India vs Zimbabwe 1st T20I Playing 11: Abhishek, Parag, Jurel make debuts

India vs Zimbabwe 1st T20I Playing 11: While Abhishek Sharma and Riyan Parag made their India debuts, Dhruv Jurel made his T20I debut for the country, having played Test cricket already

After the euphoria of the T20 World Cup victory, live cricket is back with the young Indian brigade, led by Shubman Gill taking on Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club (HSC) in Harare in the first T20I of the five-match series on Saturday, July 6. Indian skipper won the toss and decided to bowl first. 

India has three debutants in their playing 11 for this game, confirmed, Shubman Gill. While Abhishek Sharma and Riyan Parag made their India debuts, Dhruv Jurel made his T20I debut for the country, having played Test cricket already

Zimbabwe, who could not qualify for the T20 World Cup 2024, will be looking to make a big impression this time around.

 

India vs Zimbabwe 1st T20I Playing 11

India playing 11: Shubman Gill(c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel(w), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed
 

Zimbabwe playing 11: Tadiwanashe Marumani, Innocent Kaia, Brian Bennett, Sikandar Raza(c), Dion Myers, Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande(w), Wessly Madhevere, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara

India vs Zimbabwe head-to-head

India and Zimbabwe have come up against each other on 8 occasions. The Men in Blue have had the upper hand against the Chevrons. 

Total matches played: 8

India won: 6

Zimbabwe won: 2

No result: 00

Abandoned: 00

Squads:

India Squad for Zimbabwe tour: Shubman Gill(c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel(w), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Harshit Rana

Zimbabwe Squad for India series: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Sikandar Raza(c), Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande(w), Innocent Kaia, Wessly Madhevere, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Tendai Chatara, Brandon Mavuta, Dion Myers, Faraz Akram, Antum Naqvi

India (IND) vs Zimbabwe (ZIM) 1st T20I Playing 11, live toss time, live Streaming telecast

At what time will the IND vs ZIM live toss take place on Saturday (July 6)?

In the IND vs ZIM match, the live toss will take place at 4:00 PM IST.

At what time will the IND vs ZIM 1st T20I live match start on July 6?

India vs Zimbabwe 1st T20I live match will begin at 4:30 PM IST on July 6 at the Harare Sports Club in Harare. 

Which TV Channels will live telecast the India vs Zimbabwe 1st T20I match in India?

Star Sports Network has the broadcasting rights for the 1st T20I and it will broadcast the IND vs ZIM match. The live commentary in English will be available on Star Sports 1 HD and SD channels while Star Sports 3 HD and SD channels will broadcast the game in Hindi commentary. 

How to watch the live Streaming of the IND vs ZIM 1st T20I match in India?

Disney plus Hotstar live stream the IND vs ZIM 1st T20I match in India.