Cricket is not just a game that we watch, it’s an emotion that we feel. For Indians, it is a festival to celebrate. They celebrate together by sitting and watching every moment of the game. Not a single person in a family moves out from the TV as they don’t miss a single moment. Recently, the future prediction of the team winning went right. And India got the title of world champion by winning the World Cup.
The scene when Captain Rohit Sharma unfurled the Indian Flag on the Ground is still was marked and preserved in each Indian’s heart. Well, as everyone knows with the fact that the king, Virat Kohli, and Indian Caption Rohit sharma have taken retirement from T20Is. Now, the next series of India tour of Zimbabwe is lighting on the questions regarding “Next Captain“.
Well, in this article we will look at the Zimbabwe National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Stats. India, as one of the strongest teams and Zimbabwe are trying to make their presence more strong. Both teams are brilliant and try their best to make more unforgettable memories to the heart of each individual. So, let’s learn about both teams, their performance, stats, and information about captains too.
Zimbabwe National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Stats
Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe National Cricket team has been a full-time member of the International Cricket Council since 1992. It comes under the Africa Cricket Association and by looking at its stats. The team considered as one of the weakest teams. The team is trying their best to emerge with their hard work and practice. We hope that they are successful in improving the result in the table. Well, let’s not talk about that, and have a look at its recent stats that are mentioned in the table below:
| Format | Current Ranking (as per August 2024) | Best Ever ranking |
| Test | 10th | 8th |
| ODI | 12th | 7th |
| T20I | 12th | 9th |
India
India is known for its strong presence and is considered one of the strong cricket teams. Every Indian can feel the vibe of those matches when our Indian players get on the field to perform. Their performance and those exciting matches made their fans and their hearts beat at the same time.
It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Well, the BCCI has been a full member of the ICC since 1926. It comes into the Asian Cricket Council Region. Adding up more, the team has victories and won two times World Cup, two times the T20I two times the Champions, and 8 times the Asia cup.
Discussing the list of runners-up will take so long. Hence they are one of the toughest competition teams in the essential tournaments. The history of their past rankings and recent scenarios along with present rankings has shown in the given table:
| Format | Current Ranking (as per August 2024) | Best Ever ranking |
| Test | 2nd | 1st |
| ODI | 1st | 1st |
| T20I | 1st | 1st |
Head-to-Head Record: Zimbabwe National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Stats
Both teams have faced each other in all formats. And India has always shown winning chances and Zimbabwe struggles in many matches that are against India. Yet, the team has presented its perseverance for the game and its spirit towards the performance. Here in this table the Zimbabwe National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Stats record in different formats are mentioned:
| Stats | Zimbabwe | India |
| Matches Played | 11 | 11 |
| Wins | 2 | 7 |
| Loses | 7 | 2 |
| No results | 2 | 2 |
| Highest Score | 503/6 | 609/6 d. |
| Lowest Score | 146/10 | 173/10 |
ODI
| Stats | Zimbabwe | India |
| Matches Played | 66 | 66 |
| Wins | 10 | 54 |
| Loses | 54 | 10 |
| No results | 2 | 2 |
| Highest Team Score | 289/4 | 333/6 |
| Lowest Team Score | 65 | 168 |
T20
| Stats | Zimbabwe | India |
| Matches Played | 13 | 13 |
| Wins | 03 | 10 |
| Loses | 10 | 03 |
| No results | – | – |
| Highest Team Score | 170/6 | 234/2 |
| Lowest Team Score | 99/9 | 102/10 |
The Record Book: Zimbabwe National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Stats
Players are the vital element of any game, as it can’t work without them. To win games, players give their best performance and hard work to the match. Therefore, being understood about the struggles and results of each player can help us to more informed about their performance. So, here we have given statistical data of Zimbabwe and India Cricket team players. The record book includes both recent and past players.
| Records | Test | ODI | T20i |
| Most Runs for India | Rahul Dravid | Sachin Tendulkar | Subhaman Gill |
| Most Runs for Zimbabwe | Andy Flower | Andy Flower | Chamu Chibhabha |
| Top Wicket taker from India | Anil Kumble | Ajit Agarkar | Mukesh Kumar |
| Top Wicket Taker from Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | Heath Streak | Blessing Muzarabani |
| Highest Total | 609/6d. by India | 333/6 by India | 234/2 by India |
| Lowest Total | 146/10 by Zimbabwe | 65/10 by Zimbabwe | 99/9 by Zimbabwe |
| Biggest Win (By Runs) | Inn & 101 runs by India | India by 161 runs | India by 100 runs |
| Biggest Win (By Wickets) | — | India by 10 Wickets | India by 10 wickets |
| Smallest Win (By Runs) | 61 runs by Zimbabwe | 3 runs: India and Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe by 2 runs |
| Smallest Win (By Wickets) | 4 wickets by Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe by 1 wicket | India by 6 wickets |
| Highest Individual Score | Andy Flower (232*) | Kapil Dev (175*) | Abhishek Sharma (100) |
| Best Bowling Figure | Irfan Pathan (12) | Amit Mishra (6) | Barinder Balbirsingh Sran (4) |
| Most Sixes in an Innings | Grant Flower (4) | Kapil Dev (6) | Abhishek Sharma (8) |
| Most Sixes From Zimbabwe | Andy Flower | Alistair Campbell | Elton Chingumbura |
| Most Sixes From India | Sourav Ganguly | Saurav Ganguly | Abhishek Sharma |
| Most Matches Won as Captain | Sourav Ganguly (Ind) | Sourav Ganguly (Ind) | Shubman Gill |
Team Players: All Pillars of Both Cricket Team
Test Match of Zimbabwe and India
Those who have knowledge about cricket, those people love test matches more than any other format of cricket. Through test matches, we get a chance to learn life lessons which especially a child may not learn in his or her age through any school.
Zimbabwe and India faced each other in test matches 11 times and the test encounter between them was in the year 2005.
Series Highlights and Team Player
The last series between India and Zimbabwe was played in 2005, the series was of 2 matches. Bulawayo and Harare were two venues. Where those test matches played. Zimbabwe dominated for all time by India. So the results as well of both the matches were sealed with India’s victories. In the first match India won by an winning and 90 runs and in the second match India won by 10 wickets.
- Indian Team against Zimbabwe: Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Virendra Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Sourav Ganguly(C), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan
- Zimbabwe Team: Terry Duffin, Brendan Taylor, Dion Ebrahim, Tatenda Taibu(C) (WK), Heath Streak, Hamilton Masakadza, Charles Coventry, Andy Blignaut, Blessing Mahwire, Keith Dabengwa, Waddington Mwayenga
One Day International (ODI) Of India and Zimbabwe Team
Though these two teams did not face off against each other for a long time in Test matches, they often played against each other in ODI and T20 format. The last time they played an ODI match and series was in the year 2022. KL Rahul was given a chance to lead the Indian cricket team against Zimbabwe in ODI series and Rahul did not miss that opportunity as under his captaincy India whitewashed Zimbabwe’s team.
Series Highlights and Team Players
The One Day International series between India and Zimbabwe was of three matches. The ODI series started on 18 of August and ended. On 22 August one match was played on 20 August. The first two matches completely one-sided as India won those two matches by 10 and 5 wickets remaining in hand respectively.
First match ended in the 26th over of the match and the second match ended in the 31st over of the match. But when people thought the last match would also dominated by the Indian team. Then Zimbabwe gave a moment of fear to the fans with their performance although India managed to get victory by ending the match with 11 runs victory.
The India team was rarely having any star or senior players still the victory by the Indian team showed the potential of all Indian players.
- Indian Team: KL Rahul(C), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Kishan, Sanju samson (WK), Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan
- Zimbabwe Team: Innocent Kaia, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Sean Williams, Tony Munyonga, Regis Chakabva(C) (WK), Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Brad Evans, Luke Jongwe, Richard Ngarava, Victor Nyauchi
T20 International of India and Zimbabwe Cricket Team
Indian Cricket Team and Zimbabwe cricket team have played 4 series of Twenty Twenty International matches and apart from that they faced each other in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (in Australia). In 2010, 2016 and 2024 t20 series India sealed their victory against Zimbabwe, and the 2015 series result drawn by a 1-1 margin. In the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (in Australia) India won by 71 runs.
Series Highlights Team Players
The recent series between these two cricket teams held in July 2024. The series started on the 6th of July and ended on the 14th of July. The captaincy of the last T20 series handed over to the prince of Indian cricket team Shubman Gill. The series results were completely the same as people thought as India won that series with a good margin.
This series began very soon after India won the World Cup with a victory over South Africa in the last match. The team of India named with new and inexperienced players. But the dedication and determination in young blood were completely high. Though India lost the 1st match of their series, they showed at the end who was the boss.
Through the next section, you will get more structured details of the India and Zimbabwe cricket team’s last T20 series encounter.
- Indian Team: Shubman Gill(C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Tushar Deshpande, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar
- Zimbabwe Team: Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wesley Madhevere, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Johnathan Campbell, Sikandar Raza(c), Clive Madande (WK), Faraz Akram, Blessing Muzarabani, Brandon Mavuta, Richard Ngarava
Recent Encounters
The recent encounter between India and Zimbabwe was not a normal face-off between two sports teams. This series was the first series with the future of Indian T20 men’s cricket as the legendary players like hitman Rohit Sharma, chase master King Kholi, and Sir Ravindra Jadeja were not given rest this time in the series they announced their retirement from T20 international after T20 world cup win.
So overall the series was worth seeing to see how the young team will take the legacy in upcoming time. Shubman Gill given the responsibility of captaining the Indian Team. However, India lost the totally unacceptable very first match the young team did not give more chances to the Zimbabwe team in test matches and they won the series with a 4-1 margin. The series result was satisfying due to the sense of security of the Indian T20I future. Now the structured details of the series given below:
- 1st Match: 6 July 2024
- 2nd Match: 7 July 2024
- 3rd Match: 10 July 2024
- 4th Match: 13 July 2024
- 5th Match: 14 July 2024
Stats of the Series
| Most Runs In the Series | Shubhman Gill (Ind) |
| Most Wickets in the Series | Mukesh Kumar (Ind) |
| Highest Individual Score of the Series | Abhishek Sharma 100 (Ind) |
| Most Catches | Rinku Singh (Ind) |
| Player of the Match | 1st T20I: Sikander Raza (Zim)2nd T20I: Abhishek Sharma (Ind)3rd T20I: Washington Sundar (Ind) 4th T20I: Yashasvi Jaiswal (Ind)5th T20I: Shivam Dube (Ind) |
| Player of the Series | Washington Sundar (Ind) |
| Most Dismissal | Dhruv Jurel (Ind) |
| Most Sixes | Abhishek Sharma (Ind) |
Captains and Coaches at Present
A captain of any sports team is a person who is responsible for a team’s victory and loss. The captain gets the least limelight when the team wins but when the team loses he or she is the person who gets the most arrows on the chest by the people.
The captaincy is not a cup of tea for everybody when the change is required like what player has to send in what order. And what player has to bowl at what end and there are many other things that a captain has to decide in very little time. One decision can make the captain star and one can make a villain.
Normally the role of a cricket coach is not much considered by normal people but he or she is the person who understands the game any other most during the match. The tips of the coach during short breaks can change the complete scenarios of the game.
Below we have mentioned the all names who are trying for their team to get best ranking in the ranking chart:
India
| Head Coach | Gautam Gambhir |
| Test Captain | Rohit Sharma |
| ODI Captain | Rohit Sharma |
| T20I Captain | Suryakumar Yadav |
Zimbabwe
| Head Coach | Justin Sammons |
| Test Captain | Craig Ervine |
| ODI Captain | Craig Ervine |
| T20I Captain | Sikandar Raza |
Conclusion
Throughout the whole article, we have presented the Zimbabwe National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Stats. After looking at the complete stats we can clearly have an idea of their dedication, determination and love towards cricket.
Both teams are trying their best to perform in the future and have done incredible performances in the past too. India, one of the leading and strongest teams who won the world champion title in T20 cricket. It has enhanced the pride of its country. And so zimbabwe is also trying and putting in efforts. To make their performance better and accept the required changes to win.
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