HARARE: India took four wickets in four balls and swept the one-day international series 3-0 against Zimbabwe with a crushing 10-wicket win on Wednesday.
Seamer Jasprit Bumrah grabbed four quick wickets as another catastrophic batting collapse by Zimbabwe presented India with a simple target
Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer won his first toss of the series and chose to bat in the third ODI. At 104-3 it looked the right decision before the hosts collapsed to 104-7 in the 34th over.
Vusi Sibanda gave Zimbabwe a decent start with his 38 but once again the innings fell apart in the middle overs.
Sibanda offered a tame return catch to leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, and Bumrah dismissed Timycen Maruma and Elton Chigumbura in consecutive deliveries.
The next over saw Malcolm Waller run out and Graeme Cremer trapped lbw by his first delivery, meaning that Zimbabwe had lost four wickets in four deliveries.
In all they lost their last seven wickets for 19 runs, echoing their batting on Monday when they lost six for 20 to lose by eight wickets.
Zimbabwe was all out for 123 in 42.2 overs and India easily reached 126-0 in only 21.5 overs.
India’s only change from its eight-wicket win on Monday in the second ODI saw newcomer Faiz Fazal replace Karun Nair, while Zimbabwe made five changes.
Fazal hit an undefeated 55, and fellow opener Lokesh Rahul was 63 not out, as India won with nearly 30 overs to spare.
Vusi Sibanda was top scorer for Zimbabwe with 38. Jasprit Bumrah took 4-22 in 10 overs for India.
The two teams begin a three-match Twenty20 international series at the same venue on Saturday.
India won Saturday’s first ODI by nine wickets.
SCOREBOARD
Zimbabwe innings:
H. Masakadza c Rahul b Kulkarni 8
C. Chibhabha c Bumrah b Chahal 27
V. Sibanda c & b Chahal 38
T. Maruma b Bumrah 17
M. Waller run out 8
E. Chigumbura c Dhoni b Bumrah 0
R. Mutumbami c Rahul b Bumrah 4
G. Cremer lbw b Patel 0
N. Madziva not out 10
T. Mupariwa c Pandey b Bumrah 1
D. Tiripano run out 2
Extras (3lb, 4w, 1nb) 8
Total: (42.2 overs) 123
Fall of wkts: 1-19, 2-55, 3-89, 4-104, 5-104, 6-104, 7-104, 8-108, 9-110, 10-123.
Bowling: Sran 8-0-40-0, Kulkarni 6.2-1-17-1, Bumrah 10-1-22-4, Patel 10-2-16-1, Chahal 8-0-25-2
India innings:
KL Rahul not out 63
F. Fazal not out 55
Extras: 8
Total: (for no loss, 21.5 overs) 126
Bowling: Tiripano 5-1-15-0, Madziva 5-0-25-0, Mupariwa 6-0-43-0, Cremer 4-0-26-0, Chibhabha 1.5-0-15-0.
Seamer Jasprit Bumrah grabbed four quick wickets as another catastrophic batting collapse by Zimbabwe presented India with a simple target
Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer won his first toss of the series and chose to bat in the third ODI. At 104-3 it looked the right decision before the hosts collapsed to 104-7 in the 34th over.
Vusi Sibanda gave Zimbabwe a decent start with his 38 but once again the innings fell apart in the middle overs.
Sibanda offered a tame return catch to leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, and Bumrah dismissed Timycen Maruma and Elton Chigumbura in consecutive deliveries.
The next over saw Malcolm Waller run out and Graeme Cremer trapped lbw by his first delivery, meaning that Zimbabwe had lost four wickets in four deliveries.
In all they lost their last seven wickets for 19 runs, echoing their batting on Monday when they lost six for 20 to lose by eight wickets.
Zimbabwe was all out for 123 in 42.2 overs and India easily reached 126-0 in only 21.5 overs.
India’s only change from its eight-wicket win on Monday in the second ODI saw newcomer Faiz Fazal replace Karun Nair, while Zimbabwe made five changes.
Fazal hit an undefeated 55, and fellow opener Lokesh Rahul was 63 not out, as India won with nearly 30 overs to spare.
Vusi Sibanda was top scorer for Zimbabwe with 38. Jasprit Bumrah took 4-22 in 10 overs for India.
The two teams begin a three-match Twenty20 international series at the same venue on Saturday.
India won Saturday’s first ODI by nine wickets.
SCOREBOARD
Zimbabwe innings:
H. Masakadza c Rahul b Kulkarni 8
C. Chibhabha c Bumrah b Chahal 27
V. Sibanda c & b Chahal 38
T. Maruma b Bumrah 17
M. Waller run out 8
E. Chigumbura c Dhoni b Bumrah 0
R. Mutumbami c Rahul b Bumrah 4
G. Cremer lbw b Patel 0
N. Madziva not out 10
T. Mupariwa c Pandey b Bumrah 1
D. Tiripano run out 2
Extras (3lb, 4w, 1nb) 8
Total: (42.2 overs) 123
Fall of wkts: 1-19, 2-55, 3-89, 4-104, 5-104, 6-104, 7-104, 8-108, 9-110, 10-123.
Bowling: Sran 8-0-40-0, Kulkarni 6.2-1-17-1, Bumrah 10-1-22-4, Patel 10-2-16-1, Chahal 8-0-25-2
India innings:
KL Rahul not out 63
F. Fazal not out 55
Extras: 8
Total: (for no loss, 21.5 overs) 126
Bowling: Tiripano 5-1-15-0, Madziva 5-0-25-0, Mupariwa 6-0-43-0, Cremer 4-0-26-0, Chibhabha 1.5-0-15-0.
