ZIMBABWE vs INDIA 3rd T20I PREVIEW : INDIA WILL LOOK TO CLINCH THE SERIES
After crushing Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the 2nd T20I Mahendra Singh Dhoni and co. will look to seal the series in the 3rd and final T20I. After winning ODI series with 3-0 clean sweep, India were shocked by Zimbabwe in the first T20I match by narrow margin of 2 runs. But India came back strongly in the 2nd T20I and crushed Zimbabwe by 10 wickets. India undoubtedly will be favourite in the 3rd and final T20I but Zimbabwe’s unpredictability can hurt India.
India played the 2nd T20I with their full capability and outplayed Zimbabwe in all three departments of the game and India will keen to carry forward their performance in the final T20I as well. Barinder Sran who had been rested for the 1st T20I bring brought in the 2nd T20I and gave a fantastic performance of 4-0-10-4 and finished with the best figure for an Indian in T20I. Jasprit Bumrah once again impressed with his brilliant performance of 4-0-11-3. Also Yuzvendra Chahal continued his good form in the T20I series as well. Zimbabwean batsman have no clue for the Indian bowlers.
On the other hand, Zimbabwe will be disappointed with their effort as they have been completely outplayed by the visitors in the 2nd T20I. But it is still not over for Zimbabwe as they have a chance to win the series. Zimbabwe will have to lift their performance to win the T20I series. For that to happen, their batsmen will have to take responsibility. Except Elton Chigumbura, No other batsman put their best performance in the batting department. Most of the batsman after getting a good start couldn’t convert it to a big score. In the bowling department also, Zimbabwean bowlers will have to do their best to restrict Indian batters.