India vs Zimbabwe T20Is 2024: Schedule, venues, timings, and live streaming details
Having clinched the ICC Men's 2024 T20 World Cup played in West Indies and United States, Team India's next assignment will be a five-match T20I series in Zimbabwe. The Men in Blue will play five T20I matches at the Harare Sports Club in Harare from July 6 to July 14.
Young Indian batter Shubman Gill has been named captain for the upcoming series in Zimbabwe. The squad also features Riyan Parag, Abhishek Sharma and Tushar Deshpande, who have been rewarded for their impressive performances in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel, Avesh Khan and Ravi Bishnoi are some of the other key members of the team. Initially, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube [replacement for injured Nitish Reddy] and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who were part of India's T20 World Cup-winning squad, were also named in the team for all five T20Is.
In a change of plans, Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma and Harshit Rana have been named as replacements for Samson, Dube and Jaiswal for the first two T20Is. An official statement from BCCI, on Tuesday, July 2, confirmed that Samson, Dube and Jaiswal will travel to India with the rest of the T20 World Cup squad and then depart for Harare to join the squad there for the last three matches.
Full schedule of India vs Zimbabwe 2024 T20I series
Below is the complete schedule of India's upcoming T20I tour of Zimbabwe with IST timings.
July 6: India vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20I, Harare Sports Club, Harare (4:30 PM IST)
July 7: India vs Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I, Harare Sports Club, Harare (4:30 PM IST)
July 10: India vs Zimbabwe, 3rd T20I, Harare Sports Club, Harare (4:30 PM IST)
July 13: India vs Zimbabwe, 4th T20I, Harare Sports Club, Harare (4:30 PM IST)
July 14: India vs Zimbabwe, 5th T20I, Harare Sports Club, Harare (4:30 PM IST)
India tour of Zimbabwe, 2024: Live Telecast and Live Streaming details
The live telecast of India's T20I tour of Zimbabwe will be available on the Sony Sports Network. As per a post on the official X handle of Sony Sports, the India vs Zimbabwe T20I matches will be telecast live on Sony Sports Ten 3 (Hindi), Sony Sports Ten 4 (Tamil | Telugu) and Sony Sports Ten 5 (English). The live coverage of the matches will begin at 4:00 PM IST.
The live streaming of the India vs Zimbabwe 2024 T20I series can be followed on the SonyLiv app and the website.
India's squad for the first two T20Is vs Zimbabwe
Shubman Gill (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande, Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Harshit Rana
India's squad for the 3rd, 4th and 5th T20I
Shubman Gill (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Yashasvi Jaiswal