Zimbabwe hosts India in the third and final One-Day International (ODI) at the Harare Sports Club in Harare. After winning the first two games, the visitors have already won the series. The first ODI was won by India by a margin of ten wickets on Thursday. The game on Saturday was closer, with India winning by five wickets. Continue reading for a preview of this match. The final ODI starts at 09:15 a.m. local time.
Zimbabwe improved their performance on Saturday, cutting their loss from Thursday in half. Even if they win the final ODI, it would still be a huge surprise.
In the second game of the series, India bowled Zimbabwe out in less time and for fewer runs, but they did not bat as well. In this clash, we anticipate them to be more dominant in both disciplines.
Zimbabwe vs India
Match Details to Note
Match: Zimbabwe vs India, 3rd ODI, India Tour of Zimbabwe 2022
Date: August 22, 2022 (Monday)
Time: 12:45 PM IST
Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare
Zimbabwe Team News:
For the second game of the series, the hosts made two changes to their starting lineup, with opener Takudzwanashe Kaitano and Tanaka Chivanga replacing Tadiwanashe Marumani and Richard Ngarava. We expect Zimbabwe to stick with the same lineup for this match.
Zimbabwe Squad
Innocent Kaia, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva (wk/c), Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Brad Evans, Richard Ngarava, Victor Nyauchi, Donald Tiripano, Milton Shumba, Tanaka Chivanga, Tony Munyonga, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Clive Madande, John Masara
Players to watch out for:
Sikandar Raza
The batting all-rounder has not been able to reach the same heights with bat or ball as he did in the Bangladesh series. He did, however, dismiss Deepak Hooda.
Sean Williams
In Saturday’s game, the former captain had three fours and one six. Since his international debut in 2005, he has nine international centuries.
Luke Jongwe
In the second ODI, the pace bowler dismissed Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan. In this format, Jongwe’s best figures are 5-6.
Possible Playing XI:
Innocent Kaia, Tadiwanashe Marumani/Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Wesley Madhevere, Sean Wlliams, Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Brad Evans, Richard Ngarava, Victor Nyauchi
Zimbabwe Team Form
In the second ODI, the pace bowler dismissed Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan. In this format, Jongwe’s best figures are 5-6.
India Team News:
Deepak Chahar, who took his best figures in this format on Thursday, was unable to compete on Saturday due to a minor niggle. We don’t think India will risk him if he isn’t fully fit on Monday. Shardul Thakur was the pick of India’s pace bowling attack when he was called up.
India Squad
Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul (c), Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Shahbaz Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul Tripathi
Players to watch out for:
Shubman Gill
In this format, the right-handed batter maintained his excellent form. He has yet to score an international century, but he appears to be on track for a long international career.
Shikhar Dhawan
Over the last three years, the bowling all-rounder has produced a string of match-winning performances for India. On Saturday, he fired Innocent Kaia, Regis Chakabva, and Luke Jongwe.
Mohammed Siraj
In the second ODI, the 28-year-old right-arm pace bowler dismissed opener Takudzwanashe Kaitano. In this team, he has grown into a leader.
Possible Playing XI:
Shubman Gill, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul (c), Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj.
India Team Form
India continues to deliver consistent results across all formats. They are aiming for their seventh consecutive ODI victory.
Zimbabwe vs India Top Team Batsmen
Our batting picks for Zimbabwe are Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, and Regis Chakabva. Raza has five ODI centuries to his name.
With the bat, we recommend Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, and KL Rahul for India. On Saturday, Dhawan scored 33 runs off 21 balls.
Zimbabwe vs India Top Team Bowlers
For Zimbabwe, we support Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, and Luke Jongwe. Williams has 135 international wickets to his name.
Our picks for the ball for India are Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna. On Saturday, Krishna took the wicket of Wesley Madhevere.
Zimbabwe vs India Head to Head
Zimbabwe is still seeking their 11th victory over India in this format. The hosts trail the overall head-to-head in ODIs by a score of 53-10.
Zimbabwe vs India Head to Head Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | ZIM Won | IND Won | Tie | NR | |
| Overall | 65 | 10 | 53 | 2 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Zimbabwe vs India Toss Prediction
India has won the toss both times, with the away team opting to bat first. The best bowling conditions are early in the day, so we expect both captains to want to bowl first.
Zimbabwe vs India Pitch Report
The pace bowlers took the majority of the wickets in the previous match, and we anticipate that the same pitch will be used in this game. India’s top spinners will still be able to generate turn off the pitch.
The majority of the game will not be as hot as it was on Saturday, and ball one of the contest will be only 15 degrees.
Zimbabwe vs India Prediction
Zimbabwe improved their performance since the first ODI on Thursday, but they were unable to defeat India on Saturday. Although we anticipate some competitive moments in the game, we believe India will be far too strong and will win the game to complete the series 3-0.Zimbabwe vs India
