IND vs ZIM: Yashasvi Jaiswal's 93, Shubman Gill's 58 helps India win 4th T20I by 10 wickets; seal series against Zimbabwe

After three games, Team India has shown why their batting is considered one of the best in the world. Chasing 153 runs, the Men in Blue's opening batters, skipper Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal went on a rampage to clinch a 10-wicket victory at the Harare Sports Club. With this win, the young Indian side secured three wins out of the four games played, taking a 3-1 lead in the five-match series.

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Gill and Jaiswal posted a 156-run partnership and made sure to smash the host bowlers all over the park. The batters amassed 61 runs in the Powerplay, with Jaiswal doing the bulk of the scoring, while Gill also started to find the boundaries later. Yashasvi Jaiswal remained not out for a terrific 93 off 53 balls, smashing 13 fours and 2 maximums. As for the captain, he stood at the other end with 58 off 39 balls, hitting 6 fours and 2 sixes.

Highest partnerships for India in T20I run-chases (any wicket):

165 - Yashasvi Jaiswal & Shubman Gill vs WI, Lauderhill, 2023

156* - Yashasvi Jaiswal & Shubman Gill vs ZIM, Harare, 2024

130 - Shikhar Dhawan & Rishabh Pant vs WI, Chennai, 2018

123 - Rohit Sharma & KL Rahul vs ENG, Old Trafford, 2018

For the host, Brian Bennett was given one over to bowl but gave away 16 runs. Faraz Akram in his 4 overs gave off 41 runs while captain Sikandar Raza bowled only 2 overs giving away 24 runs

Tadiwanashe Marumani (32 off 31) and Wessly Madhevere (25 off 24) of Zimbabwe were among the hitters who started the day strongly, with Sikandar Raza (46 off 28) also helping. Still, there was little the other batters could do as Faraz Akram (4 off 3), Dion Myers (12 off 13), Clive Madande (7 off 5), Brian Bennett (9 off 14), and Jonathan Campbell (3 off 3, run-out) did not last long.

For India, Khaleel Ahmed claimed two wickets, while Washington Sundar, Abhishek Sharma, and Shivam Dube each took one. Tushar Deshpande, who made his debut, also claimed a wicket.

Teams:

Zimbabwe (Playing XI): Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Johnathan Campbell, Faraz Akram, Clive Madande(w), Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill(c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson(w), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, Khaleel Ahmed.

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