India made a mincemeat of a 153-run target as they crushed Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the fourth T20 International to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series on Saturday.
India vs Zimbabwe 4th T20I 2024 Highlights: Shubman Gill-led Team India have defeated Sikandar Raza's Zimbabwe in the fourth T20I by 10 wickets at the Harare Sports Club
India made a mincemeat of a 153-run target as they crushed Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the fourth T20 International to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series on Saturday.
Yashasvi Jaiswal hammered an unbeaten 93 off 52 balls with 12 fours and two sixes as India showed no qualms in knocking off the target, winning comfortably with 4.4 overs to spare.
Skipper Shubman Gill happily played the second fiddle as Jaiswal tore down the Zimbabwe bowling attack with disdain in a knock replete with boundaries all around the Harare Sports Club.
Yet, Gill finished at 58 not out off 39 balls with two sixes and six fours. India had earlier won the second and the third T20Is after suffering a surprise defeat in the opening match. (Scorecard | More Cricket News)
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Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Riyan Parag/Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed/Tushar Deshpande.
What's it going to be like in the fourth T20I match? Zimbabwe need a win to stay alive in the series whereas India are a win away from sealing it. Here's our preview of the 4th IND vs ZIM T20I.
I think it's the fielding again, we are proud of our fielding but the wheels came off today, we gave away 20 extra runs and we lost by 23 runs. We still have problems at the top but I have utmost faith in them that they will come good some time. We have tried 15 different partners (openers) in the last year and a half or so. There is a lot of cricket going on in the country and club cricket has revived. It's time that our players including myself take up the responsibility. The youngsters making mistakes is acceptable but the senior players need to step up. You cannot fix a problem by creating another problem, we have picked 3 openers for a reason. The openers that have been picked up should be given a run. (On Muzarabani) He he has been outstanding, sometimes the rewards don't come but in the long run the rewards do come.
Team India win the toss and have opted to bowl first in Harare.
Zimbabwe (Playing XI): Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Johnathan Campbell, Faraz Akram, Clive Madande(w), Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill(c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson(w), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, Khaleel Ahmed
ZIM openers are out in the open and a very elated Tushar Deshpande, will be looking to scalp his first T20I wicket in international cricket.
ZIM openers of Tadiwanashe Marumani and Wessly Madhevere have put a brave fight against the IND pace attack as they have not lost a wicket in this session.
Score after 5 overs
ZIM - 39/0
Mumbai's Tushar Deshpande became the fifth player to make his debut in the ongoing IND vs ZIM T20I series. He follows the likes of Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel and Sai Sudharsan.
A commendable fightback from the visitors as ZIM lost both their openers in this session. Part-timers Shivam Dube and Abhishek Sharma removed the duo. Shubman Gill-led side are right back in the contest.
Score after 10 overs
ZIM - 67/2
The hosts lost third and fourth wicket in this session as Shubman Gill's side came roaring back in the contest. After a bright start by the ZIM openers, breakthroughs in-between innings has sent the home team on the back foot.
Score after 15 overs
ZIM - 98/4
Sikandar Raza's 28-ball 46 helped te hosts post 152/7 in their 20 overs against India. For Men In Blue, Khaleel Ahmed was the pick of the bowlers with two wickets.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill begin run-chase of 153 against Zimbabwe at Harare.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill have plundered the Zimbabwe bowlers in the fourth T20I at the Harare Sports Club. Jaiswal is 42 off 22 balls as the duo scored 15-runs of the 1st over in the run-chase.
Score after 5 overs
IND - 56/0
ZIM - 152/7 (20)
India need 47 runs with ten wickets in hand as the Men In Blue near series victory over Zimbabwe at Harare.
Score after 10 overs
IND - 106/0
ZIM - 152/7 (20)
The Shubman Gill-led Indian team need 38 runs in 54 balls with ten wickets in hand. The Men In Blue have showed their class and proven their levels against Zimbabwe.
Yashasvi Jaiswal's 53-ball 93 and Shubman Gill's 39-ball 58 helped India beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the fourth T20I on Saturday, July 13 at Harare.
IND 156/0 (15.2)
ZIM 152/7 (20)
After a disastrous show in the 1st T20I, the young Indian team have not looked back since then. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th T20Is have seen them show utter dominance on the field, with the ball and the bat. Tomorrow's 5th T20I will be another test for the Zimbabwe side, whereas India will look to use their bench strength.
IND 156/0 (15.2)
ZIM 152/7 (20)
Khaleel Ahmed speaks about his performance - Very happy with my performance. I adapted to the conditions and happy with the way I executed. Very happy to be part of this dressing room, I was missing it when I was out of the squad. We play a lot together. I have responsibility as I have to bowl the first over. I was in the World Cup reserves and worked hard on my variations - cutters and yorkers. Happy with the way the cutters are spinning.
165 - Rohit Sharma & KL Rahul vs SL, Indore, 2017
165 - Yashasvi Jaiswal & Shubman Gill vs WI, Lauderhill, 2023
160 - Rohit Sharma & Shikhar Dhawan vs IRE, Dublin, 2018
158 - Rohit Sharma & Shikhar Dhawan vs NZ, Delhi, 2017
156* - Yashasvi Jaiswal & Shubman Gill vs ZIM, Harare, 2024
*Today's match
I think the wicket was a bit damp and we thought 160 was par. But with the way they batted even 180 would have not been enough. We keep growing and learning from each game. I think 8-10 runs more in the last 5 overs. There was a bit of kick and bounce, so we had to rein ourselves in at the start of the innings. The heavy roller in the innings break did the trick for them, it became a beautiful wicket and they could play on the up. There is a game tomorrow and even if lose 3-2 then we can keep our head high.
Chasing was one thing we were talking about because we were not able to do that in the first T20. It feels good but the job is not done, we have one more game. This is a great team. I haven't had the discussion with the coach and if there are any changes then I will let you know at the toss.
The fifth and final T20I is tomorrow and the hosts will look to end on a high and put on a good performance in front of a sell-out crowd at the Harare Sports Club.
As for India, this will be their final game before the revised T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka that sees Gautam Gambhir at the helm as the new head coach.
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