India vs Zimbabwe 5th T20I Match Preview

India won the 5-match T20I series against Zimbabwe by defeating them in last match by 10 wickets at Harare Sports Club while chasing a target of 153 runs in 20 overs. After winning the toss, India decided to bowl first and made a few changes in the playing XI for the decider match, where they went with Tushardesh Pandey in the place of Avesh Khan, who picked 1 wicket in his debut match. Later, in the second innings, Indian Captain Shubman Gill and Yashsvi Jaiswal chased the target in 15 overs by scoring 58 and 93 runs, respectively.

However, after losing the series, the Zimbabwe team will try hard to play for their pride and finish the series on a good note by defeating Men in Bluu in the final match tomorrow.

Harare Sports Club, Pitch Report

After looking at the 4th  match of the series, where Men in Blue chased down an average total of 152 runs 5 over before, it is clearly visible that the pitch at Harare Sports Club favours, batter as revealed by the average first-innings score of 152 in the last T20 matches. Harare Sports Club Scoring Pattern Of Last T20 Matches At Below Score 140: 5, Score Between 200 And 249: 4, Score Between 140 And 180 : 3, Above Score 180: 2. However, The surface also offers good support for spinners, which can have a significant impact during the middle overs that we have seen in the 1st T20I played at this venue, Zimbabwe shocked the world by defeating young India by 13 runs to lead the five-match T20I series 1-0. 

The Harare Sports Club Stadium has hosted 42 T20I matches. The team batting first has won 24 times, while the chasing side has won 18 times.

Probable Playing XI for India vs Zimbabwe 5th T20I

India:

Shubman Gill (C), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed

Zimbabwe:

Wessly Madhevere, Innocent Kaia, Brian Bennett, Sikandar Raza (C), Dion Myers, Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande (WK), Wellington Masakadza, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara

Who will win the match between India and Zimbabwe?

After looking at the performance of the India team, it's not wrong to say that the Indian team are looking in their best form, where both departments are performing really well. However, if the home team wants to defeat World Cup-winning team, they need to come out in the last game with a different plan.