Zimbabwe takes on India for one final time in this series on Sunday, July 14. They have already lost the series 3-1 and now are aiming to finish the series on a high. India beat them by 10 wickets chasing 153 to win on Saturday.
After Sikandar Raza inspired his team to a win in the first T20I, the side has fallen flat in the next three games. They have lost all three games and lost two of them batting second.
The technique of the Zimbabwean batters have been found out and badly exposed. The Indian bowlers have been making them dance to their tunes. Sikandar Razam, the skipper is their most experienced player and he will need to bat for his team in the final game.
With the ball, he will need support from the likes of Blessing Musarabani and Richard Ngarava to challenge the India batters. Heading into this series, they lost to teams like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh who played before the T20 World Cup.
Skipper Sikandar Raza failed to take his team through to the World Cup as they lost in the semi-finals. As a result, the Zimbabwe Cricket Board decided to axe a few players ahead of this.
Tendai Chatara, Brandon Mavuta, and Wessly Madhevere are among those who return to the 17-man squad led by Sikandar Raza but there’s no place for Ryan Burl, Joylord Gumbie, and Ainsley Ndlovu. Veteran cricketers Craig Ervine and Sean Williams are also not a part of this squad.
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Zimbabwe Playing 11 vs India – 5th T20I, India tour of Zimbabwe 2024
Wessly Madhevere
Madhvere will open the batting for Zimbabwe. He scored just one in the third T20I. He has played 63 T20Is and has a best of 73 averaging just over 20 with the bat. He scored 25 in the fourth T20I.
Tadiwanashe Marumani
Marumani is another attacking batter. He has played 34 matches and is inching close to 500 runs in T20Is. He scored just 13 in the previous game and 32 in the fourth T20I.
Brian Bennett
Bennet will slot in at three. He scored a counter-attacking 36 in the second T20I but could not replicate his heroics with the bat in the next two games. He scored just nine in the fourth T20I.
Dion Myers
Myers will slot in at four. He scored an unbeaten 65 in the third T20I against India and tried to keep his team in the game. In the previous T20I, he scored just 12.
Sikandar Raza (C)
Raza the skipper will slot in at five. He is the most experienced player in this squad and will need to bat well for his side in the next game. He scored just 14 in the previous game. In the fourth T20I, he scored a quickfire 48 and broke a few records as well.
Johnathan Campbell
Campbell the all-rounder will slot in at six. He made his T20I debut earlier this year and has played only one format for his country. He was unfortunately turned out in the previous game.
Clive Madande (WK)
The keeper-batter will slot in at seven. He scored 37 in the previous game and was the second-highest run-getter for his team. In the fourth T20I, he scored just seven.
Wellington Masakadza
The left-arm spinner spinner will slot in at eight. He is a seasoned spinner in the T20I side with 41 wickets from 53 games and also has a best score of 34. The spinner did not play in the last game.
Blessing Muzarabani
Musaranabi will lead the Zimbabwe bowling attack. He has taken 41 T20I wickets in 54 matches and has been leading this bowling attack for some time now. He went for 25 in the last game and remained wicketless as India won by 10 wickets.
Richard Ngarava
The left-arm pacer will pair up with Musarabani. He has picked up 62 wickets in 53 T20Is. The two pacers have a big job on their hands. In the fourth T20I, he went for 27 off his three overs.
Tendai Chatara
Chatara concludes the likely XI for Zimbabwe. He is the most experienced bowler in the lineup with 65 wickets from 59 T20Is. He went for 23 runs off his two overs.
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