India vs Zimbabwe T20Is: All You Need To Know About Schedule, Squads, Pitch Report & More

The newly crowned T20 World Champions, Team India are all set to tour Zimbabwe for a five match T20I series between the two nations.

Shubman Gill is going to lead Team India in the T20I series against Zimbabwe and have India having already won the T20 World Cup which concluded on June 29th have naturally named a much rotated squad and given preference to young players and rested their stalwarts.  

Here is all you need to know about India's Tour of Zimbabwe:

When does India vs Zimbabwe start?

The five match T20I series between India and Zimbabwe will start from Saturday, July 6th. 

At what time will India vs Zimbabwe T20I matches be played?

The matches during T20I series between India and Zimbabwe will take place at 4:30 PM IST.  

India Tour of Zimbabwe Schedule and Fixtures 

India have travelled to Harare for the five match T20I series against Zimbabwe

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India vs Zimbabwe Squads 

India had announced their squad for the full series but that was updateed post the team's triumph in T20 World Cup 2024. Here is India's squad for first two T20 internationals.

India's squad for first two T20Is against Zimbabwe: Shubman Gill (captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande, Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Harshit Rana.

India full series squad: Ꮪhubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Shivam Dube, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande.

Zimbabwe Squad vs India:  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.

India vs Zimbabwe Head to Head 

India and Zimbabwe have played a total of 8 T20 Internationals between one another and India have dominated the matchups. India has won 6 of these matches whereas Zimbabwe has only won 2. 

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What happened the last time India and Zimbabwe faced each other? 

The last time India and Zimbabwe faced each other was way back in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. India emerged as dominant victors in that game as they dismantled Zimbabwe and won by 71 runs.  

India vs Zimbabwe Pitch Report

All the five T20I games between India and Zimbabwe are going to be played at the Harare Sports Club. Given the history of this ground, spin is expected to dominate the proceedings with 69 wickets in last 12 games at the ground coming via spin. The pitch isn't as batting friendly in the first innings as expected from a T20 game as only five of the last 12 games have exceeded the 150 mark. 

How to watch India vs Zimbabwe T20I series live? 

Fans in India can watch the five match T20I series between India and Zimbabwe live on Sony Sports Network and live streaming on Sony LIV app.