India Playing 11 vs Zimbabwe- 5th T20I, India Tour Of Zimbabwe 2024

India takes on Zimbabwe in the fifth and final T20I on Sunday. They have already won the series 3-1 by winning the fourth T20I on Saturday. Now they are looking for a 4-1 victory. They won by 10 wickets in the fourth T20I as Gill and Jaiswal chased down the target of 153 inside 16 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal remained unbeaten on 93 while Shubman Gill scored an unbeaten 58.

After the first T20I loss, the young Indian team under Shubman Gill has responded well to the pressure of coming back in the series and potentially winning it. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, and Shivam Dube joined the side ahead of the third T20I and excelled in their responsibility.

The batters have scored runs and the bowlers have taken wickets. The only major blip so far has been Riyan Parag not getting runs in the series. He did not play in the third T20I. The team under Shubman Gill delivered an excellent performance and the same squad might be played in the final game as well.

Team India will travel to Sri Lanka later this month for a T20I and ODI series. It will be interesting to see who is selected from this squad. The T20I retirement of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja have opened up opportunities for some of the younger players to make a case for themselves.

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India Playing 11 vs Zimbabwe- 5th T20I, India Tour Of Zimbabwe 2024

Shubman Gill (C)

Gill will open the batting. He scored a brilliant 66 in the third T20I. With Rohit Sharma retiring, he is among the ones who are auditioning for the opener's role. He scored an unbeaten 58

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Jaiswal will open the batting with Gill. He is expected to open for India continuously in the long run. His batting partners might be decided over time. He scored a brilliant 93*

Abhishek Sharma

The southpaw can slot in at three. He opened the batting in the first two games and scored his maiden T20I century in the second T20I a day after making his T20I debut and scoring a duck. In the fourth T20I, he bowled three overs for 20 runs and picked up a wicket.

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Gaikwad will slot in at three. He has batted brilliantly in the series. He has been consistent as well scoring runs where he has batted. He is seen as a potential replacement for Virat Kohli at three. He did not get his chance to bat in the fourth T20I.

Sanju Samson / Dhruv Jurel (WK)

One of the two keeper-batters can play in the XI. Jurel played in the first two games. Sanju Samson replaced him in the XI and scored an unbeaten 12 in the last game.

Rinku Singh

He is the designated finisher in the lineup. He scored 48 off 22 balls in the third T20I and exhibited his brilliant strokeplay. He was a part of the reserves for India in the T20 World Cup as well. Rinku took three good catches in the outfield in the last game.

Shivam Dube

Dube will slot in at seven. He was a part of India's T20 World Cup-winning side and joined the side ahead of the third game. He is seeking consistency in the side. The power-hitter was not required with the bat.

Washington Sundar

Sundar will slot in at eight. He took three wickets in the third T20I. With Ravindra Jadeja retiring from the format, Sundar is being seen as his able replacement with the bat and ball. He took one for 32 in the last game.

Mukesh Kumar

Mukesh will lead the pace attack. He has been taking wickets regularly in the series and has been moving the ball both ways and making an impact. He did not bowl in the last game.

Tushar Deshpande

Deshpande made his T20I debut in the last match and will be given another chance. He ended with 1/30 in the last match. The CSK pacer impressed with his pace.

Ravi Bishnoi

Bishnoi concludes the XI for India. He is the specialist spinner in the side and so far has taken a few brilliant catches as well. He has been hard to pick for the Zimbabwean batters. However, he remained wicketless in the last match but effected a brilliant run out.

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