India vs Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Playing 11 (Predicted) vs India, 2nd ODI, India Tour Of Zimbabwe 2022

India vs Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Playing 11 (Predicted) vs India, 2nd ODI, India Tour Of Zimbabwe 2022. India will face Zimbabwe in the second ODI at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday (August 20), and the visitors will be eager to wrap up the series.

The visitors had won the first ODI by 10 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series and they would not want to place themselves in a must-win situation in the final ODI.

The One Day series against Zimbabwe commenced on 18th August 2022 with the first ODI match. Now the 2nd ODI match will be played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on 20th August 2022 and will get started at 12:45 PM as per Indian Standard Time, the toss of the match will be at 12:15 PM.

Deepak Chahar-led Indian bowlers reduced Zimbabwe to 31 for 4 and then 110 for 8 before a counter-attacking ninth-wicket stand of 70 off 65 balls between Brad Evans and Richard Ngarava lifted them to a somewhat respectable total.

India 192 for 0 (Gill 82*, Dhawan 81*) beat Zimbabwe 189 (Chakabva 35, Ngarava 34, Axar 3-24, Chahar 3-27, Prasidh 3-50) by 10 wickets

India is expected to go in with the same team in the 2nd ODI as none of their batsmen barring openers got the chance to bat in the first game, while each of the bowlers shined in the 1st ODI. Zimbabwe is expected to go in with the same team that played the first game.

Zimbabwe’s top-4 batters were dismissed for single-digit scores in the power play. Skipper Regis Chakabva tried to steady the innings and scored 35 runs but wickets kept falling at the other end. Brad Evans (33 runs) and Richard Ngarava (34 runs) played vital cameos in the lower order to take their total from 110/8 to 189-all out in the match.

Zimbabwe bowlers failed to take even a single wicket in defending the below-par total. Victor Nyachi and Richard Ngarava bowled with good control in the power play while the spin duo of Sean Williams and Sikandar Raza too were pretty economical in the middle overs. Their bowling unit never troubled the opposition at any moment in the chase.

India vs Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Playing 11 (Predicted) vs India, 2nd ODI, India Tour Of Zimbabwe 2022

Tadiwanashe Marumani

Tadiwanashe Marumani has featured in 13 T20Is and 6 ODIs to date and he averages only 9.17 in ODIs but will be an opener in the India 3-match ODI series. He scored only 8 off 22 balls in the 1st ODI before being the second wicket to fall as he edged one to Sanju Samson off Deepak Chahar.

He may be given another chance while the likes of Takudzwanashe Kaitano (42 runs in 5 ODIs averaging 17.4) and Milton Shumba (27 runs in 6 ODIs averaging 6.75) may also be tried.

Innocent Kaia

Innocent Kaia has featured in 7 ODIs and 8 T20Is to date. He has managed 249 ODI runs averaging 35.57 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.

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 143 ODIs, scoring 4150 runs at an average of 34.87. 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.

Sikandar Raza

The 36-year-old veteran Pakistan-born Sikandar Raza is in red hot form and has amassed 3495 runs in  118 ODIs averaging 36.79. In the recent series against Bangladesh, he scored back-to-back tons (135* and 117*) besides picking up 5 wickets. He also has 68 ODI scalps averaging 43.91.

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.

Regis Chakabva

The 34-year-old skipper Regis Chakabva is a keeper and has amassed 1092 runs in 56 ODIs averaging 21.84. 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.

Ryan Burl

Ryan Burl has played 29 ODIs managing 447 runs averaging 21.29 with 3 fifties. The leg-break 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.

Wesley Madhevere

Wesley Madhevere has played 21 ODIs amassing 409 runs averaging 20.45 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.

Luke Jongwe

Luke Jongwe, the right arm pacer has picked 35 scalps in 32 ODIs averaging 33.83 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.

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, 4 ODIs, and 2 T20Is where he has 15, 2, and 3 scalps respectively. He may be replaced by more experienced Donald Tiripano in the 2nd ODI.

Richard Ngarava

Richard Ngarava who debuted against Afghanistan in 2017, has picked 24 scalps in 23 ODIs averaging 43.75 with a best of 3/52. He conceded 40 runs off 7 overs and was wicketless in the 1st ODI but scored 23 off 42 balls to give Zimbabwe a somewhat respectable total after being 110/8 at one stage. He was involved in a 70-run 9th wicket partnership with Brad Evans (33).

Brad Evans

Brad Evans, the right arm pacer has featured in only 3 ODIs and 4 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.