ZIM vs IND Ball by Ball Commentary

A 3-0 WHITEWASH DONE BY INDIA! Pitched full in the blockhole. Newman Nyamhuri bunts it toward wide of mid on and takes a single. Zimbabwe finish on 157/7. India win by 35 runs.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mayank Yadav gets another! Slower ball on a length, around off. Evans swings hard and miscues it off the top edge that goes straight up in the air. Rinku Singh comes in from short cover and takes a simple catch. Zimbabwe are seven down.

WIDE! Back of a length, angling down the leg. Evans pulls and misses. Wide signaled.

Yorker length delivery, just outside off. Evans makes room and squeezes it toward backward point. An overthrow from the fielder allows the batters to take the second run.

Slower, Back of a length on the middle and leg stump line. Burl nails the pull but goes straight to deep backward square leg for one.

WIDE! Pitched full, down the leg. Burl lets it be. Wide signaled.

Short of a length, angled into the middle and leg. Evans miscues the pull in front of the deep mid-wicket fielder for one.

Back of a length, zips through around off. Evans shuffles and tries to reverse ramp but makes no contact.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Pitched full, slanting down the leg. Burl clips it toward fine leg and collects an easy boundary. Brings up his FIFTY with the boundary.

Low full toss on off. Evans bunts it toward extra cover for a single.

Pitched full, on-off. Evans drills it down the pitch and back toward the bowler, who stops it in his follow-through.

SIX! BOOM! Slower and shorter delivery on the middle. Brad Evans picks it early and smokes the pull over the deep square leg fence for a massive hit.

Pace off on a length on the middle and leg. Burl chips it over mid-wicket for one.

ANOTHER ONE GOES DOWN! Back of a length, on off. Evans pulls it straight to the substitute, Harsh Dubey, at the mid-wicket region, who puts down a simple chance. Single taken.

Pace off, short of a good length angled into the middle. Evans is early into the hack. Gets a thud on the body, and the ball rolls into the off side for a run.

Yorker length delivery outside off. Evans plays and misses.

Excellent slower ball on a length, goes over the middle and leg stump line. Evans tries to work across the line but he is into the shot way too early.

Fuller than a length, angling down the leg. Evans clips it off the pad and rolls to the left of the keeper.

Full pitcher on the middle and leg. Evans clips it toward backward square leg for a couple.

OUT! THE POLES ARE ROCKED! Ashok Sharma finally gets his maiden T20I wicket. Fuller than a length, angling into the off-stump line. Marumani tries to hack it across the line, but the ball zips through and sends the off pole for a cartwheel. Ashok looks up in the skies and thanks the Lord. Marumani goes cheaply. Zimbabwe lose their sixth.

Tossed up on a length, on off. Burl taps it toward the backward point fielder. A couple of dots to end the 17th over.

Fuller wrong'un, spinning away just outside off. Burl tries to work across the line but misses.

FOUR! Belted! Overpitched delivery around off. Burl drills it hard toward the deep extra cover region and finds the ropes in quick time.

Flatter and quicker googly, pushed across the batter. Burl looks to cut but misses.

LEG BYE! Tossed up full on the leg pole. Marumani looks to sweep but misses onto the pad. The ball rolls away toward point for a leg bye. Half an appeal from the bowler is turned down.

Flatter googly, on off. Burl tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller than a length on off. Burl knocks it toward long on for one.

Fuller than a length outside off. Marumani throws his bat and squeezes it toward deep third for one.

WIDE! On a length and angled down the leg. Marumani swings and misses. Wide signaled.

OUT! MADHEVERE HOLES OUT! Mayank Yadav gets the breakthrough for India. Back of a length, angled into the middle stump line. He is cramped for room and miscues the pull toward the deep mid-wicket region. Tilak Varma comes in from the ropes and completes the grab. Zimbabwe are 125/5, chasing 193 runs.

LEG BYE! Fuller than a length on the middle and leg. Burl misses the flick and it rolls off the pad toward backward square leg for a leg bye.

Put down! Back of a length on the middle and leg stump line. Burl swivel-pulls it toward the deep backward square leg region. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi comes in from the ropes for the catch but with the ball dying on him, his fingers get stuck between the ball and the ground. He looks in pain. The batters take two.

Back of a length angling across the batter, around off. Burl has a poke at it and gets beaten.

Nails the yorker, on middle, tails in, Wessly Madhevere gets his bat down in time to dig it out. 15 runs from the 15th over!

WIDE! Pitched up but down the leg side, Wessly Madhevere fails to glance it away. Wided.

FOUR! Streaky but they all count! Another slower one, full and just outside off. Wessly Madhevere uses his feet and throws his hands at it. Gets an outside edge that races to the third man fence for a boundary.

SIX! Up, up and away! Pace off from Yash Thakur, lands this back of a length and on middle. Wessly Madhevere picks up early, waits for it and whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. That also brings up the 50-run stand between these two batters.

Short of a length and on middle, Ryan Burl pulls it to deep square leg for a run.

On a length and around leg, Ryan Burl glances it towards deep fine for a brace.

DROPPED! Another chance goes begging here! Fuller and outside off, Wessly Madhevere extends his arms and smacks it aerially towards extra cover. Tilak Varma leaps up to grab it with both hands, but the ball bursts through and drops behind him. A single taken.

Floated, full and on off, Wessly Madhevere drills it to long off for one more. Zimbabwe need 86 runs in 36 balls now.

Fires in a yorker, on off, Ryan Burl digs it out towards extra cover for one.

Drags his length back, outside off, turns further away, Ryan Burl slashes and misses.

Quicker, shortish and on middle, Wessly Madhevere nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

Short again and outside off, Wessly Madhevere cuts it to point.

Flatter, short and on middle, Wessly Madhevere goes for the reverse sweep but hits it from the bottom half of the bat to short third.

Goes short and on middle, Ryan Burl stabs it to the left of the bowler.

Tossed up, full and on middle and leg, Wessly Madhevere swipes it to deep square leg for one.

SIX! That is outta here! Tossed up, full and around middle. Wessly Madhevere gets down on one knee, hits through the line, tonking it over the long on fence, onto the roof for a biggie. 100 up for Zimbabwe.

Quicker, short and on leg, Ryan Burl nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter, short and outside off, Ryan Burl leaves it alone. He does not get the wide.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Floated, full and around off. Ryan Burl gets his hands through the shot and cracks the drive through covers for a boundary.

Full and wide outside off, Wessly Madhevere tries to reach out but toe-ends it back to the bowler.

Pitched up and on off, Ryan Burl drills it to the left of long off for one.

On a length and on off, slower as well, Wessly Madhevere looks to push it away but gets a bottom edge to the leg side for a run.

WIDE! A bouncer but down the leg side, Wessly Madhevere lets it go to the keeper. Wided.

Short of a length and outside off, Ryan Burl reaches out and slaps it through extra covers. Shreyas Iyer from mid off puts the after-burners and stops it ahead of the ropes. Three taken.

Hard length and around leg, Ryan Burl uses his feet and tucks it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Back of a length and on off, takes pace off, Wessly Madhevere pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Goes back to the shorter length, outside off, Ryan Burl slaps it wdie of sweeper over for a brace.

Flighted, full and on middle, Wessly Madhevere gets low and drags it to long on for one.

Short again and outside off, Ryan Burl cuts it to deep point for another run.

Drags his length back, around off, Wessly Madhevere punches it through cover-point for a run. He turns around for the second but is sent back. Luckily, the throw went the other way.

Floated, full and on middle, Ryan Burl slogs it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter, short and outside off, Ryan Burl leaves it thinking it is wide, but does not get it as this is inside the tramline.

Slower, back of a length delivery around off. Burl slaps it toward deep cover point for one. Zimbabwe are 77/4 at the halfway mark.

Fuller than a good length, outside off. Madhevere drives this toward deep cover for a single.

Short of a good length, around off. Madhevere dabs it toward the backward point fielder for another dot.

Back of a length angling into off. Madhevere mistimes the pull toward the man at short mid-wicket.

Slower length ball on off. Burl nudges it toward the gap at mid-wicket and they settle for one.

Short of a length delivery, just outside off. Madhevere gets on top of the bounce and pulls this toward deep backward square leg for one.

Slower and shorter delivery, angled into the middle stump line. Madhevere swivel-pulls it to deep backward square leg for one.

Fuller than a length on off. Madhevere drives it down the pitch and Shedge makes a good effort off his bowling.

Back of a length, just outside off. Madhevere cuts and finds the man at backward point.

Slower and shorter delivery on the middle and leg. Burl pulls it round the corner for one.

Short of a good length on the leg pole. Burl works it through the gap at square leg for two more.

Good-length delivery at the stumps. Burl flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple.

Tossed up on a length, on off. Ryan Burl taps into the off side and they cross for a single.

Flatter and quicker googly, around off. Burl plays and misses.

Fuller and quicker, sliding into the middle and leg. Wessly Madhevere turns it toward backward square leg for one.

Fuller delivery, sliding into the middle. Wessly Madhevere defends it back to the bowler.

OUT! TAKEN! Bishnoi strikes now! Tossed up on a length, on off. Curran brings out the reverse lap and hits it straight to Mayank Yadav at short third region, who makes no mistake now. Curran fails to make the most of the life given to him. Zimbabwe are four down.

Flatter googly, around off. Burl cuts it toward short cover point for a single.

FOUR MORE! Slower and shorter delivery outside off. Curran cuts it toward the deep backward point region and a fumble from the fielder near the ropes allows another boundary.

FOUR! Nicely done! Short of a length and follows the batter on the middle stump line. Curran stays back and guides it over the keeper for a clever boundary.

Fuller than a length on the middle. Burl clips it toward mid-wicket for a single.

Short of a good length, around off. Curran carves it off the outer half. Goes on the bounce toward deep third for one.

IN THE AIR AND DROPPED! Back-of-a-length delivery on off. Curran is rushed by the extra pace and miscues it straight up in the air behind the stumps. Ishan Kishan, the keeper, settles under it but the ball pops out of his gloves. Curran already started walking back to the hut and does not take the single even with the overthrow. Kishan is not having a great series behind the stumps.

Back of a length around off. Burl cuts it toward backward point, where Bishnoi gets half a hand and they keep it to one.

Tossed up full on off. Burl pushes it toward mid-off and calls for a quick single. A better pick-up from Yash Thakur could have had Burl in trouble. Zimbabwe are 53/3 at the end of the Powerplay!

FOUR! Dispatched! Short and wide outside off. Burl slaps it through the gap at covers for a cracking boundary. 50 comes up for the home side.

Quicker and flatter leg break, on the middle and leg. Curran nudges it through square leg for a single.

Flatter delivery outside off. Burl chops it toward backward point for one.

FIVE WIDES! Darted full and sliding down the leg. Burl plays and misses. The keeper had no chance to stop and it runs down to fine leg for five bonus runs.

Flatter leg break, turns back into the middle and leg. Burl tucks it toward backward square leg for none.

Tossed up full, on off. Curran drives it toward wide of mid off for a single.

Dug into the surface, on off, Ryan Burl backs away to cut but misses. Just 2 runs off the over!

Nails the yorker, on middle, Ben Curran digs it off the inner half of the bat towards short fine for a single.

WIDE! Short again but well outside off this time, Ben Curran throws his bat at it but fails to reach out. Wided.

Four dots in a row! Ashok Sharma comes around the wicket and bangs in a quick bouncer, on middle, angling in, Ben Curran ducks under it.

Bangs this into the pitch, outside off, takes off sharply, Ben Curran slashes at it but fails to connect.

Short of a length and outside off, angling away, Ben Curran swings across the line but misses.

Back of a length and on middle, Ben Curran pats it down the pitch.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Fuller one and on middle, Ryan Burl shows the full face of the bat and crisply drives it back past the bowler for a boundary on the hat-trick ball.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! A spectacular return catch from Yash Thakur sends Sikandar Raza back for a golden duck. This is on a hard length and just on off, Sikandar Raza steps across to clip it across the line but the ball just stops on him. It takes the leading edge and lobs to the left of the bowler. Thakur on his follow-through, changes his direction swiftly to move towards the ball, and stretches out his left hand to pluck it out of thin air. Thakur is on a hat-trick now. 34/1 becomes 34/3 for Zimbabwe.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mayank Yadav will be a relieved man, and Yash Thakur eventually gets his man. He sees the batter back away, serves this full, angling into the leg side and takes pace off as well. Dion Myers looks to loft it over extra covers but checks his shot due to the lack of pace. He gets a top edge that flies over mid off, where Shreyas Iyer runs backwards and takes a good catch. Zimbabwe are 34/2, still needing 159 runs in 98 balls.

FOUR! Salt to the wounds! Short of a legnth and around middle, Dion Myers picks up the length early and heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

DROPPED! That should have been taken! Yash Thakur bangs this into the pitch, on middle and leg. Dion Myers goes for the pull but loses his bottom hand and gets a top edge. It flies towards deep fine leg, where Mayank Yadav comes running but then stops, and then tries to grab it to his front but makes a meal of it. Two taken. Myers gets a life here.

Back of a length and on middle, Ben Curran drops it to the off side for a quick single.

SIX! Into the stands! Mayank Yadav follows the fuller delivery with a short ball, but this one sits up nicely for the batter. Dion Myers gets on top of it and hammers it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Touch fuller and angling into the leg side, Dion Myers fails to glance it away as the ball brushes his pads on its way to the keeper. Looks like Ishan Kishan has hurt himself while trying to make the stop.

Back of a length and outside off, Ben Curran reaches out and slaps it off the toe-end of the bat through extra covers. Rinku Singh runs after it to collect it. Three taken.

Fuller and on middle, Dion Myers clips it towards mid-wicket for a quick single.

Uppish but safe! This is on a hard length and around middle, does not bounce much. Dion Myers tries to sway away but the ball catches him on the gloves. It lobs up but does not carry to point.

FOUR BYES! That beats everyone! Mayank Yadav sees the batter back away and follows him with a well-directed bumper. Dion Myers does well to get out of the way and Ishan Kishan has no chance of stopping that as the ball races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

WIDE! Bangs in a bouncer, but down the leg side, Dion Myers ducks under it. Called a wide.

Touch fuller and on middle, Dion Myers knocks it towards mid on and rushes to the other end for a quick one.

Back of a length and around off, straightens off the deck. Dion Myers looks to work it across the line but gets a leading edge over the backward point region for a couple of runs.

Dug into the surface, outside off, holds up on the surface. Dion Myers swats it off the toe-end of the bat towards mid on.

Good length and around leg, Ben Curran nudges it through backward square leg for a run.

Lands this on a hard length and angling into the leg side, keeps low. Ben Curran misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

WIDE! Short of a length but down the leg side, Ben Curran lets it go. Wided.

Yash Thakur begins with a back-of-a-length delivery, on middle, Dion Myers pats it wide of mid on. Ashok Sharma moves quickly to his right and makes a diving stop. A single taken.

Dug into the surface, down the leg side, Dion Myers glances it towards deep fine for one. 6 runs off the first over!

On a length and on leg, Ben Curran clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Mayank Yadav bangs this into the pitch at 145 kph, on off, nips back in. Ben Curran gets rushed and before he can react, the ball hits his bat and drops towards point.

Short of a length, follows the batter into the leg side. Ben Curran pulls it away to deep backward square leg, where the fielder fumbles and allows the second run.

Fuller and on middle, Dion Myers tucks it towards mid-wicket and scampers across for a single. Uh..oh! Yadav has overstepped here as the on-field umpire gets confirmation from the third umpire. It is called a No Ball. Free Hit up next.

Back of a length and on middle, Dion Myers pats it down the pitch.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! The perfect start for Mayank Yadav and India. He starts with a hard-length delivery, on off, gets it to nip back in a bit. Brian Bennett stays in his crease and has a poke at it but gets squared up as well. It takes the outside edge and flies to first slip, where Vaibhav Sooryavanshi takes a sharp catch. Twice in three games, Bennett walks back for a golden duck. Zimbabwe are 0/1, chasing 193 runs.