March 29, 2024

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India vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20: Hosts Aim for Upset in Series Decider

India vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20: Hosts Aim for Upset in Series Decider

By: Tarish Bhatt

Zimbabwe India

Zimbabwe have done it once in the series. They are more than capable of pulling it off again. But, upsetting soaring Indian team is not going to an easy task for the hosts in Harare.

The Indian team came back strongly in the 2nd T20 after been jolted in the series opener. They hammered Zimbabwe by a thumping margin to make the 3rd T20 the series decider.

India, meanwhile, won’t mind a close contest in the 3rd T20 after all they are in Zimbabwe to test themselves. A close game in the series decider is something MS Dhoni would be hoping for to test the young lot.

In the series decider, Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl first. The hosts made three changes from the last game. Mutombodzi, Raza and Muzarabani made way for Sibanda, Chatara and Maruma.

The Indian team decided to field and unchanged squad from the last game. Captain Dhoni insisted that he wanted to bat first anyway, as the bounce was variable in the last match.

“We were looking to bat first today,” Dhoni said during the toss. “We thought there could be variable bounce. Toss is not that crucial. Same squad.”

India Playing XI: KL Rahul, Mandeep Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Axar Patel, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jasprit Bumrah, Barinder Sran and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Zimbabwe Playing XI: Chibhabha, Masakadza, Moor (wk), Sibanda, Maruma, Waller, Chigumbura, Cremer (c), Madziva, Tiripano and Chatara.

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