India will take on Zimbabwe as the Men in Blue welcome a new era in T20Is following the T20 World Cup triumph and the retirement of seniors like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. Shubman Gill is set to lead the young brigade featuring the likes of Riyan Parag, Abhishek Sharma, Dhruv Jurel and Harshit Rana as they begin their journey of taking India to newer heights in the shortest format against a Zimbabwe side, which will be hurt after not being able to qualify for the T20 World Cup.
The five-match series will also be the beginning of a fight for the Zimbabwe men's cricket team not to repeat the mistakes of last year's qualifiers and ensure that they are in the competition in when it comes around next time. The pressure will be on experienced members headlined by skipper Sikandar Raza, who has single-handedly kept the Zimbabwe cricket team on the cricketing map in the last few years along with Sean Williams, who doesn't play T20Is anymore.
When and where to watch ZIM vs IND T20 series on TV and OTT in India?
The five-match T20I series between India and Zimbabwe teams at the Harare Sports Club in Harare will kick off on Saturday, July 6 at 4:30 PM IST with the remaining matches scheduled for July 7, 10, 13 and 14. The matches will be live broadcast on Sony Sports 3, Sony Sports 4, Sony Sports 5, Sony Sports 3 HD, Sony Sports 4 HD and Sony Sports 5 HD channels while the live streaming of the series will be available on the SonyLiv app and website.
Playing XIs
India: Shubman Gill(c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel(w), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi
Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Sikandar Raza(c), Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande(w), Innocent Kaia, Wessly Madhevere, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava
