India wins with a stronger performance as Zimbabwe look clueless- Zimbabwe v India 2nd ODI Statistical Review

India wins with a stronger performance as Zimbabwe look clueless- Zimbabwe v India 2nd ODI Statistical Review: India pocketed up the series with a convincing win against a capitulated Zimbabwe side that surrendered in a tepid manner. The series victory surely will serve as a soothing balm to Indian fans all over the world and would have definitely given the Indian management a reason to feel proud. Not a lot was expected of this second string India side but they were clinically professional in its endeavors and Zimbabwe were left licking their wounds. Batting first India were given a solid start by Rahane and Vijay who chipped in with sensible fifties although some felt the pace at which they scored those runs wasn’t impressive.

At the end, Robin Uthappa and Stuart Binny made sure that India would cross 250, accumulating a total of 271. Chasing 272, Zimbabwe was never in the race as the rate at which they piled up their runs was not adequate enough. Barring Chibhabha’s 72 none was able to stay in the crease for a long time and wickets tumbled like a ruffled up pack of cards. At the end of it all Zimbabwe as expected fell short of the Indian score by 62 runs.

Here is the statistical review of the match:

– Total no. of fours hit by Zim/Ind:20/16.
– Total no. of sixes hit by Zim/Ind:2/3.
– Total no. of dot balls bowled by Zim/Ind:123/179.
– Total number of wide’s bowled by Zim/Ind:8/2.
– Highest run scorer of the match: Murali Vijay 72 runs off 95 balls.
– Total runs scored in the match:480/18.
– Highest wicket taker of the match: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar:4 for 33.

Other statistical features of this match:

– AM Rahane passed 4000 runs in List A matches when he reached 33. It really was a captain’s knock by him today that sealed the series for India.
– M Vijay passed his previous highest score of 33 in ODI matches.
– STR Binny passed 1000 runs in List A matches when he reached 2. Binny chipped with a few boundaries at the end that propelled India to a score of 271.
– N Madziva achieved his best bowling of 4-49 in ODI matches when he dismissed AR Patel in the India innings (previous best was 3-60).
– Bhuvneshwar Kumar reached 50 wickets in ODI matches when he dismissed H Masakadza, his 1st wicket in the Zimbabwe innings.
– Bhuvneshwar Kumar reached 50 wickets in ODI matches when he dismissed H Masakadza, his 1st wicket in the Zimbabwe innings.
– Ambati Rayudu averages 165 in this series so far.

Stats source: Cricket archive and ESPN Cricinfo