India take on Zimbabwe in the fourth T20I as Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Harare Sports Club on July 13, Saturday. India registered a 23-run win over Zimbabwe in the third T20I to go 2-1 up in the five-match series. Talking about the playing XI, Tushar Deshpande made India debut while Avesh Khan sat out of Men in Blue's fold. For Zimbabwe, Faraz Khan came into playing XI in place of Wellington Masakadza.
What did the captains say?
India skipper Shubman Gill, after winning the toss, said:
“We'll bowl first. Looks like a fresh wicket. Hopefully there's going to be something in it for the fast bowlers. The death bowling is where we can improve. We got a little complacent (in the previous match). Tushar Deshpande makes his debut in place of Avesh Khan.”
Meanwhile, Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza, after the toss, said:
“We wanted to bat first. The wicket tends to get slower and slower. We've got a vision for 2026, the only way to get better is quality game time. Hopefully our top-three can click. Our idea is for all three departments to perform. The boys are hungry. Wellington Masakadza misses out. Faraz Akram comes in.”
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India's Playing XI
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill(c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson(w), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, Khaleel Ahmed
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, Tendai Chatara
Head-to-Head
India and Zimbabwe have faced off in 11 T20I matches, with India emerging victorious in 8 of them, while Zimbabwe has won 3 times. In their most recent 5 encounters, India has won 3 matches and Zimbabwe has secured 2 victories.
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