Aug 1st 2013: India thrashed Zimbabwe with ease to take a 4-0 lead in their five-match One-Day International (ODI) series at the Queens Sports Club here Thursday.
After bowling out Zimbabwe for the lowest total of the tournament yet -- 144 in 42.4 overs, the visitors reached the target in 30.5 overs with nine wickets to spare.
Opener Rohit Sharma (64 not out) and Suresh Raina (66 not out), promoted up the order, became the architects of the victory, scoring unbeaten half-centuries to take India home without any trouble.
Saurashtra batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who made his ODI debut three years after making his first appearance for India in Tests. However, Pujara was unsuccessful in capitalising on the chance, as he was bowled by medium pacer Tendai Chatara for 13.
Brief scores: Zimbabwe 144 all out (Elton Chigumbura 50 not out, Malcom Waller 35, Vusi Sibanda 24; Amit Mishra 3/25, Mohit Sharma 2/26, Ravindra Jadeja 2/28) lost to India 145/1 in 30.5 overs (Suresh Raina 66 not out, Rohit Sharma 64 not out, Cheteshwar Pujara 13; Tendai Chatara 1/31).
After bowling out Zimbabwe for the lowest total of the tournament yet -- 144 in 42.4 overs, the visitors reached the target in 30.5 overs with nine wickets to spare.
Opener Rohit Sharma (64 not out) and Suresh Raina (66 not out), promoted up the order, became the architects of the victory, scoring unbeaten half-centuries to take India home without any trouble.
Saurashtra batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who made his ODI debut three years after making his first appearance for India in Tests. However, Pujara was unsuccessful in capitalising on the chance, as he was bowled by medium pacer Tendai Chatara for 13.
Brief scores: Zimbabwe 144 all out (Elton Chigumbura 50 not out, Malcom Waller 35, Vusi Sibanda 24; Amit Mishra 3/25, Mohit Sharma 2/26, Ravindra Jadeja 2/28) lost to India 145/1 in 30.5 overs (Suresh Raina 66 not out, Rohit Sharma 64 not out, Cheteshwar Pujara 13; Tendai Chatara 1/31).
