Zimbabwe have had a historical series against Bangladesh before this series. They won both the ODI as well as T20I series on the back of some serious performances. However, they were not able to bring their A game against India in the first game and were doomed from the start of the match. Zimbabwe are still not out of the series and collective performance in this next game might even help them overpower the Indian team.
ZIM vs IND Match Details:
Zimbabwe vs India, 2nd ODI
Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare
Date & Time: 20th August at 12:45 PM IST and 9:15 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: SonyLIV
ZIM vs IND, 2nd ODI, Pitch Report:
The pitch had something for both the batters and the bowlers in the first game and the same might happen in this game as well. The average first innings score in the last 5 ODIs has been 235 runs. Pacers might again rule this game.
ZIM vs IND, 2nd ODI, Probable Playing XIs:
Zimbabwe
Tadiwanashe Marumani, Innocent Kaia, Sean Williams, Wesley
Madhevere, Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva (c & wk), Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe,
Brad Evans, Victor Nyauchi, Richard Ngarava
India
Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Lokesh Rahul (c),
Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav,
Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj
Top Picks for ZIM vs IND Dream11
Match:
Top Picks – Batters
Shikhar Dhawan:
He has been in terrific form this year in ODIs. In 11 innings,
the left-handed batter has made 5 half-centuries, which is the most that he has
made in a year since 2017. He is the leading run-scorer for India in ODIs this
year with 469 runs at an average of 52.11 and a strike rate of 75.52.
Lokesh Rahul:
He had a great IPL season both as the batter and the captain. He
scored 616 runs in just 15 matches at an average of 51.33 and a strike rate of
135.38 and led the Lucknow Super Giants to the Play-offs round. However, an
injury forced him to remain out of the team since the completion of IPL. He had
to miss several important matches including the rescheduled 5th Test against
England. He didn’t get a chance to bat as Dhawan and Gill opened the innings
for India in the first game. Zimbabwe is a special place for him as he made his
limited overs debut here only, hence, he will be eager to showcase his batting
skills in this game.
Top Picks – All-Rounders
Axar Patel:
He returned with a figure of 3 for 24 in the first game in 7.3
overs and completed 50 wickets in ODIs as well. While he has been a regular in
the Indian side in Test matches and T20Is, the same was not the case with ODIs.
Before playing an ODI this year, he last featured in this format for India back
in 2017. In 4 matches this year, Patel has picked 5 wickets and has scored 85
runs including his maiden half-century against West Indies last month.
Sikandar Raza:
He has established himself as the force to reckon with this year
with his batting performance. On August 5, Raza hit a century in the first ODI
against Bangladesh and helped the team win the game by 5 wickets. This was his
first international century after a gap of exact 7 years as he last scored a
century on August 4 in 2015. He followed that up with another century in the
next game and sealed the series for the team. Raza is the leading run-scorer
for Zimbabwe in ODIs this year and he has made 484 runs in 10 matches at an
average of 60.50. This is only the third time in his career that he has scored
over 400 ODI runs in a year.
Top Picks – Bowlers
Deepak Chahar:
He scripted a beautiful comeback story in the first ODI. Chahar
last played an international game in February this year and was sidelined since
that time due to a quadriceps injury and a back injury. During this time, he
became the most expensive Indian bowler in the IPL of all time as CSK paid INR
14 crores to get him in the squad. However, he couldn’t even take part in the
IPL as well. After missing several limited overs series, Chahar was picked for
this series. In the very first game, he picked 3 wickets for just 27 runs and
won the Player of the Match award.
Prasidh
Krishna:
His ODI career is a little more than a year old as he made his
ODI debut in March last year. The 26-years-old pacer has not been tested in
other formats and has played ODIs only for India as of now. In 2021, Prasidh
has picked 18 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 22, an economy of 4.88,
and a strike rate of 27. He is the second-highest wicket-taker for India in
this format this year.
Top Picks
– Wicketkeepers
Regis Chakabva:
The wicketkeeper-batter is leading the side in the absence of
Craig Ervine. He did a superb job against Bangladesh in the last series and
helped the team win the series. Chakabva hit his maiden century in the second
ODI of the series. In 9 ODIs this year, he has made 275 runs at an average of
30.55.
ZIM vs IND Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
|
Player |
Statistics
(This Series) |
Dream11 Points |
|
Shubman Gill |
82 runs |
120 points |
|
Shikhar Dhawan |
81 runs |
114 points |
|
Axar Patel |
3 wickets |
107 points |
|
Sikandar Raza |
12 runs |
17 points |
|
Deepak Chahar |
3 wickets |
89 points |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ZIM vs IND Dream11 Fantasy
Cricket:
Regis Chakabva, Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Shubman Gill, Axar Patel (C), Sikandar Raza (VC), Wesley Madhevere, Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj.
Dream11 Team Today for 2nd ODI is between Zimbabwe (ZIM) vs India (IND) with Axar Patel as Captain and Sikandar Raza as Vice-Captain.
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