Introduction:
Six years is indeed a long gap. But it is a fact, that India has not played Zimbabwe all these years, and there is a sea of changes on both sides.
In a bilateral series, the two teams encountered each other way back in 2016. The visiting Indian Team made a clean sweep of the ODI’s and did meet some resistance in the 20-over format. The series ended up 2- 1, with the Zimbabweans notching up a win.
The Indians would be touching down in Harare on August 16th to play three ODI’s starting August 18th with just a day of rest.
The Full schedule of India Vs. Zimbabwe
| Date | ODI NO. | Venue | Time as per Indian Standard |
| August 18th, 2022 | First | Harare Sports Club | 12:45 PM |
| August 20th, 2022 | Second | Harare Sports Club | 12:45 PM |
| August 22nd, 2022 | Third | Harare Sports Club | 12:45 PM |
India – Zimbabwe. Head to Head in ODI’s
| Total Odi’s Played | India Win | Zimbabwe Win | Tied | India wins at home | India’s Wins Away | On Neutral Venues |
| 63 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 15-4 | 19-3 | 17-3 |
| Indian Squad | Zimbabwean Squad | |||||
| 1 | Shikhar Dhawan (C) | Craig Ervine (c) | ||||
| 2 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Innocent Kaia | ||||
| 3 | Shubman Gill | Tadiwanashe Marumani | ||||
| 4 | Sanju Samson | Milton Shumba | ||||
| 5 | Prithvi Shaw | Tony Munyonga | ||||
| 6 | Venkatesh Iyer | Sean Williams | ||||
| 7 | Rahul Tripathi | Ryan Burl | ||||
| 8 | Shardul Thakur | Sikandar Raza | ||||
| 9 | Rahul Tewatia | Wesley Madhevere | ||||
| 10 | Mohammed Siraj | Clive Madande (Wk) | ||||
| 11 | Umran Malik | Regis Chakabva (Wk) | ||||
| 12 | Arshdeep Singh | Ainsley Ndlovu | ||||
| 13 | Avesh Khan | Luke Jongwe | ||||
| 14 | Prasidha Krishna | Tanaka Chivanga | ||||
| 15 | Ravi Bishnoi | Tendai Chatara |
The series against Zimbabwe follows immediately after completing the West Indies tour, but the Indians cannot relax after this tour as the Asia Cup to be played in UAE will start on August 27th. This is why the prominent stalwarts would be rested, and the Team would rotate its players to give everyone a chance.
Rumors have it that Virat Kohli may join the Team at Harare to regain his golden touch, which has gone missing for a while. Rahul Dravid, the Head-coach may also fly home to take a break and VVS. Laxman is expected to take over as Coach in Zimbabwe.
The weather:
There would be no rain, and the temperature is expected to hover around the 20s, making it conducive for cricket to be played.
Bottom Line:
Second-string Team or not, India is expected to win all three matches at Harare, for their bench strength is quite formidable.
Official TV Broadcasts of India vs Zimbabwe:
Sony Sports Network in India .
The matches are expected to start at 12.45 PM (IST).
In Zimbabwe:
Supersport TV
Supersport will live telecast all the three ODI’s for the locals . The matches would start at 9.15 AM local time.
