India vs. Zimbabwe Live Score, 2nd T20I:
Shubman Gill and company will be hoping to mount a comeback in the 5-match series by winning today, following a devastating loss to hosts Zimbabwe in the 1st T20 encounter in Harare.
In their allotted 20 overs, Zimbabwe managed a pitiful 115/9 in the opening Twenty20 International encounter. With just three batters reaching double figures—Shubman Gill, Avesh Khan, and Washington Sundar—the young Indian squad struggled mightily to reduce the score.
Given that the entire batting lineup failed to produce, the Indian captain and coach VVS Laxman will have to make some difficult choices. Shubman, meanwhile, expressed dissatisfaction with the players’ fielding performance on Saturday, stating that they were “rusty.”
On the other hand, Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza stated that although he is pleased with his team’s performance in the opening match, the work is not yet finished.
XI for India against. Zimbabwe in the second Twenty20 International match:
India: Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Sai Sudarshan, Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Shubman Gill (C).
The following people are from Zimbabwe: Wessly Madhevere, Luke Jongwe, Tendai Chatara, Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Innocent Kaia, Dion Myers, Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande (WK), and Blessing Muzarabani.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: IND 29/1 after 5 overs
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Raza takes Bennett off the attack and changes the bowling end for Muzarabani. Sharma takes a single and Ruturaj has to face Muzarabani now.
Gaikwad plays and misses. He is yet to score against Muzarabani.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: IND 28/1 after 4 overs
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Tendai Chatara is introduced to the attack. Muzarabani, who claimed Gill’s wicket, is taken off the attack. It is surprising since Ruturaj, who got out to the Zimbabwe pacer, looked to be struggling against him today as well. After all, he bowled a wicket-maiden in his first over.
Meanwhile, Gaikwad hits Chatara for a FOUR to end the over.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: IND 22/1 after 3 overs
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Bennett continues. Abhishek Sharma welcomes him back with a FOUR! The IPL 2024 hero goes again. Another FOUR! He takes a single and moves to 16 off 7 balls.
Ruturaj gets off the mark at the other end. Sharma gets a couple more.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: IND 10/1 after 2 overs
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Ruturaj Gaikwad comes and immediately plays it back to Muzarabani. The pacer misses the caught-and-bowled chance. Ruturaj survives. India look to recover from the early scare.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: IND 10/1 after 1.2 overs
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Blessing Muzarabani bowls from the other end. The tall pacer claims Shubman Gill’s wicket in his second ball. Bennett takes the catch of the Indian captain. Gill is out for 2.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: IND 10/0 after 1 over
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Abhishek Sharma gets the first runs in international cricket with a six! Off-spinner Brian Bennett starts the bowling attack for Zimbabwe.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Loss is ‘wake-up call’
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Washington Sundar said in an interview that the loss in the 1st T20I match was a ‘wake-up call’. He said everything was ‘God’s plan’ and mentioned that India would have to prove their game awareness.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Sai Sudharsan in, Khaleel Ahmed out
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Shubman Gill brings in Sai Sudharsan, his Gujarat Titans (GT) teammate, in place of pacer Khaleel Ahmed. Khaleel was expensive in the 1st match. He conceded 28 runs in 3 overs without taking any wickets.
The GT batter scored 527 runs in 12 matches in IPL 2024. His strike rate was 141.28, and his average was 47.91. He scored a century in the tournament as well.
As India opt for a specialist batter instead of going for another pacer, Sikandar Raza mentioned that his winning squad was unchanged.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: India win toss, to bat first
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: India win the toss and decide to bat first
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Balancing aggression with responsibility
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Shubman Gill and his young team’s initial stumble may be shocking. But, Team India must analyze their setback and realise that their talent is undeniable. With a quick turnaround, their youth and energy can do wonders.
India are still favourites in this series, thanks to strong players who shone in IPL 2024. The key for India’s batters is balancing aggression with responsibility and adapting to the slow surface conditions.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Fans missing Kohli, Rohit, Jadeja
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: The 2nd T20I of the 5-match series between Zimbabwe and India is set to take place at Harare Sports Club. Both teams are looking to bounce back quickly.
However, Indian fans are still adjusting to the retirements of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: India’s young guns need to fire
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: The young Indian squad, led by Shubman Gill, faced a surprising defeat in the first match. India’s batting lineup struggled, and players like Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag and Rinku Singh need to perform better.
Abhishek Sharma, who was out for a duck on his international debut, is expected to accompany Gill to open India’s batting in this game as well. Washington Sundar has been a reliable all-rounder, and Ravi Bishnoi has excelled in bowling.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Can Zimbabwe make it 2-0?
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Zimbabwe stunned India with their bowling performance on July 6. As the two teams played the 1st match of the ongoing T20I series, Sikandar Raza’s team bundled out India for 102.
However, they need to improve their batting since they managed to score just 115/9 in 20 overs. They were lucky that it was India’s ‘off-day’.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Will Shubman make any changes?
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Shubman Gill is starting off his international captaincy career with Zimbabwe T20 series. However, the loss in the 1st T20I must have sent the young player aback.
In that light, Gill and coach VVS Laxman may look to make some changes in the playing XI. While the duo haven’t officially made any announcements about changes in playing XI, Dhruv Jurel might have to make way for Jitesh Sharma in the playing XI. Meanwhile, Harshit Rana could also make his debut in place of one of the spinners.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Ravi Bishnoi on India’s surprise loss
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Speaking at the post-match presentation, Bishnoi said,“We are trying our best and we need to bounce back stronger. We just need to come back tomorrow (Sunday) with a fresh mind for the second match,” said Bishnoi in the post-match press meet.
“It was a good game of cricket, but we collapsed, lost continuous wickets. A partnership would have made the game better for us. We could not do that. I think that made the difference… Zimbabwe’s bowling and fielding were really good. They did not allow us to build partnerships,” he added.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: ‘I will look to take Shubman Gill’s wicket’ says Zimbabwe spinner Wellington Masakadza
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: In an interaction with PTI, Masakadza said, “We are trying to use our own conditions as much as we can against this Indian side. It’s a second-string Indian side, but there are a lot of good players in there. So, we are looking forward to this series,” Masakadza said in an interview with PTI Videos facilitated by broadcasters Sony Sports Network.
“We’ve had a few plans in place. We needed them to work and obviously, we are trying to use our own conditions as much as we can against this Indian side… I’ll be looking to take Shubman Gill’s big wicket and some of the right-handers, (Riyan) Parag and some of the other guys in the side.” Masakadza added
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Shubman Gill dissects reasons for India’s loss
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Speaking to the presentors after the match, Gill said, “Halfway through (the match) we had lost five wickets, and it would’ve been best for us if I stayed there till the end. I am very disappointed with the way I got out and the rest of the match panned out,”
Gill added that there was a bit of home for the Men in Blue at the end but something is wrong if your number 10 batsman has to get the job done for you.
He said, “There was a bit of hope for us. But while chasing 115 and your No.10 batter is out there, you know something is wrong… We spoke about taking time and enjoying our batting but it didn’t pan out that way,”
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Sikandar Raza on victory against India
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Speaking at the post-match presentation, Raza said “Feel really happy. Gotta take one game at a time. Gotta enjoy this victory but job’s not done. World champions will play like world champions, we gotta make sure we keep upping our game one game at a time. I don’t think it’s a 116 wicket, it’s not a wicket where you get all out for 103. So, credit to the bowlers from both sides especially given the sticky conditions in the winter. Likely to be slower and turn,”
“I told not to care about the result, just wanted to show fight and give the crowd what they wanted. We didn’t want to blown away. We were brilliant in the field. Not perfect, but that shows there’s room for improvement. We knew the fans will be there encouraging us. We wanted to make use of the energy while batting, bowling fielding. And the crowd didn’t let us down, the energy was up and kept us going. We felt like we were a team of 12, again,” the Zimbabwe skipper added
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Key players to watch out for
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Indian batters, with the sole exception of Gill, delivered a dismal performance. Gill (31 off 29 balls) was the only batter among the top 6 who went to double-digits.
Washington Sundar (27 off 34 balls) tried his bit with the bat and was impressive with the ball as well. Bishnoi was the most impressive performer. Many Indian fielders looked uninspired and were sloppy in the field.
Zimbabwe, on the other hand, delivered an inspiring performance, especially with the ball. All-rounder Sikandar Raza lived up to his reputation.
Wicket-keeper-batter Clive Madande (29 off 25 balls) put up a fight with the bat and managed to take his team to the score that eventually turned out to be a winning one. All their bowlers were miserly, hardly giving away any free takeaway to Indian batters.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Harare Weather report
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: The match will start at 1 PM (local time). The temperature in Harare on July 7 afternoon will be around 24 degrees, as per AccuWeather. There’s no chance of rain. The humidity will be 15%.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Harare pitch report
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: It is the same venue where India faced Zimbabwe in the first T20I cricket match and lost. The pitch was very helpful for spinners. Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bowl first. India restricted Zimbabwe to 115, thanks to impressive performances by Ravi Bishnoi (4/13) and Washington Sundar (2/11).
In reply, pacer Tendai Chatara claimed 3 wickets for 16 while right-arm off-spinner Sikandar Raza also took 3 for 25. Right-arm offbreak bowler Brian Bennett took 1 wicket in his 1 over without conceding any runs.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Head to head record
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: India and Zimbabwe have played 9 T20I matches against each other. India have won 6 of those while Zimbabwe have won thrice. In the last 5 matches played between the two, India have won thrice and Zimbabwe twice.
On July 6, Zimbabwe scored 115/9 in 20 overs. India, the world champion in T20I cricket, were bundled out for 102 in 19.5 overs. Raza, who scored 17 off 19 balls and took 3 wickets for 25 in his 4 overs, was awarded the Player of the Match.
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: When and where to watch the match?
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: The 2nd T20I match will be played on July 7 whereas the match is scheduled to start at 4:30 PM (India time). Sony Sports Network will broadcast it live on TV. The online live-streaming will be shown on the SonyLIV app.
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