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Sanju Samson scored 58 as India defeated Zimbabwe by 42 runs of their fifth Twenty20 match to win the five-match sequence 4-1 in Zimbabwe.
Samson hit 4 sixes in his 45-ball innings to assist India rating 167-6 in 20 overs after they misplaced the toss and was despatched in to bat first.
In reply, Zimbabwe was bowled out for 125 runs in 18.3 overs with pacer Mukesh Kumar taking 4 for 22 in 3.3 overs.
Zimbabwe received the primary T20 by 13 runs, India then rebounded with 4 consecutive wins, the second by 100 runs, third by 23 runs and fourth by 10 wickets.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored 93 not out on the earlier match was bowled for 12 off 5 balls. Skipper Shubman Gill was caught for 13 and Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for 14 as India reached 40-3 in 5 overs.
Samson and Riyan Parag (22) added 65 off 56 balls for the fourth wicket as India crossed the 100-mark to stabilize the innings.
India misplaced a couple of wickets, with Samson holding floor at one finish.
Shivam Dube scored 26 off 12 balls, smacking two sixes, and placing on 30 off 19 balls for the fifth wicket.
Zimbabwe pacer Blessing Muzarabani completed with 2-19 in 4 overs.
Zimbabwe’s begin was disturbed as opener Wessly Madhevere was bowled for a three-ball duck by Kumar. He additionally took Brian Bennett for 10 runs.
Zimbabwe fought again with a 44-run partnership between Tadiwanashe Marumani (27) and Dion Myers (34).
Washington Sundar (1-7 in two overs) bought the breakthrough within the ninth over, whereas Dube (2-25) dismissed Myers.
Captain Sikandar Raza was run out for eight and Zimbabwe crashed from 85-3 to 94-7 within the house of 15 deliveries.
Faraz Akram scored 27 off 13 balls to take Zimbabwe previous 100, however they only couldn’t get a win.
