India tour of Zimbabwe

ZIM vs IND, 4th T20I

Preview

India will cross swords with Zimbabwe in the fourth T20I game of the five-match series on Saturday. The game is scheduled to be played at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday, July 13. After securing an amazing win by 23 runs, Shubman Gill and Co took a 2-1 lead in the series and the visitors would eye to sealing the series in the penultimate match of the game. 

India posted a total of 182 runs in the first innings of the third T20I match. Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 66 and 49 runs respectively to add to the total. Yashasvi Jaiswal also played a decent knock of 36 runs off 27 balls to provide a good start to the team. 

Washington Sundar was the star of the show with his impressive figures of 3-15 in his four overs quota. Avesh Khan took two scalps while Khaleel Ahmed picked one to dismantle the hosts. India needs to be cautious regarding their fifth and sixth bowling options - Shivam Dube and Abhishek Sharma conceding 50 runs in their four overs bowled collectively. 

On the other side, Zimbabwe failed to come up with a collective effort with both the ball and the ball in the previous two matches. Their openers have performed poorly and in order to win they need to provide a good start to the team. 

Match Details

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

Date: Saturday, 13th July, 2024

Time: 04:30 PM

Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare

Pitch Report

The fourth 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 24 to 26 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), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed

Match Prediction

Based on the current form, India is expected to win the match against Zimbabwe and seal the series victory. With the services of Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, and Rinku Singh, the team will be hoping to dominate the match more with the bat against Zimbabwe. 

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