that's it, taken at mid-off, and India finish it off. It was pitched up slightly, Donald chipped it down in the air and Axar had to dive forward to get his hands under it. Good catch seals the series win
Zimbabwe vs India, 2nd ODI at Harare, Jul 12 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
2nd ODI, Harare, July 12, 2015, India tour of Zimbabwe
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end of over 495 runs • 1 wicket
ZIM: 209/10CRR: 4.26 • RRR: 63.00
Brian Vitori8 (9b 1x4)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 10-3-33-4
Dhawal Kulkarni 9-1-39-1
Time for the presentation:
Chigumbura: Losing three wickets in first 11 overs made us lose today, something we need to work on from next game. Was a much better wicket today and a chaseable score, we thought they'd score 300 but we managed to pull it back. Unfortunately didn't back it with the bat.
Rahane: We were looking for 280-290 but we batted pretty well and partnership between me and Vijay was crucial and later with Rayudu. Wicket was slow early but got even slower in second innings and we have a good experienced attack with quality spinners. It wasn't easy for batting but we bowled well. Our bowlers were upto the mark, they bowled in right areas and fielding was right up there.
Man of the Match Vijay: It was a great opportunity for me to prove myself, I wasn't getting my flow right but still helped in the opening partnership. The wicket was much better today, a bit on the slower side but we adjusted to it.
That's all from the second ODI, and from the series for today. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did, bringing the coverage to you. Keep an eye on Bangladesh's chase or the Wimbledon final if you don't know what else to do on a Sunday. Until the next match, goodbye and good luck!
4.49pm A much better all-round performance from India today, so much stronger with the bat, excellent on the field, and better bowling to lead 2-0. Zimbabwe didn't bowl badly after opting to field, but the Indian batsmen were tough to dismiss today. Zimbabwe dropped a couple of catches too and were eventually beaten by 62 runs, India take the series.
Federer takes the second set, what a thrilling tie-breaker!
48.6
W
Bhuvneshwar to Tiripano, OUT
Donald Tiripano c Patel b Kumar 6 (13b 1x4 0x6 20m) SR: 46.15
monkey man: "can you stop with the stupid jinxy the cat comments?"
48.5
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Bhuvneshwar to Tiripano, no run
accurate delivery on off stump, he defends it solidly
48.4
1
Bhuvneshwar to Vitori, 1 run
in the block hole around off, he drives and gets an inside edge to leg for one
48.3
•
Bhuvneshwar to Vitori, no run
outside off, drills it down to mid off after a bounce
48.2
4
Bhuvneshwar to Vitori, FOUR runs
deep midwicket is a few yards inside the boundary and Vitori smashes that almost over his head for a four
48.1
•
Bhuvneshwar to Vitori, no run
outside off with some room, cuts it fiercely to point
68 from 12 now, in this match
6-6 somewhere else
end of over 487 runs
ZIM: 204/9CRR: 4.25 • RRR: 34.00
Brian Vitori3 (5b)
Donald Tiripano6 (11b 1x4)
Dhawal Kulkarni 9-1-39-1
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 9-3-28-3
47.6
1
Kulkarni to Vitori, 1 run
in the block hole on middle, digs it out to long on for one
Round the wicket
47.5
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Kulkarni to Vitori, no run
slow offcutter, from short of length around leg, he looks to work it to leg but doesn't succeed
47.4
1
Kulkarni to Tiripano, 1 run
in the block hole on off stump, this time it's an inside edge to fine leg
47.3
4b
Kulkarni to Tiripano, 4 byes
that's a yorker but it misses the stumps, the batsman also misses and the keeper misses it too despite a dive, four byes
47.2
1
Kulkarni to Vitori, 1 run
slower ball form back of length outside leg, he waits and then deflects it to square leg
tamal: "meanwhile Afganistan has scored 200 in WC T-20 qualifier!!"
47.1
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Kulkarni to Vitori, no run
short ball outside off, pulls and misses
nes: "Sarkar looks a very good talent. Hope he keeps it up." What's the score there?
end of over 472 runs • 1 wicket
ZIM: 197/9CRR: 4.19 • RRR: 25.00
Donald Tiripano5 (9b 1x4)
Brian Vitori1 (1b)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 9-3-28-3
Dhawal Kulkarni 8-1-36-1
Shubh: "Federer back on song... You cant afford to miss those last two shots"
46.6
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Bhuvneshwar to Tiripano, no run
slower ball, he comes down to whack but doesn't connect at all
46.5
1
Bhuvneshwar to Vitori, 1 run
defends the length ball on off but gets an inside edge to square leg for one
46.4
1
Bhuvneshwar to Tiripano, 1 run
coming in from outside off, steered to third man for one
46.3
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Bhuvneshwar to Tiripano, no run
back of length towards off, he defends it late to point
46.2
W
Bhuvneshwar to Cremer, OUT
that's one more wicket, and another good fielding effort by Rahane! Graeme pulled the back of length ball and mistimed it, making the ball lob towards extra cover and Rahane took a few steps before diving forward to his left for a sliding catch with both hands. Jinxy the cat
Graeme Cremer c Rahane b Kumar 27 (42b 2x4 0x6 65m) SR: 64.28
46.1
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Bhuvneshwar to Cremer, no run
tries to slog the ball from outside off, but misses
end of over 465 runs
ZIM: 195/8CRR: 4.23 • RRR: 19.25
Donald Tiripano4 (6b 1x4)
Graeme Cremer27 (40b 2x4)
Dhawal Kulkarni 8-1-36-1
Stuart Binny 7-0-42-1
45.6
4
Kulkarni to Tiripano, FOUR runs
slower and fuller outside off, he slams it to the cow corner for a four. Right from the middle
45.5
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Kulkarni to Tiripano, no run
quicker ball right on middle, he defends to midwicket this time
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