India vs Zimbabwe 2024, 4th T20I: Toss result and playing XIs for today's match, umpires list and pitch report
India and Zimbabwe are set to square off in the upcoming fourth T20I of the series at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday, July 13. The Men in Blue have the chance to seal the series with a game to spare as they head into the penultimate contest with a 2-1 lead under their belt.
Shubman Gill and company overcame some early rustiness to turn around the early deficit with a couple of dominant wins. The inclusion of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube, and Sanju Samson in the mix certainly makes things interesting. The plethora of batting talent in the side arguably forced India to field four openers in the playing XI, which gave the likes of Abhishek Sharma and Dube to roll their arm over.
Washington Sundar has been one of the highlights in the bowling display while Avesh Khan has also made his presence felt with his consistent bowling. The Men in Blue will hope to string together yet another complete performance to clinch the series.
Today's IND vs ZIM toss result
Team India skipper Shubman Gill won his fourth consecutive toss and opted to bowl first. The team has a debutant in the form of Tushar Deshpande, who comes in place of Avesh Khan.
"It looks a fresh wicket, so, should assist the faster bowlers. Our slog overs bowling needs to improve a little bit, we've been able to bowl well up front but we need to back that up later on. Tushar Deshpande makes his debut and comes in place of Avesh Khan," Gill said at the toss.
IND vs ZIM - Today's match playing XIs
India: Shubman Gill (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, and Khaleel Ahmed.
Zimbabwe: Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wessly Madhevere, Brian Bennett , Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (C), Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande (WK), Faraz Akram, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, and Tendai Chatara.
Today's IND vs ZIM pitch report
The penultimate contest of the series poses a fresh wicket, and the entire series so far has witnessed the team batting first win the match. The wickets have been relatively good for batting, with the Indian top-order making the most of it in recent games.
At the same time, the surface has enough in it for the pacers and spinners to make their mark, particularly the latter. India's spin duo of Washington Sundar and Ravi Bishnoi have been menacing, giving the Zimbabwe batters absolutely nothing to work with.
Today's IND vs ZIM match players list
India squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill(c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson(w), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel
Zimbabwe squad: Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande(w), Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara, Luke Jongwe, Brandon Mavuta, Innocent Kaia, Faraz Akram, Antum Naqvi
IND vs ZIM - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: Forster Mutizwa, Iknow Chabi
Third umpire: Percival Sizara
Match referee: Andy Pycroft