The second match of the 5 T20 match series between Team India and Zimbabwe will be played today. Team India, which won the T20 World Cup last week, lost the first match by 13 runs. The team is trailing 0-1 in the series.
The Indian team would like to make a comeback in the series with this match to be held on Sunday. In the first match, Riyan Parag, Abhishek Sharma and Dhruv Jurel made their international debut for India, but could not perform well. All three together scored 8 runs. Both the teams have clashed 9 times in T20 International cricket. While India has won 6 matches, Zimbabwe has won 3.
Match details
Second T20– India Vs Zimbabwe
Date– 7 July, Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe
Toss– 4:00 PM, Match start– 4:30 PM.
Previous record: Zimbabwe has won only 3 matches in T20 International
India’s record in Zimbabwe is excellent. Team India has not lost any T20 series there yet. The two-match series played between the two teams in 2015 was drawn 1-1. Whereas in 2010, the Indian team defeated the hosts 2-0 in a 2-match series in Zimbabwe.
The last T20 series between the two teams was played in 2016. At that time, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the captain of the Indian team. India lost the first match of the series. But after that Team India made a comeback and won the last two matches and won the series 2-1.
Zimbabwe will be captained by 38-year-old all-rounder Sikandar Raza. Just yesterday, Zimbabwe made a big upset by defeating India by 13 runs.
Team News: 3 new players included for first 2 T20s
There are only 3 Indian players in this tour, who were part of the T20 World Cup 2024. These three players will not play the first 2 matches of the series. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Shivam Dubey were stuck in Barbados due to storm Beryl, who returned home on Thursday.
In such a situation, BCCI has sent 3 new players as replacements for the first 2 T20s against Zimbabwe. Opener Sai Sudarshan, wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma and pacer Harshit Rana have been selected for replacement.