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Predicted XI for India vs Zimbabwe Match Today in Harare

Predicted XI for India vs Zimbabwe Match Today in Harare

2 min readJul 25, 2026 10:38 AM IST With an opportunity to seal the three-match T20I series, India will take on Zimbabwe in the second game at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday, after starting their campaign with a convincing seven-wicket win in the first T20I. Shreyas Iyer’s men will be confident of another dominant display after a one-sided victory on Thursday. On a challenging surface for batters, Indian pacers dominated the proceedings to restrict the hosts to a below-par total. Making his international comeback after more than two years, Mayank Yadav was impressive. His fiery hard-length deliveries proved unplayable for the Zimbabwe batters, as he combined with Prince Yadav to reduce the hosts to 32 for 4 and later 64 for 5. Tadiwanashe Marumani and Wessly Madhevere then played handy knocks to push the total to a respectable score. India chased down the target in just 13.2 overs, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashing a record-breaking 18-ball half-century to give India a 1-0 lead in the series. Sooryavanshi effectively killed the chase within the first few …

‘Not Up to Standard’: Sikandar Raza Slams Harare Pitch After Zimbabwe’s 7-Wicket Loss to India

‘Not Up to Standard’: Sikandar Raza Slams Harare Pitch After Zimbabwe’s 7-Wicket Loss to India

3 min readJul 24, 2026 10:16 AM IST Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza was highly critical of the Harare Sports Club pitch used for the first T20I against India, where the hosts were thrashed by seven wickets on Thursday. Raza said the surface was “not up to the standard” and made batting difficult, particularly with the new ball, after Zimbabwe managed only 125 for seven after being invited to bat first by Indian skipper Shreyas Iyer. “Again, not up to the standard, I think. In the morning, the moisture certainly played a part, but I didn’t think it was going to play a part for that long. I thought it remained tough with the new ball. Unfortunately, we didn’t hit many boundaries up front as well, so the ball stayed new, and because of that, I felt the movement off the deck made batting even tougher,” Raza said after the loss. India fielded an inexperienced pace attack featuring Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav, and debutant Ashok Sharma. However, Mayank, making a comeback after two years, combined with …