Match Details
Date : July 6, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM IST
Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare
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After winning the T20 World Cup 2024, a young Indian team will travel to Zimbabwe for a five-match T20I series. Ahead of this tour, the Chevrons suffered a 4-1 loss against Bangladesh and will look to take on an Indian side full of inexperienced yet talented players. Talking about the Men in Blue, India will see Shubman Gill lead the squad alongside IPL stars like Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, and Dhruv Jurel among others.
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Analysis
The Shubman Gill-led side will kick off a new era in Indian cricket after greats like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja announced their retirement from the shortest format. Talking about the batting order of this series, the experienced duo of Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad will open the innings before making way for youngsters like Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel and others. On the bowling front, Washington Sundar and Ravi Bishnoi will be the frontline spinners while Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar and Tushar Deshpande will be the pacers.
Talking about Zimbabwe, the Chevrons will enter this tour after a disappointing tour to Bangladesh which ended with a win. The Zimbabwean batting will see Brian Bennett, Innocent Kaia, Milton Shumba and Sikandar Raza taking on India’s young bowling attack. Looking at the Chevron bowling, Richard Ngarava and Blessing Muzarabani will be the key players for the side.
Key Players
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Probable XIs
India
Shubman Gill (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Jitesh Sharma (wk) Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande.
Zimbabwe
Brian Bennett, Innocent Kaia, Sikandar Raza (c), Milton Shumba, Clive Madande (wk), Wessly Madhevere, Antum Naqvi, Luke Jongwe, Faraz Akram, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
ZIM vs IND T20: Fantasy Teams
Best 14
Wicketkeepers: Dhruv Jurel
Batters: Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Innocent Kaia
All-Rounders: Wessly Madhevere, Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Sikandar Raza
Bowlers: Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava
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