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India beat Zimbabwe by 3 runs.

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedJun 22, 2016 20:45 IST
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20:42 (IST)22 JUN 2016

That concludes our coverage of this tour. Though the ODI matches were one-sided, Zimbabwe fought back in the shortest format and almost snatched the series. India still managed to eke out a three-run win.

Thank you for joining us throughout the series. We will be back with live coverage of the upcoming matches as well. Till then, it's goodbye from Kaushal Raj and Aadya Sharma.

20:41 (IST)22 JUN 2016

India's Test series against West Indies is their next fixture in the international calendar. The first Test starts on July 21.

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Tweets pouring in for Sran for holding his nerve after a false start to the over.

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That concludes the award ceremony. Dhoni has joined the team with the trophy and they are posing for the photographers.

20:28 (IST)22 JUN 2016

Dhoni: "Games get really close in this format, and Zimbabwe have performed really well. They need more games to get better. You want to win games, but yeah, I wanted to bat more as well. The fast bowling department requires a big pool of players, and we have done well. It was a good exposure for the youngsters. Games like these help you, and we got more to learn out of the T20 series."

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Cremer: " I was happy with the way the guys fought, and I am happy for India. We came back well in the first game and nearly won the series. If we carry on playing consistently well, we can get better".

20:25 (IST)22 JUN 2016

Sran (on the last over) " 21 runs were enough to defend for the final over, and I was very confident. The plan was changed midway after the first two balls."

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BARINDER SRAN IS THE MAN OF THE SERIES

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KEDAR JADHAV IS THE MAN OF THE MATCH

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Zimbabwe started off cautiously, but lost two quick wickets. Sibanda then unleashed some fluent strokes to get the chase going. After that, Moor took charge, but the spinners put the brakes in the middle overs. Timycen Maruma, with a quick cameo, almost took the hosts past the line, but was unable to hit the last ball for a boundary to give India a series victory.

20:01 (IST)22 JUN 2016

19.6 Sran to Chigumbura, OUT! Heartbreak for Chigumbura, heartbreak for the Zimbabwean team and all of their fans. INDIA WIN BY 3 RUNS. Gets down the track to a full ball, converts it to a low full toss but can't get great contact on it, just manages to balloon it to Chahal at cover who takes an easy catch. India win! India win the series! What a game of T20 cricket. 

19:59 (IST)22 JUN 2016

19.5 Sran to Chigumbura, FOUR! Down the track, absolutely smashes this hard, it takes the under edge of the bat and beats short third man and that rockets to the fence. 

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19.4 Sran to Maruma, 1 run, digs out a full yorker outside off towards cover. 

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9 runs off 3 balls. A game of nerves now.

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19.3 Sran to Maruma, no run, slightly wider this time, but a similar length and the batsman is beaten again.

19:57 (IST)22 JUN 2016

19.2 Sran to Maruma, no run, full yorker outside off beats the batsman. 

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And, it is a FREE HIT AS WELL.

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19.2 Sran to Maruma, FOUR! No-ball! Free-hit! Oh wow. HUGE FULL TOSS ON THE OFF STUMP, Maruma lifts this over the infield on the off side and it rolls to an empty extra cover fence.

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19.2 Sran to Maruma, 1 WIDE, too far off side. 

19:55 (IST)22 JUN 2016

Dhoni and Bumrah are in the middle to provide Sran some advice and calm down his nerves.

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19.1 Sran to Maruma, SIX! CATCH THAT (IN THE CROWD). Length ball, angling into the bat, fast, he just plants a foot down and absolutely smokes this over midwicket for a huge six. 

19:51 (IST)22 JUN 2016

One over. 21 runs. Sran to bowl the last.

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18.6 Bumrah to Maruma, 1 run, ful ball on off, doesn't get all of that and it rolls to long on.

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18.5 Bumrah to Maruma, no run, perfect yorker just outside off stump, only manages to dig it out straight back to the bowler.

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18.4 Bumrah to Maruma, SIX! He has caught all of that, after missing out in the last couple of balls, he catches this completely, his bat swing timed perfectly as he lifts the back of a length ball over midwicket.

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18.3 Bumrah to Maruma, 2 runs, similar shot played to a similar ball, this one goes more towards the midwicket region.

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18.2 Bumrah to Chigumbura, 1 run, short of a length, gets a pull shot high on the bat and it falls short of long on.

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18.1 Bumrah to Maruma, 1 run, smashes a length ball to long on, gets it high on the bat.

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32 required off the last two. Which way will this game go?

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17.6 Dhawal K to Chigumbura, no run, leaves a full yorker outside off. 

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17.5 Dhawal K to Maruma, 1 run, guides a back of a length ball to short third man.

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17.4 Dhawal K to Maruma, no run, back of a length and slow, gets through his shot too quickly and the ball just goes over the stumps.

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17.3 Dhawal K to Chigumbura, 1 leg bye, short slower ball, hits the body as he is through his pull shot too quickly, they scamper for a single as the ball rolls to point.

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17.2 Dhawal K to Maruma, 1 run, back of a length ball, pushed to short midwicket. 

19:42 (IST)22 JUN 2016

Timycen Maruma walks in.

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17.1 Dhawal K to Waller, OUT! What a piece of action. You can't keep Bumrah of the action at all. Short ball, tries to lift this over the short third man fielder. Bumrah, times his jump to perfection and takes a STUNNER! 

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Good over from Zimbabwe. 35 required from the last three.

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16.6 Bumrah to Chigumbura, FOUR! Finally he manages to get a boundary of the last ball of the over. 

19:39 (IST)22 JUN 2016

16.5 Bumrah to Chigumbura, no run, his struggles at the crease continue. 

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16.4 Bumrah to Chigumbura, no run, can't get it away. 

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The 100 is up for Zimbabwe!

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16.3 Bumrah to Waller, 1 run, the batsmen take the third consecutive single of this over.

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16.2 Bumrah to Chigumbura, 1 run, still looking for his first boundary. 

19:37 (IST)22 JUN 2016

16.1 Bumrah to Waller, 1 run, action shifts back to Chigumbura.
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