India is one of the oldest cricket teams, but that’s not been the same for Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe became a member of ICC cricket team in 1981 and participated in 1983,1987 and 1992 world cup, but soon the downfall of Zimbabwe came until now. The country is back on its feet. Let’s keep this fact in mind and look into the Zimbabwe national cricket team vs India national cricket team match scorecard.
Zimbabwe national cricket team vs India national cricket team recent match details
India and Zimbabwe have come across each other multiple times, unfortunately most of these games have been one sided, in the favor of India due to better team structure and better practice. But India has always enjoyed playing with the Zimbabwe team because of the great spirit of sportsmanship from both teams.
The last time India and Zimbabwe came across each other was the T20 test series from 6th july 2024 till 14 july 2024. The matches took place in Zimbabwe where the visiting country i.e. India won by 4-1. The matches were full of ups and downs yet a huge margin for the Indian team, there is a huge potential in Zimbabwe but they suffer from a lot of factors like government and political interference, poor domestic infrastructure and low facilities to the players leading to low participation and interest in the sport of the country. Let’s look into the details of the latest t20 series between Zimbabwe national cricket team vs india national cricket team match.
| venue | Harare sports club, Zimbabwe |
| series | T20 Series |
| Captain of India | Shubman gill |
| Captain of zimbabwe | Sikandar raza |
| Third umpire | Langton rusere |
| On field umpire | Forster mutizwa, iknow chabi |
| Winner | India by 4-1 |
| Player of the series | Washington sundar |
Zimbabwe national cricket team vs India national cricket team match scorecard
India and zimbabwe had their last t20 series in the month of july. Let’s look into the scorecard of the last match making it a clear win for India with the score of 4-1. Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bowl first. While batting first, India made a target of 167 runs with the loss of 6 wickets. While chasing the target, Zimbabwe lost by 42 runs only making 125 runs due to getting ALL-OUT.
The match discussed below was the 5th match of the series held on july,14. The man of the match was Shivam Dube and Washington Sundar was declared player of the series. Let’s look into the zimbabwe national cricket team vs india national cricket team match scorecard
INDIA BATTING
| batting | runs | balls | 4s | 6s |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Shubman Gill (c) | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Sanju Samson † | 58 | 45 | 1 | 4 |
| Riyan Parag | 22 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Shivam Dube | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| Rinku Singh | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Washington Sundar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 10 runs
ZIMBABWE BOWLING
| bowling | over | maiden | runs | wickets |
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Richard Ngarava | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Faraz Akram | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Brandon Mavuta | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
ZIMBABWE BATTING
| batting | runs | balls | 4s | 6s |
| Wessly Madhevere | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani | 27 | 24 | 5 | 0 |
| Brian Bennett | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Dion Myers | 34 | 32 | 4 | 1 |
| Sikandar Raza (c) | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Campbell | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Clive Madande | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Faraz Akram | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| Brandon Mavuta | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Ngarava | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Extras – 9 runs
INDIA BOWLING
| bowling | over | maiden | runs | wickets |
| Mukesh Kumar | 3.3 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| Tushar Deshpande | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Washington Sundar | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Shivam Dube | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
India’s Playing XI
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande and Mukesh Kumar.
Zimbabwe’s Playing XI
Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Johnathan Campbell, Faraz Akram, Clive Madande (w), Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Brandon Mavuta.
Weather report
In the final match of the t20 series between India and Zimbabwe took place on 14 july this year in Harare. The weather was around 24 degrees. There was a low chance of rain. Throughout the match there was mild humidity ranging from 21% to 18%.
Pitch condition
Harare has one of the oldest stadiums in the world. The match between India and Zimbabwe took place in that very stadium. The pitch is said to be batters’ friend helping score huge scores at times.
Top performers
After many matches, some of the top performers of India vs zimbabwe have come above the rest, here is the list of players who have outshined others.
BATTING
| player | Matches | runs | highest |
| Shubman Gill (IND) | 5 | 170 | 66 |
| YBK Jaiswal (IND) | 3 | 141 | 93* |
| D Myers (ZIM) | 5 | 134 | 65* |
| RD Gaikwad (IND) | 4 | 133 | 77* |
| Abhishek Sharma (IND) | 5 | 124 | 100 |
| Sikandar Raza (ZIM) | 5 | 90 | 46 |
Bowling top performers
| player | matches | over | maiden | wickets |
| A Kumble (IND) | 7 | 370 | 108 | 38 |
| Harbhajan Singh (IND) | 7 | 313 | 68 | 31 |
| J Srinath (IND) | 8 | 330 | 87 | 30 |
| HH Streak (ZIM) | 9 | 326 | 89 | 30 |
| IK Pathan (IND) | 2 | 65 | 14 | 21 |
Zimbabwe national cricket team vs India national cricket team live stats
India has always been a stronger team when it comes between India and Zimbabwe. But the Zimbabwe cricket team has been improving in the coming time. Now that we have discussed the Zimbabwe national cricket team vs India national cricket team match scorecard, let’s look into stats across all tournaments.
SCORECARD IN ODI
| Scorecard in ODI | Result |
|---|---|
| Total | 66 |
| IND | 54 |
| ZIM | 10 |
| Tie | 2 |
SCORECARD IN TEST
| Scorecard in Test | Result |
| Total | 11 |
| IND | 7 |
| ZIM | 2 |
| Tie | 2 |
SCORECARD IN T20Is
| Scorecard In T20Is | Result |
| Total | 13 |
| IND | 10 |
| ZIM | 3 |
| Tie | 0 |
Upcoming Zimbabwe national cricket team vs India national cricket team
After the recent series between India vs Zimbabwe T20 international series where India lead by 4-1 there has been no announcement made about any future tournaments or matches. The fans are as eager as us for their match together in future. Till then stay tuned because we will keep you updated.
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