India vs Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Playing 11 vs India (Predicted), 3rd ODI, India Tour Of Zimbabwe 2022

India vs Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Playing 11 vs India (Predicted), 3rd ODI, India Tour Of Zimbabwe 2022. India will battle it out with Zimbabwe in the third and final ODI on Monday (August 22). The KL Rahul-led side has already sealed the ODI series 2-0. Now, India will be aiming for a whitewash and take positives into the Asia Cup 2022.

The hosts’ Zimbabwe was no match for India’s ruthlessness and quality in the 2nd ODI match. India wrestled down the hosts in the second ODI match too and went on to take an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the ODI series. They will look to experiment with a few more players in the 3rd and final ODI match and look to audition for the future.

Zimbabwe on the other hand will be searching for that big performance from any player that might give them an upper hand to fight the strong Indian team. The hosts would be hoping to put up a healthy score onboard. On both occasions, they were all out for below 200.

Their big guns Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, and Regis Chakabva have not contributed much. Zimbabwe performed well against Bangladesh, but so far against India, they have looked abysmal. In the third ODI, the hosts would look to put on a good overall display with bat and ball.

Zimbabwe was rocked early in this match with the scorecard reading 31/4. Sean Williams (42 runs) and Ryan Burl (39 runs) tried their best to steady the ship in the middle order but once they were dismissed their lower order was bundled down to 161-all out. Their batters need to apply themselves and bat out the 50 overs first in this 3rd and final ODI match.

Zimbabwe bowlers took wickets at regular intervals but they never had enough runs to trouble the opposition. Luke Jongwe took 2 wickets while the trio of Tanaka Chivanga, Sikandar Raza, and Victor Nyauchi took a wicket each in the match. Their bowlers did not have enough runs to defend in the match. India won the match by 5 wickets as they scored 167/5 in 25.4 overs.

Zimbabwe Predicted Playing XI:

Innocent Kaia, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva (c & wk), Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Brad Evans, Victor Nyauchi, Tanaka Chivanga

India vs Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Playing 11 vs India (Predicted), 3rd ODI, India Tour Of Zimbabwe 2022

Innocent Kaia

Innocent Kaia has featured in 8 ODIs and as many T20Is to date. He has managed 265 ODI runs averaging 33.12 with 1 ton and 1 fifty. He scored his first international ton against Bangladesh in the 1st ODI(110) where he was involved in a record stand with Sikandar Raza to bail the team out of trouble.

Zimbabwe chased down a target of 304 with ease and ended a 19-match losing streak in ODIs against Bangladesh. He scored only 4 off 20 in the 1st ODI against India while opening the batting and was the first wicket to fall being Deepak Chahar’s victim. He scored 16 off 27 balls in the 2nd ODI including 2 fours before edging to Sanju Samson off Shardul Thakur.

Zimbabwe, however, is a side that has been struggling for runs from the top order. Even during their two superb chases of 291 and 304 against Bangladesh, they got off to abysmal starts. They have had scores of 31 for 4, 31 for 4, 18 for 4, 49 for 4, 6 for 2, 42 for 4, and 47 for 2 in their last seven ODIs.

Takudzwanashe Kaitano

Opener Takudzwanashe Kaitano has featured in a solitary Test and 6 ODIs. He has scored 94 runs averaging only 15.67 in the 50-over format but will be given another chance against India. He scored only 7 off as many as 32 deliveries before Mohammed Siraj dismissed him as he edged to Sanju Samson in the 2nd ODI. He replaced Tadiwanashe Marumani, who scored 8 runs off 22 balls in the 1st ODI, in the XI for the 2nd ODI.

Sean Williams

Sean Williams, the 35-year-old former captain of the side, was initially not named in the squad but was seen practicing with the squad on the eve of the 1st ODI game in Harare and played the 1st ODI. The veteran all-rounder had missed the series against Bangladesh due to injury and was not named in the squad to face India.

Sean Williams is one of Zimbabwe’s finest cricketers among the current crop with a wealth of experience under his belt. A former captain of the side, the left-hander has played 144 ODIs, scoring 4192 runs at an average of 34.93. With the ball he has 76 wickets to his name, adding balance and stability to the Zimbabwe line-up.

He scored only 1 off 3 before edging one to Shikhar Dhawan off Mohammed Siraj in the 1st ODI and conceded 28 runs in 5 wicketless overs. He top scored with 42 off as many balls in the 2nd ODI and was wicketless in the solitary over bowled.

Sikandar Raza

The 36-year-old veteran Pakistan-born Sikandar Raza is in red hot form and has amassed 3511 runs in  119 ODIs averaging 36.57. In the recent series against Bangladesh, he scored back-to-back tons (135* and 117*) besides picking up 5 wickets. He also has 69 ODI scalps averaging 43.51.

Sikandar Raza and Innocent Kaia struck brilliant centuries to help Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh in an ODI after nine years. The pair added 192 runs for the fourth wicket in the 1st ODI against Bangladesh.

He managed 12 off 17 balls before edging one off Prasidh Krishna to Shikhar Dhawan at slip in the 1st ODI against India and conceded 32 runs in 6 overs of off-spin. He scored 16 off 31 balls before being dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav in the 2nd ODI and picked 1/16 in 4 overs. He got Deepak Hooda’s scalp.

Regis Chakabva

The 34-year-old skipper Regis Chakabva is a keeper and has amassed 1094 runs in 57 ODIs averaging 21.45. He has scored 1 ton and 4 fifties in ODIs. His only ODI ton- a career-best 102 came in the 3rd ODI against Bangladesh.

He top scored with 35 off 51 balls including 4 fours before being bowled by Axar Patel in the 1st ODI. However, he scored only 2 off 5 balls in the 2nd ODI, before being Shardul Thakur’s victim.

Ryan Burl

Ryan Burl has played 30 ODIs managing 486 runs averaging 23.14 with 3 fifties. The leg spinner has also picked 9 ODI scalps. He debuted in ODIs against Afghanistan in 2017. He scored 11 off 18 before being another of Prasidh Krishna’s victims. The leg spinner gave away 12 runs in the solitary over he bowled in the 1st ODI. He scored 39 off 47 balls in the 2nd ODI and remained unbeaten but didn’t bowl.

Wesley Madhevere

Wesley Madhevere has played 22 ODIs amassing 411 runs averaging 19.57 and also picked 9 scalps with his off-spin. He scored 5 off 12 balls before being plumb leg before wicket to Deepak Chahar and bowled 2 overs conceding 16 runs without picking a scalp in the 1st ODI against India. He may drop down the order as the move to promote him hasn’t worked so far. He scored only 2 runs in the 2nd ODI and was wicketless in the solitary over.

Luke Jongwe

Luke Jongwe, the right arm pacer has picked 37 scalps in 33 ODIs averaging 32.89 with a best of 5/6. He debuted in 2014 against Proteas in ODIs. He scored 13 off 23 balls before being lbw-ed by Axar Patel in the 1st ODI while conceding 11 runs in 2 wicketless overs.

In the 2nd ODI, he was the pick of the Zimbabwe bowlers, picking 2/33 in 4 overs. He picked Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan’s scalps but scored only 6 off 16 balls.

Victor Nyauchi

Victor Nyauchi scored 8 off 6 balls in the 1st ODI before being Axar Patel’s victim. He was the last wicket to fall. He conceded 17 off 4 overs and was wicketless like all other Zimbabwe bowlers as India won by 10 wickets comfortably.

He has so far appeared in 6 Tests, 5 ODIs, and 2 T20Is where he has 15, 3, and 3 scalps respectively. He was run out without scoring in the 2nd ODI but picked 1/32 opening the bowling, picking KL Rahul’s scalp by trapping him plumb-lbw.

Brad Evans

Brad Evans, the right arm pacer has featured in only 4 ODIs and as many T20Is where he picked 2 and 3 scalps respectively. Brad Evans scored a career-best 33 off 29 balls in the 1st ODI including 3 fours and a six and was involved in a 70-run 9th wicket partnership with Richard Ngarava.

He conceded 28 runs off only 3.5 overs and was one of the most expensive Zimbabwe bowlers who were mercilessly hammered by Indian openers in the 1st ODI. He scored only 9 in the 2nd ODI and was wicketless too (in both ODIs).

Tanaka Chivanga

Tanaka Chivanga has played 5 ODIs and 3 T20Is. While he has 3 scalps in ODIs, he is yet to pick a wicket in T20Is. His best figure is 1/38 in 7 overs against India in the previous match, where he picked Shikhar Dhawan’s prized scalp.