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LIVE: India sweeps Zimbabwe in style
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18:17 LIVE: India sweeps Zimbabwe in style
India: 126-0 (21.5 overs) vs Zimbabwe: 123 all out
Another comprehensive win for India. The visitors chase down Zimbabwe's 124-run target without losing a single wicket and.
Indian openers KL Rahul (63 off 70) and Faiz Fazal (55 off 61) complete their half centuries and chase the target with 169 balls remaining.
India have comprehensively won all the three ODIs in this one-sided series.
Dhoni on victory: We executed really well in the tournament and that is the key factor
17:45
India: 110-0 (20.1 overs) vs Zimbabwe: 123 all out
Faiz Fazal scores a half century on debut. It came off only 58 balls. Rahul at the other end is on 52 off 68 balls.
17:40
India: 108-0 (19 overs) vs Zimbabwe: 123 all out
KL Rahul carries on his impressive form in the series. After his century in the first game, Rahul scores another fifty. Victory remains mere a formality for India here at Harare.
17:23
India: 80-0 (16 overs) vs Zimbabwe: 123 all out
KL Rahul is breaking free here. He hits a six over the bowler's head.
Rahul is in his 40's, while Fazal has looked solid at the other end (29 off 46 balls.)
17:12
India: 60-0 (13 overs) vs Zimbabwe: 123 all out
KL Rahul is on his way with three consecutive boundaries in the 13th over. India are in cruise control of this small chase.
Fazal is on 24 off 39 balls, while Rahul is on 29 off 39 deliveries.
16:59
India: 30-0 (8 overs) vs Zimbabwe: 123 all out
Welcome back after the lunch break. Debutant Faiz Fazal starts with an elegant boundary (his second off the match).
Fazal and Rahul will look to wrap up this paltry target and guide India to a 3-0 whitewash.
16:04
India: 23-0 ( 7 overs) vs Zimbabwe: 123 all out
Faiz Fazal is looking rock solid in his debut innings. The Vidarbha opener played an elegant straight drive to score his first boundary in international cricket.
His partner KL Rahul is going steady at the other end.
It's lunch break in Harare.
15:43
India: 6-0 ( 3 overs) vs Zimbabwe: 123 all out
India makes a steady start in pursuit of a paltry 124-run target. Opener Faiz Fazal, who is making his debut, scores his first international runs.
15:25 LIVE: India bundle out Zimbabwe for 123
Zimbabwe: 123 all out (42.2 overs) vs India
It's all over for Zimbabwe as they get all-out for 123 runs. The last wicket was a run out though a direct hit by Dhawal Kulkarni.
Jasprit Bumrah was pick-of-the-bowlers for India claiming four wickets. Leg-spinner Chahal also chipped in with two wickets.
14:59
Zimbabwe: 110/9 (36.4 overs) vs India
It's Bumrah again and another outside edge costs Zimbabwe it's 9th wicket. They are flashing it hard at India's lead pacer to give a catch to slips.
Bumrah claims his fourth wicket of the match.
14:50 LIVE: Five quick wickets sink Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: 108/8 (34.3 overs) vs India
They are gifting wickets to India. Zimbabwe lose another wicket-- their eighth of the match. Bumrah claims his third wicket with Rahul taking a smart catch at the slip.
Mutumbami is Zimbabwe's fifth batsmen to depart within 10 balls.
14:44
Zimbabwe: 104/7 (33.2 overs) vs India
Four wickets in as many balls for India! First two wickets by Bumrah. Axar Patel's first ball yields a run-out. He picks his first wicket on the next ball as Zimbabwe captain Cremer is trapped LBW.
Zimbabwe have lost the plot here after a decent start.
14:40
Zimbabwe: 104/5 (33 overs) vs India
What a deliver by Bumrah. It swung late to take the edge of Chigumbura. Dhoni does the rest from behind the stumps.
It is Dhoni's 350th dismissal as a wicketkeeper. Bumrah's double blow in the same over has clearly rocked Zimbabwe.
14:38
Zimbabwe: 104/4 (32.5 overs) vs India
Fantastic bowling has created another breakthrough for India. This time lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah goes through Maruma's defense.
14:21
Zimbabwe: 89/3 (28.4 overs) vs India
Leg-spinner Chahal picks his second wicket in the form of Sibanda. Lovely bowling by the leg-spinner to take a return catch.
Sibanda departs for 38 and ironically was dropped by Chahal when he was on 1.
14:06
Zimbabwe: 68/2 (25 overs) vs India
Spinners Chahal and Axar Patel are keeping it tight for India. Zimbabwe batsmen are finding it difficult to read these spinners.
At half-way stage in this innings, Zimbabwe are 68 for 2 and will need some power-hitting to reach the 200-run mark.
13:55
Zimbabwe: 55/2 (20 overs) vs India
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal strikes for India. Chibhabha looks to break the shackles by going for the big shot. He holes out at long-off with Bumrah taking a simple catch.
Chahal did the right thing by tossing it up.
13:38
Zimbabwe: 46/1 (16 overs) vs India
India introduce spin with left-arm spinner Axar Patel. Zimbabwe are going at a very slow run-rate and will have to up their innings if they want to challenge India.
13:23
Zimbabwe: 32/1 (12 overs) vs India
Zimbabwe are scoring at a slow rate here. They need to pick singles and rotate the strike. Indian pacer Dhawal Kulkarni figures read: 6-1-16-1
13:10
Zimbabwe: 32/1 (9 overs) vs India
Sibanda hits two boundaries in a quick succession. He got a lifeline early on in his innings with Chahal dropping a regulation catch.
12:58
Zimbabwe: 19/1 (6 overs) vs India
Masakadza throws away his wicket here to hand India an early breakthrough. Dhawal Kulkarni bowled on the off-stump and Masakadza flashed at it hard to give an easy catch at slip.
12:49
Zimbabwe: 17/0 (4 overs) vs India
A steady start by Zimbabwe with Chamu Chibhabha hitting two boundaries till now. His partner Masakadza has scored a boundary as well.
Sran and Dhawal Kulkarni are bowling for India.
12:45 Cricket: Zimbabwe bat first, India hands debut to Fazal
Zimbabwe: 5/0 (2 overs) vs India
Indian pacer Barinder Sran and Dhawal Kulkarni have made a steady start on the expected lines.
Zimbabwe batsmen will have to learn to rotate the strike if they want to pose a challenge to this young Indian line-up.
12:22 Cricket: Zimbabwe elect to bat, Fazal to debut for India
Zimbabwe vs India
Scorecard:
Zimbabwe have won the toss and elected to bat against India in the third and final ODI at Harare.
Dhoni says he would've bowled first.
Zimbabwe make three changes. Peter Moor, Malcolm Waller & Timycen Maruma have been included.
12:02 Cricket: Fazal to debut as India eye whitewash
India vs Zimbabwe
The news from Harare is that Vidarbha batsman Faiz Fazal is handed a debut in this third and final ODI in Zimbabwe.
India comprehensively won the first two ODIs and will be eyeing a clean sweep.
Fazal replaces Karun Nair in this game. The weather in Harare is bright and sunny.
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