India are taking on Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club in the second T20I of the three-match series. The Men in Blue are 1-0 up in the series and would like to take an unassailable 2-0 lead before heading into the final match on Sunday, July 26.
After series losses in Ireland and England, Shreyas Iyer registered his first T20I win as captain when the Men in Blue beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets in Harare in the first match of the series.
Bowling first after winning the toss, the Men in Blue held the hosts to 125-7 as Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav claimed two scalps each. The other bowlers also chipped in. In the chase, opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi slammed 50 off 19 balls.
Today’s ZIM vs IND toss result
Zimbabwe have won the toss and have opted to field first. The hosts are going in with an unchanged side. For India, Yash Thakur comes in for Ashok Sharma.
ZIM vs IND – Today’s match playing XIs
Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani (w), Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
India: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (w), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Yash Thakur, Mayank Yadav
Today’s ZIM vs IND pitch report
Sikandar Raza feels the surface is a lot better today and may not be that spicy. Shreyas Iyer said that the pitch looks a bit different and is not that tacky as the first T20I game
Today’s ZIM vs IND match complete players list
Zimbabwe squad: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Wessly Madhevere, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Ben Curran, Tanaka Chivanga, Innocent Kaia, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Newman Nyamhuri
India squad: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma (vice-captain), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Prince Yadav, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Harsh Dubey
ZIM vs IND – Today’s match umpires
Umpires: Iknow Chabi, Langton Rusere
Third umpire: Forster Mutizwa
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft
Edited by Renin Wilben Albert