Zimbabwe won the toss and will bat first
Zimbabwe have won the toss and decided to bat first. India won the first Twenty20 match by 54 runs. This will be the last match of the visitors on Zimbabwe tour; they won the three-match one-day international series by 3-0.
Sikandar Raza is the stand-in captain for Zimbabwe today as Elton Chigumbura has pulled up because of an injury.
"'We will bat first. Second game on this track, it might get slow. Elton (Chigumbura) has pulled up injured, hence the change of captaincy, luckily Sean Williams is fit. Malcolm Waller comes in place of Nevill Madziva, who also has an injury. Looks like a good batting surface," said Raza.
Indian team captain Ajinkya announced that the young wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson will be debuting today.
"The pitch looks better, so we will have to bowl well, restrict them and chase down the target. We have done well throughout the series. Harbhajan has been rested, Sanju Samson will make his debut for India," said Rahane after Raza.
Teams:
Zimbabwe XI: Hamilton Masakadza, Chamu Chibhabha, Charles Coventry(Wicket-keeper), Sikandar Raza(Captain), Sean Williams, Craig Ervine, Graeme Cremer, Prosper Utseya, Chris Mpofu, Taurai Muzarabani, Malcolm Waller
India XI: Ajinkya Rahane(Captain), Murali Vijay, Robin Uthappa(Wicket-keeper), Manish Pandey, Sanju Samson, Kedar Jadhav, Stuart Binny, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma