KL Rahul will lead the Indian team in the three ODI series against Zimbabwe
Harare, First Published Aug 18, 2022, 11:32 AM IST
Harare: Team India’s tour of Zimbabwe begins today. The first match of the three ODI series will begin today afternoon at 12:30 PM IST. The match starts at 9.15am Zimbabwe local time. Any chance of rain interrupting the first ODI? Let’s take a look at the weather forecast for Harare, the venue of the competition. Weather.com’s forecast brings great news to cricket lovers.
The day temperature will be 27 celsius and 12 celsius at night. The sky will be clear day and night. Weather.com is not predicting even a slight chance of rain today. Hence rain will not hamper the first ODI between Zimbabwe and India. Humidity will be 32 percent during the day and 53 percent at night.
KL Rahul will lead the Indian team in the three ODI series against Zimbabwe. Shikhar Dhawan is the vice-captain. Malayali player Sanju Samson is in the squad. Harare Sports Club will host all three matches. All eyes will be on KL Rahul, who will return from injury. Pacer Deepak Chahar is also waiting for a comeback. Performance in the series will be crucial for youngsters including Sanju Samson as there is a possibility of some players being considered for the T20 World Cup squad. Sanju has strong competition with Ishan Kishan to make the playing XI in Harare.
Team India has the best record in ODIs against Zimbabwe. India have won 51 of the 63 ODI matches between the two teams so far. Zimbabwe’s win was limited to 10 runs while two matches ended in draws. India will enter today with a record 12-match winning streak against Zimbabwe.
Indian Squad: KL Rahul (captain), Shikhar Dhawan (vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaekwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Aathush Khan, Pishth Krishna, Mohammad Siraj, and Deepak Chahar.
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