Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2024

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]

Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2024
 
  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)

Squads

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  Zimbabwe[5]   India[6]

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)
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  India
102 (19.5 overs)
Clive Madande 29* (25)
Ravi Bishnoi 4/13 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 31 (29)
Tendai Chatara 3/16 (3.5 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 13 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Zim)

2nd T20I

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7 July 2024
13:00
Scorecard
India  
234/2 (20 overs)
v
  Zimbabwe
134 (18.4 overs)
Abhishek Sharma 100 (47)
Wellington Masakadza 1/29 (2 overs)
Wesley Madhevere 43 (39)
Avesh Khan 3/15 (3 overs)
India won by 100 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Abhishek Sharma (Ind)

3rd T20I

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10 July 2024
13:00
Scorecard
India  
182/4 (20 overs)
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  Zimbabwe
159/6 (20 overs)
Shubman Gill 66 (49)
Sikandar Raza 2/24 (4 overs)
Dion Myers 65* (49)
Washington Sundar 3/15 (4 overs)
India won by 23 runs
Harare Sports Club, 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)
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  India
156/0 (15.2 overs)
Sikandar Raza 46 (28)
Khaleel Ahmed 2/32 (4 overs)
India won by 10 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Yashasvi Jaiswal (Ind)

5th T20I

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14 July 2024
13:00
Scorecard
India  
167/6 (20 overs)
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  Zimbabwe
125 (18.3 overs)
Sanju Samson 58 (45)
Blessing Muzarabani 2/19 (4 overs)
Dion Myers 34 (32)
Mukesh Kumar 4/22 (3.3 overs)
India won by 42 runs
Harare Sports Club, 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.
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