Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2024
| 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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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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Yashasvi Jaiswal 93* (53)
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- 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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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- India won the series 4-1.
References
[edit]- ^ "Zimbabwe to host India for five T20Is after T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe to host India for T20I series". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe to host India for T20I series". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe announce T20I series at home against India". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe include Naqvi in squad for T20I series against India". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "India's squad for tour of Zimbabwe announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Shivam Dube replaces Nitish Reddy in the squad". Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma, Harshit Rana added to India squad for first two Zimbabwe T20Is". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "First-time captain Shubman Gill to lead new-look India against Zimbabwe". Gujarat Titans IPL. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag & Dhruv Jurel Make T20I Debuts For India Against Zimbabwe". News18.com. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Sai Sudharsan makes debut during ZIM vs IND 2nd T20I". Sportstar. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad drive India to beat Zimbabwe by 100 runs in 2nd T20I". livemint.com. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Abhishek Sharma, bowlers power India to record-breaking T20I win against Zimbabwe; level series to 1-1". India TV. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Sikandar Raza Makes History; Becomes First Zimbabwean To Special Feat During ZIM Vs IND". Cricket One. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Sikandar Raza becomes first Zimbabwe player to achieve massive feat during IND vs ZIM 3rd T20I". News9live. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "First Time In History: India Achieve Mammoth Feat With Win Over Zimbabwe". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "India Create History With Win In 3rd T20I Vs Zimbabwe, Become First Team Ever To..." Times Now. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Sikandar Raza joins Shakib, Nabi & others in elite list". Cricket.com. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Captain Sikandar Raza Becomes 5th Cricketer To Achieve 'This' Rare T20I Milestone". Cricket One. Retrieved 13 July 2024.