Zimbabwe vs India, ZIM vs IND, Today Match Prediction 22 August 2022

zim vs ind Match Prediction & Analysis

The host Zimbabwe were no match to the India`s ruthlessness and quality in the match. India wrestled down the hosts in the second ODI match too and went onto win the ODI series 2-0. They will look to experiment with few more players in the match and look to for audition for the future. Zimbabwe on the other hand will be searching for that big performance from any player that might give them an upper hand to fight the strong Indian team.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Zimbabwe Preview

Zimbabwe were rocked early in this match with the scorecard reading 31/4. Sean Williams (42 runs) and Ryan burl (39 runs) tried their best to steady the ship in the middle order but once they were dismissed their lower order was bundled down to 161-all out. Their batters need to apply themselves and bat out the 50 overs first in this match.

Zimbabwe bowlers took wickets at regular intervals but they never had enough runs to trouble the opposition. Luke Jongwe took 2 wickets while the trio of Tanaka Chivanga, Sikander Raza, and Victor Nyachi took a wicket each in the match. Their bowlers did not have enough runs to defend in the match.

Top players to bet on: Sikander Raza, Sean Williams, Ryan Burl

Zimbabwe Predicted Playing XI:

Innocent Kaia, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva (c & wk), Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Brad Evans, Victor Nyauchi, Tanaka Chivanga

Zimbabwe Actual Playing XI:

Richard Ngarava, Brad Evans, Victor Nyauchi, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Tony Munyonga, Regis Chakabva, Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Innocent Kaia, Sean Williams, Luke Jongwe

India Preview

India won the match by 5 wickets as they scored 167/5 in 25.4 overs. Sanju Samson top scored with 43 runs and led the team to the victory.  Shikhar Dhawan (33 runs), Shubman Gill (33 runs), and Deepak Hooda (25 runs) in the match. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rahul Tripathi might get a chance in the playing XI in this match.

Shardul Thakur claimed 3 wickets and was the leading wicket taker in this match. Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel claimed a wicket apiece and were phenomenal with the ball with combined figures of 15-3-36-3. All the six bowlers claimed wickets as Deepak Hooda, Kuldeep Yadav, and Prasidh Krishna too took a wicket each in the match.

Top players to bet on: KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur

India Predicted Playing XI:

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul (c), Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Avesh Khan

India Actual Playing XI:

Ishan Kishan, Avesh Khan, Deepak Chahar, Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Hooda, Lokesh Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Axar Patel

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Harare is expected to have a bright and sunny with just 10% chances of rain as per the forecasters. We expect rain to make no appearance in this game.

Venue Details

Harare pitch has good balance between the bat and ball with some spice for both the batters and bowlers effectively. We expect the average scores in this match to be around 260-270 runs.

Toss: To Bowl

India won chasing the total in both the matches and both captains will look to continue the same in this match too.