IND vs ZIM, 4th T20I Highlights: Openers Jaiswal-Gill shine as India seal series with 10-wicket win

I think the wicket was a bit damp and though 160 was par. But with the way they batted even 180 would have not been enough. We keep growing and learning from each game. I think 8-10 runs more in the last 5 overs. There was a bit of kick and bounce, so we had to rein ourselves in at the start of the innings. The heavy roller in the innings break did the trick for them, it became a beautiful wicket and they could play on the up. There is a game tomorrow and even if lose 3-2 then we can keep our head high.

Yashasvi Jaiswal finishes the game with a four off Blessing Muzarabani as India record a huge 10-wicket win. 

ZIM - 152/7 in 20 overs.

IND - 156/0 in 15.2 overs.

Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 93* off 53 balls and Shubman Gill added 58* off 39 balls.

India beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets and also win the series with a 3-1 lead.

Back-to-back fifties for Shubman Gill as the Indian captain brings his 50 in 36 balls and then smashes a big six off Brian Bennett to boost India close to the win.

IND - 151/0 in 15 overs (Shubman Gill - 57* off 38 balls, Yashasvi Jaiswal - 89* off 51 balls).

India need 2 runs in 30 balls to win the game. 

With a win all but secured, Yashasvi Jaiswal is looking to focus on bringing his second T20I century as he smashes Faraz Akram four a four to go past 80.

IND - 128/0 in 13 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal - 83* off 49 balls, Shubman Gill - 41 off 29 balls) 

India need 25 runs in 42 balls to win the game.

Blessing Muzarabani bowls a rare boundary-less over but it's too late for Zimbabwe to make a comeback.

IND - 118/0 in 12 overs (Shubman Gill - 39* off 27 balls, Yashasvi Jaiswal - 75* off 45 balls).

India need 35 runs in 48 balls to win the game.

Yashasvi Jaiswal smashes Richard Ngarava for a big six over deep backward square leg to go past 70 and might eye the 100-run mark as India move close to a big win.

IND - 115/0 in 11 overs (Shubman Gill - 38* off 26 balls, Yashasvi Jaiswal - 73* off 40 balls).

India need 38 runs off 54 balls to win the game.

Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrated his fifty in just 29 balls and with a cracking four off Sikandar Raza. Shubman Gill also tries to accelerate his innings with three fours off Faraz in the tenth over. India are closing in on a big win at Harare Sports Club.

IND - 100/0 in 10 overs (Shubman Gill - 37* off 23 balls, Yashasvi Jaiswal - 65* off 37 balls).

India need 47 runs in 60 balls to win the game. 

Captain Shubman Gill struggles for big shots but Yashasvi Jaiswal's quickfire innings help India post a dominant total in powerplay overs without losing a wicket.

IND - 61/0 in 6 overs (Shubman Gill - 13* off 10 balls, Yashasvi Jaiswal - 47* off 26 balls).

India need 92 runs in 84 balls to win the game. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal finds a cracking four off Faraz Akram at third man to boost India past 50 inside the first four overs.

IND - 53/0 in 4 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal - 40* off 18 balls, Shubman Gill - 12* off 6 balls).

India need 100 runs in 96 balls to win the game.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill give India a quickfire start with nine fours in the first three overs.

IND - 43/0 in 3 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal - 31* off 13 balls, Shubman Gill - 11* off 5 balls).

India need 110 runs in 102 balls to win the game.

The run-chase is on now. Indian openers Jaiswal and Gill are out in the middle. They need to chase 152 to win this game and series. Ngarava has the new ball in his hand

A brilliant comeback from Indian bowlers in the death overs but Zimbabwe post a challenging total after a strong start.

Captain Sikandar Raza top-scored with 46 runs off 28 balls. Khaleel Ahmed picked the highest two wickets for 32 for India.

ZIM - 152/7 in 20 overs.

India need 153 runs in 120 balls to win the game. 

Khaleel Ahmed bowls a sensational last over by conceding just 5 runs and also dismisses Clive Madande on the last ball of the innings.

ZIM - 152/7 in 20 overs.

Khaleel Ahmed removes Dion Myers in the last over to clinch his first wicket of the game. Zimbabwe continue to lose wickets in the closing stages.

ZIM - 147/6 in 19.1 overs.

Tushar Deshpande with a breakthrough with Sikandar Raza's big wicket who tries to go big but finds Shubman Gill in the middle. The first international wicket for Deshpande and it's big man Sikandar Raza.

Raza scored 46 runs off 28 balls. Clive Madande joins Dion Myers in the middle. 

ZIM - 147/5 in 19 overs.

Ravi Bishnoi bowls his last over and concedes just 9 runs to keep Zimbabwe quiet in the closing stages. 

ZIM - 138/4 in 18 overs.

Sikandar Raza smashes the third six of the game as he takes on Khaleel Ahmed with a straight six in the opening over of death overs play. Zimbabwe look to finish strong with Raza in the middle.

ZIM - 129/4 in 17 overs (Sikandar Raz - 42* off 24 balls, Dion Mayers - 9* off 7 balls).

Sikandar Raza smashes his second six of the game off Washington Sundar's delivery as Zimbabwe go past 100 before the start of the death overs play.

ZIM - 111/4 in 16 overs (Sikandar Raza - 30* off 20 balls, Dion Myers - 5* off 4 balls).

A brilliant work from Ravi Bishnoi to run out Jonathan Cambell with a stunning direct throw at the non-striker's end.

Campbell scored 3 runs off 3 balls. Dion Myers joins Sikandar Raza (21*) in the middle.

ZIM - 98/4 in 15 overs.

Washington Sundar ends Brian Bennett's poor innings as the latter tried to find a gap at covers but finds Yashasvi Jaiswal. A struggling knock comes to an end as Zimbabwe go 3 wickets down.

Bennett scored 9 runs off 14 balls. Jonathan Campbell joins Sikandar Raza (19*) in the middle.

ZIM - 93/3 in 14 overs.

Sikandar Raza is leading by example as he brings the first six of the game with a brilliant shot over long-on off Abhishek Sharma's delivery. 

ZIM - 89/2 in 13 overs (Sikandar Raza - 17* off 11 balls, Brian Bennett - 8* off 12 balls).

Ruturaj Gaikwad drops a tough-looking catch inside circle as Brian Bennett survives early dismissal.

ZIM - 71/2 in 11 overs (Sikandar Raza - 2* off 4 balls, Brian Bennett - 5* off 7 balls).

Two wickets in two overs as Zimbabwe lose both settled openers in quick succession. 

Shivam Dube removes Wesley Madhevere who tries to hit a six over deep square leg but Rinku Singh takes another easy catch.

Madhevere scored 25 runs off 24 balls. Captain Sikandar Raza joins Brian Bennett (3*) in the middle.

ZIM - 67/2 in 10 overs.

A maiden international wicket for Abhishek Sharma as India find a breakthrough in the ninth over.

Tadiwanashe Marumani goes for a big shot over the deep midwicket but finds the safe hands of Rinku Singh.

Marumani scored 32 runs off 31 balls. Brian Bennett joins Wesley Madhevere (24* off 22 balls) in the middle.

ZIM - 64/1 in 9 overs.

Openers Tadiwanashe Marumani and Wesley Madhevere continue to find runs after powerplay overs and take Zimbabwe past 50 inside 8 overs.

ZIM - 58/0 in 8 overs (Madhevere - 23* off 20 balls, Marumani - 28* off 28 balls).

Ravi Bishnoi with a breakthrough as he dismisses Marumani with a lbw dismissal. The umpire raised his finger to signal for an out. Marumani goes for a DRS. The replay shows pitching outside and gives NOT OUT.

ZIM - 48/0 in 7 overs (Wesley Madhevere - 22* off 19 balls, Tadiwanashe Marumani - 19* off 23 balls).

Spinners Ravi Bishnoi and Washington Sundar try to maintain Zimbabwe openers in the last two overs of powerplay but the hosts avoid losing wickets in the first six overs.

ZIM - 44/0 in 6 overs (Wesley Madhevere - 19* off 16 balls, Tadiwanashe Marumani - 18* off 20 balls). 

A very good start from Zimbabwe openers as both Wesley Madhevere and Tadiwanashe Marunmani find a four each off Tushar Deshpande.

India bring a spin attack in the form of Ravi Bishnoi.

ZIM  - 35/0 in 4 overs (Madhevere - 17* off 13 balls, Marumani - 11* off 11 balls).

A couple of misfields, including a catch dropped by Shivam Dube as Zimbabwe survived early struggles. Khaleel Ahmed is looking furious.

ZIM - 25/0 in 3 overs (Madhevere - 13* off 10 balls, Marumani - 6* off 8 balls).

Wesley Madhevere finds a four at fine leg but Khaleel Ahmed bowls five dot balls in the first over to give India a promising start.

Debutant Tushar Deshpande to bowl the second over.

ZIM - 4/0 in 1 over (Madhevere - 4* off 6 balls, Marumani - 0*).

Openers Wesley Madhevere and Tadiwanashe Marumani are out in the middle to kick off Zimbabwe's innings.

Left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed to bowl the first over for India.

The game is on...

It is a fresh wicket. The wicket tends to get slower and slower, so put runs on the board and take it from there. We have a vision for 2026 and these boys need quality game time. Hope we can kick on. Our idea is to fire in all the three departments. I am pretty confident, the two bad games are a one-off. One change, Faraz Akram comes in for Wellington Masakadza.

Looks like a fresh wicket. There should be something in for the fast bowlers We have given a few too many runs in the last few overs, want to plug that. They were 50 odd for 5 and from then scoring 150, thought we got complacent. Deshpande makes his debut in place of Avesh Khan.

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.

Captain Shubman Gill wins the toss again as India elect to field first.

Tushar Deshpande comes into India's playing eleven. Fast bowler Avesh Khan has been left out.

Zimbabwe also make one change with Faraz Akram replacing Wellington Masakadza. 

Tushar Deshpande has been included in today's playing eleven.

The 29-year-old right-arm pacer from Mumbai is set for his first T20I game after an impressive IPL 2024 season with CSK. Deshpande took 17 wickets in 13 innings in the IPL 2024 to finish as the leading wicket-taker for CSK. 

India dominate the head-to-head record against Zimbabwe with eight wins in 11 T20I games so far.

Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani/Innocent Kaia, Brian Bennett, Sikandar Raza (c), Dion Myers, Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande (wk), Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed

Sikandar Raza is just 17 runs away from becoming the first player to score 2000 T20I runs for Zimbabwe. He also needs two wickets to become the leading wicket-taker for the Chevrons in T20Is.

The Men in Blue trained really hard in the nets ahead of the 4th T20I. Check out their prep in this video uploaded by the BCCI.