Shubman Gill Leads India Against Zimbabwe in Second T20I

India’s captain Shubman Gill won the toss and chose to bat first against Zimbabwe in the second T20I of the five-match series at Harare Sports Club on Sunday.

Sai Sudarshan Makes T20I Debut

Left-hand batter Sai Sudarshan is making his T20I debut, replacing left-arm seamer Khaleel Ahmed in the lineup.

First T20I Recap

In the first T20I, Zimbabwe defeated India with an exceptional bowling performance.

Captains’ Comments

Gill said, “Going to bat first, same wicket like yesterday. The best opportunity for us to bat. Looks dry, it’s a nice sunny day. Need to improve our batting, Sudharsan comes in for Khaleel.”

Zimbabwe’s captain Sikandar Raza noted, “Looks like a summer wicket, the pitch will get better. We wanted to bowl first anyway. The changing room is relaxed and happy. Taking one game at a time, we are here for a reason, will try to get our job done. Blessing has been good, Chatara delivers for us. He has come right more often than not for the team.”

Playing XIs

India	Zimbabwe
Shubman Gill (c)	Wessly Madhevere
Abhishek Sharma	Innocent Kaia
Ruturaj Gaikwad	Brian Bennett
Sai Sudarshan	Sikandar Raza (c)
Riyan Parag	Dion Myers
Rinku Singh	Johnathan Campbell
Dhruv Jurel (w)	Clive Madande (w)
Washington Sundar	Wellington Masakadza
Ravi Bishnoi	Luke Jongwe
Avesh Khan	Blessing Muzarabani
Mukesh Kumar	Tendai Chatara