Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul congratulating each other
Reflexes
- India beat Zimbabwe in the second ODI
- India won the second ODI by 5 wickets
- India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series
IND vs. ZIM: India defeated Zimbabwe by 5 wickets in the second ODI of the series. With this victory, the Indian team also took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. In this match played at Harare Sports Club, India had a target of 162 runs to win, which the Indian batsmen achieved in the 26th with 5 wickets remaining. With this victory, India also captured the series. This is India’s seventh series win against Zimbabwe.
India had a small target of 162
This match saw a big change in the Indian team chasing the target of 162. The pairing of Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill, who shared an unbeaten 192 runs in the previous match, were switched. Pushing the heart back, captain KL Rahul himself reached the crease to open with Dhawan. He was only able to score one run.
Gill made it to number three, the middle order won the match
Following this, Gill landed in the field at number three. There was a 78-run partnership for the second wicket between Dhawan and Gill. Both batters were fired after playing an inning of 33-33 runs. Ishan Kishan, who came to bat at number four, did not appear in the rhythm from the start, he was fired after scoring six runs. After this, Deeper Hooda, who got to the crease, took the innings forward, got an opening but couldn’t turn it into a big inning. Hooda scored 25 runs on 36 balls. Hooda and Sanju Samson shared 56 runs on 58 balls for the fifth wicket. Samson, batting at number six, scored 43 runs on 39 balls. He also had three receptions during the fielding, for which he also received the Man of the Match title.
Bowling led by Shardul wreaked havoc
In this series, Indian captain KL Rahul won the toss for the second time in a row and decided to throw first. The Indian pitchers once again wreaked havoc on the host batsmen. Shardul Thakur was substituted in this match for Deepak Chahar and he did justice to this opportunity. Shardul took 3 wickets. On the other hand, Mohammad Siraj, Famous Krishna, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Deepak Hooda earned 1-1 wickets.