Zimbabwe vs India Match Stats

A length ball on off, Hooda defends it from the inner half of his bat and it rolls behind towards the keeper.

Gets on the front foot and pushes a length ball to point.

Lovely stop in the deep! Short in length and outside off, with some extra bounce, Hooda does well to steer it away through backward point. The ball races away and Luke Jongwe makes a fine diving stop, running across to his right from third man. Saves two runs.

FOUR! Wow! Fuller in length and around off, Deepak finds it in his zone and crunches it handsomely over extra cover for a boundary.

Slower one, on a length around off, Hooda defends it from the crease.

Evans goes short on middle, Hooda arches back and tries to play the ramp shoot at the last moment. Fails to connect. 26 needed more.

Fullish and on off, pushed back to the bowler off the front foot.

Loopy and full, around off, Samson gets forward and wrists it to mid-wicket.

Fuller and on off, Samson plays a punchy drive down to long off for a run.

Quicker and on middle, Hooda goes back and whips it towards mid-wicket where the fielder makes a diving stop.

Raza drags his length short and serves it outside off, Hooda cuts it to deep point for one.

Presses forward to a full ball and eases it down to long off for a run. 23 needed more for an early finish.

Edgy! Floated one, full and around off, Samson tries to defend but it grips and takes the outside edge. Rolls away to short third man.

SIX! A flat hit! Flighted delivery, full and around off, Sanju Samson shimmies down the track and thwacks it over long off for a maximum.

SIX! This one also goes the distance! Williams drags his length short as a result of the last shot, it's around leg, Samson turns and hoists it over backward square leg for a biggie. The 50-run stand comes up.

Loopy and full around off, Samson drives it down to long off for a single.

Full again, outside off, Hooda strokes it through the line but finds the diving extra cover fielder.

Flatter and shorter on off, Hooda cuts but this time finds Raza at point. 10 needed more.

Flatter and around leg, Samson flicks but finds square leg.

Quicker and fuller on off, it's forced down to long off for a run.

OUT! BOWLED! Sikandar Raza brings yet another success for Zimbabwe and gives the reason to smile and roar for the home crowd. This one is fired in around off, right in the blockhole, Deepak Hooda is late in bringing his bat down and loses his stumps. Victory is in sight for India and Hooda would have loved to stay out there till the end.

Fuller and around off, Patel drives it towards covers.

Fires it in, full and on off, Axar defends it off the front foot.

Short this time, around off, Patel punches it towards covers where the fielder dives and parries it towards mid off. They cross. 8 needed more.

Loopy and full, around off, Patel defends it near his front pad.

FOUR! Bang! Short in length and wide outside off, Axar Patel camps back and whacks it through point for a cracking boundary. India are one hit away now.

Quicker one, around off, Patel goes back and punches it in the direction of the bowler. Wesley picks it up on his left side.

Flatter and shorter on off, punched down to long off for one.

Wide! Wesley fires this one flat and down the leg side, Samson allows it through.

Shortish and on middle, Samson forces it off his back foot to mid on. No run.

Quicker delivery on the pads, Samson eases it to deep mid-wicket for a single and stretches the match into the next over. Scores are level.

Short and outside off, Samson mistimes his cut shot and it rolls near the playing area.

Around off, and a touch short again, Samson defends it from the back foot.

Short again, around off, punched to covers.

SIX! High and handsome! Fuller in length, around off, Sanju Samson was waiting for a ball to fall in his hitting zone. As soon as he finds one, Samson hammers it over long on for a biggie. INDIA WIN BY 5 WICKETS with 146 balls to spare!