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India whitewash Zimbabwe 3-0 with 83-run win in the third ODI

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An all-round performance gave India a comprehensive 83-run victory in the third ODI as Zimbabwe, chasing 277 to win, were bowled out for 93 in 42.4 overs at the Harare Sports Club on Tuesday.
indiaKedar Jadhav struck a career-best 105 and Manish Pandey made 71 to take India to a fighting total in the final one-day international of the three-match series. Zimbabwe were looking steady after a 70-run stand between Chamu Chibhabha (82) and Regis Chakabva (27) but after that lost wickets at regular intervals and failed to build a solid stand.

Chibhabha kept Zimbabwe in the hunt with his knock but the hosts kept on losing wickets from the other end to be eventually bowled out for 193 in 42.4 overs. Stuart Binny picked up three wickets while Axar Patel, Mohit Sharma and Harbhajan Singh picked up three wickets each.

Zimbabwe never looked in control of the match after the early dismissal of Hamilton Masakadza (7) by Mohit Sharma in the sixth over. Chibhabha and Chakabva then put on a solid stand for the second wicket to keep Zimbabwe afloat before Indian bowlers picked up two wickets in quick succession to derail the hosts’ chase.

Chakabva was dismissed by left-arm spinner Axar Patel in the 23rd over before skipper Elton Chigumbura (10) fell LBW to Murali Vijay. Richmond Mutumbami (22) played a good knock and shared a 53-run partnership with Chibhabha before he was out LBW by Binny .

From there on, Zimbabwe’s hopes completely rested on Chibhabha but the opener fell in search of quick runs, caught by Jadhav off Binny. Harbhajan then came to the party and picked up two wickets – Sikander Raza (13) and Graeme Cremer – in consecutive balls of the final over of his spell to put India in a commanding position.

Binny picked up his third wicket of the match in the next over by getting rid of Malcolm Waller before Prosper Utseya became Sharma’s second victim. Axar completed the formalities for India, picking up the last wicket of Neville Madziva, stumped by Robin Uthappa.

Earlier, Jadhav’s innings enabled India to recover from a top-order collapse and post a competitive 276 for five after being asked to bat. Jadhav and Pandey put on a crucial 144-run stand for the fifth wicket to revive India after a sloppy start.

They joined hands when India were in a spot of bother at 82 for four, but the duo played maturely to resurrect the innings. A cameo in the end by Binny (18), who also shared an unbeaten 50-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Jadhav, helped the visitors to a fighting total.

While Pandey’s innings came off 86 deliveries and was studded with four boundaries and a solitary hit over the fence, Jadhav struck 12 fours and a six during his 87-ball quickfire knock. Apart from the duo, Uthappa (31) was the only other Indian batsman, who tried to consolidate the innings after the early jitters.

Put in to bat, India did not have the best of starts as they lost openers Ajinkya Rahane (15) and Vijay (13) early, with pacer Neville Madziva claiming the two important wickets to leave India reeling at 33 for two in 7.1 overs.

Besides Madziva, Chibhabha, Masakadza and Utseya picked up a wicket apiece for the hosts.

With the ball doing enough to trouble the batsmen, India found it difficult to score at a quick rate and although Uthappa tried hard, he also failed to accelerate. Uthappa’s dismissal for a 44-ball 31 did not help the visitors’ cause.

Manoj Tiwary (10) also failed yet again as India witnessed an early batting collapse.

But Pandey and Jadhav steadied the innings and played some delightful shots during their stay at the middle.

On their part, Zimbabwe dropped a number of catches to let the Indians off the hook. Centurion Pandey was dropped as many as three times.

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