Harare, June 22: Team India defeated Zimbabwe by 3 runs in the third and final Twenty20 match here at Harare Sports Complex on Wednesday (June 22).
Invited to bat first a dominant Indian side could only put 138 runs for the loss of six wickets in the 20 overs, thanks to tidy effort from Zimbabwe bowlers.
Chasing a gettable target of 139 in 120 deliveries, Zimbabwe batters fell short of just 4 runs from winning the game and claiming the series. Zimbabwe needed 21 runs in the final over but Elton Chigumbura and a dangerous looking Timycen Maruma could only manage 18 runs, thereby ending up on the losing side.
Here is the full list of award winners:
Super catch 3rd T20I: Jasprit Bumrah
Make it Large player of the 3rd T20I: Timycen Maruma
Fastest Player of the Match: Elton Chigumbura
Stylish Player of the Match: Peter Moor
Maximum Sixes: E Chigumbura
Pride of Zimbabwe Award: E Chigumbura for his fifty in 1st T20
Man of the Match 3rd T20I: Kedar Jadhav for 58
Emerging player of the series: Mandeep Singh for 87 runs in the series
Man of the series: Barinder Sran
Highest Wicket taker: Barinder Sran (6 wickets in 2 matches)
Maximum runs in tournament: Mandeep Singh (87 runs)
Lowest total defended by India: 138 in this match.
43 runs scored by India in the last 3 overs of the innings.
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