Twitter Reactions: Zimbabwe shock India with a 2-run victory

The first T20 International between India and Zimbabwe turned out to be a thrilling encounter. Captain MS Dhoni won the toss as India elected to field first. India had Jaydev Unadkat, Rishi Dhawan and Mandeep Singh coming in from the team that played the last ODI.

Batting first, Zimbabwe showed better approach than the One Dayers as they raced their way to 91/2 in 12 overs. They again lost way and were reduced to 111/5 before Elton Chigumbura’s stormy innings of 54 runs from 26 balls which included 7 sixes took Zimbabwe to an above par total.

The hosts ended up with a total of 170/6 in their quota of 20 overs. Bumrah again was the pick of the bowlers as he picked up a couple of wickets while Axar Patel also got one wicket along with being economical with the ball.

On the other hand, the man of the ODI series, KL Rahul got out for a golden duck on his T20 debut. While India failed to build partnerships, Manish Pandey did well for a brilliant 48 from 35 balls before getting out to a loose shot. India lost way from there as Zimbabwe bowled well in the end while Dhoni failed to finish it for India.

How did the match pan out? – Zim v Ind 1st T20I Review: India falter against the free-spirited Zimbabweans

In the end, Zimbabwe pulled off a 2-run victory over India in a humdinger of a contest and brought some life to the tour which had so far been a bore. Muzarabani and Chibhabha got a couple of wickets but it was Madziva who was the star as he successfully defended 7 in the last over.

Twitter kept everyone entertained with some splendid tweets throughout the India-Zim game. Right from lauding Chigumbara to trolling Rishi Dhawan and Unadkat, right from lauding Pandey to trolling Indian batting, here are some of the Twitter reactions that took place during the course of the game:

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