India thrash Zimbabwe by 10 wickets to clinch ODI series 3-0
16 June, Harare
India trounced Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the third and final One-Day International (ODI) to complete a third successive whitewash of the African minnows here on Wednesday.
Chasing a paltry 124, India rode on the new opening combination of Lokesh Rahul and debutant Faiz Fazal to romp home with 169 balls to spare and register a 3-0 series win.
Rahul remained unbeaten with 63 off 70 deliveries while Fazal’s maiden knock of 55 came off 61 balls.
Rahul was the Player of the Series for amassing 196 runs in three innings while Jasprit Bumrah bagged the Player of the Match award.
Earlier, medium pacer Jasprit Bumrah took a four-wicket haul to restrict the hosts to 123 in 42.1 overs.