India trounce Zimbabwe; Are Ajinkya

India (Shar)made two changes to their playing eleven – Ambati Rayudu, the player of the series, and Dhawal Kulkarni made way for One-day International debutant Manish Pandey and Mohit.

Zimbabwe made three Cha(kabva)nges to the eleven that last played the Indians – Vusi Sibanda, Sean Williams and Brian Vitori made way for Regis, Malcolm Waller and Prosper Utseya.

On winning the toss, Elton Chigumbura, Zimbabwe’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 36, and lost a couple of wickets.

Ajinkya Rahane, India’s skipper, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Thirty-five balls into the match, he was caught by Utseya. Neville Madziva broke the 25-run stand.

Murali Vijay, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Eight balls later, he was caught by Richmond Mutumbami. Madziva broke the run-a-ball stand.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 134, and lost a couple of wickets.

India scored 50 off 12.5 overs (78 balls). The number of extras Zimbabwe had conceded at that point gave no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had conceded 57 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Robin Uthappa was batting on 14, Manoj Tiwary was batting on eight.

Tiwary, who faced 33 balls, scored just 10. Sixty-seven balls after Vijay’s dismissal, he was caught by Utseya, who broke the 35-run stand.

Uthappa, whose 44-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 31. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Chigumbura. Hamilton Masakadza broke the 14-run stand.

India scored 100 off 27.3 overs (166 balls). The number of extras Zimbabwe had conceded at that point gave no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 74 balls. While Pandey’s contribution to the partnership was 25, the contribution of Kedar Jadhav, the player of the match, to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Thirty-five overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had conceded 138 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Pandey was batting on 32, Jadhav was batting on 26.

India scored 150 off 36.3 overs (220 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Pandey’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and a six – came off 67 balls.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 41^st and the 50^th over. They scored 106, and lost a wicket.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 121 balls. While Pandey’s contribution to the partnership was 48, Jadhav’s contribution to it was 47. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Jadhav’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 64 balls.

India scored 200 off 43.5 overs (264 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Pandey, whose 86-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 71. A hundred and fifty-one balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, he was caught by Sikandar Raza. Chamu Chibhabha broke the 144-run partnership.

India scored 250 off 48.4 overs (293 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded 13 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Jadhav’s ton – which included a dozen boundaries and a six – came off 86 balls.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 19 balls. While Jadhav’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Stuart Binny’s contribution to it was 18. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Jadhav eventually scored 105 off 87 balls. He was unbeaten, as was Binny, who didn’t add to the aforementioned score. His eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six.

India scored 276 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs.

Graeme Cremer bowled five overs, conceding 42. He was wicketless, as was Donald Tiripano, who bowled eight overs, conceding 46.

Chibhabha bowled eight overs, conceding 55. He picked up a wicket, as did Utseya and Masakadza, who bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter conceded 31. Madziva, who bowled nine overs, conceded 59. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of Zimbabwe’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 42, and lost a wicket.

Although his 24-ball innings included a boundary, Masakadza had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Thirty-three balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sharma, who broke the 16-run stand.

The second Powerplay of Zimbabwe’s innings was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 138, and lost eight wickets.

Zimbabwe scored 50 off 13 overs (78 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Zimbabwe had conceded 59 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Chibhabha was batting on 35, Chakabva was batting on a dozen.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 73 balls. While Chibhabha’s contribution to the partnership was 36, Chakabva’s contribution to it was 14. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Chakabva, whose 43-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 27. A hundred balls after Masakadza’s dismissal, Axar Patel broke the 70-run partnership.

Chigumbura, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Eighteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Vijay, who broke the 11-run stand.

Zimbabwe scored 100 off 25.4 overs (154 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Chibhabha’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 76 balls.

Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Zimbabwe had conceded 142 for the loss of three wicket at that point. While Chibhabha was batting on 69, Mutumbami was batting on 21.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 54 balls. While Chibhabha’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Mutumbami’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Zimbabwe scored 150 off 34.5 overs (209 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

Mutumbami, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Fifty-nine balls after Chigumbura’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Binny, who broke the 53-run partnership.

Chibhabha, whose 109-ball innings included seven boundaries, eventually scored 82. Eight balls later, he was caught by Jadhav. Binny broke the 10-run stand.

Raza, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Eight balls later, Harbhajan Singh broke the 12-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Cremer, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Rahane off the bowling of Harbhajan.

Waller, who faced eight balls, scored five. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Rahane. Binny broke the four-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Utseya, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of dot balls later, he was caught by Uthappa off the bowling of Sharma.

The third Powerplay of Zimbabwe’s innings was between the 41^st and the 50^th over. They scored 13, and lost a wicket.

Tiripano, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. He was unbeaten.

Madziva, who faced nine balls, scored just three. Twenty-one balls later, he was stumped by Uthappa. Patel broke the 17-run stand.

India eventually conceded 11 extras. Zimbabwe, who were dismissed for 193 off 42.4 overs, lost by 83 runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 12. Vijay bowled three overs, conceding 19. He picked up a wicket.

Patel bowled 6.4 overs, conceding 39. He picked up a couple of wickets. Sharma bowled seven overs, conceding 33. He picked up a couple of wickets. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, conceding 35. He picked up a couple of wickets. Binny bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 55, picking up three scalps.

India won the three-match series 3-0.