IND vs ZIM LIVE Score; 3rd T20I: Gill scores fifty; Gaikwad cameo takes India to 182/4 (20) vs Zimbabwe

Muzarabani with the last over. Samson mistimes his lofted shot, falls safely on the legside and he will get a single. Dropped!Length ball, Gaiwkad lofts it towards midwicket where the fielder drops it. WICKET!! Outside off, Gaikwad carves it on the offside, hands a simple catch to deep cover. 

Gaikwad c Madhevere b Muzarabani 49(28)

Rinku in at 6. Four!! Samson lofts the last ball of the innings through covers to take the score to 182/4.

Ngarava with his fourth. Four!! Short of a length, cramps Samson for room and the inside edge runs away to the fence. Six!! Slower ball fulltoss, Gaikwad lofts it over long on for six. 

Muzarabani into the attack. Gill looks to lofts a length ball over the legside, no timing and he will only get a double. Six!! Gill looks to loft a slower one on the offside, mistimes it and hands a simple catch to mid off. 

Shubman Gill c Raza b Muzarabani 66(49)

Raza with his fourth over. Gill looks to go big but misses, runs away to the boundary for four byes. Fifty partnership up between the pair. Six!! In the slot on the stumps, Gill lofts it over midwicket for six! Six!! Full on the stumps, Gaikwad lofts it straight down the ground for six. Dropped! A straight forward chance after Gaikwad looks to cut, grassed. 

Ngarava returns. Gill pulls one to midwicket but will only get a single. Gaikwad looks to make room and punch but directs it straight at mid off. Just the three from the over. 

Masakadza into the attack. Four!! Outside off, Gaikwad makes room and lofts it over covers for a boundary. Nine runs from the over.

Four!! Ruturaj welcomes Chatara by lofting him over extra cover for a boundary. Four!! Wide outside off, guided past short third by Gill for a boundary and brings up his fifty in the process. A bit of yes and no on the last ball but Gaikwad makes his ground. Ten from the over. 

Six!! Madhvere bowls one full outside off, Gill waits and lofts it over cow corner for six. Six!! Tossed up on the stumps, Ruturaj steps down and lofts it over the fence for six. Four!! A misfield at the boundary line hands Ruturaj a four. 19 from the over. 

Masakadza with his second over. Four!! Slightly short, Gill flat bats it straight down the ground for a boundary. Six runs from the over. 

WICKET!! Slightly short from Raza, Abhishek looks to pull but holes out to the deep midwicket fielder. 

Abhishek Sharma c Marumani b Raza 10(9)

Gaikwad in at 4. Gets off the mark with a single to the offside. 

Wellington Masakadza into the attack. Indian batters continue to rotate strike as the boundaries have dried up in the last 15 minutes. FOUR! Short ball and Abhishek slaps it straight. Long off fielder dives but can’t stop it. 

Raza. OUT! Jaiswal is gone. Reverse sweeps straight to point. He goes for 36 off 27 balls on his return to playing XI. 

Abhishek Sharma in at number three. Takes a quick single off his second ball. Three singles and a wicket in that over. 

Chatara is back. Jaiswal comes down the track and smacks the ball towards extra cover. The fielder in the deep was interested for a while and almost got a hand to it but the ball goes past him for four. Jaiswal attempts a ramp and but doesn’t get the elevation. The ball lands in front of short fine leg. Replays show, the ball hit Jaiswal’s helmet before going in the air. Keeper has come up to the stumps. Jaiswal drives towards covers and gets a double. 

Sikander Raza into the attack. He too begins by attacking the off stump, asking Jaiswal to take risk and play square of the wicket. Just four singles in that over. 

Muzarabani for his second. He beats Jaiswal with a jaffa! The ball seamed away just past Jaiswal’s outside edge. The bowlers have stuck to wicket to wicket lines and that has helped them stop the run scoring in last 15 balls or so. Just one run from the over. 

Ngarava is back. Jaiswal takes a single and that’s 50-up for India in 4.1 overs. Zimbabwe bowlers have switched to wicket to wicket lines. On the hips and Gill tucks it away for four behind square leg. Just five runs from that over though. 

Blessing Muzarabani is here. FOUR! Another poor fielding display. Gill cuts the ball towards deep third and the fielder isn’t able to pick a straight forward ball and it deflects for four. Another four and another lucky boundary for Gill. Outside edge JUST over the first slip. 

Change in bowling, Tendai Chatara into the attack. Jaiswal cuts to deep third and gets a single. A slightly better so far from Zimbabwe’s POV. Only two singles in four balls. Jinxed! On the hips and Jaiswal pulls over short fine leg and finds a four. Jaiswal goes for another pull, top edges but it way over the keeper for a SIX! 

Richard Ngarava from the other end. Full on the pads and Gill pushes the ball between the gap of mid on and midwicket for four. Short ball and Gill top edges it. The midwicket fielder runs and dives in front but can’t get to the ball. Lucky escape for the skipper. On the hips and this time Gill times his pull to perfection over short third for a SIX. Ends the over with a beautiful straight drive for four. 

Bennett to Jaiswal, defends the first ball and the second. Short ball, Jaiswal pulls and poor fielding by the short fine leg fielder gets him a boundary. Another length ball and Jaiswal cuts fine this time past short third for another four. It’s a no ball as well. Jaiswal comes down the track on free hit and slogs towards midwicket for a SIX. 15 runs from the over. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill to open today for India. Brian Bennett with the new ball. 

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

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

India wins the toss and opts to bat first. Gill confirms that Samson, Gill and Jaiswal are back in the playing XI

Two changes for Zimbabwe. Innocent Kaia misses out due to injury. Marumani replaces him. 

India: Abhishek Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill (capt), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.

Zimbabwe: Innocent Kaia, Wessly Madhevere, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (capt), Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande (wk), Wellington Masakadza, Luke Jongwe/Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara.

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Gautam Gambhir appointed as Indian men’s cricket team head coach

Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as head coach of Indian men’s cricket team after Rahul Dravid completed his three year stint.

Zimbabwe Squad: Innocent Kaia, Wessly Madhevere, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande(w), Wellington Masakadza, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara, Brandon Mavuta, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Faraz Akram, Antum Naqvi 

India Squad: Shubman Gill(c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel(w), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Tushar Deshpande, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube

The third T20I match between Zimbabwe and India will begin at 4:30 PM IST.

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