ZIM v IND 2024, ZIM vs IND IND 1st T20I Match Report, July 06, 2024

Throw it India chose to play Zimbabwe

“It looks like a really good place. We just want to look at the target and see how it goes,” said Gill as he confirmed the first three players.

Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza said he had no problem batting first in Harare, which was full of grass, and said it was time for a change.

Parag had a fantastic IPL 2024 for Rajasthan Royals, scoring 573 runs in 16 IPL matches, with five fifties while scoring at 149.21. He finished third in most runs in the tournament. Abhishek also lit up the IPL season, finishing with 484 runs in 16 outings at a strike rate of 204.21. He hit 42 sixes in the tournament, more than any player in the season. Jurel gave a good account of himself in the Test series against England earlier this year, but has had a torrid IPL season, where he scored 195 runs in 15 matches, at 138.29.

Gill is expected to open the batting along with Abhishek and Ruturaj Gaikwad at number 3. Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar and Khaleel Ahmed are the three fast bowlers in the Indian team, while Ravi Bishnoi will lead the spin duties. Washington Sundar was replaced as an all-rounder.

In Zimbabwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Luke Jongwe and Tendai Chatara will lead the running team. There was no place for Richard Ngarava, who was injured.

India: 1 Shubman Gill (capt), 2 Abhishek Sharma, 3 Ruturaj Gaikwad, 4 Riyan Parag, 5 Rinku Singh, 6 Dhruv Jurel (wk), 7 Washington Sundar, 8 Ravi Bishnoi, 9 Avesh Khan, 10 Mukesh Kumar, 11 Khaleel Ahmed

Zimbabwe: 1 Tadiwanashe Marumani, 2 Innocent Kaia, 3 Brian Bennett, 4 Sikandar Raza (capt), 5 Dion Myers, 6 Johnathan Campbell, 7 Clive Madande (wk), 8 Wellington Masakadza, 9 Luke Jongwe, 10 Blessing Muzarabani, 11 Tendai Chatara