India vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20I Highlights: India defeat Zimbabwe by 23 runs in Harare, leads by 2-1 in series

"Was a crucial match for us and the way we started with batting and bowling, it was remarkable. [On not reaching 200, was it a let down?] Did look like that, but the wicket was a bit double paced, the odd ball was gripping and it was not easy to hit the length ball. We just wanted to keep hitting the length with the ball as well. We know if there is something in the wicket, it will be there for the bowlers. Everyone has contributed, right from openers, to bowlers."

"Think it is the fielding again. We are very proud of it but the wheels are coming off again. We gave away 20 runs extra. We still have problems at the top, but we are backing the boys. I know they are trying and once they do, we will come good again. We have tried 15 different [opening] partners in a year and a half. There is a lot of cricket going in the country. We are trying to do everything. It is time we players including me take the responsibility. I can accept some mistakes from the young side but the seniors need to step up. But we need to back them. Bennett is doing well at no. 3. This is the best we have and this is the best that we can do. We have to stop talking about him [Muzarabani] because he has been fantastic. The game always rewards you, always does."

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"Very happy, have been wanting to improve every match. Just want to perform well for my team in very game. I don't have any preference while bowling. But I just want to bowl with a mindset of taking wickets. Shubman is a bowler's captain. He listens to the bowlers and sticks to the plan. [Bishnoi catch] It was a great catch. He is a terrific fielder, you have seen in the IPL and international cricket. He works a lot on his fielding."

India wins in Harare, going 2-1 up in the series. Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and bowlers, led by Washington Sundar, secure a 23-run victory.
ZIM 1/6 in 20 overs

Fuller on leg stump, he walks right across, misses the flicks and is rapped on the pad as Avesh appeals. Not given and India have taken the review. That rapped him on the full on the boot. No bat involved, on we go.

Four more! Width again and punished again. Short and wide, he flays it over backward point for another boundary as Myers moves into the 60s

ZIM 159/6 in 19.5 overs

Thick outside edge that flies past short third man. Banged in short outside off. Was the slower ball again, but this time there was width on offer. He throws his bat at it and gets four
ZIM 154/6 in 19.4 overs

ZIM 149/6 in 19.2 overs

16 runs from the over with one four and a six.

Dion Myers brings up his fifty with a brilliant hit! In the slot, Myers clears his front leg and smashes it over long-on, landing on the roof. He raises his bat and soaks in the applause.

ZIM 139/6 in 18.5 overs

Splits the gap with authority. Wrong'un angling across Masakadza but was in his slot. He clears his front leg and flat-bats it in the gap between deep midwicket and long-on

ZIM 132/6 in 18.3 overs

6 runs from the over

ZIM 125/6 in 18 overs

7 runs from the over and fall of a wicket. Sundar claims 3rd wicket

ZIM 119/6 in 17 overs

Sundar to Madande, OUT

Gets his third wicket of the game. Washington goes slower, wider away from Madande's arc. He moves right across, eyeing a slog but can only manage a top-edge that spoons straight up for Rinku at deep backward square leg to take a simple catch
ZIM 116/6 in 16.3 overs

Only 2 runs from this over. Tight bowling from bowlers

16 runs from this over. Madande hit two sixes in this over.

ZIM 110/5 in 15 overs

Down the track, has a swing at it and gets it all the way again. Back of a length on leg stump. Was the slower offcutter. He jumps down the track, gets inside the line of it and even though gets a top edge with the fine leg up, was a safe shot
ZIM 107/5 in 14.3 overs

Helped away for a six! On-pace back of a length ball down leg. Was a hit-me ball from Dube and Madande cashed in. Gets across just a touch and hauls it all the way

ZIM 101/5 in 14.2 overs

8 runs from the over with a boundary (FOUR)

ZIM 94/5 in 14 overs

Flatter outside off, but the length was the issue there. Short and wide, he slams the cut in the gap between short third and backward point. The fifty of the stand is up
ZIM 91/5 in 13.3 overs

11 runs again from this over. Zimbabwe fighting back.
ZIM 86/5 in 13 overs

ZIM 86/5 in 12.6 overs

Gets it away this time around. Back of a length ball chest-high on leg stump. He helps it to the left of deep backward square leg
ZIM 81/5 in 12.4 overs

12 runs from the over with two boundaries. Zimbabwe struggling to score

That was slower through the air but the length was quite short outside off. Myers has to reach for the pull and does that really well to the right of deep midwicket
ZIM 75/5 in 11.5 overs

Belted past the bowler. That was smoked! Tossed up outside off, but that was fuller. He thrashes it to the bowler's left
ZIM 67/5 in 11.1 overs

Only 3 runs from the over.

11 runs from the over with two boundaries.

ZIM 60/5 in 10 overs

Short ball, punished again. Outside off, not much pace, Madande once again goes back and pulls it through square leg
ZIM 60/5 in 9.5 overs

Clean strike. Tossed up full outside off, 89kph, Myers clears his front leg and tonks it straight over the bowler's head
ZIM 55/5 in 9.3 overs

Only 3 runs from the over. India bowlers restrict run rate of Zimbabwe

7 runs from the over. India tightens grip

ZIM 46/5 in 8 overs

Only two runs from the over and fall of two wickets.

Sundar to Campbell, OUT

Sharp catch by sub Parag at slip. Two in the over for Washington and Zimbabwe's slide has been quick. Tosses it up, lands it on a length outside off, slow through the air. Campbell comes forward and just fishes at it outside off. Gets a thick outside edge that goes to slip.

ZIM 39/5 in 6.6 overs

Sundar to Raza, OUT
Swings it high and straight to Rinku at deep square leg

ZIM 37/3 in 6.2 overs

6 runs from the over.
ZIM 37/3 in 6 overs

Darts it in quicker and on a length, on leg at 100kph, Raza gets down on a knee and helps it along with a sweep-pull past short fine leg
ZIM 36/3 in 5.3 over

Only 1 run from the over, India arrest scoring.

11 runs from the over incliuding two fours and fall of a wicket
ZIM 30/3 in 4 over

Again. This time in even more control, and some style. Once again digs it short outside off, Raza climbs on it and pulls it over midwicket
ZIM 26/2 in 3.6 over

Pulled with authority. Short and outside off, Raza goes back and across and pulls it well over midwicket. A couple of bounces and it skips away

ZIM 26/2 in 3.5 over

Avesh Khan to Brian Bennett, All the India players rush to engulf him in hugs. What a catch that! Superb. Bennett hangs back to a length ball outside off and slashes hard at it. The camera almost pans to the deep point fence. Only for Bishnoi to time his leap to perfection and pluck it with both hands

4 runs from the over and fall of a wicket.

ZIM 19/2 in 3 over

Khaleel on the board now! Marumani's happy-go-lucky innings ends just like most high-risk knocks do. Looks to smack Khaleel over mid-on seeing the length ball around off, miscues it straight to Dube in the ring
ZIM 19/2 in 2.4 over

Short and wide, punished. There was width, there was movement away, Marumani stands tall and slashes it over backward point

ZIM 19/1 in 2.1 over

6 runs from the over and fall of a wicket.

Hammered away. Short and angling in on leg, Bennett gets inside it and swings it over backward square leg

Catching practice. Avesh strikes first ball and it is the bounce off the surface that has come to his aid. He digs it in on a back of a length outside off, Madhevere hangs back and looks to punch it over short cover. Mistimes it straight to Abhishek there

9 runs from the over, Zimbabwe making effort to chase the run and hitting hard.

Takes the attack to Khaleel, Marumani does. Gives him the charge anticipating another outswinging delivery. This is bowled on a length, he gets enough contact to clear mid-off

Gill Leads India Huddle Before Taking Field; Marumani and Madhevere Open for Zimbabwe

What a way to end the India innings. They finish with 182 for 4. Length ball outside off, he backs away and creams it over extra cover for a one-bounce four

.IND 182/4 after 20 overs

Muzarabani to Gaikwad, OUT

Muzarabani's full toss strays wide outside off stump. Gaikwad tries to capitalize with a square drive but only manages a thick edge that flies straight down Madhevere's throat at sweeper cover. Muzarabani remains composed, claiming the wicket without
Ruturaj Gaikwad c Madhevere b Muzarabani 49 (28b 4x4 3x6) SR: 175

17 runs from the over India heading to score big

IND 171/3 after 19overs

Scythed past point this time around and India are motoring along. Low full toss angled across Gaikwad. He gets enough bat to beat the fielder.
IND 171/3 after 18.6 overs

Full toss, and been dispatched. Attempted slower ball goes awry. Ends up being a knee-high full toss on off stump and Gaikwad thrashes him miles over long-on

IND 167/3 after 18.5 overs

Ngarava to Samson, FOUR runs Ngarava fires a short ball angling into Samson's leg stump. Samson attempts a pull but gets an inside edge that races away to the fine leg boundary for four runs.

IND 158/3 after 18.1 overs

6 runs and fall of a wicket in the over.

Muzarabani to Gill, OUT, The extra bounce does the trick for Muzarabani. Was on a length and Gill thought that was in the slot. He looks to go up and over mid-off, but the bounce does him in. Gets it off the splice as the ball balloons straight up with Raza back-peddling and taking a comfortable catch
Shubman Gill c Sikandar Raza b Muzarabani 66 (49b 7x4 3x6) SR: 134.69
IND 153/3 after 17.5 overs

18 runs from the over. Gill playing at 63.

IND 148/2 after 17 overs

Googly from Raza but that was too full and Gaikwad lines him up and smashes him over long on

Round-arm angle from Raza but that ain't fooling Gill. Right in his slot as he thrashes it over deep midwicket

Only 3 runs from the over.

9 runs from the over.

SHOT! On a length outside off, Gaikwad jumps down the track and goes up and over long on for another four. Gill hits another four in the over. India 118/2 after 14 overs.

Gentle offspin outside off, Gill shimmies down and deposits him miles over deep midwicket for a huge six. Gaikwad hits a six and a four back-to-back deliveries. India 108/2 after 13 overs.

India 89/2 after 12 overs as Masakadza dragged down big time and Gill has flat-batted it straight down the ground. He saw Gill charging down and altered his length. But that was just too short and Gill clubbed him without a worry in the world.

India are 83 for the loss of two wickets after 11 overs. They look at a big score to set a target for Zimbabwe to chase.

Straight down deep midwicket's throat. Abhishek departs for just 10. Raza strikes again. India 81/2.

Masakadza into the attack and Abhishek takes a couple off his first ball. A single on the second ball. Gill takes another single. Another single to Abhishek now. India batsmen seem to be dealing in singles and twos at the moment. Another single and a four by Abhishek to end the over.

Yashasvi Jaiswal c Bennett b Sikandar Raza 36. Stretches his arms and roars in celebration. Tossed up on a length around off, Jaiswal looks to play the switch hit and hit it over backward point. Does not get hold of it and chips it to Bennett there.

Chatara comes into the attack and Jaiswal hits a boundary after catch dropped in the out field. Gill took a single on the second ball. Ngarava misjudges a catch now. Does not go for it and Chatara is frustrated. Full and wide, Jaiswal goes for the scoop but skies it fairly high. Short fine leg does not come in quickly for the catch and that does not leave Raza impressed. India 67/0 after 8 overs.

Sikandar Raza into the attack and he starts with a flat, quick ball just outside off, 93kph, Jaiswal opens the face to get it wide of backward point. Wants a run but is sent back. 4 runs from the over with 4 singles. India 59/0 after 7 overs.

Muzarabani into the attack and Jaiswal plays 4 balls without scoring any run. Takes a single on fifth delivery. No run on the last ball and over ends with just 1 run. India 55/0 after 6 overs.

A slight mix-up. Gill punches the length ball on middle and leg, towards mid-on and sets off. But is sent back by Jaiswal, who first spots Ngarava get to it and then mid-on getting around. Ngarava to Gill, FOUR runs. Length ball on the pads, clipped away through backward square leg. The man in the deep was forward of square, so he gives it a chase but only comes second. India 54/0 after 5 overs.

Shubman Gill and Jaiswal are off to a flyer as they have made a partnership of 49 runs in just 4 overs taking on the Zimbabwe bowlers. They are eyeing a big score.

14 runs from the over. India hit some good shots

Full and on the pads, Gill maintains his balance as he flicks it all along the ground.

Beautifully done. Full and on the pads, Gill maintains his balance as he flicks it all along the ground through midwicket. Off the meat

15 runs from the over.

Jaiswal takes full toll. Dances down the track and has a free swing of the arms to deposit it well over deep midwicket. It was a tossed up ball, something that Jaiswal anticipated

Smartly done. Length ball outside off, slightly spinning away, Jaiswal hangs back and steers it wide of short third. What's more, Bennett has overstepped

Misfield and that gets Jaiswal going. Short and angling down leg, Jaiswal goes back, swivels and pulls it to short fine leg, where Chatara does not even get a hand. He tumbles and falls, and lets the ball through

India Open with Jaiswal and Gill, Bennett to Bowl First Over

Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wessly Madhevere, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande(w), Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed

India win the toss and decided to bat first. India will take on Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club. The match is scheduled to begin at 4:30 PM IST.

Harare pitch will support spinners and some early help for fast bowlers. The team that wins toss will look to bat first and score big for the opposition to chase.

The weather forecast for Wednesday predicts clear, sunny skies with temperatures reaching the mid-20s Celsius.

Ahead of the match, Indian batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad succinctly described the conditions at Harare Sports Club during his pre-match press conference. "Indeed, the conditions pose a challenge," he remarked. "They're somewhat unique. When there's seam movement, you can manage if it's consistent. However, here it's a bit two-paced with variable bounce. Initially, scoring is tougher with the new ball, but as it wears down, the boundaries become quicker, especially the straight ones which are relatively shorter."

India have faced Zimbabwe in a total of 10 T20Is. They've won seven and lost three.

In the current series, Brian Bennett has shown his potential as a game-changer for Zimbabwe. Batting at No. 3, he scored a brisk 22 off 15 balls in one innings and followed it up with a quickfire 26 off 9 balls in another. His clean striking and effective off-spin highlight his value to the team, suggesting he could influence the outcome of matches if given substantial time at the crease. Having missed out on playing during India's recent World Cup campaign and the first two matches of this series due to celebratory commitments back home, Sanju Samson is now set to make his mark. Despite having only appeared in 25 T20Is since his debut nearly nine years ago, Samson now finds himself slated for three consecutive matches and will be eager to capitalize on this opportunity.

The India vs Zimbabwe T20I series will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Network in India. The India vs Zimbabwe T20I series will be streamed live on the SonyLIV app and website in India.

Sikandar Raza (c), Akram Faraz, Bennett Brian, Campbell Johnathan, Chatara Tendai, Jongwe Luke, Kaia Innocent, Madande Clive, Madhevere Wessly, Marumani Tadiwanashe, Masakadza Wellington, Mavuta Brandon, Muzarabani Blessing, Myers Dion, Naqvi Antum, Ngarava Richard, Shumba Milton.

Ꮪhubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shivam Dube, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande.

India will take on Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club. The match is scheduled to begin at 4:30 PM IST. With both teams winning one match, the series promises to have cricket lovers observing it closely.

Welcome to the live blog of third T20I between India and Zimbabwe to be played at the Harare Sports Club.