India will face Zimbabwe in a five-match T20I series that starts on July 6. All five matches are scheduled to take place at Harare Sports Club in Harare.
India will begin the new T20I era after the retirement of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma with a five-match series against Zimbabwe. The bilateral series against the Sikandar Raza-led side is scheduled to start on Saturday (July 6). All five T20Is between India and Zimbabwe are scheduled to take place at the Harare Sports Club. Young Indian batter Shubman Gill will lead the Men in Blue in five T20Is against the African team.
The Indian team picked for the away series includes many star performers from IPL 2024. The young guns will be eager to come up with a big show and help India win the series.
Ahead of the start of the India-Zimbabwe T20I series, here’s a look at the top performers and record holders in eight matches played so far between the two teams.
- Most wins: India (6 wins in 8 T20Is).
- Highest total: 186 for 5 in 20 overs by India in Melbourne on November 6, 2022.
- Lowest total: 99 for 9 in 20 overs by Zimbabwe in Harare on June 20, 2016.
- Biggest win (by runs): India beat Zimbabwe by 71 runs in Melbourne on November 6, 2022.
- Biggest win (by wickets): India beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in Harare on June 20, 2016.
- Most runs: 172 runs in seven T20Is by Chamu Chibhabha (Zimbabwe).
- Highest individual score: 72 not out from 44 balls by Suresh Raina (India) in Harare on June 13, 2010.
- Highest average (minimum 3 innings): Mandeep Singh (43.50).
- Highest strike rate (minimum 3 innings): Axar Patel (145.71).
- Most 50s: 1 half-century each by Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Mandeep Singh, Kedar Jadhav (all five from India), Elton Chigumbura, and Chamu Chibhabha (both from Zimbabwe).
- Most ducks: 2 in five T20Is by Manish Pandey (India).
- Most sixes: 9 sixes in six T20Is by Elton Chigumbura of Zimbabwe.
- Most sixes (in an innings): 7 sixes by Elton Chigumbura (ZIM) during his 54-run knock from 26 balls in Harare on June 18, 2016.
- Most runs in a series: 100 runs by Suresh Raina (in two T20Is played during the 2010 series).
- Most wickets: 7 wickets in six T20Is by Axar Patel (India).
- Best bowling figures: 4 wickets for 10 runs in four overs by Barinder Sran (IND) in Harare on June 20, 2016.
- Most wickets in a series: 6 wickets by Barinder Sran (in two T20Is played during the 2016 series).
- Most dismissals (WK): 2 (1 catch, 1 stumping) by Tatenda Taibu of Zimbabwe.
- Most catches: 5 catches in six T20Is by Axar Patel (India).
- Highest partnership: 103 runs for the first wicket between KL Rahul and Mandeep Singh in Harare on June 20, 2016.
- Most matches: 7 T20I each by Chamu Chibhabha and Hamilton Masakadza (both from Zimbabwe).
- Most wins as captain: 2 wins each by MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina (both from India).
India-Zimbabwe T20I series 2024 schedule:
- 1st T20I: Harare Sports Club, Harare (July 6)
- 2nd T20I: Harare Sports Club, Harare (July 7)
- 3rd T20I: Harare Sports Club, Harare (July 10)
- 4th T20I: Harare Sports Club, Harare (July 13)
- 5th T20I: Harare Sports Club, Harare (July 14)
All five T20Is between India and Zimbabwe will start at 4:30 p.m. IST.
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