Kishan and Tilak's blazing knocks help India seal the series
Prince Yadav also chipped in with two wickets before walking off with a suspected left hamstring strain
Prince Yadav also chipped in with two wickets before walking off with a suspected left hamstring strain
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Alagappan Muthu
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Shreyas Iyer says he feels exultant. This was a comprehensive win. Brilliant contribution from each and everyone. Starting from the batting, the way Ishan and Tilak played were rakanaka (Shona word which means beautiful). He thought 180-200 was a par score. 220 was icing on the cake. In bowling, they executed lines and lengths precisely. Bundling them over for 130 odd, that says the story. You have to be fearless. Not dwell too much on past performances. Be in the present. Maximise the opportunity you're getting. Tomorrow is a new day. Prince got injured so there might be a couple of changes in the final T20I.
Ishan Kishan is the Player of the Match. He says when you get runs for your team, you get a good total and being on the winning side is a good feeling. He didn't feel like the wicket was something like going in and scoring 200 runs. The bounce was a bit off for him. As a No. 3 batter, when you're set, you want to score big runs so your team gets going. You don't have to think about the wickets that have gone. You just have to keep watching the ball and trust your strength and assess which bowlers to target. He's happy to see Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav and Yash Thakur coming on and doing well. They all have a great story behind their success. Their fielding is good as well. They're going to make a big name for themselves. He explains the missed run-out opportunity, saying he thought the batter had already reached the crease.
Sikandar Raza says he thought the boys bowled well in patches. He credits India for the shots they played and the skills they showed. He is disappointed with their fielding today though. Raza praises Kishan for his consistency. Says he's batting well at No. 3 which could be a tricky role. He and Tilak batted really well. Zimbabwe can learn from their partnership. Raza says Zimbabwe were going to go for the chase. Sometimes it's the shot selection and the experience that lets them down. He owns up to letting the team down with the bat. The team could do really well with my runs.
Sampath from the Cricinfo stats team says, Abhishek Sharma is the first Indian opener to take a three-for in a men's T20I match. Last Indian opener to take a three-for in any men's international was Virender Sehwag against Australia in 2012
Grateful to play this game, grateful to my family who has always supported me, says debutant Yash Thakur who picked up 2-30. He says the wicket was good to bat and he and Shreyas Iyer spoke about the slower ones were good options here [and that's how he got Bennett out]. Last month, I played white-ball series for the A team and it went well. I like both white-ball and red-ball cricket.
A comfortable win for India. They take a 2-0 lead in this three-match T20I series. So the Shreyas Iyer regime is off and running.
The one big takeaway from their defeats in Ireland and England is that India's batters weren't able to cope when there was pace and bounce on offer. Harare has tested them similarly and this time they were up for it. They'll be happy with this result but again can't read too much into it. There was a sore point though - Prince Yadav's injury. He pulled up bowling his second over and went off the field clutching his left hamstring.
R Ngarava c Singh b Abhishek Sharma 1 (9m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 12.5
Shatansh: "The times at which Abhishek is given the bowl has allowed him to amass decent bowling figures. An average of 27 and a strike rate of under 22. Stats can be amusing."
Prince Yadav also chipped in with two wickets before walking off with a suspected left hamstring strain
He said India put aside thoughts of a 250-plus total and chose to "build a partnership and take the innings deep" after losing early wickets
Zimbabwe captain has scores of 4 and 0 against India, who've wrapped the T20I series up with one match left
Thakur replaced Ashok Sharma, who made his debut in the previous game
He is a top-order batter working out how to play at No. 5 and on Saturday against Zimbabwe, he seemed to find a template