India beat Zimbabwe by 42 runs in fifth T20 to win series 4-1

Sanju Samson scored 58 as India beat Zimbabwe by 42 runs in their fifth T20 on Sunday to win the five-match series 4-1.

Samson, who was part of India’s T20 World Cup-winning squad, hit four sixes in his 45-ball innings to help India score 167-6 in 20 overs after losing the toss and batting first, AP reports.

In reply, Zimbabwe was bowled out for 125 runs in 18.3 overs with medium pacer Mukesh Kumar taking 4-22 in 3.3 overs.

Zimbabwe had won the first T20 by 13 runs, with India then rebounding with four consecutive wins. It won the second, third and fourth T20s by 100 runs, 23 runs, and 10 wickets, respectively.