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After hammering minnows Zimbabwe yet again,India skipper Virat Kohli now has his eyes trained on a 5-0 clean sweep of the hosts in the ODI series.
India today spanked Zimbabwe by nine wickets for a 4-0 lead in the five-match series. Also read: India a stroke away from whitewash
8220;Definitely that8217;s the aim. We want to end on a high and go home with smile on face. We want to finish the series properly and if we execute things,proper results will follow,8221; Kohli said when asked if he has a 5-0 result in mind.
Kohli credited his bowlers and top-order batsmen.
8220;The pitch was doing a bit early and we tried to extract. Our bowlers did a great job and then Rohit and Raina finished it off well,8221; he said.
Rohit Sharma 64 and Raina 65 scored unbeaten half-centuries and shared a 122-run strand in 21.2 overs in India8217;s chase of 145.
8220;It was good to see Rohit performing consistently. He was not getting runs early in the series.8221;
Kohli had good words to say about debutant paceman Mohit Sharma and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.
8220;Jadeja is a good allrounder and he showed what he can do with the wickets and that run-out. Mohit was accurate from ball one which was pleasing to see as it was his first game. We are really proud of him and I wish him luck,8221; Kohli said.
Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor looked dejected after the side8217;s fourth successive defeat.
8220;It is pretty frustrating. It was a good batting wicket. We did all the hard work but couldn8217;t execute it there. We keep getting ourselves out and keep capitulating,it8217;s difficult to come back from that,8221; he said.
Nevertheless he hoped that the team would put up a good show in the last match on Saturday.
8220;We try to stay relax and keep the morale up. The series has not gone well and fortunately there8217;s one more game. We8217;ve had our chances but couldn8217;t grab them.8221;
Mohit Sharma was named Man of the Match for returning figures of two for 26 on debut.
8220;I am feeling good. Thanks to the coach and captain for giving me this chance. I did not try much,just kept the things simple,I stuck to basics. Hopefully I will do well in the next match as well,8221; he said.