India vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20I Highlights: Team India Stars As Ind Beat Zim By 23 Runs

India vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20I Highlights: Team India Stars As Ind Beat Zim By 23 Runs

 INDIA GO 2-1 UP IN THE SERIES! The margin of victory does not tell the full story here as Zimbabwe only have themselves to blame here. No doubt the Men in Blue were the better team, but the hosts will be ruing their dropped chances and misfields, otherwise, the story could have been a lot different as Dion Myers played a splendid knock towards the end that got them close.

After a good first over, it went downhill for Zimbabwe as they lost three wickets in quick succession in the Powerplay with not much on the board. Sikandar Raza came in and played a few lusty blows but perished soon after and Johnathan Campbell also failed to make much impact leaving them in a huge spot of bother. However, the duo of Dion Myers and Clive Madande rode that storm well and steadied the ship nicely with a mixture of aggression and smart cricket. 

They were able to target the part-timers and went into the slog overs well set. However, lack of experience showed when they were just not able to handle the pressure and failed to get the boundaries ultimately succumbing to the situation. The duo added 77 runs together but just did not have enough steam left in them in the end. However, Myers notched up his maiden T20I fifty and gave a little bit of a scare to the visitors but ended up on the losing side.

India, on the other hand, will be pleased with their bowling effort. Avesh Khan and Khaleel Ahmed were brilliant with the new ball and picked up three quick wickets with one of them falling to a stunning catch from Ravi Bishnoi at point. However, it was Washington Sundar's spell that took the game away from the hosts in the middle overs.

 Firstly he got the big fish, Sikandar Raza, and then added a couple of more to his tally. As they played one bowler short, the four overs between Shivam Dube and Abhishek Sharma cost them 50 runs and put them under a bit of pressure. However, it was that two-run over from Khaleel that got them well ahead in the game. Avesh and Bishnoi went for a few at the death, but they had enough runs in their bank and got over the line.