Zimbabwe vs India Match Highlights & Results

That's it then from this game and it is India who have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. There is however one more game left in the series and Zimbabwe will be looking to finish off with a win. The 3rd and final ODI will be played on Monday, 22nd August and will begin at 12.45 pm IST (7.15 am GMT) but our build-up will begin sooner. Do join us then. Till then, take care and goodbye!

KL Rahul, the Indian captain, says that they bat deep and it was good that a few batters got some time in the middle. Smiles and says that changing his batting order didn't work. Tells that it was important for him to take some confidence from this series but it didn't happen for him in this match. Adds that Zimbabwe have a few quality bowlers in their ranks and shares that he watched Zimbabwe's series against Bangladesh. Calls it a good challenge for their batters. Informs that it will be a rest day for them on Sunday. Thanks the spectators for turning up and supporting them.

Sanju Samson is the Player of the Match for his unbeaten 43 and three catches behind the stumps. Says that when you spend time in the middle, you feel really good. Adds that he is happy to take three catches but at the same time smiles and reminds us that he missed out on a couple of chances as well. Mentions that in this match their fast bowlers picked up the good areas fairly early and he loved his time behind the stumps.

Regis Chakabva, the captain of Zimbabwe, says that they had a really good fight on the field and is happy that they picked a few wickets. Regrets that there were not enough runs on the board. Admits that their batting lacks execution and hopes to improve. Praises his bowlers for coming out charging and hitting the good areas.

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There was no improvement shown by Zimbabwe in this game with the bat. They lost a crucial toss and their batting didn't perform to its true potential. There were plenty of avoidable shots played and the end result was 161 all out, 28 less than the first ODI. Unless and until this facet of their game puts in the hard yards, there is no hope for them, even in the last ODI. India, on the other hand, got the chance to give some exposure to their middle-order batters and achieved most of the things from this contest.

The approach from India in the chase was different compared to the first ODI. Their focus was more on scoring at a quick rate rather than being sedate and preserving the wickets. The move to use KL Rahul as an opener and give him some much-needed 'game time' didn't work as he departed cheaply. Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill though played sublime knocks and displayed their form once again. The rest of the work of closing the game was done with ease by the stand between Sanju Samson and Deepak Hooda, who got out with the victory in sight.

An easy win for India, yet again, but this time around, they spent a few wickets to reach the target. Unlike their batters, the Zimbabwean bowlers improved their show with the ball, showing good pace and bowling with a lot of heart. That said, the consistency factor was still missing, and this is something they will need to improve. Right then, 14 wins in a row for India now in ODIs, against Zimbabwe, and they've sealed the deal here.

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!

Short again, around off, punched to covers.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Fuller and around off, Patel drives it towards covers.

Axar Patel comes out to bat with India needing 9 runs to win.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Sean Williams to roll his arms now.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Drops it a bit short and on the pads, Samson rocks back and works it straight towards square leg.

Quicker delivery, speared in on middle and leg, Samson defends it out.

Slows it up a touch and bowls it around middle, Samson leans on and pushes it to the right of the bowler.

SIX! BOOM! This is fired in on middle and leg, Sanju Samson stays put and just clubs it over the wide long on fence for a maximum.

Quicker and flatter, around off, Samson taps it towards covers.

FOUR! This is tossed up on off, Sanju Samson skips down the track and absolutely hammers it to the left of the bowler. The ball rockets into the fence at long off.

This is full and on the pads, Sanju Samson clips it away past square leg and picks up a single.

WIDE! And again! This time it is over middle and yet again the ball goes over the batter's helmet resulting in another wide.

WIDE! An attempted bumper over off but the ball flies over the batter's head. A wide is called.

Good length, on the fourth stump line, Samson hangs back and taps it towards point.

Back of a length, over middle, Hooda plays it off the back foot and towards square leg for just a single.

On a good length and around off, the ball jags back in a long way. Hooda goes onto the back foot and keeps it out.

Around off, pushed away onto the off side.

DROPPED! This is pitched up on middle, Deepak Hooda punches it as straight as an arrow and firmly too. Brad Evans sticks out his right hand while in followthrough but it's one of those that either stick or don't and this one didn't stick.

Length again around middle and leg, Sanju Samson plays it out with soft hands. Just the one run off Raza's first over.

A tad shorter and around middle, this is defended back towards the bowler.

Slows it up a touch and bowls it on a length around off. Sanju Samson blocks it out on the off side.

Flatter trajectory, bowled around middle and leg, Samson keeps it out.

This is pushed through fuller and around off, Hooda strokes it away through covers and picks up a single.

Starts off with a length ball, around off, Hooda defends it from inside the crease.

FOUR! Crunched! Full and straight, Sanju Samson clears the front leg and drills it uppishly back past the bowler for a boundary. The Free Hit does come good for India.

Sikandar Raza is introduced into the attack now. 47 needed more.

NO BALL! Ouch, that must have hurt! Tanaka Chivanga loses grip of the ball and serves a high full toss around the chest of the batter. Sanju Samson looks to play at it but gets a blow flush on the gloves. He looks fine though and a Free Hit will follow.

A touch fuller and around middle, this is driven straight towards mid on.

A bit of a mix-up but no harm is done. Length again, this is stroked away towards mid off. Deepak Hooda looks for the single but is sent back and rightly so as the fielder scores a direct hit at the bowler's end and it would have been close had they attempted a run.

On a good length and around off, Samson mistimes the shot on the up and towards extra cover.

Back of a length, over middle, Samson defends it back onto the deck.

Hard length, around off, Deepak Hooda slashes it away behind point and collects a run.

Length ball, around off, Hooda pushes it out towards cover for one.

FOUR! Well played! A slower bumper from Jongwe now, over middle and leg. Deepak Hooda bends his back and looks to duck but at the last moment, he just ramps it over the keeper and into the fence for another boundary.

This is around the hips, Samson looks to pull it behind square but mistimes it towards mid-wicket and picks up a single.

FOUR! An elegant stroke from Sanju Samson and the 100 is up for India. Good length, a bit outside off, Samson stands tall and caresses it in front of square on the off side for a boundary.

Aggressive from Jongwe and it is a good bouncer. This is over middle and rises up to a difficult height for the batter. Sanju Samson lets it go past his helmet.

This is full and on the pads, Hooda works it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Excellent delivery to end the over, just the single off it. This is bowled shorter and close to the off pole. The ball moves away after pitching and Samson does well to sway away from the line of the ball.

Around the top of off, Sanju Samson stays watchful in defense.

Length again but this is pushed a bit wider, Hooda slashes it away down to third man for just a single.

No run there! Good length, angled into middle and leg. Hooda backs away and bunts it out towards cover-point looking to steal a run but he is sent back.

It's pitched up around off, Hooda punches it towards extra cover.

Chivanga comes back into the attack and bowls it on a fuller length on off. The ball angles in and Hooda blocks it out.

Drinks break. India have lost four wickets in this chase but they are in full control. 65 needed more for them to take an unsurpassable lead in the series. Their approach with the bat is different from the first ODI. The Indian batters have looked to play more shots and score at a brisk rate. Sanju Samson walks in next and we expect him to bat with positive intent as well. Tanaka Chivanga is back on...

OUT! Straight to the man! Luke Jongwe mixes up his length and bangs this one in halfway down the track. It is short and wide and Shubman Gill goes after it. Gill has to leap up as he looks to upper-cut but can't control the lofted shot. The ball goes straight down the throat of the man at the third man fence and Brad Evans pouches it safely. Gill ends up giving his wicket away and Jongwe strikes again!

FOUR! A genuine half-volley and it has been put away. This is outside off, Shubman Gill thrashes it away without perfect timing but through covers and collects a boundary.

Very full and outside off, Deepak Hooda opens the face of the bat and squeezes it to the right of third man for just a single.

Good length and on the body, Hooda stands tall and works it towards mid-wicket.

Around the top of off, Hooda looks to drive but mistimes it back towards the bowler.

A touch fuller and angled onto the pads, Gill whips it away past square leg and rotates the strike.

Hard length, a bit outside off, Hooda mistimes the punch towards cover.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Pitched up around off, Deepak Hooda leans in and creams it through covers for a glorious boundary.

WIDE! A stifled appeal for caught-behind but it is called a wide. This is on a good length and angling down leg, Hooda misses the flick but the ball seems to have just brushed the pads. The umpire signals a wide. The replays find that there was no contact.

Length again, around off, Hooda presses forward to defend.

Well bowled! Brad Evans follows it up with a sharp bouncer! This is over middle and rushing the batter. Hooda does well to get out of the way.

NOT OUT! Just sliding down then. Brad Evans serves a fullish ball and angles it into middle and leg. The ball skids on as Deepak Hooda looks to flick it away. Hooda gets a bit squared up and misses and the ball thuds into the pads. There is a huge appeal but it is turned down. Regis Chakabva does opt for the review but Ball Tracking confirms that the ball is missing the leg stump.

Time for the DRS. The batter in question is Deepak Hooda. It looks to be sliding down. Let's see. Nothing on the UltraEdge. The Ball Tracking shows that it's missing the leg stump.

Hard length, around middle, Hooda looks to turn it on the leg side but closes the face of the bat early and gets a leading edge in front of the bowler.