India vs Zimbabwe Live Score, 2nd T20I: India’s young guns need to fire

India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: The young Indian squad, led by Shubman Gill, faced a surprising defeat in the first match. India’s batting lineup struggled, and players like Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag and Rinku Singh need to perform better.

Abhishek Sharma, who was out for a duck on his international debut, is expected to accompany Gill to open India’s batting in this game as well. Washington Sundar has been a reliable all-rounder, and Ravi Bishnoi has excelled in bowling.

India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Zimbabwe stunned India with their bowling performance on July 6. As the two teams played the 1st match of the ongoing T20I series, Sikandar Raza’s team bundled out India for 102.

However, they need to improve their batting since they managed to score just 115/9 in 20 overs. They were lucky that it was India’s ‘off-day’. 

India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Shubman Gill is starting off his international captaincy career with Zimbabwe T20 series. However, the loss in the 1st T20I must have sent the young player aback. 

In that light, Gill and coach VVS Laxman may look to make some changes in the playing XI. While the duo haven’t officially made any announcements about changes in playing XI, Dhruv Jurel might have to make way for Jitesh Sharma in the playing XI. Meanwhile, Harshit Rana could also make his debut in place of one of the spinners.

India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Speaking at the post-match presentation, Bishnoi said,“We are trying our best and we need to bounce back stronger. We just need to come back tomorrow (Sunday) with a fresh mind for the second match,” said Bishnoi in the post-match press meet.

“It was a good game of cricket, but we collapsed, lost continuous wickets. A partnership would have made the game better for us. We could not do that. I think that made the difference… Zimbabwe’s bowling and fielding were really good. They did not allow us to build partnerships,” he added.

India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: In an interaction with PTI, Masakadza said, “We are trying to use our own conditions as much as we can against this Indian side. It’s a second-string Indian side, but there are a lot of good players in there. So, we are looking forward to this series,” Masakadza said in an interview with PTI Videos facilitated by broadcasters Sony Sports Network.

“We’ve had a few plans in place. We needed them to work and obviously, we are trying to use our own conditions as much as we can against this Indian side… I’ll be looking to take Shubman Gill’s big wicket and some of the right-handers, (Riyan) Parag and some of the other guys in the side.” Masakadza added

India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Speaking to the presentors after the match, Gill said, “Halfway through (the match) we had lost five wickets, and it would’ve been best for us if I stayed there till the end. I am very disappointed with the way I got out and the rest of the match panned out,”

Gill added that there was a bit of home for the Men in Blue at the end but something is wrong if your number 10 batsman has to get the job done for you.

He said, “There was a bit of hope for us. But while chasing 115 and your No.10 batter is out there, you know something is wrong… We spoke about taking time and enjoying our batting but it didn’t pan out that way,”

India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Speaking at the post-match presentation, Raza said “Feel really happy. Gotta take one game at a time. Gotta enjoy this victory but job’s not done. World champions will play like world champions, we gotta make sure we keep upping our game one game at a time. I don’t think it’s a 116 wicket, it’s not a wicket where you get all out for 103. So, credit to the bowlers from both sides especially given the sticky conditions in the winter. Likely to be slower and turn,”

“I told not to care about the result, just wanted to show fight and give the crowd what they wanted. We didn’t want to blown away. We were brilliant in the field. Not perfect, but that shows there’s room for improvement. We knew the fans will be there encouraging us. We wanted to make use of the energy while batting, bowling fielding. And the crowd didn’t let us down, the energy was up and kept us going. We felt like we were a team of 12, again,” the Zimbabwe skipper added

India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Indian batters, with the sole exception of Gill, delivered a dismal performance. Gill (31 off 29 balls) was the only batter among the top 6 who went to double-digits.

Washington Sundar (27 off 34 balls) tried his bit with the bat and was impressive with the ball as well. Bishnoi was the most impressive performer. Many Indian fielders looked uninspired and were sloppy in the field.

Zimbabwe, on the other hand, delivered an inspiring performance, especially with the ball. All-rounder Sikandar Raza lived up to his reputation.

Wicket-keeper-batter Clive Madande (29 off 25 balls) put up a fight with the bat and managed to take his team to the score that eventually turned out to be a winning one. All their bowlers were miserly, hardly giving away any free takeaway to Indian batters.

India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: The match will start at 1 PM (local time). The temperature in Harare on July 7 afternoon will be around 24 degrees, as per AccuWeather. There’s no chance of rain. The humidity will be 15%.

India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: It is the same venue where India faced Zimbabwe in the first T20I cricket match and lost. The pitch was very helpful for spinners. Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bowl first. India restricted Zimbabwe to 115, thanks to impressive performances by Ravi Bishnoi (4/13) and Washington Sundar (2/11).

In reply, pacer Tendai Chatara claimed 3 wickets for 16 while right-arm off-spinner Sikandar Raza also took 3 for 25. Right-arm offbreak bowler Brian Bennett took 1 wicket in his 1 over without conceding any runs.

India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: India and Zimbabwe have played 9 T20I matches against each other. India have won 6 of those while Zimbabwe have won thrice. In the last 5 matches played between the two, India have won thrice and Zimbabwe twice.

On July 6, Zimbabwe scored 115/9 in 20 overs. India, the world champion in T20I cricket, were bundled out for 102 in 19.5 overs. Raza, who scored 17 off 19 balls and took 3 wickets for 25 in his 4 overs, was awarded the Player of the Match.

India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: The 2nd T20I match will be played on July 7 whereas the match is scheduled to start at 4:30 PM (India time). Sony Sports Network will broadcast it live on TV. The online live-streaming will be shown on the SonyLIV app.