IND vs ZIM ODI LIVE Score: Team India’s target series sweep vs Zimbabwe© AFP
India vs Zimbabwe 3rd ODI, Live Score Updates: Shubman Gill is scoring runs of his own free will, hitting Zimbabwe bowlers in all parts of the park. He is close to his first international century. Ishaan Kishan is giving him good support from the other end. The partnership between Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan for the third wicket has crossed 100 runs. Gill has changed gears after scoring his fourth ODI fifty in the ongoing third and final ODI vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Monday. He has led India along with Kishan following the wickets of KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan. Rahul got the inside edge of the stumps after scoring 30, while Dhawan got an edge to cover the fielder. Earlier, Rahul won the toss and decided to bat first. Deepak Chahar made a comeback for the final game, while Avesh Khan was also included in the playing XI. Mohammed Siraj and the famous Krishna make way for the pair. Visiting India will aim to sweep the series while hosts Zimbabwe will try to register a consolation win. In the first two ODIs, Team India bowled first and bundled out the hosts for less than 189 and 161 totals. ,live scorecard,
Playing XI –
India: Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul (c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan
Zimbabwe: Takudzwanashe Caetano, Innocent Kaia, Tony Munyonga, Regis Chakabawa (w/c), Alexander Raza, Sean Williams, Ryan Burle, Luke Jongwe, Brad Evans, Victor Nyuchi, Richard Ngarwa
Here are the live updates of the 3rd ODI between India and Zimbabwe, straight from Harare Sports Club
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15:29 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
A boundary towards fine leg for Shubman Gill and he is now in the 90s. He looks well settled at the crease and should comfortably reach the three-figure mark.
IND 214/2 (40.2)
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15:25 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
Misfielding at mid off and this will cost Zimbabwe a boundary. This is a sluggish effort from the fielder.
IND 206/2 (39.3)
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15:22 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
Too much width from Nagarwa to Gill outside off-stump and the Indian batsman penalizes it towards backward point for a boundary.
IND 198/2 (38.5)
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15:16 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: 100-run partnership
There is now a partnership of 101 runs between Ishaan Kishan and Shubman Gill. After losing the wickets of India’s set batsmen Dhawan and Rahul, both have understood their responsibility very well.
IND 185/2 (37.3)
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15:08 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
Nothing is getting in the way of Zimbabwe at the moment. Ishan Kishan gets an outside edge but the ball flies through the empty slip area for a boundary.
India 182/2 (37)
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15:07 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
This is an exhibition of Shubman Gill’s class batting. He goes deep into the crease and hits a good length ball for a boundary towards extra cover.
IND 177/2 (36.3)
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15:03 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
Shubman Gill is capitalizing now. This time he plays a slog-sweep with a boundary towards backward square leg.
IND 170/2 (35.5)
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14:59 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
Too much width from Williams outside off-stump and Gill comfortably punished for a boundary towards extra cover.
IND 159/2 (34.4)
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14:58 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: Fifty for Gill!
Shubman Gill completed his fourth ODI fifty in 51 balls. He has been really influential in the series. He started with an unbeaten 82 in the first ODI, then scored 33 and now hit a half-century.
IND 149/2 (34)
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14:51 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
Raza bowls Ishan Kishan’s slot and he comfortably sends it towards cow corner for a boundary.
IND 137/2 (31.2)
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14:43 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
It is a well timed scoop shot from Shubman Gill to hit a boundary towards the fine leg boundary.
India 125/2 (28.4)
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14:39 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: Catch Missed!
Sean Williams pulls back his length beautifully to force Ishan Kishan to make a mistake but he fails to catch the return catch.
IND 115/2 (26.5)
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14:37 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
A typical Ishaan Kishan shot! It was in Williams’ slot and Kishan hits it straight on the ground for a boundary with some real power.
IND 114/2 (26.2)
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14:29 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: 100 up for India!
There is an overpitch delivery outside off stump and Gill smacks it comfortably.
IND 100/2 (24.1)
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14:22 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
It was a poor delivery down leg from Jongwe asking for a penalty and Shubman Gill played it for a four at fine leg.
IND 93/2 (22.2)
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14:17 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: Dhawan out!
It is the end of Shikhar Dhawan’s innings. He gave the lead to the man at cover and was dismissed for 40 off 68 balls.
India 84/2 (21)
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13:50 (IST)
out! Rahul got out after scoring 30 runs.
out! KL Rahul out! He gets the inside edge and gets to bowl! India 63/1 after 15 overs.
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13:49 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: Six! KL Rahul with the first maximum of the game
KL Rahul hits the first six of the game! A short one, and he hooks it to the max!
India 63/0
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13:32 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: 1st boundary for Rahul
KL Rahul hit the first four of the match. It wasn’t such a bad delivery from Brad Evans on the off-side but Rahul punches it beautifully from the backfoot for class four.
India 45/0 (10.2)
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13:30 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: India’s dominance in powerplay
The first powerplay is over and India have scored 41 runs without losing any wickets. The Zimbabwean pacers bowled well but were unlucky as they didn’t get any wickets at this stage.
India 41/0 (10)
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13:24 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
A short ball from Nagarwa and Dhawan cleverly plays it upper-cut for a boundary.
IND 37/0 (8.5)
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13:16 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: Catch Missed!
Dhawan is dropped on point. Nagarwa bowled a short delivery outside the off-stump and Dhawan hit it straight into the hands of the point fielder but was lucky that the ball went out of the player’s hand.
India 26/0 (6.5)
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13:11 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: Maiden Over
It was a brilliant over from Nyuchi. He didn’t give Dhawan space to free his arms and it helped him bowl six back-to-back dot deliveries to the Indian southpaw.
India 22/0 (6)
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13:05 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: India in control
Both Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul are looking good so far. While the southpaw has played the anchor, the other one is taking time to settle down.
India 20/0 (4)
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12:54 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
Shikhar Dhawan is on song today! Nyuchi made a mistake in his line and bowled to Dhawan’s pads and the batsman hit a four at square leg without thinking.
India 13/0 (1.4)
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12:50 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
It is a brilliant cover drive for a four from Dhawan. He is looking in great form today.
Ind 8/0 (0.5)
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12:48 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: FOUR!
Dhawan and India are dismissed on the second ball after hitting a four on the off side.
India 4/0 (0.2)
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12:46 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: Rahul-Dhawan pair starts for India
KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan will open for India.
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12:28 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: Siraj, Krishna rested
Mohammed Siraj and the famous Krishna missed out today. Both Deepak Chahar and Avesh make way for Khan.
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12:22 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: Zimbabwe Playing XI
Zimbabwe: Takudzwanashe Caetano, Innocent Kaia, Tony Munyonga, Regis Chakabawa (w/c), Alexander Raza, Sean Williams, Ryan Burle, Luke Jongwe, Brad Evans, Victor Nyuchi, Richard Ngarwa
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12:22 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: Deepak Chahar returns
Deepak Chahar’s return to the team, this is India’s playing XI-
India: Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul (c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan
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12:17 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: India Batting First
eventually!!! Against Zimbabwe, India captain KL Rahul has won the toss and decided to bat first. Significantly, he had won the toss in the first two matches as well but in both of them he decided to bowl first.
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12:15 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: Time to toss now
KL Rahul is out for the middle. Meanwhile, Regis Chakbawa follows his Indian counterpart to the ground. It’s toss time…
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12:06 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: All eyes on KL Rahul
This is KL Rahul’s last match before the Asia Cup. He has played only one innings (1 run off 5 balls) since his return to the national team. The stand-in captain should be looking to score some runs under his belt ahead of the continental event starting on August 27.
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11:46 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: Will India test bench strength?
Having already taken an unassailable lead in the series, it remains to be seen whether Team India gives Rahul Tripathi and Avesh Khan a chance in the final ODI.
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11:42 (IST)
3rd ODI LIVE: Will India want to bat first?
In the first two ODIs, Team India won the toss and decided to bowl. It will be interesting to see if they do the same in the third and final ODI if they win the toss.
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11:36 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: Hello and welcome
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the 3rd ODI between India and Zimbabwe. Toss at 12:15 PM and the match will start at 12:45 PM.
stay tuned…
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