India in Zimbabwe : India wins the T-20 series 2-0
Zimbabwe vs India – Second T20I game at Harare on 13.06.10: India won by seven wickets
India won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game providing the ninth occasion of India doing so in T20I. India won this game providing the fourth occasion after inserting the opposition. The four occasions are – won by eight wickets vs Ireland at Nottingham on 10.06.2009, won by seven wickets vs Afghanistan at Gros Islet on 01.05.2010, won by six wickets vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 12.06.10 and won by seven wickets at Harare on 13.06.10
Zimbabwe capped T Charata for this game. He became the 27th cricketer to represent Zimbabwe in T20I games. He is the second Zimbabwe cricketer to make his debut against India after EC Rainsford who had made his debut on 12.06.10
T Taibu scored 45 not out in this game which represent his highest individual score in T20I. His previous best was 40 not out against Sri Lanka at King City {NW} on 10.10.08. Taibu’s knock represent the highest individual score by a Zimbabwe batsman against India. He wrested the record from CJ Chibabha who had scored 40 on 12.06.09
Zimbabwe’s 140 for 5 in this game represent its second highest team total in T20I. Its highest total is 184 for 5 vs Canada at King City {NW} on 13.10.08
M Vijay and SK Raina added 79 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 24th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership against various oppositions in T20I. This stand also represent the sixth occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for the second wicket. The six occasions are – 82 runs between G Gambhir and RV Uthppa vs Australia at Mumbai {BS} on 20.10.07, 53 runs between G Gambhir and MS Dhoni vs Bangladesh at Nottingham on 06.06.09, 61 runs between G Gambhir and MS Dhoni vs Sri Lanka at Nagpur on 09.12.09, 50 runs between MS Dhoni and V Sehwag vs Sri Lanka at Mohali on 12.12.09, 66 runs between G Gambhir and SK Raina vs Sri Lanka at Gros Islet on 11.05.10 and 79 runs between M Vijay and SK Raina vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 13.06.10
M Vijay and SK Raina added 79 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the second best partnership for the second wicket by Indian batsmen in T20I. The best is the 82 runs stand between G Gambhir and RV Uthppa vs Australia at Mumbai {BS} on 20.10.07
M Vijay and SK Raina added 79 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the best partnership by Indian batsmen against Zimbabwe in T20I. The previous best was the 64* runs partnership between V Kohli and YK Pathan for the fifth wicket at Harare on 12.06.10. These are the only two fifty plus partnerships by Indian batsmen against Zimbabwe in T20I
SK Raina scored 72 not out in this game providing the highest individual score by an Indian batsman against Zimbabwe. The next best is M Vijay’s 46 in this game.
SK Raina’s 72 not out represent the 21st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in T20I. This knock provides his fourth T20I fifty. The other three are – 61* vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 25.02.08, 101 vs South Africa at Gros Islet on 02.05.10, and 63 vs Sri Lanka at Gros Islet on 11.05.10. He became the third Indian batsman to score four or more fifties in T20I. Others are – G Gambhir {06} and Yuvraj Singh {05}
SK Raina with his 72 not out became the first Indian captain to score a fifty in T20I games. His knock represents the highest individual total by an Indian captain. He wrested the previous best of 46 by MS Dhoni against Sri Lanka at Mohali on 12.12.09.
SK Raina’s 72 not out represent the 32nd occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in T20I. He became the first captain to score a fifty against Zimbabwe. The previous best was 37 by PD Collingwood of England at Cape Town on 13.09.07
At the end of this game SK Raina’s T20I aggregate stood at 468. He became the 32nd batsman to total 400 plus runs in T20I. He is the fourth Indian batsman to total 400 plus runs in T20I. Others are – G Gambhir {621}, Yuvraj Singh {555} and MS Dhoni {441}
India’s victory by seven wickets in this game represents its 14th win in T20I, It is also India’s second win against Zimbabwe, the first one being its win by six wickets at Harare on 12.06.10