India's tour of Zimbabwe 2024

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that the Indian cricket team would travel to Zimbabwe in July 2024, just after the end of the T20 World Cup 2024, to play a five-match T20 international series. Read below.

The series is scheduled to take place from 6th to 14th July 2024 in Harare.

Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the World Cup and therefore this series could be a big booster for one of the 12 permanent members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). BCCI in a press release informed that the series was planned after a discussion between the two boards.

Jay Shah, the honorary secretary of BCCI, while speaking about the tour said, “The BCCI has always played a pioneering role in contributing to the global cricketing community. We understand that it is a period of rebuilding for Zimbabwe, and Zimbabwe Cricket needs our support at this juncture.”

The detailed schedule for Team India's tour of Zimbabwe 2024 is as follows.

DAY	DATE	MATCH	VENUE	Time (IST)	Local Time
Saturday	6 July	1st T20I	Harare Sports Club	16:30	1.00pm
Sunday	7 July	2nd T20I	Harare Sports Club	16:30	1.00pm
Wednesday	10 July	3rd T20I	Harare Sports Club	21:30	6.00pm
Saturday	13 July	4th T20I	Harare Sports Club	16:30	1.00pm
Sunday	14 July	5th T20I	Harare Sports Club	16:30	1.00pm

For Zimbabwe, it is the biggest attraction of the home season, especially because they are not taking part in the T20 World Cup as well, after missing out on playing the ODI World Cup 2023. ZC Chairman Mr Tavengwa Mukuhlani said, “We are thrilled to be hosting India for a T20I series in July in what will be our biggest international attraction at home this year.”

India’s squad for 1st and 2nd T20I against Zimbabwe:

Shubman Gill (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande, Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Harshit Rana.

Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma and Harshit Rana have been drafted into India's 15-member squad for the first two (of five) T20Is in Zimbabwe starting later this week. They will replace Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube and Yashasvi Jaiswal, all of whom will return to India with the rest of the T20 World Cup-winning squad before flying out to Zimbabwe for the last three games.

The victorious T20 World Cup squad was expected to land in India on Monday, but their arrival has been delayed because of Hurricane Beryl, which led to the airport in Barbados being shut down.

Rinku Singh and Khaleel Ahmed, who were part of the reserves for the World Cup, are likely to join the squad in Harare directly from the Caribbean. Shubman Gill, who has been named captain of the squad in Zimbabwe, is set to join the squad directly from the USA

India’s squad for 3rd, 4th and 5th T20I against Zimbabwe:

India's squad from the 3rd T20I will be bolstered by the return of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube.

Match Results:

1st T20I - 6th July 2024:
Zimbabwe Won by 13 Runs.
Zimbabwe 115/9 (20.0 Ov) | India 102/10 (19.5 Ov)

2nd T20I - 7th July 2024:
India Won by 100 Runs.
India 234/2 (20.0 Ov) | Zimbabwe 134/10 (18.4 Ov)

3rd T20I - 10th July 2024:
India Won by 23 Runs.
India 182/4 (20.0 Ov) | Zimbabwe 159/6 (20.0 Ov)

4th T20I - 13th July 2024:
India Won by 10 Wickets.
Zimbabwe 152/7 (20.0 Ov) | India 156/0 (15.2 Ov)

5th T20I - 14th July 2024:
India Won by 42 Runs.
India 167/6 (20.0 Ov) | Zimbabwe 125/10 (18.3 Ov)

After suffering a shock 13-run loss in the opening match of the tour, India bounced back in style with a series of clinical performances to complete a 4-1 series victory.

Live Streaming of matches

The live streaming of the IND vs ZIM, T20I series in India will be available on the Sony Sports Network (TV), Sony Liv app and website (Digital).

Sources: BCCI, ICC, ESPN Cricinfo.