3rd T20: India hold edge going into series decide crucial match

Sports
Jun 21 2016 03:09 PM
Prachi

3rd T20: India hold edge going into series decide crucial match

Harare: A rejuvenated India will have their nose ahead when they lock horns with Zimbabwe, left bruised and battered after a 10-wicket thrashing, in the series-deciding third and final Twenty20 International here tomorrow.

India entered the series on the back of a 3-0 whitewash of Zimbabwe in the preceding ODI series, but suffered a shocking two-run loss to the hosts in the opening T20 last Saturday.

The visitors got their act together in the second game yesterday and inflicted a crushing defeat on Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club. India stayed alive with a win in the second game and would now look to seal the issue in their favour with another convincing victory.

Led by veteran skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, this young Indian side would take heart from yesterday's performances by Barinder Sran, Mandeep Singh, KL Rahul and also Jasprit Bumrah.

"I emphasised we needed to run hard, push the fielders and in a shorter format it's always important to sneak in those quick runs," "We started well but we lost wickets at regular intervals, just couldn't get going.

It was disappointing, we thought the pitch misbehaved a bit but getting all out for 99 isn't good enough. We still have one more game to go," Cremer said after his team's miserable outing with the bat.

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