DTVHINDIYashasvi Jaiswal shone with the bat in Harare, won the Player of the Match award with his explosive batting
India beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the fourth T20 match Yashasvi Jaiswal (Pic Source-X) The fourth T20 match was played between India and Zimbabwe at Harare Cricket Stadium, where Shubman Gill and company won by 10 wickets. With this, the visiting team has won the series by taking a 3-1 lead. Yashasvi Jaiswal, who batted explosively in the match, was chosen as the Player of the Match. Let us tell you that in the match, Team India won the toss and invited Zimbabwe to bat first. Openers Madhevere and Marumani batted strongly and added 63 runs for the first wicket. However, both were out after scoring 25 and 32 runs respectively. After this, no one could do anything special except captain Sikandar Raza. He played a quick innings of 46 runs in 28 balls with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes. Yashasvi Jaiswal played an incredible innings In this way, Zimbabwe’s team scored 152 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Khalil Ahmed took the maximum of 2 wickets from India’s side. In response, Indian team’s openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill batted brilliantly while chasing the target. Both of them took the team to the target of 153 runs without losing any wicket. The most important contribution in this was of Yashasvi Jaiswal. He played an unbeaten innings of 93 runs in 53 balls, which included 13 fours and 2 sixes. However, he remained away from the century. Still, he was awarded the Player of the Match award for his incredible batting. Apart from this, Shubman Gill also played a captaincy innings and returned unbeaten by scoring 58 runs in 39 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes. With this victory, India has taken a 3-1 lead in the five-match T20 series. The last and fifth match of the series will be played in Harare tomorrow on 14 July.
How will the pitch of Harare Sports Club be during the fourth T20 match between Zimbabwe and India, know here
ZIM vs IND (Photo Source: Getty Images) The fourth match of the 5-match T20 series between Zimbabwe and India will be played today i.e. on Saturday, July 13 at Harare Sports Club. Team India will be eyeing to win this match and win the series. After facing defeat at the hands of Zimbabwe in the first match of the tour, the team led by Shubman Gill made a strong comeback in the last two matches. In both the previous matches, India has registered one-sided victories against Zimbabwe. In such a situation, today the eyes of Team India will be on achieving an unassailable lead in the series with a hat-trick of victories. On the other hand, Zimbabwe will be looking to level the series by winning this match. ZIM vs IND: Pitch report for the fourth T20 match So far, it has been difficult for the captains of both the teams to understand the pitch of Harare. The pitch here has uneven bounce as well as double pace. Sometimes the ball comes slow and sometimes it goes fast. In such a situation, many batsmen face problems here in the beginning, but a set batsman can score big here. A similar pitch is expected in today’s match as well. The weather is expected to be pleasant in the evening and the temperature will be around 20 degrees Celsius. There is no forecast of rain. Teams here prefer to bat first after winning the toss. Harare Stadium Stats & Records Matches- 44 Matches won while batting first- 26 Matches won while chasing the target – 18 Matches won after winning the toss – 24 Matches won after losing the toss – 20 Highest Score- 234/2 Lowest Score- 99 Highest score in chase- 194/5 Average score while batting first- 158
Team India went on a WildLife tour in Harare before the third T20 match, see Photos
The youth brigade of the Indian cricket team went on a wildlife tour to Harare, Zimbabwe. Team India (Pic Source X) Team India is currently on a tour of Zimbabwe for a 5-match T20 series. 2 matches have been played between India and Zimbabwe in which both teams have won 1-1 matches. The third match of the series between the two teams will be played in Harare on 10 July. In such a situation, the young players of the team are taking a break from preparation and roaming around in Harare as tourists. The young brigade of the Indian cricket team went on a wildlife tour to Harare, Zimbabwe. The Indian team enjoyed their day off to the fullest and spent the day watching wild animals in the jungle. The BCCI shared some glimpses of the Indian team’s stay at the wildlife park, where the players looked refreshed. Let us tell you that the Indian team played its first two matches on two days and there was a gap of three days between the second and third T20 matches. So the players and coaching staff made full use of the time and visited the wildlife park. The tour was organized by BCCI, Zimbabwe Cricket and Zimbabwe Tourism, as the players were accompanied by their families and the place was perfect to visit. Pictures of elephants, giraffes, deer and other wild animals were taken in this journey. The Indian team was seen smiling while posing together for a group photo. Sharing the pictures on social media, BCCI wrote, “The BCCI in association with Zimbabwe Cricket and Zimbabwe Tourism organised a wildlife tour for the Indian Cricket Team and their families in Harare. Here are some glimpses of that trip.” Let us show you the pictures also- pic.twitter.com/IFhuY54wv0 — BCCI (@BCCI) July 9, 2024 India Vs Zimbabwe Match Schedule July 6 – 1st T20I (Zimbabwe won by 13 runs) July 7 – 2nd T20 (India won by 100 runs) July 10 – 3rd T20 July 13 – 4th T20 July 14 – 5th T20
77 runs on 7th July: Ruturaj Gaikwad gave a special gift to MS Dhoni on his birthday in Harare
Gaikwad played an unbeaten inning of 77* runs in the second T20 match against Zimbabwe. MS Dhoni and Ruturaj Gaikwad (Image Credit- Twitter/X) The second match of the ongoing five-match T20 series between Zimbabwe and India was played at Harare Sports Club on 7 July. Let us tell you that in this match, Ruturaj Gaikwad has paid a special tribute to his senior player and former captain of Chennai Super Kings by playing an innings of 77 runs on Dhoni’s birthday. In the match, Gaikwad played an unbeaten innings of 77* runs in 47 balls, due to which India managed to score a big score of 234 runs in the second T20 match against Zimbabwe. While breaking Gaikwad’s innings of 77 runs on July 7, Chennai Super Kings has shared a post on its official X account. In this post, the franchise wrote – 77 on 7/7, this is the Rutu-Thala bond. See this special post of Chennai Super Kings 7️⃣7️⃣💥 on 7️⃣/7️⃣This Rutu-Thala Bond tho!#ZIMvIND — Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) July 7, 2024 So, after batting brilliantly in the match, during mid-innings, Ruturaj Gaikwad said- It was quite tough, the first 15 balls I played, not a single ball hit the middle of my bat. The wicket was a bit difficult for batting, but Abhishek and I talked that we should take our time and then go for our shots and it worked for us. Also, regarding Abhishek, who scored a century in his second match, Gaikwad said- He faced the spinners very well. We talked about maintaining our shape while playing our shots, the wicket was reacting in two ways, sometimes the ball would stop and sometimes it would get stuck. We needed to stick to the length of the Test match. On the other hand, after this victory, the Indian cricket team has equaled the ongoing T20 series 1-1. After this victory, the third T20 match between the two teams will be played on this ground.
