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India vs Zimbabwe 1st T20I Preview

India vs Zimbabwe 1st T20I Preview

India vs Zimbabwe 1st T20I: Check out IND vs ZIM live streaming, head-to-head, full squads and more.

IND vs ZIM 1st T20I: After a historic T20 World Cup 2024 triumph in the Caribbean, India will now be looking to conquer Zimbabwe in the cricket’s shorter format. India made history in Barbados as they beat South Africa by seven runs. Following the epic clash, the Men in Blue’s top stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announced their retirement from T20Is. In Rohit’s absence, Shubman Gill is set to lead a young India squad in Harare. The team will feature other upcoming stars including the likes of Rinku Singh and Abhishek Sharma. Gill and Rinku were two of the four reserves for India at the T20 World Cup. Given India will be missing most of its key players, the duo will be looking to guide the Men in Blue to a series triumph. National Cricket Academy chief VVS Laxman will act as the stand-in head coach for India.

India’s series opener against Zimbabwe will be hosted at the Harare Sports Club tomorrow, July 6. It will be the first time in two years India will be taking on Zimbabwe in a bilateral tour. Zimbabwe on the other hand will be led by Sikandar Raza. Just a few months ago, they lost a T20I series 1-4 to Bangladesh. They will now be looking to pull off a few upsets against a young Indian side next.

India vs Zimbabwe T20I series 2024: Full Schedule

All of the India versus Zimbabwe T20I matches will begin at 4:30 pm IST. Take a detailed look at the full schedule:

IND vs ZIM 1st T20I – July 6

IND vs ZIM 2nd T20I – July 7

IND vs ZIM 3rd T20I – July 10

IND vs ZIM 4th T20I – July 13

IND vs ZIM 5th T20I – July 14

India vs Zimbabwe T20I series 2024: Official venue

The Harare Sports Club will be the official host venue for all the five T20I matches between India and Zimbabwe.

India vs Zimbabwe T20I series 2024: Head-to-Head (Past 5 Matches)

India have faced off against Zimbabwe a total of eight times in T20 internationals. The Men in Blue won on six occasions whereas Zimbabwe managed only a couple of victories. In their last T20I clash, India defeated Zimbabwe by 71 runs. The match was hosted at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2022.

India vs Zimbabwe T20I series 2024: Live streaming details

The India vs Zimbabwe bilateral tour will be televised by the Sony Sports Network in India. The games will also be streamed live on the SonyLiv app and website.

India vs Zimbabwe T20I series 2024: Full squads

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

Zimbabwe: 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