ZIM VS IND - 2nd ODI, India tour of Zimbabwe, 2022

Another early finish. Series done and dusted for India as they claim an unassailable 2-0 lead. Over to Monday now, maybe a chance for the likes of Shahbaz Ahmed and Rahul Tripathi to claim their maiden India caps. Join us then, it’s a wrap for now from me Saurabh, on behalf of Kumar, Akshay and Siva.

KL Rahul: (On whether he was nervous during the chase) Not really, we do bat deep. Good for some of the guys to get time in the middle. I do need some time in the middle, obviously playing this series was important for me to take some runs and confidence away, unfortunately didn't work out today. They do have some quality bowlers, I saw that in the previous series against Bangladesh as well. The bowlers came strong at us, a good challenge for us. We are here to play good cricket and win, every opportunity is an honour, so we want to go out there next time also to enjoy ourselves and put a good performance. Wherever we travel, we get good support from Indian fans, very thankful for their support.

Sanju Samson, Man of the Match: How much ever time you spend in the middle, it makes you feel good. Even more special to do it for the country. I did take three catches, but I missed a stumping. Really enjoying keeping and batting. I think they (Indian bowlers) were bowling really good areas, a lot of balls came nicely to me.

Regis Chakabva: I think we had a really good fight. Last few games we struggled to pick up early wickets and we managed to do that. Today we were short of a few runs. We were up for the challenge, the bowlers hit their lengths really well.

14:54 Local Time, 12:54 GMT, 18:24 IST: India did break some sweat today but they were in control. Another early finish is a testament to that. They bowled well and restricted Zimbabwe to 161. And once that was done, the batters just had to complete the formalities. Rahul promoted himself but fell early. Dhawan and Gill looked sublime once again before gifting their wickets away. And that was the only blip as far as India were concerned. Samson and Hooda held their nerve to build a 50+ partnership but the latter fell just a few runs short of the final score. Hang around for the presentations..

Kaia to Samson, SIX, and that's it! India take a 2-0 lead. Was a well aired up delivery, Samson biffs it over long-on. Mighty six to finish it off

Kaia to Samson, no run, punches that off the back foot and finds the man at cover

Kaia to Samson, no run, defends it off the back foot

Kaia to Samson, no run, and that's a dot! They will have to wait, India will have to wait a little

Innocent Kaia, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Madhevere to Samson, 1 run, tucks the ball down into the on-side for a single. The scores are level

Madhevere to Samson, no run, tossed up delivery, Samson nudges it down to find the man at mid-wicket

Madhevere to Samson, wide, slips one down leg and has been wided

Madhevere to Axar, 1 run, flatter delivery, punches it down to long-off for a single

Madhevere to Axar, no run, flatter one, stabs it back to the bowler

Madhevere to Axar, FOUR, short ball, Axar goes back and slaps it down through the off-side for a four. That was hit hard and into the gap

Madhevere to Axar, no run, tossed up delivery, Axar defends it back to the bowler

Wesley Madhevere, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Raza to Axar, 1 run, back of a length delivery, Axar punches the ball away from cover for a single

Raza to Axar, no run, tossed up delivery, Axar pushes it back to the bowler