India Playing 11 Today vs Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bowl first. The Indian team has been invited to bat first. Team India has made 2 major changes in its playing eleven. Sanju Samson has got a chance by ousting Akshar Patel and Rinku Singh in place of Washington Sundar.
Before the match against Zimbabwe, there were speculations that Abhishek Sharma might be dropped from the playing eleven. But the Indian team management has once again shown confidence in Abhishek. Ishan Kishan may come to bat at number 3, while Tilak Verma may have to face demotion in the batting position.
Akshar Patel was left out of the Super-8 match against South Africa, this decision was widely criticized. But now vice-captain Patel is back in the team. Rinku Singh will also have to sit out of this match.
India’s playing eleven: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah.
Zimbabwe’s playing eleven: Tadivanashe Marumani (wk), Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Ryan Burl, Sikandar Raza (captain), Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Tinotenda Maphosa, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarwa.
At the time of the toss, when captain Suryakumar Yadav said that Sanju Samson got a chance in the playing eleven, thousands of spectators present in the field shouted. Samson had consistently failed as an opener in the previous matches, and this might be his last chance to prove himself.
If India has to go to the semi-finals, it will have to defeat Zimbabwe at any cost. South Africa’s 9-wicket victory over West Indies has already made the Indian team’s path to the semi-finals easier. Now Team India just has to win its next two matches.
