After winning the toss, Gill said that Sudarshan, who played for India in the ODI series in South Africa last year, has come into the playing eleven in place of left-arm fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed. "Best chance for us to bat. Looks drier than yesterday, nice sunny day. We need to improve our batting," he said.
India trail the five-match series 1-0 after losing to Zimbabwe by 13 runs in the first match, which was also their first defeat in this format in 2024. Sunday's match will be played on the pitch used for Saturday's game.
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza said, "It feels like it's a summer wicket, the pitch will get better. We wanted to bowl first anyway. The changing room is comfortable and pleasant. Taking one game at a time." "We are here for a reason, to try to get the job done. Ashirwad (Muzarabani) has been good, (Tendai) has done the right thing for the team many times."
Playing XI-
India: Shubman Gill (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, B Sai Sudarshan, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan and Mukesh Kumar.
Zimbabwe: Wesley Madhewere, Innocent Kaiya, Brian Bennett, Sikandar Raza (captain), Dion Myers, Jonathan Campbell, Clive Madende (wk), Wellington Masakadza, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara.
India trail the five-match series 1-0 after losing to Zimbabwe by 13 runs in the first match, which was also their first defeat in this format in 2024. Sunday's match will be played on the pitch used for Saturday's game.
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza said, "It feels like it's a summer wicket, the pitch will get better. We wanted to bowl first anyway. The changing room is comfortable and pleasant. Taking one game at a time." "We are here for a reason, to try to get the job done. Ashirwad (Muzarabani) has been good, (Tendai) has done the right thing for the team many times."
Playing XI-
India: Shubman Gill (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, B Sai Sudarshan, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan and Mukesh Kumar.
Zimbabwe: Wesley Madhewere, Innocent Kaiya, Brian Bennett, Sikandar Raza (captain), Dion Myers, Jonathan Campbell, Clive Madende (wk), Wellington Masakadza, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara.
