Zimbabwe will square off against India in the first T20I at the Harare Sports Club, Harare on Thursday. India was not up to the mark on the UK tour, losing six matches on the trot and they would want to return to winning ways against Zimbabwe.
Shreyas Iyer had led from the front but he had not received support from other batters against Ireland and England. Barring Varun Chakravarthy, India has an inexperienced bowling line up and rookie bowlers would look to grab their opportunities.
Meanwhile, Brian Bennett had impressed one and all in the T20 World Cup and he would look to carry the good form in home conditions.
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Ishan Kishan needs one four to complete 150 boundaries in T20Is. The left-hander needs 37 runs to complete 1500 runs in T20Is.
Tadiwanashe Marumani needs 82 runs to complete 1500 runs in T20Is. He needs one six to complete 50 maximums in T20Is.
Zimbabwean captain Sikandar Raza needs six fours and two sixes to complete 250 boundaries and 150 maximums respectively.
Ryan Burl needs eight fours to complete 150 boundaries in T20Is.
Wellington Masakadza needs one wicket to complete 50 scalps in T20Is.
India squad: Shreyas Iyer (C), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma (VC), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Rinku Singh, Harsh Dubey, Varun Chakaravarthy, Prince Yadav, Yash Thakur, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav, Prabhsimran Singh (WK)
Zimbabwe squad: Sikandar Raza (captain), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Tanaka Chivanga, Ben Curran, Brad Evans, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri, Milton Shumba, Tafadzwa Tsiga.
