Zimbabwe will battle it out with India in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on Thursday, July 23.
Zimbabwe, led by Sikandar Raza, suffered a 1-2 T20I series defeat to Bangladesh at home in July 2026. On the other hand, the Shreyas Iyer-led Indian team suffered a 0-4 T20I series defeat to England away from home earlier this month.
ZIM vs IND, T20I Series 2026, Match 1, Match Details
Match: Zimbabwe vs India, T20I Series 2026, Match 1
Time & Date: 4:30 AM IST, Thursday, July 23
Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare
ZIM vs IND, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report
The average first innings score at this venue in the last three T20Is was 171. Two out of three games saw the team batting first come out on top. However, we can expect the captain, who won the toss, to bowl first.
ZIM vs IND, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs
Zimbabwe
Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Milton Shumba, Clive Madande, Brad Evans, Tinotenda Maposa, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
India
Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Harsh Dubey, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Ashok Sharma
ZIM vs IND, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Winner Prediction
Match Winner: India
These two sides have played against each other on 14 instances, with India winning 11 games while Zimbabwe managed only three victories. Despite Zimbabwe having a home advantage, we can expect India to come out on top in this fixture, taking a 1-0 series lead.
