India had a disastrous start after being put in to bat by Zimbabwe who won the toss. Rohit Sharma in his 100th ODI appearance failed to make more than 1 run and Virat Kohli who slammed a ton in the first match failed to fire also getting out cheaply.
Shikhar Dhawan was lucky as he got three lives thanks to bad fielding by the Zimbabwe players that perhaps inspired him to score a century that aided India in amassing a massive 294 in 50 overs.
Dhawan who made 116 was ably assisted by Dinesh Karthik who made 69 as they helped India recover from 65/4. The Zimbabwean bowlers had the Indians in trouble and if they work on their fielding they would have had a better chance of winning the next match.
The Zimbabwe batsmen got their team close to the Indian target and will take confidence from Visu Sibanda's 55, Elton Chigumbara's 46 and Prosper Utseya 52 not out as they played great shots and fearless cricket.
Jaydev Unadkat was the best Indian bowlers as he finished with figures of 4 for 41 while leg-spinner Amit Mishra contributed by taking two wickets.
The next match on Sunday, will hopefully be a better contest as Zimbabwe showed that they have bowling and batting prowess. A little help with their fielding and the hosts could have the Virat Kohli-lead Indian side in more trouble with the chance of stealing a win.
India are currently running away with the series as they are 2-0 up after two 0DIs. Cricket lovers will be fancying a contest and hoping Zimbabwe manage to really pose a challenge to the Indian team.
morris claiborne clippers lisa lampanelli lisa lampanelli bronx zoo bronx zoo crash grizzlies
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.