MATCH NO – 4th Match
SERIES – T20 World Cup – 2024
DATE – 13th July, 2024
TIME – 04:30 PM IST
VENUE – Harare Sports Club, Harare
INTRODUCTION
Indian team and Zimbabwe team will play a 5th match t20 series that is all set to take place from July 06 to July 14, 2024. The tournament will be co-hosted by the Zimbabwe, featuring matches across various venues in the same venue.
MATCH PREVIEW
India team will play a T20 series against Zimbabwe after 3-4 years, All seniors player will rest from Indian team and B-team and new faces will play in this series. First match of the T20 series will be played between Zimbabwe vs India on 6th of July. Last time when both teams played against each other Indian team scored 182 runs and Zimbabwe team bowled out at 159 runs and India won the match by 23 runs.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks but India’s team looks more balanced and strong, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Zimbabwe and India.
PITCH REPORT
The Harare Sports Club Ground is a prominent sports venue in Harare, Zimbabwe. Established in 1900, it is located near the city centre and serves as the home ground for the Zimbabwe national cricket team. The stadium has a seating capacity of around 10,000 spectators and hosts various international and domestic cricket matches, including Test matches, One Day Internationals (ODIs), and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).Pitch Characteristics.
The Harare Sports Club Ground in Harare, Zimbabwe, is known for its balanced pitch, offering something for both batsmen and bowlers. Here are some key points about the pitch:
Surface: The pitch at Harare Sports Club generally offers good bounce and carry. It is considered a sporting wicket, providing assistance to both fast bowlers and spinners as the match progresses.
Batting: The pitch is usually good for batting early in the match. Batsmen can play their shots freely once they are settled. However, as the game progresses, the pitch can start to deteriorate, making batting more challenging.
Bowling:
Fast Bowlers: In the initial overs, fast bowlers can extract good bounce and movement off the pitch, especially with the new ball.
Spinners: Spinners come into play more as the pitch wears down. The surface tends to offer more turn and grip, especially in the later stages of the match.
Weather Conditions: Weather can also play a significant role. The pitch conditions can change depending on whether it’s sunny or overcast. In overcast conditions, the ball tends to swing more, aiding the seamers.
Average Scores: The average first-innings score in ODIs at this venue is around 230-250, while in T20Is, it’s around 150-160. However, these numbers can vary depending on the pitch and weather conditions on the day of the match.
Match Context: The nature of the pitch can change based on how recently it has been used and the preparation by the ground staff. Therefore, the pitch report provided on the day of the match is crucial for teams to decide their strategies.
Overall, the Harare Sports Club Ground offers a fair contest between bat and ball, with conditions evolving over the course of the game.
GROUND STATS (T20I)
| TOTAL MATCH | 43 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 160+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 24 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 19 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 20 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 08 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 08 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 07 |
BOWLERS STATS ON HARARE SPORTS CLUB (T20I)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 43
PACER WICKETS – 346
SPINNER WICKETS – 165.
IND TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Indian team recently performed superb and unbeaten in T20 world cup and Won the trophy also but they won 1 match and lost match in 5th matches series and lead the series 2-1.
- Last time when Zimbabwe and India played against each other Indian team successfully defended a good total of 182 runs and won the match by 23 runs.
- In the last match Indian team successfully defended a total of 182 runs and won the match by 23 runs against Zimbabwe.
- Shubman Gill scored 66 runs, Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 49 runs and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 36 runs in the previous match against Zimbabwe.
- Washington Sundar took 3 wickets, Avesh Khan took 2 wickets each and Khaleel Ahmed took 1 wicket against Zimbabwe.
- Both teams have played 11 T20 matches and India won 08 matches and lost 03 matches against Zimbabwe.
SQUADS
Batting – Shubman Gill ©, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh, Sai Sudharshan,Dhruv Jurel(wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk).
Bowling – Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Tushar DeshPande, Mukesh kumar, Harshit Rana.
All Rounder – Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Abhisek Sharma.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Shubman Gill ©, Abhisek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal Rinku Singh, Shubham Dube, Washington Sundar, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Khaleel Ahmed.
IND – PLAYER STATS:
1. SHUBMAN GILL © – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 66r, 2r, 31r, 104r, 2r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 99 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ZIM | 66r, 2r, 33r. |
| Total Stats vs ZIM | 3 INNINGS – 99 RUNS. |
2. YASHASVI JAISWAL – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | .36r, 42r, 45r, 4r, 24r |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 36 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ZIM | 36r. |
| Total Stats vs ZIM | 1 INNINGS – 36 RUNS. |
3. ABHISEKH SHARMA – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 10+0W, 100r, 0r, 0r, 45+2W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 120 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ZIM | 10r, 100r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs ZIM | 3 INNINGS – 120 RUNS. |
4. RUTURAJ GAIKWAD – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 49r, 77r, 7r, 23r, 36r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 149 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ZIM | 49r, 77r, 7r. |
| Total Stats vs ZIM | 3 INNINGS – 149 RUNS. |
5. SANJU SAMSON (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 12r, 1r, 10r, 17r, 18r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 31 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ZIM | 12r, 19r. |
| Total Stats vs ZIM | 2 INNINGS – 31 RUNS. |
6. RINKU SINGH – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1r, 48r, 0r, 20r, 16r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 49 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ZIM | 1r, 48r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs ZIM | 3 INNINGS – 49 RUNS. |
7. SHIVAM DUBE – LHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 27r, 0r, 28r, 34r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ZIM | 0W. |
| Total Stats vs ZIM | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
8. WASHINGTON SUNDAR – LHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 1W, 27+2W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 27 RUNS – 6W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ZIM | 3W, 1W, 27+2W. |
| Total Stats vs ZIM | 3 INNINGS – 27 RUNS – 6W. |
9. RAVI BISHNOI – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 20W, W, 4W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ZIM | 0W, 2W, 4W. |
| Total Stats vs ZIM | 3 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
10. AVESH KHAN – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 3W, 16+1W, 3W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ZIM | 2W, 3W, 16+1W. |
| Total Stats vs ZIM | 3 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
11. KHALEEL AHMED – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 1W, 2W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ZIM | 1W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs ZIM | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
ZIM TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Zimbabwe team did not perform well in the recent t20 matches.They won 1 match and lost match in 5th match series and behind in the series 2-1.
- Last time when both teams played against each other Zimbabwe team failed to chase 182 runs and lost the match by 23 runs.
- In the last match Zimbabwe team failed to chase a good total of 182 runs and won the match by 23 runs against India.
- BDion Myers Scored 65 runs and Clive Madande scored 37 runs and Sikandae Raza scored 15 runs in the previous match against India.
- Blessing Muzarabani & Sikander Raza took 2-2 wickets each in the previous match against India.
- Both teams have played 11 t20 matches and Zimbabwe won 3 matches and lost 8 matches against India.
SQUADS
Batting – Jonathan Campbell, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Dion Myers, Milton Shumba, Clive Madande (wk).
Bowling – Faraz Akram, Tendai Chatara, Wellington Masakadza, Brandon Mavuta, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava
All Rounder – Sikander Raza ©, Wesley Madhere, Luke Jonge, Innocent Kaia, Brian Bennette, Antum Naqvi.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Brian Bennette, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Jonathan Cambell, Sikander Raza, Wesley Madhere, Dion Myers, Clive Madane (wk), Richard Nagarva, Wellington Masakadza, Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarabani.
ZIM – PLAYER STATS:
1. TADIWANASHE MARUMANI – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 13r, 1r, 14r, 31r, 2r. |
| Stats on venue | 14 INNINGS – 151 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 13r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 1 INNING – 13 RUNS. |
2. WESSELY MADHEVERE – RHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1r, 43r, 21r, 14+0W, 9r. |
| Stats on venue | 21 INNINGS – 501 RUNS – 5W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 1r, 43r, 21r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 4 INNINGS – 65 RUNS. |
3. BRIAN BENNETTE – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 4+0W, 26+0W, 22+1W, 70+2W, 0+2W. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 80 RUNS – 2W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 4+0W, 26+0W, 22+1W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 3 INNINGS – 52 RUNS – 1W. |
4. SIKANDER RAZA © – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 15+2W, 4+0W, 17+3W, 36r, 13+1W. |
| Stats on venue | 20 INNINGS – 414 RUNS – 12W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 15+2W, 4+0W, 17+3W, 34+1W, 1+0W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 8 INNINGS – 109 RUNS – 6W. |
5. JOHNATHAN CAMBELL – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 1r, 10r, 0r, 8r, 31r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 11 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 1r, 10r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 3 INNINGS – 11 RUNS. |
6. DION MAYERS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 65r, 0r, 23r, 3r, 7r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 172 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 65r, 0r, 23r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 3 INNINGS – 88 RUNS. |
7. CLIVE MADANDE (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 37r, 0r, 29r, 12r, 11r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 66 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 37r, 0r, 29r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 3 INNINGS – 66 RUNS. |
8. RICHARD NAGARVA – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 2W, 1W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 13 INNINGS – 13 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 0W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKETS. |
9. BLESSING MUZARABANI – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 17 INNINGS – 16 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 2W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 4 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
10. WELINGTON MASAKDAZA – LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 18+0W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 17 INNINGS – 13 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 4 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
11. TENDAI CHATARA – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 0W, 3W, 0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 14 INNINGS – 16 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 0W, 0W, 3W, 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 6 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 11
IND WIN – 08
ZIM WIN – 03
NO RESULT – 00.
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – C. Madande.
BATSMEN – Y. Jaiswal, S. Gill, R. Gaikwad.
ALL-ROUNDERS – S. Raza, W. Sundar, A. Sharma, B. Bennett.
BOWLERS – A. Khan, B. Muzarabani, R. Bishnoi.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – S. Samson.
BATSMEN – R. Singh, S. Gill, R. Gaikwad.
ALL-ROUNDERS – S. Raza, W. Sundar, A. Sharma, B. Bennett.
BOWLERS – A. Khan, W. Masakadza, R. Bishnoi.
BACK-UPS – S. Dube, T. Chatara.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – S. Gill, S. Raza.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – R. Gaikwad, A. Sharma.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
INDIA MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
