ZIM vs IND Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! CAUGHT! India win by 90 runs. Abhishek Sharma drags his length back a bit and bowls this wide of off, Richard Ngarava shimmies down the track and slogs at it but gets more height than distance on this one. The ball goes straight into the hands of Rinku Singh at the long on fence for a simple take.

Full and on the pads, Blessing Muzarabani milks this through mid on for one.

FOUR! Time for some fun for the lower-order batter. Fuller around middle and off, Blessing Muzarabani smashes this down the ground past the right of the bowler for a boundary in front of the sight screen.

Fired around off, Richard Ngarava drills this down to long on for one.

Floated around the pads, Blessing Muzarabani pushes this to long off for a single.

Back of a length, around off, Richard Ngarava clears his front foot and slogs wildly at it but misses out.

Good length, around off, Richard Ngarava pushes this to covers.

On a length, around the pads, Blessing Muzarabani flicks this to the left of the deep squar eleg fielder for one.

Short and around off, Blessing Muzarabani goes for the pull but misses.

Yorker, on middle and leg, Blessing Muzarabani keeps it out.

OUT! TIMBER! Yash Thakur comes into the attack and removes Tadiwanashe Marumani from the middle. On a length, straight one, in the line of the stumps. Tadiwanashe Marumani clears his front foot and looks to go big over deep mid-wicket but misses and gets his stumps broken.

TWO BYES! Tossed up, around off, spinning into the batter. Richard Ngarava swings and misses. The ball goes past the keeper as well and the batters take two extras.

Full and on the pads, Richard Ngarava punches this to short mid-wicket.

Quicker one, around off, Richard Ngarava pushes this to the left of the bowler.

Almost the third for AS. Fuller, wide of off, Richard Ngarava chips this off the bottom of his bat towards the right of the bowler. Abhishek Sharma plucks out his right hand but fails to close his grasp just in time.

OUT! TIMBER! Abhishek Sharma breaks the furniture. Yorker, on middle and off, Newman Nyamhuri is late in bringing his bat down from a high backlift and the ball sneaks past the outside edge of his bat and goes on to break the stumps. Zimbabwe are 119 for 8.

Full and wide fo off, Tadiwanashe Marumani drives this through mid off for a single.

Slows it up, full and on off, Newman Nyamhuri fends it off the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket.

That's just schoolboy stuff from Ishan Kishan! Dragged back, outside off, Tadiwanashe Marumani punches it towards sweeper cover for a run. Newman Nyamhuri turns blindly for the second but is sent back when he is halfway down the track and gives up. The throw from the deep comes to the keeper's end, where Ishan Kishan does not have a clue about where the batter is and instead of breaking the stumps, he casually flicks it, and the ball rolls past the stumps. Nyamhuri then hurries back to his crease. Kishan has his hands on his head and none of the Indian fielders can believe what just happened there.

Fires this one, full and on middle, Newman Nyamhuri drills it to long on for a run.

Flatter, short and outside off, Tadiwanashe Marumani tries to cut but gets an outside edge wide of short third. The fielder stops it on the bounce. They cross.

SIX! Up, up and away! Floated, full and around middle. Tadiwanashe Marumani gets down on one knee and plays the slog sweep right from the sweet spot of the bat. It sails over the deep mid-wicket fence and hits the top of the stands.

Quicker, full and on leg, Newman Nyamhuri misses his flick as the ball goes off his pads towards square leg. A leg bye taken.

Slows it up, shortish and on off, Newman Nyamhuri changes his stance early and reverse sweeps it hard towards backward point. Shivam Dube makes a half-stop and allows one more.

Flighted, full and on leg, Tadiwanashe Marumani sweeps it to deep square leg for one.

Flatter, full and on leg, Newman Nyamhuri flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Abhishek Sharma has the last laugh here. He fires in the arm ball, full and on middle, angling in a bit. Brad Evans goes down and across, exposing all his stumps to swipe it away but misses the ball completely as it goes through and crashes into the leg pole. End of a breezy knock from Evans. Zimbabwe are 105/7, still needing 115 runs in 39 balls.

SIX! Brad Evans is having some fun out there! Tossed up, full and around off Brad Evans skips down the track, extends his arms to reach out for it and pumps it over the wide long off fence for a biggie. 100 up for Zimbabwe.

Floated, short and outside off, Brad Evans cuts it straight to point.

Hits the deck hard, on middle, angling in, Brad Evans whips it to deep square leg for one more.

FOUR! Put away! Mayank Yadav goes short again, on off, but this one sits up nicely for the batter. Brad Evans gets on top of the bounce and whacks it to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Dug into the surface, on middle, Tadiwanashe Marumani heaves it away to deep square leg for a run.

A slower bouncer on middle, Brad Evans looks to pull it away but goes through it early as the ball goes off his body to the leg side. A leg bye taken.

WIDE! Good length but down the leg side, Brad Evans fails to get bat on ball. Wided.

Fuller one and outisde off, Brad Evans moves across to play the reverse scoop but it lobs up off his pads to the keeper.

Hard length and on middle and leg, Tadiwanashe Marumani glances it to fine leg for a single.

Quicker, short and on leg, Brad Evans nudges it to short fine. 130 runs needed 48 balls now.

SIX! That is outta here! Tilak Varma gives this one some more air, full and on middle. Brad Evans gets down on one knee and absolutely nails the slog sweep over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

A full toss, around off, Brad Evans slices it away wide of sweeper cover for a brace.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Brad Evans knocks it down the pitch.

OUT! TAKEN! Tilak Varma can do no wrong in this game. First, runs with the bat and now a wicket as well. He flights it up, full and on middle and leg, Ryan Burl skips down the track to go big down the ground. However, he gets it from the inside half of the bat. The ball flies flat and in the air towards long on, where Rinku Singh comes charging in and dives forward to take a superb catch. There is a check for the fairness of the catch, but the replay shows that Rinku has grabbed it clearly and kept the ball above the ground as well. Zimbabwe are reeling at 82/6 now.

Floated, short and around off, Tadiwanashe Marumani swats it down to long off for a single.

Pitched up and on middle and off, Ryan Burl shows the full face of the bat and lifts it over mid off. However, the ball drops on the outfield and does not roll to the fence, giving mid off to get to it. Two taken.

Dug into the surface, on leg, Tadiwanashe Marumani swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for one.

WIDE! A bouncer, on off, but way above the head of the batter. Tadiwanashe Marumani lets it go and gets the wide.

Pace off again, short of a length and on off, Ryan Burl works it through square leg for a run.

Slower one, full and on leg, Tadiwanashe Marumani tucks it through mid-wicket and calls for two. However, Tilak Varma is quick to get to the ball and keeps it to one.

EDGED AND FOUR! Yash Thakur hits the deck hard, outside off again. Tadiwanashe Marumani throws the kitchen sink at it as the ball flies off the outisde edge to the third man fence for a boundary.

Back of a legnth and outside off, Tadiwanashe Marumani slaps it wide of sweeper cover and comes back for the second run.

Full and on the pads, Tadiwanashe Marumani sweeps this towards fine leg for a run.

That's really nice from Ravi Bishnoi. Pushed through, across the batter, around off. Tadiwanashe Marumani pokes at it but misses out.

Floated across the batter, on off, Ryan Burl guides this to short third for one.

Ravi bowls this full and around off, at a quicker pace. Ryan Burl hits this into the deck and towards short cover.

Slider, around off, Ryan Burl rocks back and looks to go up and over covers but misses.

Flighted, around off, at a quicker pace. Ryan Burl drives this to short cover.

Back of a length, around off, Tadiwanashe Marumani punches this firmly to covers for another dot. Just 3 runs and a wicket off this Dube over.

A bit sloppy! Hard length and around off, Tadiwanashe Marumani looks to punch it but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls towards point. The batters take a single and the fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end. There is no backup and it allows an extra run.

Good length, around off, going across the batter. Tadiwanashe Marumani swings and misses.

Back of a length, around off, Tadiwanashe Marumani jams this around silly point.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust as Dube delivers a blow to the hosts now. Hard length, around off, climbing a bit on the batter. Wessly Madhevere uses his feet and looks to loft this over mid off but the ball keeps climbing on him. Wessly hits this off the sticker of his bat towards Shreyas Iyer at mid off, who takes a dolly.

On a length, around the pads, Ryan Burl flicks this through square leg for a single.

Pushed through around off, Ryan Burl punches this to sweeper cover and takes a single to end the over.

Googly, around the pads, Wessly Madhevere steps a long way across and ramps this to fine leg for one.

Floated around off, Ryan Burl dabs this to short third an takes a run.

Slower this time, full and around off, Ryan Burl drives this to sweeper cover or two.

Another one, bowled at a rapid pace, going across the left-hander. Ryan Burl slashes hard at it but misses out.

Quicker one, around off, Ryan Burl cuts this to backward point.

Back of a length, around off, Ryan Burl cuts thisto deep third for a single to close the over.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Ryan Burl. Short again, around middle and leg, slower this time. Ryan Burl pulls this through the square leg region for another boundary here.

FOUR! A poor misfield in the deep from Abhishek Sharma turns two into four. Short and on middle and off, Ryan Burl pulls this flat and to the right of the deep mid-wicket fielder. Abhishek Sharma glides to his right but gets a bit casual while picking it up and the ball rolls off his knee for four.

50 up for Zimbabwe. Short and around off, Wessly Madhevere punches this to deep point for one.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Prince gets his second of the contest already and this is the biggest of them all. Hard length, around off, in the channel. Sikandar Raza clears his front foot and looks to slog this across the line. Gets a faint tickle that is taken well behind the stumps by Ishan Kishan. Raza waits for a bit but once the finger goes up, he trudges off. Zimbabwe are 49 for 4.

Back of a length, around off, Sikandar Raza rocks back and pushes this to cover-point for a dot.

LEG BYE! Fuller, down the leg side, going down the leg side. Sikandar Raza gets it clipped off his pads through square leg for a leg bye.

OUT! TIMBER! Despite going for a boundary early on in the over, Ravi Bishnoi has bounced back well in this over. Googly, at a rapid pace, around off, and turning back inside the right-hander. Dion Myers has a wild hoick across the line but misses out completely and gets his leg stump rattled. India get their 3rd inside the Powerplay.

Full and on the pads, Dion Myers drives this to covers for no run.

Much quicker, and flatter again, around off, Dion Myers rocks back and gets late into the cut. Ends up chopping this off the under-edge for a dot.

FOUR! Excellent from Dion. Quicker and flatter, wide of off, Dion Myers moves away to his leg and opens up the off side. Drives this through covers for a boundary.

Floated around off, Dion Myers punches this to the left of the bowler for a dot.

Top effort! Short and outside off, Dion Myers flays it over cover-point. Tilak Varma moves to his left and flings himself towards the ball. He gets a hand on it but it does not stick in but he takes the sting out of the ball. Three taken.

FOUR! Fine shot! Prince Yadav bangs this into the pitch, on off. Dion Myers lets the ball go behind him before upper cutting it over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Fuller and on leg, Ryan Burl clips it through square leg for one.

Back of a length and outside off, Dion Myers slices it in front of third man for a run.

Just short! Hard length and around off, nips away with extra bounce. Ryan Burl gets taken aback and just leaves his bat hanging out. It takes the outside edge but does not carry to first slip, who makes a half-stop. A single taken.

OUT! TAKEN! Prince Yadav strikes with his very first delivery. He lands this back of a length and outside off, angling away. Ben Curran goes for the pull but he is in no position to play that shot and ends up getting a leading edge. It flies straight down the throat of deep third, where Shivam Dube pouches it up safely. Zimbabwe lose both the openers now.

On a length and on off, Dion Myers pushes it to cover.

OUT! TAKEN! A special moment for Yash Thakur as he picks up his maiden T20I wicket. He anticipates the batter moving across, serves this full and outside off, takes pace off. Brian Bennett goes for the reverse ramp but, due to the lack of pace, gets it from the toe-end. It lobs in the air behind the stumps, where Ishan Kishan takes a dolly. Zimbabwe are 34/1, chasing 220 runs.

WIDE! Bangs in a bouncer, on middle, but too high for the batter, Brian Bennett ducks under it. Wided.

Follows the batter, serves this full and into the leg side, Brian Bennett backs away and jams it out to short cover.

FOUR! Good shot! Pitched up and on middle, angling in a bit. Brian Bennett stays back in his crease and heaves it over mid-wicket for another boundary.

SIX! Expertly done! Fuller delivery and on middle. Brian Bennett is expecting that length, moves across and plays the ramp to perfection over the keeper's head for a biggie.

Back of a length and around off, Brian Bennett punches it sweetly but finds short cover.

Dug into the surface, angling into the body of the batter. Ben Curran gets cramped up and hooks it straight to short fine.

Slightly fuller and and outside off, Ben Curran moves across for the scoop but he fails to connect.

Hard length and around off, Brian Bennett heaves it off the cue-end of the bat towards mid-wicket ofr a single.

Back of a length and on off, Brian Bennett punches it to cover-point.

SIX! Cheeky and effective! Fuller delivery and just outside off. Brian Bennett shuffles across a long way and scoops it over the keeper's head for a biggie.

Good length and around off, Brian Bennett dabs it to point.

On a length and around off, Ben Curran steers it away to point.

Touch fuller and on middle, Brian Bennett mistimes his lofted shot off the sticker of the bat. It goes over the bowler and lands in between mid off and mid on. They cross.

Hard length and around off, skids through, Brian Bennett tries to cut it away but misses.

FOUR! Poor delivery! Short of a length but going down the leg side. Brian Bennett looks to hook it away. Gets it off his gloves befor hit hits the bat and rolls to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

DROPPED! Tilak Varma puts it down and to make matters worse, he has hurt himself as well. Back of a length and around off, Brian Bennett stays back and absolutely smashes this one. It flies at the rate of knots to short cover, where even before Varma can react, the ball hits him on the midriff and pops out. He is looking in a lot of pain here.

Yash Thakur begins with a fuller delivery, on leg, Ben Curran flicks it through backward square leg for a single.

Dug into the surface, outside off, takes off a bit, Brian Bennett slashes hard at it but misses. 10 runs off the first over! Oh.well! UltraEdge later shows a spike when the ball is next to the bat, but no one really appealed for this one.

SIX! Goes all the way! Mayank Yadav goes full but angles into the pads. Brian Bennett picks it up and clips it. It flies towards deep fine leg, where Shivam Dube is standing quite a few yards ahead and fails to backpedal enough as the ball sails over him for a biggie.

Hard length and just around off, Brian Bennett stays back and punches it towards cover-point.

FOUR! Gets it away this time! Mayank Yadav bangs this into the pitch, on middle. Brian Bennett picks up the length early, swivels and pulls it away to the deep square leg fence for a boundary. Zimbabwe are up and running in the chase.

Back of a legnth and around off, Brian Bennett looks to pull but gets it from the toe-end towards short mid-wicket.

Hint of movement! Mayank Yadav starts with back-of-a-length delivery, on off, nips back in sharply. Brian Bennett bends his back to cut it away but gets cramped up and chops it to the off side.