IND vs ZIM, 42th Match Preview

India and Zimbabwe will play the 42nd game of the T20 World Cup 2022 on Sunday (November 6) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. This will be the last group stage game. India have won three out of four matches so far in the Super 12 stage and are placed in the first position in the points table. They defeated Bangladesh in their last game by five runs. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, won their game against Pakistan by a mere margin of one run and then lost to Bangladesh by three runs. They lost their last game against the Netherlands by five wickets. If they would have won the last two matches, they would have been there in the race to qualify for the next stage.

IND vs ZIM, 42th Match Details

India vs Zimbabwe – 42th Match

Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Date & Time: 06th November at 01:30 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

IND vs ZIM, 42th Match Pitch Report

The last three matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground have been abandoned due to rain. Both teams will be hoping that they get to play a complete game. The pitch is expected to provide decent support to both the batters and the bowlers. The team winning the toss might look to bowl. The temperature is expected to hover around 17°C on the matchday with 54% humidity and 14% km/hr wind speed.

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update

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IND vs ZIM, 42th Match Probable Playing XIs:

Zimbabwe Probable Playing XIs

Wesley Madhevere, Craig Ervine (c), Milton Shumba, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva (wk), Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Tendai Chatara, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani

India Probable Playing XIs

KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh

Topmost Picks for IND vs ZIM Dream11 Prediction, 42th Match:

Top Picks – Zimbabwe

• Blessing Muzarabani- The right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler from Zimbabwe. He has scored 2 runs and picked up 8 wickets in this tournament so far.

• Sikandar Raza– The right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler from Zimbabwe. He has stacked 185 runs and picked up 9 wickets in this tournament so far.

Top Picks – India

• Arshdeep Singh- The number-one ranked batter in T20Is has been in the best form recently. He scored back-to-back half-centuries against the Netherlands and South Africa. Surya has made 164 runs in four innings at an average of 54.66.

• Virat Kohli– He is the leading run-scorer for India in the tournament and has scored 220 runs in four matches at an average of 220 and a strike rate of 144.73. He has made three half-centuries in four innings.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for IND vs ZIM Dream11 Team:

Regis Chakabva, Wesley Madhevere, Ryan Burl, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli(C), Suryakumar Yadav, Sikandar Raza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh(VC)

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for IND vs ZIM Dream11 Team:

Regis Chakabva, Wesley Madhevere, Craig Ervine, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav(C), Sikandar Raza(VC), Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Suryakumar Yadav, Arshdeep Singh

Vice-captain – Sikandar Raza, Virat Kohli

Wicketkeeper – Regis Chakabva

IND vs ZIM 42th Match Probable winners:

India is the strongest candidate for the semi-finals from Super 12 Group 2. They are the best performers in this group. They also had played four matches with three wins to their name. Previously, they had lost just one match and are leading the points table of Super 12 Group 2. They had beaten Pakistan, Zimbabwe, and Netherlands but were beaten by South Africa. India still needs to win this match to cement its place in the semi-finals. India is full of experienced and young players in the t20 format. Considering the team combination, India is expected to win this match.