India vs Zimbabwe Highlights: Clinical India Beat Zimbabwe By 42 Runs, Win Series 4-1

IND vs ZIM live: Thank you for tuning in to the live coverage of the 5th and final T20I and the entire series of India vs Zimbabwe. Stay tuned at republicworld.com for more such coverage when India tours Sri Lanka later this month. 

IND vs ZIM live: And that’s that, Zimbabwe are all out for the score of 125 runs and India have won the 5th and final T20I of the series by 42 runs. Apart from the blip in the first game of the series, India’s young core has been dominant throughout the series and go back from Harare with a 4-1 series win. 

India have managed to dismissed half of Zimbabwe's side and the hosts are now in a difficult space to chase India's total down

Just when the pressure was on Zimbabwe, Ravi Bishnoi has ended up bowling a bad over. In the last over of the powerplay, Bishnoi gave away 16 odd runs

Mukesh Kumar is proving to be too good for Zimbabwe. The Indian pacer has picked up two wickets so far with Zimbabwe struggling against him

In the very first over of the match, Wessly Madhevere is sent back to the change room by Mukesh Kumar on the score of 0

A late assault by Rinku Singh has helped India finish on 167/6 in their quota of 20 overs. Zimbabwe need 168 runs to win

Sanju Samson looked pretty impressive with the bat and scored a gritty half century to help Team India's cause. In order to accelerate the scoring, Samson has perished to Blessing Muzarabani at the score of 58

Riyan Parag who had a stellar IPL 2024 campaign hasn't been able to live up to the promise. The Rajasthan Royals youngster has failed in the fifth T20I and hasn't helped India's cause. Parag falls to Brandon Mavuta at the score of 22

Riyan Parag and Sanju Samson so far have showed great patience so far and have held the fort for India. Samson is nearing his fifty steadily

After losing their first three wickets in the form of Gill, Jaiswal and Abhishek early, Rajasthan Royals duo, Parag and Samson try to rebuild the Indian innings

Skipper Shubman Gill will be disappointed with himself as he couldn't do much in this series with the bat. In the fifth and the final IND vs ZIM T20I, Gill failed to step up again and has now been dismissed by Richard Ngarava while batting on 13

After Yashasvi Jaiswal's arrival, Abhishek Sharma who opened with Gill in the intial phases of the series has been demoted to number 3. Sharma tried to continue with his slam-bang brand of cricket but has been dismissed by Blessing Muzarabani while bating on 14 off 11 deliveries

It looked like Yashasvi Jaiswal started from where he left in the 4th T20I. After hitting the Zimbabwe skipper for two gigantic sixes, Raza got the better of Jaiswal. Yashasvi scored 12 off 5 balls

Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Johnathan Campbell, Faraz Akram, Clive Madande(w), Brandon Mavuta, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani

Shubman Gill(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Kumar

Zimbabwe skipper Sinkandar Raza has won the toss and has opted to bowl first in the 5th and the final IND vs ZIM T20I

With the match scheduled to start at 4:30pm IST, the toss is to follow soon, a crucial one for both the teams.

After a shocking defeat in the first T20I of the series, the Shubman Gill-led Indian team has already taken an unassailable lead of 3-1 in the series. Withe the last match still to be played, the young guns of Team India will want to put their best foot forward and make the score line 4-1

India: Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson (wk), Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed

Zimbabwe: Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wessly Madhevere, Brian Bennett , Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande (wk), Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara

On Sunday afternoon, Harare may expect beautiful weather with a temperature of about 27° C. Good news: the humidity level will be around 27% and the wind speed will be moderate, hovering around 10 to 12 km/h.

Up to this far, the pitch has been top-notch. The batters have been able to play strokes with more bounce thanks to it. On one hand, spinners have been instrumental, while on the other, pacers have faltered. It is customary to bat first for the side that wins the toss.

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande, Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Harshit Rana

Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (c), Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Johnathan Campbell, Tendai Chatara, Luke Jongwe, Innocent Kaia, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Brandon Mavuta, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Antum Naqvi, Richard Ngarava, Milton Shumba