way, the Zimbabwe team was all out for 125 runs in 18.3 overs. Mukesh Kumar was the most successful bowler from India, who took 4 wickets. While Shivam Dubey got 2 successes. At the same time, Washington Sundar, Abhishek Sharma and Tushar Deshpande took one wicket each.

Batting first in the match, the Indian team scored 167 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and captain Shubman Gill gave the team a quick start. Yashasvi was dismissed after scoring 13 runs with the help of two sixes in 5 balls. After this Abhishek Sharma was dismissed after scoring 14 runs and captain Gill was dismissed after scoring 13 runs. In the powerplay, the Indian team lost three wickets for 44 runs. But after this Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag took over the innings. Both of them shared a 65-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Parag was dismissed after scoring 22 runs in the 15th over. Sanju Samson, who was settled at the other end, hit the second half-century of his T20 international career in 39 balls. Samson returned to the pavilion after scoring 58 runs in 45 balls with the help of four sixes and a four. Shivam Dubey and Rinku Singh hit some big shots in the final overs, taking the Indian team's score to 167 for 6 in 20 overs. Dubey scored 26 runs in 12 balls with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes. At the same time, Rinku remained unbeaten on 11 and Washington Sundar on one run. For Zimbabwe, Blessing Mujarbani took two wickets, while Sikandar Raza, Richard Ngarwa and Brandon Mavuta got one wicket each.