Zimbabwe vs India 1st ODI Match Prediction
Match: ZIM vs IND ODI Match Prediction
Time: 18 Aug, 12:45 PM (IST)
Series: 1st ODI Match
Venue: Harare Sports Club – Harare
Info:
Sikandar Raza scored successive unbeaten hundreds in the series against Bangladesh and is our tip for Zimbabwe’s highest run scorer in this match. With the ball, we are backing fast medium bowler Luke Jongwe who took 2-38 in his last ODI.
Shubman Gill hit over 200 runs during the series win over West Indies and he is a strong choice for India’s highest run scorer on Thursday. Mohammed Siraj looked to have matured as a bowler in the Caribbean and he is our recommendation for India’s top wicket taker in this game.
22 year old Shubman Gill made scores of 64, 43 and 98 not-out in Port of Spain last month. We recommend backing him to score over 33.5.
Live Streaming:
TV channels: Sony Sports and Super Sport will show this game.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Sony Liv.
Weather & Pitch Report:
⛅ Weather:
The temperature will get up as high as 28 degrees in the early afternoon after being only 17 degrees at the start of the game. There is no chance of rain or any interruptions to the match.
🏟️ Pitch:
This pitch will turn for the spinners but do not rule out the Indian pace bowlers who can perform on any wicket. We expect a par score to be over 300.
Toss Prediction:
Zimbabwe won the toss throughout their series with Bangladesh and chose to field first each time. We predict that both teams will elect to bowl first if they win the toss.
Recent Form:
ZIM:
L, W, W, L, L
❌ ✅ ✅ ❌❌
IND:
W, W, W, W, L
✅ ✅ ✅ ✅❌
Team News:
ZIM Team News:
Regis Chakabva will captain the side during this series in the absence of Craig Ervine who is still recovering from a hamstring injury. Joining Ervine on the sidelines are Wellington Masakadza (shoulder) and quick bowlers Blessing Muzarabani and Tendai Chatara.
IND Team News:
KL Rahul will come back into the side as captain after missing the recent tours of England and the West Indies through injury. The top-order batter will be looking to prove his fitness as well as his form with an eye on the T20 World Cup in October. Washington Sundar had been selected for this tour but had to pull out with a shoulder injury.
ZIM Predicted11
1.Tadiwanashe Marumani
2.Takudzwanashe Kaitano
3.Innocent Kaia
4.Wesley Madhevere
5.Sikandar Raza(C)
6.Regis Chakabva(WK)
7.Tony Munyonga
8.Victor Nyauchi
9.Luke Jongwe
10.Brad Evans
11.D Tiripano/R Ngarava
IND Predicted11
1.Shikhar Dhawan
2.Shubman Gill
3.Lokesh Rahul(C)
4.D Hooda/S Ahmed
5.Sanju Samson(WK)
6.Axar Patel
7.Shardul Thakur
8.Kuldeep Yadav
9.Avesh Khan
10.Mohammed Siraj
11.Prasidh Krishna
Winning Chances:
Who will win today’s match: ZIM vs IND ODI Match Fantasy Team
After hosting associate teams for the recent T20 World Cup qualifiers and Bangladesh for the white ball series earlier this month, Zimbabwe now get to test themselves against one of the strongest cricketing nations in this game. We expect India to be too good and are backing them to win this opening ODI.
Final Verdict
India are favourites to beat Zimbabwe
ZIM Key Players:
Sikandar Raza:
The vastly experienced batting all-rounder was in sublime form in the series against Bangladesh. He hit the most runs and took the most wickets on both sides during the series.
Regis Chakabva:
The captain hit his first ODI century in his last appearance against Bangladesh. He now has two international tons after previously making 101 in a Test in 2014.
Luke Jongwe:
The right arm fast medium bowler took the wickets of Anamul Haque and Hasan Mahmud in the final ODI earlier this month. He has 35 wickets in this format.
IND Key Players:
Shubman Gill:
The right handed opener looked to have gone up a level during the series in West Indies. He was cruelly deprived of a century by rain in the final ODI.
KL Rahul:
The ODI skipper has been in fantastic form across all formats over the past two years. Sometimes knocked for his strike-rate, he averages 46.48 in ODIs.
Mohammed Siraj:
India fans can always rely on enthusiasm from Siraj but we saw accuracy and responsibility in the Caribbean. He finished with 2-14 in the final game against West Indies.
Team Info:
ZIM Team Updates:
Tadiwanashe Marumani and Takudzwanashe Kaitano will probably open the inning.
Innocent Kaia will bat at the one-down position.
Wesley Madhevere and Sikandar Raza will handle the middle-order batting.
Sikandar Raza will lead the Zimbabwe as a Captain. He is also a good Alrounder
Regis Chakabva will do the Wicket Keeping for Zimbabwe.
Sikandar Raza will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Luke Jongwe and Richard Ngarava will lead the pace attack of his team.
Richard Ngarava was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match.
IND Team Updates:
Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill will probably open the inning.
Lokesh Rahul will bat at the one-down position.
Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson will handle the middle-order batting.
Lokesh Rahul will lead the India as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
Sanju Samson will do the Wicket Keeping for India.
Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Axar Patel was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match.
Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj will lead the pace attack of his team.
SQUAD:
Zimbabwe:
Tadiwanashe Marumani, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Innocent Kaia, Wesley Madhevere, Sikandar Raza(C), Regis Chakabva(WK), Tony Munyonga, Victor Nyauchi, Luke Jongwe, Brad Evans, Richard Ngarava, Donald Tiripano, John Masara, Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Clive Madande(WK), Tanaka Chivanga.
India:
Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Lokesh Rahul(C), Deepak Hooda, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanju Samson(WK), Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Deepak Chahar, Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan(WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul Tripathi.
