Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2024

International cricket tour

Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2024

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|  Zimbabwe|  India
Dates|  6 – 14 July 2024
Captains|  Sikandar Raza|  Shubman Gill
Twenty20 International series
Results|  India won the 5-match series 4–1
Most runs|  Dion Myers (134)|  Shubman Gill (170)
Most wickets|  Blessing Muzarabani (6)
Sikandar Raza (6)|  Mukesh Kumar (8)
Washington Sundar (8)
Player of the series|  Washington Sundar (Ind)

The Indian cricket team toured Zimbabwe in July 2024 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] In February 2024, the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[3][4]

## Squads

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Zimbabwe[5] |  India[6]

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* Sikandar Raza (c)
* Faraz Akram
* Brian Bennett
* Johnathan Campbell
* Tendai Chatara
* Luke Jongwe
* Innocent Kaia
* Clive Madande (wk)
* Wesley Madhevere
* Tadiwanashe Marumani
* Wellington Masakadza
* Brandon Mavuta
* Blessing Muzarabani
* Dion Myers
* Antum Naqvi
* Richard Ngarava
* Milton Shumba

* Shubman Gill (c)
* Khaleel Ahmed
* Ravi Bishnoi
* Tushar Deshpande
* Shivam Dube
* Ruturaj Gaikwad
* Yashasvi Jaiswal
* Dhruv Jurel (wk)
* Avesh Khan
* Mukesh Kumar
* Riyan Parag
* Harshit Rana
* Sanju Samson (wk)
* Abhishek Sharma
* Jitesh Sharma (wk)
* Rinku Singh
* Sai Sudharsan
* Washington Sundar

On 26 June 2024, Nitish Kumar Reddy was ruled out due to injury and was replaced by Shivam Dube.[7] Harshit Rana, Jitesh Sharma and Sai Sudharsan were named as replacements for Shivam Dube, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson for the first two T20Is.[8][9]

## T20I series

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### 1st T20I

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6 July 2024
13:00
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
115/9 (20 overs)

India
102 (19.5 overs)

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Clive Madande 29* (25)
Ravi Bishnoi 4/13 (4 overs)

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Shubman Gill 31 (29)
Tendai Chatara 3/16 (3.5 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 13 runs
Harare Sports Club Ground, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Zim)

* India won the toss and elected to field.
* Shubman Gill captained India for the first time in T20Is.[10]
* Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag and Abhishek Sharma (Ind) all made their T20I debuts.[11]

### 2nd T20I

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7 July 2024
13:00
Scorecard

India
234/2 (20 overs)

Zimbabwe
134 (18.4 overs)

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Abhishek Sharma 100 (47)
Wellington Masakadza 1/29 (2 overs)

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Wesley Madhevere 43 (39)
Avesh Khan 3/15 (3 overs)

India won by 100 runs
Harare Sports Club Ground, Harare
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Abhishek Sharma (Ind)

* India won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sai Sudharsan (Ind) made his T20I debut.[12]
* Abhishek Sharma (Ind) scored his maiden century in T20Is.[13]
* This was the joint-biggest defeat by margin of runs for Zimbabwe in T20Is.[14][15]

### 3rd T20I

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10 July 2024
13:00
Scorecard

India
182/4 (20 overs)

Zimbabwe
159/6 (20 overs)

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Shubman Gill 66 (49)
Sikandar Raza 2/24 (4 overs)

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Dion Myers 65* (49)
Washington Sundar 3/15 (4 overs)

India won by 23 runs
Harare Sports Club Ground, Harare
Umpires: Langton Rusere (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim)
Player of the match: Washington Sundar (Ind)

* India won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sikandar Raza (Zim) scored his 5,000th run in T20s.[16][17]
* This was India's 150th victory in T20Is.[18][19]

### 4th T20I

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13 July 2024
13:00
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
152/7 (20 overs)

India
156/0 (15.2 overs)

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Sikandar Raza 46 (28)
Khaleel Ahmed 2/32 (4 overs)

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Yashasvi Jaiswal 93* (53)

India won by 10 wickets
Harare Sports Club Ground, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Yashasvi Jaiswal (Ind)

* India won the toss and elected to field.
* Tushar Deshpande (Ind) made his T20I debut.
* Sikandar Raza became the first Zimbabwean cricketer to score 2,000 runs in T20Is.[20][21]

### 5th T20I

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14 July 2024
13:00
Scorecard

India
167/6 (20 overs)

Zimbabwe
125 (18.3 overs)

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Sanju Samson 58 (45)
Blessing Muzarabani 2/19 (4 overs)

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Dion Myers 34 (32)
Mukesh Kumar 4/22 (3.3 overs)

India won by 42 runs
Harare Sports Club Ground, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Shivam Dube (Ind)

* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

## References

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1. ^ "Zimbabwe to host India for five T20Is after T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
2. ^ "Zimbabwe to host India for T20I series". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
3. ^ "Zimbabwe to host India for T20I series". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
4. ^ "Zimbabwe announce T20I series at home against India". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
5. ^ "Zimbabwe include Naqvi in squad for T20I series against India". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
6. ^ "India's squad for tour of Zimbabwe announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
7. ^ "Shivam Dube replaces Nitish Reddy in the squad". Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
8. ^ "India tour of Zimbabwe: Sudharsan, Jitesh and Harshit replace Samson, Dube and Jaiswal for the first two T20Is". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
9. ^ "Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma, Harshit Rana added to India squad for first two Zimbabwe T20Is". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
10. ^ "First-time captain Shubman Gill to lead new-look India against Zimbabwe". Gujarat Titans IPL. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
11. ^ "Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag & Dhruv Jurel Make T20I Debuts For India Against Zimbabwe". News18.com. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
12. ^ "Sai Sudharsan makes debut during ZIM vs IND 2nd T20I". Sportstar. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
13. ^ "IND vs ZIM: Abhishek Sharma hits maiden T20I hundred in second match, becomes fastest Indian to record feat". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
14. ^ "Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad drive India to beat Zimbabwe by 100 runs in 2nd T20I". livemint.com. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
15. ^ "Abhishek Sharma, bowlers power India to record-breaking T20I win against Zimbabwe; level series to 1-1". India TV. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
16. ^ "Sikandar Raza Makes History; Becomes First Zimbabwean To Special Feat During ZIM Vs IND". Cricket One. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
17. ^ "Sikandar Raza becomes first Zimbabwe player to achieve massive feat during IND vs ZIM 3rd T20I". News9live. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
18. ^ "First Time In History: India Achieve Mammoth Feat With Win Over Zimbabwe". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
19. ^ "India Create History With Win In 3rd T20I Vs Zimbabwe, Become First Team Ever To..." Times Now. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
20. ^ "Sikandar Raza joins Shakib, Nabi & others in elite list". Cricket.com. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
21. ^ "Zimbabwe Captain Sikandar Raza Becomes 5th Cricketer To Achieve 'This' Rare T20I Milestone". Cricket One. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

## External links

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