IND vs ZIM ODI LIVE Score: Team India aims for series sweep vs Zimbabwe© AFP
India vs Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI, Live Score Updates: India look for a strong finish with Shubman Gill at the crease in the ongoing third and final ODI against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Monday. Earlier, he along with Kishan kept India going after the wickets of KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan. Rahul got an inside edge onto the stumps after scoring 30, while Dhawan got a leading edge to cover fielder. Later, India lost Ishan Kishan and Deepak Hooda in quick succession. Earlier, Rahul won the toss and opted to bat first. Deepak Chahar returned for the final game, while Avesh Khan also got included in the playing XI. Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna make way for the duo. Guests India would aim for a series sweep, while the hosts Zimbabwe will try to register a consolation win. In the first two ODIs, Team India bowled first and bundled out the hosts for below par totals of 189 and 161. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Playing XIs –
India: Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul(c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson(w), Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan
Zimbabwe: Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Innocent Kaia, Tony Munyonga, Regis Chakabva (w/c), Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Brad Evans, Victor Nyauchi, Richard Ngarava
Here are the LIVE Score Updates of 3rd ODI Between India and Zimbabwe, Straight from Harare Sports Club
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16:11 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: WICKET!
Axar Patel departs on a score of 1. It was in the slot outside off-stump but he holed it out to man at long-off.
IND 272/6 (47.4)
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16:07 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: FOUR!
A four from Gill towards cow corner. He is hitting boundaries at will.
IND 269/5 (47.1)
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16:04 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: FOUR!
A misfield from Zimbabwe fielder helps Shubman Gill get a boundary. He hit it towards long-on but the ball fell short of the fielder. And the dilemma to whether stop the boundary or go for a catch saw the man at long-on misfielding it for a four.
IND 262/5 (46.3)
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16:00 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: WICKET!
That’s the end of Sanju Samson’s cameo. He hits the ball into the hands of Kaitano at backward square leg and departs for a 15 off 13.
IND 256/5 (46)
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15:58 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: SIX!
Two in two for Samson! Another one in the slot and it again goes for a six.
IND 256/4 (45.5)
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15:57 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: SIX!
Jongwe bowls it into the slot of Samson and the batter smashes it over long-on for a six.
IND 250/4 (45.4)
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15:56 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: Catch dropped!
Shubman Gill’s catch has been dropped by the Zimbabwe fielder at the short fine leg. Gill tried to play a paddle scoop but hit it into the running fielder’s hand before it burst out and he got a single.
IND 244/4 (45.2)
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15:53 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: SIX!
A short ball from Brad Evans and Shubman Gill hits it over fine leg boundary for a six.
IND 242/4 (45)
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15:49 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: FOUR!
This is some quality batting from Shubman Gill. Nyauchi saw him stepping outside his crease early and hence pitched the ball short on his body, but Gill still managed to adjust and hit the ball over the covers for a four. He is now at 104 runs off 83 balls.
IND 233/4 (44)
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15:45 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: Century for Gill
Gill has raced to his maiden international century. What a knock this has been from the Indian batter.
IND 228/4 (43.1)
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15:44 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: Hooda departs!
Deepak Hooda has been cleaned up by Brad Evans on one run off three balls. India are four down now.
IND 227/4 (43)
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15:42 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: Kishan is run out!
Ishan Kishan has been run out on 50 runs. It was an LBW call against Shubman Gill but Zimbabwe fielder Munyonga found Kishan short at the other end and hit the bulle’s eye to dismiss the batter.
IND 224/2 (42)
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15:35 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: Fifty for Kishan!
A single for Ishan Kishan and with it, he races to his second ODI fifty in 61 balls.
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15:29 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: FOUR!
A boundary for Shubman Gill towards fine leg and he gets into the 90s now. He is looking well-settled at the crease and should reach the three-digit score comfortably.
IND 214/2 (40.2)
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15:25 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: FOUR!
A misfielding at mid-off and that will cost Zimbabwe a boundary. It’s a lethargic effort from the fielder.
IND 206/2 (39.3)
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15:22 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: FOUR!
Too much width outside off-stump from Ngarava to Gill and the Indian batter punished it for a four towards backward point.
IND 198/2 (38.5)
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15:16 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: 100-run partnership
The partnership between Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill is now off 101 runs. The duo have understood their responsibility well after India lost the wickets of set batters Dhawan and Rahul.
IND 185/2 (37.3)
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15:08 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: FOUR!
Nothing going Zimbabwe’s way at the moment. Ishan Kishan got an outside edge but the ball flew through the vacant slip region for a four.
IND 182/2 (37)
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15:07 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: FOUR!
This is an exhibition of class batting from Shubman Gill. He went deep into the crease and hit the good length ball towards extra cover for a four.
IND 177/2 (36.3)
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15:03 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: FOUR!
Shubman Gill is now capitalising. This time he plays a slog-sweep towards backward square leg for a four.
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 punished it comfortably for a four towards extra cover.
IND 159/2 (34.4)
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14:58 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: Fifty for Gill!
Shubman Gill races to his fouth ODI fifty in 51 balls. He has been really impressive in the series. he started with an unbeaten 82 in the first ODI, then scored 33 and now hits a fifty.
IND 149/2 (34)
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14:51 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: FOUR!
Raza bowled in the slot of Ishan Kishan and he comfortably dispatched it towards cow corner for a four.
IND 137/2 (31.2)
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14:43 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: FOUR!
That’s a well-timed scoop shot from Shubman Gill for a four towards the fine leg boundary.
IND 125/2 (28.4)
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14:39 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: Catch dropped!
Sean Williams beautifully dragged his length back to force Ishan Kishan make a mistake but he failed to grab the return catch.
IND 115/2 (26.5)
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14:37 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: FOUR!
A typical Ishan Kishan shot! It was in the slot from Williams and Kishan hit it straight down the ground for a four with some real power.
IND 114/2 (26.2)
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14:29 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: 100 up for India!
An overpitched delivery outside of stump from and Gill comfortably drove it for a four.
IND 100/2 (24.1)
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14:22 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: FOUR!
It was a poor delivery down the leg from Jongwe asking to be punished and Shubman Gill played it on the fine leg for a four.
IND 93/2 (22.2)
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14:17 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: Dhawan it OUT!
That’s the end of Shikhar Dhawan’s knock. He got a leading edge to the man at covers and departs for a 40 off 68 balls.
IND 84/2 (21)
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13:50 (IST)
OUT! Rahul departs after scoring 30
OUT! KL Rahul departs! He gets an inside edge and is bowled! India 63/1 after 15 overs.
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13:49 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: SIX! KL Rahul with 1st maximum of the game
KL Rahul registers the first six of the game! A short one, and he hooks it for a maximum!
India 63/0
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13:32 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: First boundary for Rahul
KL Rahul hits his first boundary of the match. It was not that bad a delivery on the off-side from Brad Evans but Rahul beautifully punched it from the backfoot for a classy four.
IND 45/0 (10.2)
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13:30 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: India dominate powerplay
The first powerplay has ended and India have scored 41 runs without the loss of any wicket. Zimbabwe pacers bowled well but were unlucky enough to not get any wicket in the phase.
IND 41/0 (10)
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13:24 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: FOUR!
A short ball from Ngarava and Dhawan smartly plays an upper-cut on it for a four.
IND 37/0 (8.5)
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13:16 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: Catch dropped!
Dhawan has been dropped at point. Ngarava bowled a short ball outside off stump and Dhawan hit it directly into the hands of the point fielder but he was lucky to survive as the ball burst out of the player’s hand.
IND 26/0 (6.5)
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13:11 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: Maiden over
This was a superb over from Nyauchi. He didn’t give room to Dhawan to free his arms and that helped him bowl six back-to-back dot balls to the Indian southpaw.
IND 22/0 (6)
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13:05 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: India in control
Both Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul have looked good so far. While the southpaw has played the anchor’s role, the other one is taking his time to settle down.
IND 20/0 (4)
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12:54 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: FOUR!
Shikhar Dhawan is on song today! Nyauchi erred in his line and bowled on Dhawan’s pads and the batter nonchalantly flicked it for a four on square leg.
IND 13/0 (1.4)
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12:50 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: FOUR!
That’s a superb cover drive from Dhawan for a four. He is looking in great touch today.
IND 8/0 (0.5)
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12:48 (IST)
3rd ODI Live: FOUR!
Dhawan and India get off the mark only on the second ball with a boundary on the off side.
IND 4/0 (0.2)
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