IND vs ZIM Match Preview- 5th T20I, India tour of Zimbabwe 2024

The IND vs ZIM 5th T20I wraps up the series for the visitors. They are leading the series 3-1 and are looking to end on a high making it 4-1. India won the fourth T20I by 10 wickets as SDhubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal dominated in the chase.

IND vs ZIM Date and Venue

The IND vs ZIM 5th and final T20I will be played in Harare on Sunday, July 16. The match starts at 4.30 pm IST.

IND vs ZIM Match Preview- 5th T20I, India tour of Zimbabwe 2024

India

Shubman Gill has a chance to win his first T20I series as a skipper on a high. India is leading and has secured the series 2-1. The young side has found many superstars for the future and has proved that Indian cricket is in good hands. After the loss in the first T20I, the way the players have made a comeback has been commendable.

India plays a T20I series against Sri Lanka starting later this month on July 26. They will reach Sri Lanka by July 22. It will be interesting to see how many players from this series play in that series.

India Squad: Shubman Gill (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande

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Zimbabwe

The hosts have not been able to build momentum after their first win of the series. They have been exposed and found out on good pitches as soon as the nature of the wicket changed. Skipper Sikandar Raza failed to take his nation to the T20 World Cup 2024 and has now seen his team lose the T20I series to India.

The senior players have not stood up as expected and the youngsters just do not have the experience still to play at this level. Zimbabwe last played a T20I series against Bangladesh in April against Bangladesh that they lost 4-1. Before that, they lost to Sri Lanka 2-1.

Zimbabwe Squad

Sikandar Raza (captain), Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Johnathan Campbell, Tendai Chatara, Luke Jongwe, Innocent Kaia, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Brandon Mavuta, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Antum Naqvi, Richard Ngarava, Milton Shumba

IND vs ZIM Key Battles

Shubman Gill vs Blessing Musarabani

Gill will open the batting for India. He is a good player of pace bowling but can sometimes not control his pull or hook shot. This is what makes his battle with the pacer interesting.

Avesh Khan vs Sikandar Raza

Avesh Khan dismissed Sikandar Raza in the third T20I with a well-directed bouncer. The Zimbabwe skipper could not control the hot and was caught by the keeper. Raza will remember his dismissal when he next faces him.

Abhishek Sharma vs Richard Ngarava

The southpaw will face the tall left-arm pacer. He has looked to decimate every bowler he has faced in this series till now. His all-out attack approach will be interesting to see against the tall and lanky bowler.

IND vs ZIM Key Players

India: Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Rinku Singh might be the key batters. With the ball, Avesh Khan, and Ravi Bishnoi are key.

Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza their skipper is the most experienced player in the side. With the ball, Musarabani and Ngarava will be key. With the bat from the last game, Dion Myers is key.

IND vs ZIM Weather and Pitch Report

The pitch since the last two games has been a high-scoring ground. The team batting first had an advantage in the last game. Meanwhile, chasing so far has not been that easy.

Talking about the weather, it will be around 22 degrees in the afternoon and will drop down by 13 degrees in the evening. By all means the conditions will be perfect for cricket with no rain threat.

Conclusion

Having already lost the series, Zimbabwe will look to end the series on a high with at least a win in the final match.

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