ZIM v IND 2024, ZIM vs IND 3rd T20I Match Report, July 10, 2024

Shubman Gill called it right for the third straight T20I and India opted to bat against Zimbabwe in Harare.

That left them with batting depth till Washington Sundar, who was carded at No. 8. It meant two of the top four – Jaiswal, Gill, Abhishek Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad – would have to bat out of position at Nos. 3 and 4. India picked four proper bowling options with Abhishek and Dube likely needing to combine for four overs.

“The pitch is not as flat as the second game and not as moist as the first game,” Raza observed at the toss.

The series stands level at 1-1 after Zimbabwe began with a win before India romped back with a 100-run victory on Sunday.

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

India: 1 Shubman Gill (capt), 2 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3 Abhishek Sharma 4 Ruturaj Gaikwad, 5 Sanju Samson (wk), 6 Shivam Dube, 7 Rinku Singh, 8 Washington Sundar, 9 Ravi Bishnoi, 10 Avesh Khan, 11 Khaleel Ahmed