Team India coach Gautam Gambhir was seemingly displeased with Sanju Samson’s dismissal in the T20 World Cup Super 8 clash against Zimbabwe on February 26, Thursday at the Chepauk in Chennai. The former left-handed batter was seen using gestures to explain something to Samson when the keeper-batter returned to the dugout as a video of the same surfaced on social media.
Blessing Muzarabani breaks dangerous opening partnership
It was Zimbabwe’s new-ball seamer Blessing Muzarabani, who broke the opening stand in the fourth over of the innings. With the Kerala-born cricketer playing a pull shot and mistiming it, Ryan Burl took a sliding catch by running in from deep mid-wicket. The elegant right-handed batter had started his innings by clobbering a six and followed it by smashing another alongside a boundary, adding 48 for the opening wicket with Abhishek Sharma. However, he eventually managed a score of only 24 off 15 deliveries. The 31-year-old had been guilty of throwing away a start against Namibia too when he made 22 off 15 balls.
Watch the below video as Gambhir reacts to Samson’s dismissal:
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Team India punish Zimbabwe in Chennai, amass 254
While Sanju Samson set the wheels in motion for the steep total, the likes of Abhishek Sharma (55), Ishan Kishan (38), Suryakumar Yadav (33), Hardik Pandya (50*) and Tilak Varma (44*) fully capitalised on it. The opening partnership between Samson and Abhishek was worth 48 in 3.4 overs. They eventually finished with 256/4 in 20 overs.
Both Team India and Zimbabwe are in a must-win territory after their heavy losses to South Africa and West Indies, respectively in their first Super 8 games. Should Zimbabwe lose today, they will be eliminated from the semi-final race. An India victory will make their fixture against the West Indies on Sunday a virtual quarter-final.
West Indies’ winning run came to a halt after South Africa beat them earlier on Thursday in Ahmedabad.
