Today is the last T20 match of the T20 series between India and Zimbabwe. The match ended in just one innings with India batting first for just 165 runs. Maybe the collection that India have today is within Zimbabwe's reach if they bat correctly and according to plan. Zimbabwe may have a chance to win today's match but they will have to put up a very good batting performance otherwise it is not possible. Zimbabwe cricket team is currently scoring 7.83 runs per over but they need to score 8.23 runs per over to win.
This match is not too far away from Zimbabwe but they will have to keep an eye on the wicket and try to play long handles. Needing 170 runs off 80 balls, they still have eight valuable wickets in hand. Can Zimbabwe do that?
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Today's match is only ceremonial for India as they have already won the series. If India win today's match, they will end the series by 4-1 and if Zimbabwe win, the series will end by 3-2.
The openers of the Indian team played so poorly. As we have seen the performance of Shubman Gill and Jaiswal who opened the match last time, they played so amazing and without losing their wicket they chased the target but this time, the both players played so badly.
Even last time, Jaiswal just hit the century but his luck was not good and able to make 93 which is a lot, while Shubman Gill made more than 50 scores, good performance by both players last time but hopefully, in the next series, we will see them in same good performance.
The full Indian team was not even able to be make 100 score if Sanju Samson would not hit boundaries back to back, he has the highest score in his team today and I think no body played well in the Indian team except Sanju Samson.
This turned out to be a one sided affair. From a cricketing perspective, it would've been great if the scoreline was 2-2 and then we could've got the decider for Sunday.
Yes, such one sided matches are not worth watching but at the same time, they are not great to bet on either as you get too low odds for teams like India who are favorites to win.
It is much better to bet on such matches, when we see the strong team is in a little bit of trouble as when India lost 3 wickets in the match the bookies gave the odds for India 1.25. That was a time i placed the bet on India and got this odd. If I had placed the bet before the match, it would have been like 1.1 or even less.
The first innings has been finished and the Indian team gave a good target to Zimbabwe to chase it up. This target is 167 runs but if we look at the last match score then the Zimababwe team made more than 150 too so I think this match would be an interesting one.
Later in the second innings when Zimbabwe will come to bat then they must have to do good start that helps them. However, if today’s match will be won by India then they will lose just a match otherwise if they lose this then they will lose two matches by Zimabbwe in this series.
The innings break started and the target was good by the Indian team, I think this time Zimbabwe’s openers have to search for a good start They already lost this series, and today is the last match but they won a single match too against India in this series, It is such a big achievement for them and today they could achieve this once more time. The Zimbabwe’s bowler have done their work in an average way now we want this work from the Zimbabwe batsmen so they could finish the series on a high note.
This turned out to be a one sided affair. From a cricketing perspective, it would've been great if the scoreline was 2-2 and then we could've got the decider for Sunday.
Yes, such one sided matches are not worth watching but at the same time, they are not great to bet on either as you get too low odds for teams like India who are favorites to win.
It is much better to bet on such matches, when we see the strong team is in a little bit of trouble as when India lost 3 wickets in the match the bookies gave the odds for India 1.25. That was a time i placed the bet on India and got this odd. If I had placed the bet before the match, it would have been like 1.1 or even less.
Today's match is only ceremonial for India as they have already won the series. If India win today's match, they will end the series by 4-1 and if Zimbabwe win, the series will end by 3-2.
Today's match is only ceremonial for India as they have already won the series. If India win today's match, they will end the series by 4-1 and if Zimbabwe win, the series will end by 3-2.
Zimbabwe will ideally like to end the series on 2-3 but it is highly unlikely to happen even though Zimbabwe had a good start in the last T20 match. Both Yashasvi Jaiswal and Abhishek Sharma are out quickly and suddenly India's scorecard is like 40/2.
However, with the current Indian form, I am confident that the rest of the Indian batting line up is capable of scoring a big total. Even with a moderate total, Zimbabwe batsmen will find it hard to chase.
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Anyway, Sri Lanka is not competitive side it used to be once. So, it could also turn out one-sided affair as this current series against Zimbabwe turned out
On 26th July the series is starting between India and Sri Lankan team and I think this time they should not do this mistake to given their b team to play against them.
Surya, Hardik inclusion (who two gets removed idk) and rest squad as same would be enough for SL series tbh.
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On 1 March 2025, there is a match between Pakistan and India and India also agrees to come here to play in Pakistan, otherwise, for sure they will be out of this tournament and Sri Lanka come in. However, the purpose of saying this is just to be prepared for this series.
Wait, did India agree to come to Pakistan for CT? I was reading it's unlikely to happen and India's matches may get scheduled elsewhere (in Dubai or in SL).
Also, on a note, Ricky Ponting is now no longer head coach of Delhi Capitals: https://x.com/DelhiCapitals/status/1812131950347403409/history
Anyway, Sri Lanka is not competitive side it used to be once. So, it could also turn out one-sided affair as this current series against Zimbabwe turned out
On 26th July the series is starting between India and Sri Lankan team and I think this time they should not do this mistake to given their b team to play against them. They have to go with their original team because later there is Champions Trophy and also the schedule has been announced.
On 1 March 2025, there is a match between Pakistan and India and India also agrees to come here to play in Pakistan, otherwise, for sure they will be out of this tournament and Sri Lanka come in. However, the purpose of saying this is just to be prepared for this series.
But doesn't matter now, let the boys have some fun because from now on the competition between them is going to be tougher. Soon BCCI will select a T-20 squad for the SL tour and the likes of Surya and SKY will be back so let's see what happens to the middle order.
Surya and SKY? Lol.
Anyway, Sri Lanka is not competitive side it used to be once. So, it could also turn out one-sided affair as this current series against Zimbabwe turned out
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I am more interested in the opening slots though. Jaiswal-Gill-Abhishek or guess Ruthu will compete for 3 spots, which includes a backup opener.
IMO, Gill should bat one-down as he does in tests, Jaiswal-Abhishek should open and Ruturaj should be a backup opener.
Well IMO Gill should be way down in pecking order as far as T-20 is concerned. He's a talented and blue eyed prince for BCCI but his T-20 game looks off to me when compared to his competitors (opening slot). IDK if he fits for number 3 in T-20 as well.
Jaiswal is ready for the big stage, Abhishek has shown potential but so far he batted on flat tracks only, he killed it there tho and looked miles away because of his striking ability but needs more testing on challenging decks so I won't mind if he gets the long rope.
But doesn't matter now, let the boys have some fun because from now on the competition between them is going to be tougher. Soon BCCI will select a T-20 squad for the SL tour and the likes of Surya and SKY will be back so let's see what happens to the middle order.
Surya and SKY? Lol.
Anyway, Sri Lanka is not competitive side it used to be once. So, it could also turn out one-sided affair as this current series against Zimbabwe turned out
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I am more interested in the opening slots though. Jaiswal-Gill-Abhishek or guess Ruthu will compete for 3 spots, which includes a backup opener.
IMO, Gill should bat one-down as he does in tests, Jaiswal-Abhishek should open and Ruturaj should be a backup opener.
India sealed the series in the fourth T20 against Zimbabwe. Out of the first four matches India lost to Zimbabwe in the first match but in the last three matches India beat Zimbabwe by huge margins. In the fourth T20 match we saw Team India beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets. When Zimbabwe batted first and scored 152 runs, on the contrary, the two Indian opening batsmen reached their target in just 15 overs without losing any wicket. The fifth and final T20 match between India vs Zimbabwe is going to be played today and this match will be no exception to the last three T20 matches India will win the last T20 match as well.
If the Zimbabwean team could have maintained the same performance as they did against India in the first T20 match, they might have had a chance to win one more match. However, they failed to do so as India won three T20 matches in a row to clinch the series with one match to spare. Despite being a youthful team, India put up a remarkable performance against Zimbabwe and went on to win the series. The last t20 match i.e. the fifth T20 match of the T20 series between India and Zimbabwe will be played today at the Harare stadium in Zimbabwe.Today's match is only ceremonial for India as they have already won the series. If India win today's match, they will end the series by 4-1 and if Zimbabwe win, the series will end by 3-2.
Yet another one-sided match. I don't understand the point in having a series such as this one. Just because Zimbabwe is a full member nation, they are being given a series against one of the top teams. And the BCCI do have certain behind the curtain dealings with them. We never see Australia or New Zealand playing against Zimbabwe, because they don't have any such deals with ZC. On the other hand, BCCI uses these tours as a bargaining chip to get votes from ZC during ICC elections.
Aren't these series predecided by the ICC ?
Also to your question as to why India is playing this series, well with this series they come to know that they have their B team ready with 11 players that are well capable as their A team. I remember Australia had this type of backup ready for themselves when they won consecutive ODI World Cups.
I think we may see India leading in all formats of Cricket for the next decade or so. The infrastructure they have and with all the setup, IPL etc they are going to dominate the cricking world for a long time.
I am looking that the new squad of Indian team is getting better. In the first match they lost but in the second third and fourth match India played really well. And in the fourth match India played really well.
So does it mean that the Indian A Squad is feeling the heat as some of their positions will be taken by this Indian team. Although they have some vacant places to fill in for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Also not much talked about MLC league but today we had a match between San Francisco Unicorns and Los Angeles Knight Riders, this match I think would have been an interesting match because both teams were good but it was abandoned. The last match was played between MI New York and Texas Super Kings but unluckily we were not likely to see this match because of the rain. However, let’s talk about today's match’s weather. Yesterday, the match was played at Morrisville and today’s match was to be played at the same ground. Ah, I think the matches at this ground won't happen because there is just rainy weather so I think this time too we will not see a few of the MLC matches.
India sealed the series in the fourth T20 against Zimbabwe. Out of the first four matches India lost to Zimbabwe in the first match but in the last three matches India beat Zimbabwe by huge margins. In the fourth T20 match we saw Team India beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets. When Zimbabwe batted first and scored 152 runs, on the contrary, the two Indian opening batsmen reached their target in just 15 overs without losing any wicket. The fifth and final T20 match between India vs Zimbabwe is going to be played today and this match will be no exception to the last three T20 matches India will win the last T20 match as well.
Yet another one-sided match. I don't understand the point in having a series such as this one. Just because Zimbabwe is a full member nation, they are being given a series against one of the top teams. And the BCCI do have certain behind the curtain dealings with them. We never see Australia or New Zealand playing against Zimbabwe, because they don't have any such deals with ZC. On the other hand, BCCI uses these tours as a bargaining chip to get votes from ZC during ICC elections.
India sealed the series in the fourth T20 against Zimbabwe. Out of the first four matches India lost to Zimbabwe in the first match but in the last three matches India beat Zimbabwe by huge margins. In the fourth T20 match we saw Team India beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets. When Zimbabwe batted first and scored 152 runs, on the contrary, the two Indian opening batsmen reached their target in just 15 overs without losing any wicket. The fifth and final T20 match between India vs Zimbabwe is going to be played today and this match will be no exception to the last three T20 matches India will win the last T20 match as well.
India Champions vs Pakistan Champions in World Championship Final Match. The final match of the World Championship is already over. In today's final match, the champions of India won by 5 wickets against the champions of Pakistan, lifting the toffees. But this final match was an extraordinary match. In this match, both the teams played a tough competitive game. But in my opinion, if the Pakistan Champions team could have given the Indian Champions team a little bigger target, then maybe in today's final match, the Pakistan Champion team could have gained fame as the champion team. Anyway congratulations to both the teams for putting up a good performance in today's final match
Pakistan on their side scored enough runs, India's bowling performance was very good. 19th over has some mystery due to which Pakistan team didn't win, if 19th over and 20th over could have kept India under pressure then surely Pakistan team would have won here. Because two extra runs came in the 19th over but India hit a boundary in the first ball of the 20th over. So from this point of view Pakistan lost due to not being able to create pressure somehow.
Indian team is just in fire they brutally smashed the entire top class Zimbabwean team and create history, I know Zimbabwean team are much weaker compared to even india. Kids but they have huge international experience and they beat big names like paksitan and many more so I think it's big achievement for these kids to consecutive beat Zimbabwean team in three match in a row after shaming defeat in first match and I think such things actually come to happened due to trolling and anger of first match defeat. Anyway Indian team has not won the second last match but won the series by 3-1 and may be possibly they get the last match too to make it 4-1. It's not a White wash series but it means huge for these youngs boys because such momentum were really required for them especially in start of thier career. Congratulations to Indian team for 10 wickets in hand victory
I am looking that the new squad of Indian team is getting better. In the first match they lost but in the second third and fourth match India played really well. And in the fourth match India played really well. Zimbabwe took the first turn in this match and they set a target of 153 runs. And when India started their turn so Zimbabwe team tried well to get the wicket of Indian team but they didn't get a single wicket and first partnership chased the given target. Yashasvi Jaiswal played really well and he collected 93 runs(not out). Means India team performance was excellent. 
India Champions vs Pakistan Champions in World Championship Final Match. The final match of the World Championship is already over. In today's final match, the champions of India won by 5 wickets against the champions of Pakistan, lifting the toffees. But this final match was an extraordinary match. In this match, both the teams played a tough competitive game. But in my opinion, if the Pakistan Champions team could have given the Indian Champions team a little bigger target, then maybe in today's final match, the Pakistan Champion team could have gained fame as the champion team. Anyway congratulations to both the teams for putting up a good performance in today's final match
That was an interesting match. Both teams Indian Champion team and Pakistan Champion team Tried really well to win the match. Pakistan batted first and they made 156 runs in 20 overs which was not looking a good target. But they tried well to restrict India to chase the target but unfortunately they did not. India chased the target in 19.1 overs and they have lost 5 wickets at that time. By the way I really enjoyed the match. I was expecting the Pakistan win but unfortunately they didn't. Congratulations to Indian Champion team for winning final match of Championship trophy.
This turned out to be a one sided affair. From a cricketing perspective, it would've been great if the scoreline was 2-2 and then we could've got the decider for Sunday.
But doesn't matter now, let the boys have some fun because from now on the competition between them is going to be tougher. Soon BCCI will select a T-20 squad for the SL tour and the likes of Surya and SKY will be back so let's see what happens to the middle order.
I am more interested in the opening slots though. Jaiswal-Gill-Abhishek or guess Ruthu will compete for 3 spots, which includes a backup opener.
But doesn't matter now, let the boys have some fun because from now on the competition between them is going to be tougher. Soon BCCI will select a T-20 squad for the SL tour and the likes of Surya and SKY will be back so let's see what happens to the middle order.
I am more interested in the opening slots though. Jaiswal-Gill-Abhishek or guess Ruthu will compete for 3 spots, which includes a backup opener.
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