Zimbabwe vs India Match Stats

Begins on a nagging length, on off, at 92 kph, Luke Jongwe defends it back to the bowler.

Goes full and around off, Luke Jongwe wrists it down to long on and rotates the strike.

Just over! Floats it up, full and around the pads, Wessly Madhevere pulls out the reverse sweep but gets more of a top edge. Luckily for Madhevere, he manages to clear backward point for a couple of runs.

Slips it in full and straight, at the stumps, Wessly Madhevere makes room and drills it down to long off for a single.

Shortens his length now and bowls it on off, Luke Jongwe goes on the back foot and punches it down to long off for one.

So nearly trickled back onto the stumps! Dishes it out on a fullish length, just outside off, Wessly Madhevere goes for the reverse sweep again but this time it does not connect. The ball rolls off his pads and sneaks just past the leg pole.

Turning away, not short enough for Luke Jongwe to cut but he goes on the back foot and gets beaten.

Offers flight does Abhishek and slows it up too, on off, Luke Jongwe carves it up and over cover for a couple of runs.

Nicely bowled! Drifting in from around the wicket, full and around off, Luke Jongwe gets on the front foot and plays for the ball coming into him. The ball pitches and spins away to beat the bat. Dhruv Jurel is quick to take the bails off and the third umpire is called into action. The replays show that Jongwe has his back leg grounded inside the crease all the way through.

Shorter and flatter, outside off, Luke Jongwe hangs back and chops it past the keeper for a single.

SIX! Wessly Madhevere finally gets hold of one properly! Abhishek slants it in, full and right in the arc of the batter, Wessly Madhevere does not miss out as he reaches out in front and slog sweeps it over deep square leg for a six.

Fuller and quicker, outside off, Wessly Madhevere goes for the reverse sweep but connects with thin air.

FOUR! Pulled away! Sundar bowls a short-pitched delivery, turning into the batter from off, Luke Jongwe reads the length early, gets in position quickly and pulls it nicely over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Good piece of running there by the two batters! Good length and on off, Luke Jongwe turns it to deep square leg and hurries back for the second.

Short and spinning into the batter from off, Luke Jongwe hangs back and pulls it towards widish mid-wicket for one.

Pushes it through, full and around off, Wessly Madhevere gets down on a knee, and lifts it over the bowler's head for a brace.

Full and on the stumps, this is clipped away to deep mid-wicket by Wessly Madhevere for one.

Nice and slow, full and just outside off, Luke Jongwe plays inside the line of the as he expects the ball to turn into him but it straightens up instead. As a result, he gets beaten on the outside edge.

Over the wicket, in front of the pegs, full in length, Wessly Madhevere shuffles well outside leg and punches it between mid off and covers for one.

Flat and quick on the middle, Luke Jongwe bends low and eases it in front of point for a quick single.

OUT! YOU MISS I HIT! THROUGH THE GATES! Ravi Bishnoi gets his second wicket! He bowls it very close to the bodyline on a length, on a flatter trajectory, angling to the leg stump line. Wessly Madhevere gives Bishnoi the charge but gets cramped up for room as he tries to play it across the line. The ball is too close to execute that shot and Madhevere fails to connect. The ball sneaks through the gap between the bat and the pad to dismantle the furniture. 

Bishnoi follows up with a regular leg-break in front of the stumps. Blessing Muzarabani blocks it out.

A googly on a fuller length, turning in from off, Blessing Muzarabani reads it well and strides out before working it towards widish mid-wicket for one.

Another wrong'un on offer, slightly on a pulled-back length, around off, Luke Jongwe watches the ball closely, goes back and across and guides it in front of short third for a single.

WIDE! Sees the batter shuffling across off for a scoop shot, Avesh bowls it even further away outside the wide guideline. Wided.

On the back of a length outside off, Luke Jongwe cuts it past cover-point for a single. Rinku Singh runs in to his right from deep point and keeps it to just a single.

Outside off on a hard length, Blessing Muzarabani throws his bat at it and chops it to deep third for a single.

Bowls almost a half-tracker on the top of middle, Luke Jongwe stays leg side and shuffles down the leg side before cutting it through the off side for one.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND SUNDAR TAKES IT EASILY! Zimbabwe 9 down now. Avesh Khan continues to bowl on a short length, just around off, Blessing Muzarabani goes for a half-hearted pull shot and gets a leading edge that flies up in the air. Washington Sundar stationed at mid on runs a few steps ahead and takes a simple catch. Avesh Khan gets his second wicket and India is just one wicket away from a clinical victory.

Over the stumps bowls does Avesh, bangs a short one again outside off, Tendai Chatara swooshes at it but misses.

Another half-tracker on off, Tendai Chatara goes to ramp it away but misses. 

Mukesh comes back into the attack, and bowls on a fullish length and outside off, Luke Jongwe clears his front foot and swings hard at it but only meets thin air.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! Firmly driven down the ground Misses the yorker and serves a low full toss on the stumps, Luke Jongwe spanks it down the ground. Mukesh Kumar does get his fingertips at it but deflects it behind him. Abhishek Sharma there runs to his left from long on but is a bit casual in his approach to make the stop and the ball breaches the fence.

NO BALL AND FOUR! A high full toss on the bodyline, Luke Jongwe stands upright and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. Free Hit to follow.

Bowls it on a length, outside the off stump. Jongwe reaches for it and slashes to deep point for a couple of runs.

OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! India win by 100 runs and level the series by 1-1. Total dominance out there in the field in all three domains by the Men in Blue. Mukesh Kumar pins in a fuller-length delivery outside off, Luke Jongwe opens the face of the bat but slices it uppishly, flat, and straight down the throat of Ruturaj Gaikwad at deep third. A strong comeback from India after a dismal performance in the series opener. Hugs and handshakes around with delighted Indian faces.