Zimbabwe will take on India in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on Thursday, July 23.
Captained by Sikandar Raza, Zimbabwe is entering this series after suffering a 1-2 T20I series defeat to Bangladesh at home in July 2026. Meanwhile, the Shreyas Iyer-led Indian team suffered a 0-4 T20I series defeat to England away from home earlier this month.
ZIM vs IND, T20I Series 2026, Match 1, Match Details
Match: Zimbabwe vs India, T20I Series 2026, Match 1
Time & Date: 4:30 AM IST, Thursday, July 23
Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare
ZIM vs IND, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs
Zimbabwe
Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Milton Shumba, Clive Madande, Brad Evans, Tinotenda Maposa, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
India
Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Harsh Dubey, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Ashok Sharma
ZIM vs IND, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report
With the average first innings score at this venue in the last three T20Is being 171, we can expect a tough contest between the bat and the ball. Two out of three games saw the team batting first come out on top.
ZIM vs IND, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Top Picks
Richard Ngarava
Ngarava, the star Zimbabwe pacer, scalped eight wickets from three innings against Bangladesh in the recent T20I series.
Ishan Kishan
No.3 batter Ishan Kishan is expected to do well in the power play and death overs, scoring a lot of runs via boundaries.
ZIM vs IND, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Captain picks
Abhishek Sharma
Dashing opening batter Abhishek Sharma is expected to do well in the initial power-play overs, changing the game’s complexion.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
The 15-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is another player to keep a keen eye on to turn the tables.
ZIM vs IND, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Head to Head Dream11 team
Abhishek Sharma (c), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (vc), Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Ashok Sharma, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
ZIM vs IND, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team
Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (c), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Ashok Sharma, Richard Ngarava (vc), Blessing Muzarabani
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