Twitter Reactions: Indian bowlers shine in second ODI to seal series against Zimbabwe

India completed another ODI series victory as they defeated Zimbabwe in the second match by five wickets to bag the series. The Indian team had a little stutter during their chase but in the end, got home comfortably with over 24 overs to spare as Sanju Samson finished the match with a maximum. The Indian bowlers restricted Zimbabwe to another underwhelming total on a pitch that had a bit of spice as the hosts were bundled out for 161 runs on the board. KL Rahul, who returned from a lengthy injury layoff, promoted himself up the order in an attempt to get some much-needed playing time. But his move ended in a whimper as he was sent back to the hut for just a solitary run. But the dismissal of the Indian skipper did not deter veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan, who blazed the Zimbabwe bowlers in a brisk cameo of 33 off 21 deliveries. Dhawan’s dismissal brought Ishan Kishan to the crease, but the southpaw failed to grab the opportunity as he was dismissed cheaply, and Shubhman Gill followed suit soon after him. India were in a sticky situation in the middle, but the hosts’ low target meant that they were never under scoreboard pressure, and Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson made a strong statement for their place in the squad with a couple of solid innings, especially Samson who had taken a spectacular catch earlier in the match, stitching a half-century stand in quick time to guide India home. Shardul Thakur makes the most of his opportunity grabbing three wickets for India Earlier in the match, Zimbabwe were put into bat for the second game in a row by KL Rahul, and the hosts managed a sedate start to their innings. But just like the series opener, the Zimbabwe batting innings crumbled after a watchful start as the wicket of Takudzwanashe Kaitano triggered a collapse by the top order, losing four wickets for 11 runs. Kuldeep Yadav then struck a killer blow by getting rid of the in-form Sikandar Raza and just when the hosts were starting to find some rhythm in the middle, Deepak Hooda’s golden arm provided the all-important wicket of Sean Williams (42 off 42 deliveries), who was looking set at the crease. Zimbabwe’s hard-hitting batter Ryan Burl was looking to up the ante for his team but was left stranded at the other end as the Indian bowlers wrapped up the tail without much fuss. Shardul Thakur, who was a surprise inclusion for the match in place of last match’s hero Deepak Chahar, did his reputation no harm by snaffling up three wickets. All the other Indian bowlers chipped in with a wicket apiece, with Prasidh Krishna producing one of the deliveries of the series so far as he squared up Wesley Madhevere with an unplayable delivery at the beginning of the innings. Here is how Twitter reacted to the game Another comfortable win for team India, but im worried about @klrahul batting for the Asia cup becuase hes undercooked #ZIMvIND — Jason (@jason_utd94) August 20, 2022 Grab your chances like Sanju Samson, even if they're limited ♥️#ZIMvIND — Rupin Kale (@Vegansportlover) August 20, 2022 Zimbabwe Cricket dedicated the second ODI vs India to the cause of children's cancer. They donated $500, a Zimbabwe jersey and a singed ball from Sanju Samson to a six-year-old. Good one, @ZimCricketv! #ZIMvIND — Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) August 20, 2022 Team India Needs To Make Sure That They Bat First In The Third ODI Against Zimbabwe To Check How Well Their Batting Order Is.#ZIMvIND — Anshul Sunita Bhardwaj (@anshulsunita7) August 20, 2022 Crowd chanted “Sanju Sanju” and Sanju finishes off in style with a six 🔥. #SanjuSamson #ZIMvIND pic.twitter.com/PE7bf6bURw — Roshmi 💗 (@cric_roshmi) August 20, 2022 A slight wobble at the top of the order but #TeamIndia manage to chase down the target comfortably and seal a 3rd consecutive ODI series win away from home. 🔥 Well played, boys! 👏🏻#PlayBold #ZIMvIND pic.twitter.com/DnmwzRcj6y — Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) August 20, 2022 A 5⃣-wicket for #TeamIndia in the 2nd ODI as we take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series 🙌 ZIMvIND-2NDODI#ZIMvIND pic.twitter.com/HRBKOU9295 — Reetesh Srivastava (@ReeteshSrivast7) August 20, 2022 Hooda was wearing his goggles. Cameraman said "Chashma utaar de bhai". Lol. #INDvsZIM #INDvZIM #ZIMvsIND #ZIMvIND #IndiavsZimbabwe — Destroyer of Lambu Aatta (@Bullakhulla2) August 20, 2022 Under KL Rahul's captaincy first India lost to Africa {then Africa lost to Bangladesh and Bangladesh lost to Zimbabwe} and now under his captaincy India has defeated Zimbabwe. In this way one cycle of Rahul's captaincy is completed.#ZIMvIND — abhinav singh (@abhinav4955) August 20, 2022 Sanju Samson is adjudged Player of the Match for his match winning knock of 43* as India win by 5 wickets. Scorecard – https://t.co/6G5iy3rRFu #ZIMvIND pic.twitter.com/Bv8znhTJSM — BCCI (@BCCI) August 20, 2022

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