Indian all-rounder Axar Patel said, “Looking at the way Zimbabwean player Sikandar Raza batted, we felt the game slipped away from us. It can also be said that Raza’s innings showed the fear of defeat for the Indian team in the third ODI between India and Zimbabwe.
The Indian cricket team toured Zimbabwe for a 3-match ODI series. India won the series 3-0. The Indian team won the first two matches easily, but the third match was a bit of a struggle. In the end the victory went to India.
Zimbabwe’s Raza scored a stunning 115 off 95 balls. As long as he was on the field, the team’s chances of success were bright. He hit 9 fours and 3 sixes. Subman Gill took a ‘super’ catch to get rid of the Indian team’s bowling.
“The way he batted in the last 10 overs we thought he would take the game away from us. But we stuck to our plan. We decided to apply it and play till the last ball. It turned out to be favorable for us.
The series was a good match ahead of the Asia Cup. This will help the players who are playing for the Indian team in that series,” said Akshar.
In this match Akshar bowled 10 overs and conceded only 30 runs and took both the wickets.