IND vs ZIM 3rd ODI Highlights: India survive Sikandar Raza scare to win a thriller by 13 runs

Bowled!! Avesh Khan hits the bull's eye with the yorker. Nyauchi can't bring his bat down in time. India win by 13 runs! So the men in blue defy Sikandar Raza’s heroics to complete a 3–0 series sweep

That's that from the final ODI.

A close game, but it was #TeamIndia who win by 13 runs and take the series 3-0 #ZIMvIND pic.twitter.com/3VavgKJNsS

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 22, 2022

Shardul Thakur removes Sikandar Raza. Shubman Gill takes a stunner at long-on and centurion Sikandar Raza walks back for 115. Heartbreak for Zimbabwe and they need another 15 runs off 8 balls with 1 wicket in hand.

Gill you beauty.#ZIMvIND @ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/ze4jTluYBc

— HemantKaushik (@AsliHemantk) August 22, 2022

Avesh Khan ends his expensive over with the wicket off the last ball. Brad Evans goes for 28(37) what a game for him!! Score after 48 overs, ZIM: 273/8 | ZIM need 17 runs off 12 balls 

Sikandar Raza is on fire ! First he goes down on one knee and paddles it past fine leg for a boundary and then a smashing six over extra cover. Avesh Khan under pressure now.  Zimbabwe need 22 runs in 15 balls

Most Centuries for Zimbabwe in ODIs:

11 - Brendan Taylor 
7 - Alistair Campbell 
6 - Grant Flower 
6 - Sikandar Raza*
5 - Hamilton Masakadza 
5 - Sean Williams 

Sikandar Raza brings up his 6th ODI century to keep Zimbabwe's hopes alive in the match. Score after 46.1 overs, ZIM 251/7

SIX, incredible batting from Raza! He's launched this full delivery over deep extra cover. Full and in the slot, Raza gets under it and tonks it inside-out. Absolutely middled it...

Sikandar Raza makes his highest ODI score against India, reaching 83*. Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav bowled 7 legal balls in the 32nd over ---- The umpires missed one there.

FIFTY for Sikandar Raza ! And he is not done yet and smashes Shardul Thakur for 20 in an over. Currently, Sikandar Raza has a batting average of 37.05 in ODIs. Among Zimbabwe batters who have 1000+ runs, his average is the best. Zimbabwe need 95 runs in 60 balls

Kuldeep Yadav grabs his second wicket. Luke Jongwe is caught at first slip for 14.

Ryan Burl departs for just 8 runs, trying to find some quick runs but handed an easy catch to Shikhar Dhawan. Deepak Chahar gets his second wicket! 

Kuldeep Yadav gets rid off Kaitano!

Axar takes a sharp return catch to dismiss Zimbabwe skipper Chakabva. This is his second wicket of the game! Indian spinners are taking the control here. Score after 27 overs, ZIM: 122/4

After Avesh Khan snares Munyonga, 100 comes up for Zimbabwe in the 22nd over in 290 chase. A wicket each for Deepak Chahar, Akshar Patel & Avesh Khan.

Axar Patel breaks the partnership as he sends Sean Williams back to the pavilion. Second wicket of ZIM falls and they still require 208 to win. Score after 17 overs, ZIM: 83/2

Kuldeep Yadav with another wrong'un, spins away from a good length outside off, leaves Munyonga clueless on the back foot. Score after 11 overs, ZIM: 52/1

Kaitano Walks off as retired hurt after hitting a six off Avesh Khan. Hope the injury is not big. Definitely some issue with the left leg. Tony Munyonga is the new man in who joins Sean Williams. Score after 6 overs, ZIM: 36/1

Deepak Chahar strikes for India as Zimbabwe lose their first wicket. Innocent Kaia has to depart. Score after 3 overs, ZIM: 8/1

A splendid Shubman Gill century takes India to 289/8 in 50 overs. Can Zimbabwe put up a fight in the third ODI? Stay tuned

Innings Break!

A brilliant 130 from @ShubmanGill as #TeamIndia post a total of 289/8 on the board.

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— BCCI (@BCCI) August 22, 2022

5-wicket haul for Brad Evans as he removes Shubman Gill and Shardul Thakur in the final over.

Highest ODI score for India in Zimbabwe:

129* - Shubman Gill v ZIM, today (so far)
127* - Sachin Tendulkar v ZIM, 1998
124* - Ambati Rayudu v ZIM, 2015
122* - Sachin Tendulkar v WI, 2001
120 - Yuvraj Singh v ZIM, 2005

Indian batsman to smash 100 in ODIs post COVID-19 outbreak:

KL Rahul vs ENG, Pune (2021)
Pant vs ENG, Manchester (2022)
Gill vs ZIM, Harare (2022)*

Other than Kohli, last Indian to smash 100 at no. 3 pos. for IND in men's ODI was Rayudu against same team ZIM

Sanju Samson is dismissed by Luke Jongwe who gets the better off him with the off-cutter. Score after 46 overs, IND: 256/5

CENTURY for Shubman Gill ! ?

Shubman Gill registers his maiden international ? for India ???

A special moment for a special player ?#shubmangill #IndianCricketTeam #ZIMvIND #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/2TUAhCJuOJ

— Bhupendra Singh Chauhan (@bhupen87112944) August 22, 2022

Shubman Gill registers his first international ?? with a beautiful knock.  A 100 in 82 balls on a pitch where the other batters have only scored 121 in 178 balls is quite brilliant.

Ishan Kishan reaches his 50 and is run-out on the same ball and the partnership is finally broken. Deepak Hooda, right handed bat, comes to the crease. Score after 43 overs, IND: 227/4

That was a close call!

What is happening?? #ZIMvIND pic.twitter.com/BdPdyNS3v6

— Zaid Shaikh (@Zaidd30) August 22, 2022

Ishan Kishan records his second ODI half-century! 

Shubman Gill 73(62)* & Ishan Kishan 40(53)* have completed the partnership of 105 runs of 102 balls. Score after 38 overs, IND: 189/2

Building partnerships shows character between batters and these young lads maintaining good communication and approach between them. Meanwhile, 4 half-centuries in his last six innings. All of a sudden; Shubman Gill looks like a fine ODI top-order batter.

FOUR! Just when it seemed like things were moving a bit slowly some smart cricket from Gill who reads the line early and scoops it over the keeper to the fine leg boundary. Score after 29 overs, IND: 126/2

Gill & Kishan have begun the rebuild following the departure of the captain & vice-captain. Throughout this series, Gill has scored at a s/r of 138 against pacers when bowled on fuller length and 167 when bowled on back of a length or short. Only against good length deliveries, he has scored at 67. Score after 25 overs, IND: 106/2

Leading edge taken at cover & Evans has his second scalp. Dhawan scored 40 in 68 balls (S/R 58.82) | Score after 21 overs, IND: 84/2

Exquisite timing from Shubman Gill. No real follow-through. He just punched it down the ground for his first boundary. Sheer timing. (IND: 84/1 in 20.4 overs)

A much-needed boundary for Shikhar Dhawan and India. First boundary for Dhawan after 28 balls. (IND: 75/1 in 19.3 overs)

The runs have dried up after the dismissal of KL Rahul. Only five runs have come in the last three overs.  (IND: 68/1 in 18 overs)

KL Rahul departs after scoring 30. KL Rahul chops on!. A deserved wicket for Zimbabwe after a disciplined 15 overs. Brad Evans provided the breakthrough for the hosts. (IND: 63/1 in 15 overs)

Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul are involved in an unbeaten 50-run stand for the opening wicket. Dhawan has been the aggressor, although he has been out down once. Rahul has taken a cautious approach. So far so good for India.  (IND: 52/0 in 13 overs)

50-run partnership comes up between the Captain and his deputy.

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— BCCI (@BCCI) August 22, 2022

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What a cracking shot by INdian skipper. This shot must have given him some confidence. It took him 27 balls to get the first boundary, but it was worth the wait.  (IND: 45/0 in 10.4 overs)

Imperious from Dhawan. Short and outside off from Ngarava, Dhawan walks back and across before playing an upper cut over the sli[ cordon to collect his fourth boundary. (IND: 37/0 in 9 overs)

Shikhar Dhawan plays a cut shot which goes straight to backward point where Tony Munyonga puts it down. Richard Ngarava can't believe his luck. (IND: 27/0 in 7 overs)

Good comeback from Zimbabwe pacers after the first two overs. They have right on the money in the next three overs. They are troubling both Dhawan and Rahul with some movement.  (IND: 22/0 in 5 overs)

That's boundary no 3 already for India's vice-captain Shikhar Dhawan. He effortlessly clips it off the pads towards deep square leg for a boundary! Can't bowl him there! Three sparkling boundaries from the bat of Shikhar. 

Shikhar Dhawan is up and running with two boundaries. Dhawan is opening with stand0in skipper KL Rahul, who needs some game time in the middle. (IND: 8/0 in 1 over)

First FOUR: Dhawan gets on top of it and cuts it past point for a boundary! First runs for India.

Second FOUR: GLORIOUS! Slightly overpitched from Richard Ngarava and Shawan just leans into it and finds the gap at covers.

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Zimbabwe XI: Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Innocent Kaia, Tony Munyonga, Regis Chakabva(w/c), Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Brad Evans, Victor Nyauchi, Richard Ngarava

India XI: Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul(c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson(w), Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan 

KL Rahul has won the toss and we will bat first in the 3rd ODI.

A look at our Playing XI for the game. Two changes for #TeamIndia

Avesh Khan and Deepak Chahar in for Siraj and Prasidh.

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— BCCI (@BCCI) August 22, 2022

"I was looking to bowl first especially at this time," says Zimbabwe captain Regis Chakabva. Two changes - Richard Ngarava comes in for Tanaka Chivanga, Tony Munyonga is in for Wessly Madhevere.

"We'll bat first. Just want to challenge ourselves. I've been short of playing time so I'm eager to get some runs and spend time in the middle. Siraj has been very good for the last couple of seasons, he's done well for his franchise and he's brought that form into the ODI game as well. He's very good when there's a bit of moment in the surface," says KL Rahul.

Two like-for-like changes for India. Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna miss out, and Deepak Chahar and Avesh Khan come in.

India win the toss opt to bat first against Zimbabwe in the third ODI. 

Hello and welcome! It's the third and final ODI match between ?? and ??

India won the toss and elected to bat first#ZIMvIND | #KajariaODISeries | #VisitZimbabwe pic.twitter.com/RIx3WrbMpq

— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv) August 22, 2022

India have defeated Zimbabwe in 14 ODIs in a row.  India has already sealed the series 2-0 and will look to give some game time to the bench strength which is waiting for their opportunity to express themselves in the middle. While Zimbabwe, the home team on the other hand will play for pride and will try to put an end to the win streak of the Indian Team against them. It will be interesting to see India's playing combination and whether Rahul Tripathi makes his debut.

Hello and welcome to the love coverage of the third and final ODI against Zimbabwe.