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21.5 India claim this with a 10 wicket victory. The unbeaten opening partnership of Fazal 55 (off 61 with seven fours and a six) and Rahul (63 off 70 with four fours and two sixes) does the job in 21.5 overs. The Zimbabwe attack failed to breakthrough the Indian.

20.1 Like Rahul, Fazal reaches his fifty on debut 50 off 58 (6x4 1x6).

18.6 India (107/0) require another 17 runs with 10 wickets and 31.0

18.1 Rahul gets his maiden ODI half-century with a single off Mupariwa. India 97/0. Require  27 runs required from 31.5 overs

12.4 Mupariwa is bashed for a four by Rahul and the boundary brings up India's 50. India 50/0

11.0 Play has rumed here at Harare Sports Club. The Indian opening pair of Rahul and Fazal still at the crease. India are 45/0 after 11 overs.

It's lunch and India are 23/0 after 7 overs. The tourists require anoter 101 runs with 10 wickets and 43 overs. Rahul 8 off 21 and Fazal 11 off 21

**14.37 is Zimbabwe’s average runs per wicket for Zimbabwe in this series - their second-worst in any bilateral ODI series. Their worst was against Sri-Lanka in the 5-match series in 2008-09 - 13.59

Zimbabwe have failed to test the rookie Indians here and like what most of my colleagues are saying here: “I bet india are very disappointed by this tour because their rookie players have actually ot learnt a thing due to the way Zimbabwe is performing” says Yvonne Mangunda.

But it seems the Zimbabwe batsmen are not making life difficult for themselves alone: “How do you even write a match report for things like these.”

Given the way Zimbabwe was batting here you could tell that the hosts were only delaying the inevitable. Zimbabwe are all out, just but a carbon copy of their previous performance. India are preparing to bat and we all know how strong their opening partnership is. Or is a case of a weak Zimbabwe bowl attack?

42.2 WICKET With 7.4 overs to go Zimbabwe are done batting. Bumrah has caused enough trouble for the hosts here as but it is Titipano’s run-out that could probably have been avoided had he thought of taking a dive but It’s done. Zimbabwe 123/10 after 42.2

36.4 WICKET Mupariwa becomes the ninth man out. Bumrah has all the reason to celebrate as he has left Zimbabwe on 110/9

This is just so unbelievable Zimbabwe have lost four wickets in four deliveries

34.3 WICKET Trouble and Zimbabwe cannot be separated and that has proven true so far in this series. Mutumbami goes out for four and that is the third wicket for Bumrah. Zimbabwe 108/8

33.2 WICKET Just another GOLDEN DUCK for Zimbabwe. Cremer is trapped lbw by Patel Zimbabwe 104/7

33.1 WICKET RUN-OUT! Did I just speak at the right time or did I actually bring a curse into the Zimbabwean team. Waller attempts for a single but midway through his run he herds back and that is too slow, just quick enough for the Indians though to run him out. Waller run out 8 off 15  Zimbabwe 104/6

Remember the Chevrons were in the same position on Monday as they were 106/3 but crumbled to 126 all out and as far as I can see, the same thing is likely to happen here. Just when the boys hit the 100-run mark, they remind me of Shimmer Chinodya’s Things Fall Apart.

32.6 WICKET Oh my oh my God! This is unbelievable coming from Elton Chigumbura a player who is making is 202nd ODI appearance for Zimbabwe has just gone out for YET ANOTHER GOLDEN DUCK! In the second ODI on Monday Chigumbura was cleaned up just as he faced the first ball and that is exactly what happens again now. The former captain is  caught behind by Dhoni off Bumrah. Zimbabwe 104/5

32.5 WICKET For all the effort he has put in this morning, Bumrah finally gets his reward a lovely delivery that sees Maruma (17) take that long walk back to the pavilion Maruma 17  Zimbabwe 104/4

28.4 WICKET Chabal gets his second wicket of the day as he is responsible for Sibanda’s scalp. Sibanda’s stand comes to an end after he as caught and bowled by the same person. Sinanda 38 off 71. Zimbabwe 89/3

20.1 WICKET Trust me this was a weak shot from Chibhabha off Chahal. He tried to go for the boundary but his shot lacked height and he fails to clear with Bumrah going under it for a catch. Chibhabha 27 off 66 Zimbabwe 55/2

5.3 WICKET Another early breakthrough for India and Masakadza is the first back to the pavilion. Rahul is at the end of it as Masakadza barely made it into the double figures. Masakadza 8 off 18 Zimbabwe 19/1.

Team News: Zimbabwe madefivechangesto their side. Malcolm Waller, Timycen Maruma, Tawanda Mupariwa, Nevill Madziva and Donald Tiripano are in. And it was even shocking to hear captainFazal replacing Karun Nair is India's only change

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