India beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets

Updated: 15 June 2016 18:35 IST - Published: 15 June 2016 00:38 IST

India finished off the series with the another convincing 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe. The T20 series starts on Saturday, 18th June, and we'll come back for the live coverage of the three match series. Till then, it is a goodbye from Kislaya Srivastava and Aadya Sharma.

Rahul: "I got opportunity with the RCB in the IPL and now with the Indian team, so I feel satisfied. Credit goes to the seamers who have bowled well and given us time to bat. I am really happy with the way I have batted. Not thinking about the West Indies Test series yet".

KL RAHUL is the PLAYER OF THE SERIES.

Chahal: "There was pressure to start with. The wickets were slow so I was varying my deliveries. There was little pressure because the seamers had taken wickets early".

YUZVENDRA CHAHAL is the MAN OF THE SERIES.

Dhoni: "The execution has been really well. The fast bowlers and spinners have taken wickets from whatever opportunities they've got. I font mind winning matches easily. After a long time I will be getting a break, so I will spend some time with the family."

Cremer: "We thought 260-270 was par at this surface but we got stuck in the middle overs which caused a bit of pressure at our batsmen. We have a T20 squad in mind for the T20 series and we can be dangerous on our day. There will be good batting wickets for T20s."

Zimbabwe made as many as five changes to their lineup, but still couldn’t stop a rampaging Indian bowling attack that first kept the batsmen under a tight leash, and then choked them into losing a flurry of wickets in the middle overs, something which they could not recover from. The opening duo of KL Rahul and Faiz Fazal then made short work of the chase, starting watchfully but unleashing their natural scores even as the meagre target diminished quickly.

21.5 Chibhabha to Fazal, FOUR! INDIA WIN by 10 WICKETS! Short ball, Fazal rocks back and pulls it towards deep midwicket for a boundary to guide India to the victory.

21.4 Chibhabha to Rahul, 1 run, good length, on middle and leg, flicked to midwicket.

21.3 Chibhabha to Rahul, SIX! What a HUGE hit! Back of a length ball, and Rahul walks down the ground the ground and heaves the ball long and high over long on for a gigantic six!

21.2 Chibhabha to Rahul, no run, good length ball, just outside off, dabbed towards short extra cover and set off. Fazal sent him back. Had the fielder hit, Rahul would have been gone.

21.1 Chibhabha to Rahul, 2 runs, on the pads, and flicked to fine leg for a couple.

Just 11 more runs needed for India to complete a white wash.

20.6 Tiripano to Fazal, no run, good length, angled across, defended towards short cover.

20.5 Tiripano to Rahul, 1 run, good length, angled on middle, dabbed onto then pitch towards the off side and scrambled for a single.

20.4 Tiripano to Rahul, no run, good length ball outside off, pushed to mid-off.

20.3 Tiripano to Fazal, 1 run, good length ball, angled across the right hander, guided to third man.

20.2 Tiripano to Rahul, 1 run, short ball, pulled away towards square leg for a single.

20.1 Tiripano to Fazal, 1 run, 50 for FAZAL on debut! Short ball, pulled away to backward square leg.

India require a further 15 runs to finish off the match.

19.6 Chibhabha to Rahul, no run, fuller length, on middle and leg, flicked towards mid-on.

19.5 Chibhabha to Rahul, no run, fuller in length, on middle, flicked to short midwicket.

19.4 Chibhabha to Fazal, 1 run, full ball, angled across, outside off, pushed to mid-off for a single.

19.3 Chibhabha to Fazal, no run, full length ball, outside off, driven towards short point.

19.2 Chibhabha to Fazal, no run, good length, on middle and off, defended towards mid-off.

19.1 Chibhabha to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball, outside off, cut towards deep point for a single.

Consecutive fours to finish off the over. The score is 107-0.

18.6 Mupariwa to Fazal, FOUR! Bowls a short one, as a follow-up, but this time, he gets pulled by Fazal towards square leg for another boundary!

The 100 is up for India!

18.5 Mupariwa to Fazal, FOUR! Fuller in length outside off, and Fazal drives that through the covers for a magnificently placed boundary.

18.4 Mupariwa to Rahul, 1 run, quick single there. Good length ball, on middle and leg, dabbed towards short mid-on for a quick run.

18.3 Mupariwa to Rahul, no run, good length, way outside off, slapped towards mid-off.

18.2 Mupariwa to Fazal, 1 run, bye, outside off, Fazal plays and misses, the keeper misses it too behind the stumps.

18.1 Mupariwa to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball, dabbed towards the off side for a single. 50 up for Rahul!

The duo are quickly reducing the deficit. The score is 96-0 after 18. Only 28 more required.

17.6 Cremer to Fazal, SIX! Fazal getting into the act now. Comes down the track and launches the ball, that was given some air and was on middle and off, straight over the bowler's head for a maximum.

17.5 Cremer to Fazal, no run, fuller one on middle and leg, Fazal looks to sweep, but misses.

17.4 Cremer to Rahul, 1 run, shorter ball, on middle and off, flicked off the back foot towards long on.

17.3 Cremer to Fazal, 1 run, good length on middle and leg, pulled to square leg for a single.

17.2 Cremer to Rahul, 1 run, fuller one on middle, flicked to short midwicket.

17.1 Cremer to Rahul, no run, flighted on off, Rahul looks to drive, gets an inside edge towards square leg.

India require a mere 37 runs to complete the chase and clinch the series with a whitewash.

16.6 Mupariwa to Fazal, no run, short ball to follow it, Fazal pulls, but doesn't connect properly. Gets hit on the gloves and the ball balloons towards the off side, but lands safely.

16.5 Mupariwa to Fazal, FOUR! Wonderful timing on that occasion, as Fazal just pushed the ball which was overpitched and outside off, and the ball raced away for a four, down the ground.

16.4 Mupariwa to Rahul, 1 run, full length ball outside off, dabbed softly onto the ground towards the off side, and scrambled across.

16.3 Mupariwa to Rahul, no run, full length ball on middle and leg, driven to short mid-off.

16.2 Mupariwa to Rahul, no run good length ball, angled on off, pushed to short cover.

16.1 Mupariwa to Rahul, 2 runs, good length ball, outside off, cut hard towards deep third man for a couple.

9 runs coming from that over. The score has reached 80 after 16 overs.