Twitter Reactions: Yashasvi’s record, Sanju Samson special and bowlers pummel Zimbabwe to win the final T20I

Sanju Samson. (Source – BCCI)

Hosts Zimbabwe (ZIM) squared off against the visiting side Team India (IND) in the fifth and final T20I of the series at the renowned Harare Sports Club in Harare, on Sunday, July 14. Notably this game was supposedly a dead rubber for the Men in Blue as they have already clinched the series.

After winning the toss, Zimbabwean skipper Sikandar Raza invited the young Indian side to bat first. Fascinatingly enough, Raza decided to open the bowling for the hosts but ended up getting himself enlisted in an unwanted club. Notably, the ravishing opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was in some ominous mood as he smacked the spinner for two consecutive sixes off the first delivery of the game being a ‘No ball’. As a result, Jaiswal scripted history by becoming the first batter in the history of men’s T20Is to have scored 13 runs off one legal delivery.

However, Raza made a great comeback by dismissing Jaiswal (12 off 5 balls) by cleaning him up. The visitors would have wanted to make merry of the explosive start young Jaiswal gave to Team India, but Zimbabwe came up with some brilliant bowling to keep the visitors under check. As a result, India lost two more wickets in quick succession in the form of Abhishek Sharma (14 off 11 balls) and skipper Shubman Gill (13 off 14 balls) inside the powerplay stage of the game. At that stage, the Indian side were reeling at 40/3.

Thereafter, the experienced Sanju Samson arrived at the crease and got into the act of steadying the ship for Team India. The World Champion played a sensible fifty (58 off 45 balls) along with Riyan Parag (22 off 24 balls), who supported well from the other end to stitch a crucial 65-run stand. Consequently, the Men in Blue pulled things back as allrounder Shivam Dube provided the final flourish with a vital cameo (26 off 12 balls) as India posted 167/6 on the board.

For the hosts, speedsters Richard Ngarava (1/29) and Blessing Muzarabani (2/19) were the notable performers with the ball. In reply, Zimbabwe had a terrible start as the pacer Mukesh Kumar yet again gave an early jolt to the hosts on just the third delivery in the run chase. Kumar struck again by dismissing Brian Bennett. Soon after, the willy offspinner Washington Sundar and Shivam Dube joined the party as the hosts kept losing wickets at regular intervals.

For icing on the cake, Dube inflicted a brilliant run out to send Sikandar Raza packing as the half the side was back in the hut as Zimbabwe stuttered 87/5 in 13.4 overs. In the end, allrounder Faraz Akram tried to show some resistance with his vital knock (27 off 13 balls) in a bid to keep the hosts in the hunt. But it was not meant to be as Mukesh Kumar struck yet again in the penultimate over as Team India sealed the game by 42 runs and the T20I series by a 4-1 margin.

Meanwhile, here’s how the fans reacted to the fifth T20I between Zimbabwe and India:

🇮🇳💥 DONE & DUSTED! The young side led by Shubman Gill clinched the T20I series against Zimbabwe 4️⃣-1️⃣.

📷 Pics belong to the respective owners • #ZIMvIND #ZIMvsIND #TeamIndia #BharatArmy #COTI🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/1PM0XL327f

— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) July 14, 2024

This duo should be credited for the series win! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/xmhCj7IRua

— Manmohit Singh (@ManmohitSandhu) July 14, 2024

Riyan Parag said”” Sanju Bhai kept talking with me and he told me let’s build a RR partnership here!!!#ZIMvIND #ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/t7YLpdiQ1n

— Cricketman (@Manojy9812) July 14, 2024

If Chicken Dinner with 0 kills has a face: 🔥👑#ShubmanGill #ZIMvIND pic.twitter.com/y8F7BynNFK

— Chota Don (@The_ChotaDon) July 14, 2024

That’s a wrap for the #ZIMvIND T20I series with #TeamIndia finishing strong! 🥳🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/haAX98mQ6y

— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) July 14, 2024

A fitting end to the series 🙌🇮🇳

Well played, boys 💙#ZIMvIND #MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/OjbkCEPmRM

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) July 14, 2024

This Pakistan Born 🤡 Sikandar Raza after winning 1st match celebrated like they have won the World Cup 😂😂

India hammered this pakistani’s team by 1-4 after that 🇮🇳💪#ZIMvIND pic.twitter.com/9S4su0QD3K

— Chota Don (@The_ChotaDon) July 14, 2024

Four Win in a row India win the series by 4-1

42 run win in the 4th T20 #ZIMvIND pic.twitter.com/sjONeImRpy

— Cricksin (@QaziNaqvi) July 14, 2024

इंडिया won by 42 रन ,सीरीज़ 4 ,-1 से जीत।#ZIMvIND#Indian2Disaster #SupremeCourt #SanjuSamson #IndvsPakWCL2024 pic.twitter.com/3TlfoQBLmu

— obaid khan (@KhanObaid795) July 14, 2024

#ZIMvsIND 💥 DONE & DUSTED! The young side led by Shubman Gill clinched the T20I series against Zimbabwe 4️⃣-1️⃣.

📷 Pics belong to the respective owners • #ZIMvIND #ZIMvsIND #TeamIndia #BharatArmy #COTI #AnantAmbani #AnantRadhikaCelebration #AnanyaPanday #AnantwedsRadhika… pic.twitter.com/H3bz9Ch0hR

— Ikram Khan (@IkramKhan7375) July 14, 2024

Congratulations Team India For Winning T20I Series Against Zimbabwe With 4-1 🇮🇳

Next Target Sri Lanka….🔥#TeamIndia #ZIMvIND #INDvsZIM pic.twitter.com/4jXALbDGuA

— Shivam Dubey (@ShivamDubey45) July 14, 2024

INDIA SEALS THE T20I SERIES AGAINST ZIMBABWE BY 4-1.

– A dominating performance by the young boys after 0-1. 🇮🇳#ZIMvIND#ShubhmanGill #SanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/ZGF08IsdxS

— KRISHNA TIWARI (@krishnatiwadi12) July 14, 2024

In this series :

Best Indian Batter – Jaiswal

Best Indian Bowler – Mukesh Kumar

Best Zimbabwe Batter – D Myers

Best Zimbabwe Bowler – Muzarbani#ZIMvIND

— VK45 🇮🇳 (@sportslovervk45) July 14, 2024