India vs Zimbabwe 2nd ODI highlights: IND win by five wickets, seal series

Samson finishes it off with a six. He ends unbeaten on 43 off 39 balls. Unlike the last match, India did lose five wickets today, largely because they were trying to finish the chase off as quickly as possible. The last Indian wicket to fall was Deepak Hooda, who was actually yorked by Sikandar Raza. Not too many times that you get to see a spinner getting a wicket from a yorker. 

The partnership between Samson and Hooda has crossed 50. India now need just 10 runs to win off a whopping 27 overs. 

Over the long on fielder and Samson gets his first six of the innings. He has raced to 20 off 22. India 130/4 in 19.5 overs. 

Gill gives catching practice to third man. That wicket came out of nowhere, Gill was looking quite settled all the time.

Ishan Kishan chops on and India lose a third wicket. Harare is bouncing now, the Zimbabwean fans have something to cheer about. Ishan Kishan reaching out for a ball that is well wide outside off, ends up inside edging it to his own stumps. 

Kishan b Jongwe 6 (13), India 83/3 in 11.4 overs

Well India are in a hurry here. Shubman Gill is on 22 off 26 while Ishan Kishan has scored four runs. 

Dhawan looked to be in the mood to clobber everything and perishes. Chivanga bangs it in short, Dhawan can't quite control the pull and sends it right into the hands of midwicket. 

Dhawan c Kaia b Chivanga 33 (21), India 47/2 in 6.3 overs

Steps down the wicket and sends the ball straight past the bowler for a boundary. Dhawan maintains a strike rate above 100 with that shot. 

Early wicket for Zimbabwe and it is the Indian captain who falls. That looks absolutely plum in front but Rahul takes the review. Victor Nyauchi sent it in just outside off veering into the right hander. Three reds in the DRS and the Indian captain has to walk. 

Rahul lbw b Nyauchi 1 (5), India 5/1 in 1.4 overs. 

India trying something new here by sending Rahul out to open with Dhawan ahead of Shubman Gill. Tanaka Chivanga bowls the first over. 

“You have to look at what the opening bowlers have bowled, whether it's swinging or seaming around. And according to the batsmen, you have to be smart as a bowler to adjust accordingly. Early on it was a little on the slower side. Later on there was a bit more so we could bowl more bouncers. What I can improve on is guess where the batsman is going to attack me and bowl accordingly. I think I have good skillsets so I just need to keep polishing those in the nets. Sometimes you just need to hit the deck hard and keep it tight.”

An utterly silly run out to end a poor innings from Zimbabwe. Burl is the man on strike and he wants to take two. His partner doesn't look keen on it at all and there never really was more than a run in that shot. The batters are standing face to face in the middle of the pitch as Prasidh takes the bails off. All very farcical in the end and India need 162 to seal a series win. 

Good awareness from KL Rahul. Lofted shot from Burl that is just out of reach for the Indian captain. But he picks up the ball and fires a throw at the keeper's end to effect the run out. 

Evans goes for a late cut off Axar but chops on and Zimbabwe are down to their last two wickets. Ryan Burl, meanwhile, has raced to 33 off 44 balls. 

Jongwe hits a four off the second ball of the 33rd over and then loses his stumps off the very next one. Thakur bowled the same delivery and Jongwe seemed to backing away to go for the same lofted cover drive. Only this time, the batter missed and the ball crashed on to the stumps.

Jongwe b Thakur 6 (16), Zimbabwe 129/7 in 32.3 overs

The run rate has gone below four as the Indians keep the pressure on the hosts. Zimbabwe have hardly ever managed to take off here. 

Williams slog sweeps this length ball from Deepak Hooda and misses out on his half century by eight runs. He sends it straight down the throat of Shikhar Dhawan at deep backward square leg.

Williams c Dhawan b Hooda 42 (42), Zimbabwe 105/6 in 28 overs

Sean Williams rocks back and hits it over short midwicket. Rare boundary for the hosts and they edge closer to the three-figure mark. 

The partnership between Williams and Raza ended with the latter falling to a well-judged catch by Shubman Gill. That stand was worth 41 runs which came off 50 balls. They provided a semblance of a resistance and it looks like Zimbabwe might just end up with a lower total than what they managed in the first ODI. 

Williams surprised by the bouncer from Prasidh Krishna. Goes for a rather uncontrolled pull but the top edge flies over the boundary to give him a maximum. 

Zimbabwe have their two most experienced batters Sean Williams and Sikandar Raza in the middle now. India have brought in spin early with Axar Patel rolling his arms. Zimbabwe 50/4 in 16 overs. 

Zimbabwe have lost their fourth. Prasidh forcing the batter to play at it and getting it to move away just a hint. Samson makes no mistake with the catch. 

Madhevere c Samson b Prasidh Krishna 2 (12), Zimbabwe 31/4 in 12.4 overs

Catching practice for Shubman Gill at second slip. Thakur gets the ball to take off from a length, Regis Chakabva reaches for it with no foot movement and edges it to Gill.

Innocent Kaia has been taking his chances against Shardul Thakur, even scoring Zimbabwe's only boundary of the match thus far in the previous over. But this time he edges it down the leg side to the keeper. 

Kaia c Samson b Thakur 16 (27), Zimbabwe 27/2 in 11.2 overs. 

What a catch by Samson and India get their first wicket! Siraj has been banging it in outside off since the first over and finally gets his reward. Samson was going to the left but the swing and edge forced him to change direction and pluck the ball with his left hand. 

Kaitano c Samson b Mohammed Siraj 7 (32), Zimbabwe 20/1 in 8.4 overs