Match Details
- Date: July 14, 2024
- Time: 4:30 PM IST
- Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare
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Preview
Zimbabwe will take on India in the fifth and final T20I of the five-match series at the Harare Sports Club in Harare. Following their very good start to the series, Zimbabwe have fallen away drastically in the previous three T20Is, losing by big margins in all of them. For India, it was important to win the series with a game in hand, which will allow them the chance to test out all the youngsters in the squad in the fifth and final T20I.
Pitch Report
The pitches at the Harare Sports Club in Harare have allowed improved stroke play for the batters in the three previous T20Is, leading to higher rates of scoring for both Zimbabwe and India. With that, the average first-innings score of 158 might not be enough runs to defend in the fifth T20I, especially if Zimbabwe bats first against India.
Team Analysis
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe have got quite better in the batting side of things with each outing in the T20I series against India, due to Wessly Madhevere, the captain Sikandar Raza, Dion Myers, and Clive Madande putting together decent innings in particular. But the bowlers have a major letdown for Zimbabwe as a unit, not managing to take consistent wickets or keep the run rate in check.
Zimbabwe squad for T20I Series
Sikandar Raza (c), 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
India
The captain Shubman Gill notched up a couple of fifties in the last two T20I matches, while his opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal has been in ominous hitting form in both matches, setting up big totals for India. The bowlers have been quite impressive right throughout the series for the Indian cricket team, with the likes of Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, and Washington Sundar picking up wickets consistently.
India squad for T20I Series
Ꮪhubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson, Dhruv Jurel, Shivam Dube, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande (Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma, and Harshit Rana were part of first two T20Is)
Match Prediction
Conclusion
India have been playing some exceptional cricket in the last three T20I matches against Zimbabwe, which is why they are highly likely to finish the five-match series on a high with a big win.
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