Zimbabwe v India 3rd ODI – Statistical Highlights

India completed the whitewash with yet another convincing win against the hosts in the third and final ODI of the series. After winning the toss, Zimbabwe surprisingly elected to bat first. They were placed at 88/2 at one stage but lost 4 wickets in four balls at the score 104 and were eventually bowled out for just 123. Jasprit Bumrah picked up 4 wickets. In response, the Indian opening pair of KL Rahul and debutant Faiz Fazal scored half centuries to seal a 10-wicket win for the team. Here we look at all the stats and records recorded during the game.

1 – For the first time in his ODI career, MS Dhoni did not bat in an ODI series in which he played more than 1 game.

2 – Number of 4-wicket hauls Jasprit Bumrah has taken in this series. He became only the 4th Indian to take two 4-wicket hauls in a bilateral ODI series. 8 Indians picked 4-wicket hauls twice in same ODI tournament. No Indian player has picked more than two 4-wicket hauls in an ODI series/tournament.

3 – Number of whitewashes the Indian team has completed under MS Dhoni, the most under any other captain for India.

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3 – Wickets lost by India in this series. These are the fewest they have lost in a series in where they played more than 1 game.

3 – For the first time, India bowled out their opposition 3 times in a row under 175 in an ODI series.

4 – Faiz Fazal is only the 4th Indian left-hander to open the innings on ODI debut. Sadagopan Ramesh, Gautam Gambhir and Shikhar Dhawan are the other three.

5 – India used the same 5 bowlers in all the 3 ODIs in this series. This is only the 2nd instance where they used same 5 bowlers in an ODI series/tournament. Other instance was in 1979 World Cup.

6 – KL Rahul and Karun Nair pair became the 6th Indian opening pair aged less than 25 years to put on 50+ stand in ODIs. Last such pair was Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir in 2003.

7 – MS Dhoni now has won an ODI series/tournament in 7 different Test nations. He is yet to win an ODI series/tournament in South Africa, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

9 – Wickets taken by Jasprit Bumrah in this series. He is only the 3rd Indian to pick 9 or more wickets in a 3-match ODI series.

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10 – This is India’s 6th 10-wicket win in ODI cricket. All the 6 have come outside India. Last was vs Kenya in 2001.

11 – Wickets taken by Jasprit Bumrah in the first 4 games of ODI career, the most wicket for an Indian after first 4 ODI matches.

12 – India now has won 12 consecutive matches against Zimbabwe. This is their best streak against any opposition. They have won 12 matches in a row vs Bangladesh as well.

14.37 – Average runs scored by Zimbabwe per wicket in this series. This is the 2nd lowest for Zimbabwe in a bilateral ODI series and the 2nd lowest by any team against India.

16 – Runs conceded by Axar Patel in his 10 overs. Since 2005, Axar is only the 3rd Indian to concede less than 20 runs after bowling 10 overs quota.

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30y 282d – Faiz Fazal is the 7th oldest Indian to make his ODI debut. Since 2001, he is the first 30 years or older Indian to make a debut.

55* – Faiz Fazal became the 3rd Indian opener to score fifty on ODI debut. He is also the 2nd oldest Indian to score a fifty on ODI debut.

107 – MS Dhoni has led his side in 107 ODI victories. Only Ricky Ponting (165) has more wins as captain in ODIs.

196 – Runs scored by KL Rahul in his first three ODI innings. Among Indians, only Navjot Singh Sidhu (199) scored more in his first three ODI innings.

196 – KL Rahul’s average after 3 ODI innings is the highest for any player after 3 innings in ODIs. Previous highest was 153 by Zimbabwe player Duncan Fletcher.

350 – Number of dismissals MS Dhoni has affected behind the stumps in ODIs. He became the 4th player to effect 350 or more dismissals in ODIs.