The match between India and Zimbabwe will take place on 6th July at Harare Sports Club.
Match preview:
The World Champions India will take on Zimbabwe in a five-match T20 series starting from July 6th. Zimbabwe is hosting this highly anticipated series and the games will be played at the Harare Sports Club.
It will be team India’s first assignment after the T20 World Cup and none of their title winning squad feature in a couple of T20is.
Zimbabwe will play a T20 after a gap of two months as they last played an away series against Bangladesh which they lost to 1-4 and it led to drastic change in the squad.
Sikandar Raza will be leading the side. The captain wasn’t top-notch in the recent PSL and IPL season, but Raza will look forward to regaining his form against India to make history for his country.
Antum Naqvi received his maiden call-up in the squad. He will be the second-origin Pakistani player to represent Zimbabwe. He gained attention in Australia but honed his skills with Lahore Qalandar’s Player Development Program. All eyes will be on this batter to make waves in the upcoming series against India.
Moreover, Wesley Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta have returned to the squad after serving their drug suspension while Tendai Chatara will be bringing his experience to the team after a while.
Richard Ngarava is another exciting prospect in the world of cricket right now. It will be exciting to see how Ngarava expresses himself against the topside of the world.
Zimbabwe squad: 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.
Talking about India, Shubman Gill will be leading the side. The side contains all the star players who were on song in the IPL season. How the likes of Abhishek Sharma, Dhruv Jurel, Rinku Singh, Tushar Deshpande, and Harshit Rana turn up against Zimbabwe will be a key for the Indian team and its T20 future.
India squad: Ꮪhubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Shivam Dube, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, MukeshKumar, Tushar Deshpande.
First Two T20Is: Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma and Harshit Rana.
Pitch and weather report:
The pitch at Harare has assisted batters as the ground is considered to be batting friendly but it also provides early assistance to quick and aid spinners in the middle overs as well. So, it’s an all-round ground and the average score in the T20is has been 156.
The weather is supposed to be a mix of humidity and sunny conditions.
Prediction:
Although Zimbabwe is the host side, India are favorites to win this contest.
Where to watch:
In India, All the matches will be live broadcast at Sony Sports Network. And if you want to watch it live you can watch it on Sony App Live and Website. In Zimbabwe one can watch matches on Sony Network and SuperSport. And in Pakistan and around the globe one can watch match at CricHd.com
