Updated 10 July 2024 at 10:12 IST
At Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe and India are scheduled to square off in the much awaited third T20I game of the series. Both teams will be keen to acquire the upper hand because the series is level at 1-1. As the teams fight for dominance on the cricket pitch, the gifted teams from both sides offer an exciting and closely contested encounter with outstanding batters and excellent bowlers.
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Keeper – Clive Madande
Batsmen – Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Riyan Parag (vc), Wesley Madhevere
All-rounders – Sikandar Raza, Brian Bennett, Abhishek Sharma (c)
Bowlers – Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Blessing Muzurabani
India and Zimbabwe have matched 10 T20Is against one another. India has prevailed 7 of those; Zimbabwe has won thrice. India has won four and Zimbabwe thrice in the past 7 games the two have played. The series currently stands 1-1.
The weather in the IND vs ZIM match will be cold at 11°C with moderate humidity.
The pitch is batting-friendly, favoring both pace and spin. Teams can expect an average 1st innings score of 163. Bowlers and batsmen will need to adapt to the conditions for an exciting game.
Shubman Gill (c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar
Innocent Kaia, Wessly Madhevere, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande (wk), Wellington Masakadza, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara
INDIA
Shubman Gill (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande, Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Harshit Rana
ZIMBABWE
Sikandar Raza (Captain), Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Johnathan Campbell, Tendai Chatara, Luke Jongwe, Innocent Kaia, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Brandon Mavuta, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Antum Naqvi, Richard Ngarava, Milton Shumba
Published 10 July 2024 at 10:12 IST