IND vs ZIM 2022: “The way Sikandar Raza was batting, we felt he could snatch the game away” - Axar Patel admits India were put under pressure × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Cricket India vs Zimbabwe 2022 News IND vs ZIM 2022 The way Sikandar Raza was batting we felt he could snatch the game away - Axar Patel admits India were put under pressure By Renin Wilben Albert Modified 23 Aug 2022 Follow Us 1 Comment Share Sikandar Raza gave India some tense moments in the third ODI. Pic: Twitter Team India left-arm spinner Axar Patel admitted that the Men in Blue were worried about losing the third ODI against Zimbabwe after Sikandar Raza went berserk. He, however, added that the team decided to stick to their plans as things worked out well in the end. India beat Zimbabwe by 13 runs in the third and final ODI of the series in Harare on Monday (August 22). But it was not before Raza gave them a massive scare, smashing 115 off 95 balls. Chasing 290, Zimbabwe fought hard to reach 276. Speaking after the close win, Axar conceded that things got a little too tense in the end. At the post-match conference, he reflected on the contest and said: “The way Sikandar Raza was batting in the last 10 overs, we felt he could snatch the game away. But we backed our plans and did not relax till the last ball. We decided to put in our best effort till the very end. I think that benefited us a lot. "The bowlers executed their plans very well. Avesh Khan was bowling his yorkers, Shardul Thakur was sending down slower ones and wide yorkers. He was mixing it up. Overall, it was an interesting match,” he added. BCCI@BCCIThat's that from the final ODI. A close game, but it was #TeamIndia who win by 13 runs and take the series 3-0 #ZIMvIND7373341That's that from the final ODI. A close game, but it was #TeamIndia who win by 13 runs and take the series 3-0 #ZIMvIND https://t.co/3VavgKJNsS Axar himself had a memorable outing, claiming two for 30 in his 10 overs, which included a maiden. Asked about his bowling plans for the match, he replied: “I thought this used pitch was a little bit dry and there was something in it for spinners. It was holding a bit, so I just tried to bowl stump to stump and was waiting for the batters to make some mistakes. Fortunately, I bowled a maiden over, so that was good for me and our team.” Apart from Axar, fellow Indian left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav also had a good game. He claimed two for 38 in his 10 overs. While Avesh Khan was expensive (66 runs in 9.3 overs), he ended up claiming three wickets. Discussed in the meeting that we are going to bat first - Axar Patel Ahead of the match, India captain KL Rahul won his third toss in a row. However, unlike in the first two games, he decided to bat first. On how challenging it was batting first for a change, the left-arm spinner replied: "We discussed in the meeting that we are going to bat first. That was a challenge for us because some guys are going for Asia Cup and they didn’t get that much batting practice. It was a good challenge, especially the way Raza batted at the end.”BCCI@BCCIFor his stupendous knock of 130, @ShubmanGill is adjudged Player of the Match as India win by 13 runs.Scorecard - bit.ly/ZIMvIND-3RDODI #ZIMvIND2686186For his stupendous knock of 130, @ShubmanGill is adjudged Player of the Match as India win by 13 runs.Scorecard - bit.ly/ZIMvIND-3RDODI #ZIMvIND https://t.co/V1UxwhS5qY India posted an impressive 289 for eight as Shubman Gill (130 off 97) scored his maiden ODI hundred. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Renin Wilben Albert × Feedback Thank You! 1 comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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