India tour of Zimbabwe

ZIM vs IND, 3rd T20I

Preview 

Team India will cross swords with Zimbabwe for the 3rd game of the five-match T20I series. The game is scheduled at the Harare Sports Club on Wednesday, July 10. The Men in Blue suffered a humiliating defeat in the first game before pulling off a stunning 100-run victory over the hosts in the second game. Star opener Abhishek Sharma stole the headlines with his fabulous hundred coming off a duck in the first encounter. Also, Ruturaj Gaikwad added 77* runs and Rinku quick fired 48* runs at the end to take India to a total of 234 runs in the second match, 

Shubman Gill and Co. will hope to continue with the same momentum in the third match. Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube are expected to replace Dhruv Jurel and Sai Sudharsan in the upcoming fixture. Mukesh Kumar and Avesh Khan were happy shattering timbers constantly and India being in their rhythm would be enjoying their game thus far.  

Zimbabwe need to gain confidence from their first match as the players have a lot of room for improvement. The bowling unit needs to improve more as they leaked a lot of runs in the second game. They will look forward to coming forward as a team and replicating the same performance as they had earlier done in the first match. 

Match Details

Match: ZIM vs IND, 3rd T20I, India tour of Zimbabwe, 2024

Date: Wednesday, 10th July, 2024

Time: 04:30 PM

Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare

Pitch Report

The third T20I match will also be played at the Harare Sports Club. The pitch out there favours the batters. The ball speeds off rapidly after a flawless connection with the bat. The captain winning the toss may choose to chase the target on this ground.

There is no chance of rain in Harare. The temperature is expected to range between 20 to 25 degrees Celsius during the match time.

ZIM vs IND Squads

ZIM: Sikandar Raza (c), Clive Madande (wk), Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Johnathan Campbell, Innocent Kaia, Wessly Madhevere, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Tendai Chatara, Brandon Mavuta, Dion Myers, Faraz Akram, Antum Naqvi

IND: Shubman Gill (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Harshit Rana

ZIM vs IND Probable Playing XIs

ZIM: Innocent Kaia, Wessly Madhevere, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande, Wellington Masakadza, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara

IND: Shubman Gill (c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar

Match Prediction

India got a shocker in the first match against Zimbabwe in the first match. The hosts will still try to challenge the Indian side with their fierce pacers and strong batting order. But eventually, India is expected to win this match and take a lead in the series. 

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