IND vs ZIM Match Prediction– Who Will Win Today T20I Match 1? India Tour Of Zimbabwe 2024

The IND vs ZIM first T20I will be played in Harare on Saturday, July 6. All the five T20I matches will be played in Hahare starting from 4.30 pm IST.

IND vs ZIM Team Analysis

India

India will be led by Shubman Gill. The BCCI has named a named a 15-member squad for the five-match series. Harhit Rana, Sai Sudharsan, and Jitesh Sharma were named as replacements for Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson, and Yashasvi Jaiswal who will be traveling with the Indian World Cup-winning team first to India from the Caribbean and then join the squad in Harare for the last three games.

Zimbabwe

Sikandar Raza will lead the side. The nation failed to qualify for the recently concluded T20 World Cup. As a result, the Zimbabwe Cricket Board has decided to axe a few senior players. Ryan Burl, Joylord Gumbie Ainsley Ndlovu, Craig Ervine and Sean Williams were not considered for selection.

They played their last T20I series against Bangladesh in April. Justin Sammons is the new head coach of the side who replaced  Dave Houghton, who resigned after Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the T20 World Cup.

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IND vs ZIM Sixers Key Factors

Pitch Conditions

Harare has hosted 50 T20Is to date. The average first innings score is just over 150 but a top-score of 229 has been posted batting first. 194 has been chased batting second. The conditions here are expected to help the batters more than the bowlers.

Form and Fitness 

Team India have a fresh group of players and hence all the players are fit leading into the series. All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy who was picked in the initial side has been ruled out with injury with Shivam Dube replacing him. There are no major injury concerns with India.

Zimbabwe last played T20I cricket against Bangladesh in April. Form was a concern for a few of the senior players who have been axed from the side. There are no fitness or injury concerns with the current lot of players.

Tactical Acumen

Shubman Gill will lead the Indian team. This is the first time he is leading the Indian national cricket team in any capacity. He has rich experience in leading the Gujarat Titans in the 2024 IPL. Sikandar Raza the Zimbabwe T20I skipper has more experience in leading the national side.

IND vs ZIM Score Prediction

Recent Venue Records (Harare Sports Club, Harare)

STATS - T20

Total matches 50

Matches won batting first 29

Matches won bowling first 20

Average 1st Inns scores 152

Average 2nd Inns scores 133

Highest total recorded 229/2 (20 Ov) by AUS vs ZIM

Lowest total recorded 99/10 (19.5 Ov) by PAK vs ZIM

Highest score chased 194/5 (19.2 Ov) by BAN vs ZIM

Lowest score defended 118/9 (20 Ov) by ZIM vs PAK

Who Will Score Most Runs For India: Shubman Gill / Rinku Singh

Who Will Take Most Wickets For India: Ravi Bishnoi / Avesh Khan

Who Will Score Most Runs For Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza / Jonathan Campbell

Who Will Take Most Wickets For Zimbabwe: Richard Ngarava / Blessing Musarabani

IND vs ZIM Match Prediction– Who Will Win Today T20I Match 1? India Tour Of Zimbabwe 2024

India has won six out of the eight T20Is and the winning run is expected to continue. Expect Zimbabwe to put in a fighting performance.

Conclusion 

The match is poised to be a close one with a young Indian side taking on a slightly experienced Zimbabwe side in their backyard.

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