When is Team India's next match in the T20I series against Zimbabwe?
India beat Zimbabwe by 23 runs in the third T20I of the five-match series at the Harare Sports Club on Wednesday, July 10. With the triumph, the Men in Blue took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. India were stunned in the first match by 13 runs but made an impressive comeback to clinch the next two games.
The visitors batted first after winning the toss in the third T20I and put up 182-4. Skipper Shubman Gill, who was dismissed cheaply in the first two matches, top-scored with 66 off 49. His opening Yashasvi Jaiswal contributed 36 off 27, while Ruturaj Gaikwad smacked a quickfire 49 off 28.
Chasing 183, Zimbabwe were held to 159-6 as Washington Sundar claimed 3-15, while Avesh Khan picked up 2-39. The hosts had lost half their side for 39, but a sixth-wicket stand of 77 between Dion Myers (65* off 49) and Clive Madande (37 off 26) saw Zimbabwe finish on a respectable note.
India's next match in the T20I series against Zimbabwe will be on July 13
The fourth T20I in the India vs Zimbabwe series will be played at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday, July 13.
The game begins at 4:30 p.m. IST (1:00 p.m. local time). The hosts need to win the match to stay alive in the series. The fifth and final match of the series will also be in Harare, on July 14.
If we take a look at the top performers in the India vs Zimbabwe series, Gaikwad is the leading run-getter with 133 runs from three innings at an average of 66.50 and a strike rate of 158.33.
Abhishek Sharma (110), who scored a hundred in the second T20I, is second on the list. He's followed by skipper Gill, who has 99 runs at an average of 33 and a strike rate of 120.73.
Shifting ur focus to the bowling department, the Indian trio of Sundar, Avesh and Ravi Bishnoi are the leading wicket-takers with six scalps each in three innings. For Zimbabwe, skipper Sikandar Raza has claimed five wickets at an average of 16.60.