IND vs ZIM: Match Prediction of 1st T20 Between India vs Zimbabwe

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IND vs ZIM Match Prediction: After Winning the T20I World Cup, the Banton is now given to the young players who will look to give their best and take the team India to a new highest. The match will be played at Harare Sports Club on July 6th, 2024, and the match will start at 4:30 PM onwards.

Team Preview of IND vs ZIM, 1st T20I Match Prediction 2024

India team is now traveling to Zimbabwe with a very young squad, and the leading player is Shubman Gill, who, two years back, debuted for India in the Zimbabwe tour. Since then, he has not looked back, so it is a chance for many other young talents to put their name on the scoreboard to make them a strong contender for the main T20I team, in which few other senior players will join them in the next series.

VVS Laxman will be the team’s temporary coach, as he did the same job before. Gautam Gambhir has not been officially appointed as the main coach, but it is known that he will go to lead the side. The three positions for the main Indian squad are fully open now after Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja announced their retirement after winning the T20I World Cup 2024.

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Few new faces will be seen in this tour for the Indian team, including Abhishek Sharma, who had a great IPL season and Punjab T20 season, and then comes Riyan Parag, who will play in the 1st or 2nd down because he is the great batter.

Zimbabwe will be going to fight against the young Indian squad, and they can defeat them, which they did a few times in the past. They failed to qualify for the T20 World Cup 2024, but now they are rebuilding as a team and have included a few new players like Antum Naqvi, who is Belgium’s board cricketer, and parents from Pakistan.

Check out all the player stats, pitch reports, and head-to-head stats for the match between India and Zimbabwe. You can build your fantasy team by reading and analyzing all the stats. Also, read the World Cup Schedule and Fixtures.

When and Where To Watch IND vs ZIM, 1st T20I Match Prediction 2024

Match	India vs Zimbabwe 1st Match Prediction 2024
Date & Time	July 6, 2024, 4: 30 PM IST
Venue	Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe
Where to Watch	Disney +Hotstar

Player Injury Report For IND vs ZIM, 1st T20I Match Prediction

There is no latest injury news from both teams.

IND vs ZIM Head-to-Head T20 Record

Match Played	6
India Won	6
Zimbabwe Won	2
Tie/NR	0/0

Weather Conditions For IND vs ZIM, 1st T20I Match Prediction

There is a 2% chance of rain.

Pitch Report of Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe, IND vs ZIM, 1st T20I Match Prediction

Match Played	44 Matches
Batting first won	25 Matches won
Batting second won	19 Matches won
Average 1st innings scores	156.9 Runs
Highest Team innings total	229/2 by ENG
Lowest Team innings total	99/9 by ZIM

Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe pitch has been great for pacers and batters, but spinners will get the turn in the 3rd or 4th T20I match. The bounce is quite uneven on the Zimbabwe pitches, which will give some trouble to batters against the pace bowlers, especially the ones who rely on seam.

Important players for the India Team in the match against Zimbabwe

1. Shubman Gill will look to regain his form, which he lost in the last few months, but it’s the best venue to regain it, and this time as captain of India. Last time, he played the ODI matches against them; this time, it’s T20I matches. He played 12 matches, scoring 426 runs with an average of 38.73.

2. Abhishek Sharma will be the key batter for the Indian team, and this time, he needs to prove himself on the International stage. He can also do some bowling, which he did in the IPL, which gave India better options.

3. Rinku Singh was unlucky not to be in the team of India for the T20I World Cup, but this time, he will be a senior player for them as he has played 15 matches already, scoring 356 runs with an average of 89 and a strike rate of 176.23.

Important players for the Zimbabwe Team in the match against the India Team

1. Sikandar Raza will lead his side and be the main all-rounder for them against India as he did in the past. He has played five matches against India but has not had a good record yet. This time, there are a lot of left-hand batters against which he can do better.

2. Blessing Muzarabani is one of the best bowlers in the Zimbabwe team and will be great against the Indian squad on the pitch. He has taken seven wickets in the last five matches, which were played against the Bangladesh side.

3. Brian Bennet has been great in the last ten matches, scoring with an average of 28.25 and a strike rate of 136.96. He can also do the bowling as he did in the last two matches taking four wickets, which is amazing.

IND vs ZIM, 1st T20I Match Prediction 2024

India will be the favorite to win the match.

IND vs ZIM, 1st T20I Match Fantasy Team Prediction

Wicketkeeper: Sanju Samson
Batters: Ꮪhubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh
All-rounders: Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza
Bowlers: Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava

Captain: Ꮪhubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sikandar Raza
Vice-captain: Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan

IND vs ZIM, 1st T20I Match Prediction 2024: Probable Playing 11 of India

Ꮪhubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (wk), Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar.

IND vs ZIM, 1st T20I Match Prediction 2024: Probable Playing 11 of Zimbabwe

Craig Ervine, Brian Bennet, Sikandar Raza (c), Antum Naqvi, Johnathan Campbell, Sean Williams, Clive Mandande (wk), Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava,