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India vs Zimbabwe: (Image Source: Twitter)
The Indian team will take on Zimbabwe in the first ODI of the three-match series on 18th August 2022 at the Harare Sports Club, Harare starting at 12:45 PM (IST). Zimbabwe will be riding high on confidence after having recently beaten Bangladesh in both T20I and ODI series. The Indian team will also be quite confident as opener KL Rahul is making a return to the team.
India
The ‘Men in Blue’ will be led by the captain KL Rahul who’s making a return to the pitch for the first time after the Indian T20 League. The team also has the experienced Shikhar Dhawan as the vice-captain. The series will be a perfect opportunity for several youngsters to perform and bring themselves under the scrutiny of the selectors.
India Squad: KL Rahul (c), Shikhar Dhawan (vc), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Deepak Chahar, Shahbaz Ahmed
Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe team had a great limited overs series against Bangladesh where they beat them 2-1 in both ODI and T20 series. Throughout the course of the series, they found star performers like Innocent Kaia, Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva and Ryan Burl. The team is full of confidence and will surely give the Indian team a run for their money.
Zimbabwe Squad: Regis Chakabva (c), Tanaka Chivanga, Bradley Evans, Luke Jongwe, Ryan Burl, Innocent Kaia, Kaitano Takudzwanashe, Clive Madande, Wesley Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, John Masara, Tony Munyonga, Richard Ngarava, Victor Nyauchi, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Donald Tiripano
India vs Zimbabwe Match Details
India vs Zimbabwe 1st ODI
Date – 18th August 2022
Time – 12:45 PM (IST)
Venue – Harare Sports Club, Harare
Broadcast and Live Streaming –
The game can be viewed live on Sony Six in English commentary and on Sony Ten 3 in Hindi commentary. The live streaming of the match can be watched on the SonyLiv platform.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Harare has traditionally been perfect for batters as teams have scored over 300 runs 17 times at this venue. The captain winning the toss will be making full use of the good batting conditions and put a huge total on the board to bring the opposition under pressure.