In 5th T20I Match, India beats Zimbabwe by 42 runs to win series 4-1
On Sunday in 5th T20I match Sanju Samson scored 58 as India beat Zimbabwe by 42 runs to win the five-match series 4-1.
Samson who was part of India’s T20 World Cup-winning squad, hit four sixes in his 45-ball innings to help his team score 167-6 in 20 overs after losing the toss and batting first.
In reply, team Zimbabwe was bowled out for 125 runs in 18.3 overs with medium pacer Mukesh Kumar taking 4-22 in 3.3 overs. Zimbabwe had won the first T20 by 13 runs, with India then rebounding with four consecutive wins. It won the second, third and fourth T20s by 100 runs, 23 runs, and 10 wickets, respectively.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored 93 not out on Saturday, was bowled for 12 off five balls. Skipper Shubman Gill was caught for 13, while Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for 14 as India reached 40-3 in five overs. Samson and Riyan Parag (22) added 65 off 56 balls for the fourth wicket and stabilized the innings as India crossed the 100-mark.