Zimbabwe national cricket team vs India national cricket team match scorecard, history & more

Introduction

Over the centuries and decades, cricket as a sport has definitely grown in relevance. More people around different corners of the world have become engaged with cricket. As of now, many countries play cricket domestically and internationally. Without a doubt, Zimbabwe has an emerging national cricket team making its name in the international scene. In contrast, the national cricket team of India is known to be already a well established and strong team in all cricket formats internationally. In this blog, you are going to get information about Zimbabwe national cricket team vs India national cricket team match scorecard of recent encounters. Along with that, their history and much more will also be discussed elaborately.

“History between the two teams” – Scorecard, history & more

Without a doubt, these two teams are known to have a very rich history between them. In spite of being at different levels in international cricket. Furthermore, both teams have very talented players in their catalogues. For the same reasons, whenever these two teams collide against each other on the ground. The spirit of competition is very intense between them.

Many memorable moments have been made in their matches. For example, their first encounter with each other. According to sources, it was 11^th of June 1983 when the national cricket teams of India and Zimbabwe competed with each other for the first time. To be more specific, this match happened during the 1983 world cup tournament in England. In fact, this match was also the debut of Zimbabwe national cricket team in the ICC World Cup. Also, it was an ODI match i.e., One Day International Cricket. Lastly, the history between these two teams includes impressive performances from players of both teams.

“Most Prominent Key Encounters between the two teams” – Zimbabwe national cricket team vs India national cricket team match scorecard

• Firstly, there is the match on June 11, 1983 part of the world cup.
• Then, First Test Series (1992-93 should also be noted. Also, it was during this time only when Zimbabwe hosted India. And, it was a test match. For a fact, this match also became the first ever match of Zimbabwe that earned the test status.
• Further, the 2001 Triangular Series Final match on 7^thof July 2001.
• 2005 Tri-Series is evidently another key encounter taking place in Zimbabwe on 10^thof September 2005.
• 2010 ODI Series in Zimbabwe also proved to be very crucial for both the nations. The fans surely had a lot of entertainment.
• In the 2013 ODI Series, even though national cricket team of India managed to dominate. The performance of Zimbabwe’s players
• Lastly, during the 2015 ODI Series the world witnessed the competitive efforts of Zimbabwe.  

Interesting facts about “Zimbabwe national cricket team”

This is a cricket team which represents Zimbabwe in the world of men’s international cricket. Also, there is a very popular nickname associated with the team i.e., The Chevrons. Evidently, Zimbabwe Cricket is the name of the association in control of this cricket team. Craig Ervine is the current captain of this team. But Craig Ervine is only the captain in Test and One day cricket matches. Therefore, for T20 cricket the captain is Sikandar Raza. Justin Sammons is the name of the head coach training the players.

Interesting facts about “India national cricket team”

Similarly, this team represents India in international cricket of men. Board of Control for Cricket in India short for BCCI is the name of the association which handles everything related to the team. As you may know, Rohit Sharma is the captain of India national cricket team specifically in Test and ODI cricket. In contrast, in T20 International cricket Suryakumar Yadav is the captain. Also, Gautam Gambir is currently training all the players as their head coach. Lastly, the national cricket team of India is currently the world champions of cricket specifically in Twenty20/T20.

Now, you will get the scorecards of their recent encounter in World T20 tournament in 2022 and 5 match long T20 series in 2024.

SCORECARD – World T20 2022 Match [6^th November 2022] – “Zimbabwe national cricket team vs India national cricket team match scorecard”

• Tournament/event – World T20 2022 (42^ndmatch out of total 45 matches)
• Date – 6th November 2022
• Venue – MCG
• Toss – India won (Decided to bat first)
• Score of “India national cricket team” – 186 runs scored while losing 5 wickets. And, they used all complete 20 overs.
• Score of “Zimbabwe national cricket team” – They scored 115 runs in 17.2 overs. Thereafter, all of their wickets were lost.
• Result – The national cricket team of India won by specifically 71 runs.
• Player of the match – Suryakumar Yadav (Made 61 runs while batting, only using 25 balls)

SCORECARD – 2024 T20 Series Match [1^st Encounter] [6th July 2024] – “Zimbabwe national cricket team vs India national cricket team match scorecard”

• Tournament/event – 2024 T20 Series (1^stmatch out of total 5)
• Date – 6th July 2024
• Venue – Harare Sports Club
• Toss – India Won (Decided to bowl first and chase a target later)
• Score of “India national cricket team” – India scored a total of 102 runs and unfortunately lost all their wickets. They used 19.5 overs.
• Score of “Zimbabwe national cricket team” – Zimbabwe managed to make 115 runs while losing 9 of their wickets. They used all available 20 overs.
• Result – Zimbabwe won the match by 13 runs.

Player of the match – Sikandar Raza (Took 3 wickets while bowling in 4 overs)

SCORECARD – 2024 T20 Series Match [2^nd Encounter] [7^th July 2024] – “Zimbabwe national cricket team vs India national cricket team match scorecard”

• Tournament/event – 2024 T20 Series (2^ndmatch out of total 5)
• Date – 7th July 2024
• Venue – Harare Sports Club
• Toss – India won (Batted first)
• Score of “India national cricket team” – They scored 234 runs in 20 overs. Also, only 2 wickets were lost.
• Score of “Zimbabwe national cricket team” – All of their wickets were taken by India after they made 134 runs. And, were only able to play 18.4 overs.
• Result – India national cricket team won by 100 runs
• Player of the match – Abhishek Sharma for making 100 runs for India

MATCH SCORECARD – 2024 T20 Series Match [3^rd Encounter] [10^th July 2024] – “Zimbabwe national cricket team vs India national cricket team match scorecard”

• Tournament/event – 2024 T20 Series (3^rdmatch out of total 5)
• Date – 10th July 2024
• Venue – Harare Sports Club
• Toss – India won (Batted first again)
• Score of “India national cricket team” – India managed to accumulate a score of 182 runs in 20 overs. With a loss of 4 wickets indeed.
• Score of “Zimbabwe national cricket team” – Zimbabwe ran out of balls to play. They were only able to make 159 runs in 20 overs. While doing so, they lost 6 wickets.
• Result – India national cricket team won by 23 runs.
• Player of the match – Washington Sundar (Took 3 wickets in 4 overs)

SCORECARD – 2024 T20 Series Match [4^th Encounter] [13^th July 2024] – “Zimbabwe national cricket team vs India national cricket team match scorecard”

• Tournament/event – 2024 T20 Series (4^thmatch out of total 5)
• Date – 13th July 2024
• Venue – Harare Sports Club
• Toss – India won (Bowled first)
• Score of “India national cricket team” – 156 runs in 15.2 overs were scored by India. Evidently, none of their wickets were lost. They chased the score successfully.
• Score of “Zimbabwe national cricket team” – The players of Zimbabwe made 152 runs in all 20 overs. 7 of their wickets were lost in the whole inning.
• Result – India won by a total of 10 wickets (10 balls were left)
• Player of the match – Yashasvi Jaiswal (93 runs scored while batting, used 53 balls)

SCORECARD – 2024 T20 Series Match [5^th Encounter] [14^th July 2024] – “Zimbabwe national cricket team vs India national cricket team match scorecard”

• Tournament/event – 2024 T20 Series (5^thmatch out of total 5)
• Date – 14th July 2024
• Venue – Harare Sports Club
• Toss – Zimbabwe Won (Decided to bowl first)
• Score of “India national cricket team” – They scored 167 runs in 20 overs and lost 6 wickets.
• Score of “Zimbabwe national cricket team” – In 18.3 overs, Zimbabwe made 125 runs and all of their wickets were taken away.
• Result – India won by 42 runs evidently.
• Player of the match – Shivam Dube (For taking 2 wickets in 4 overs and scored 26 runs in 12 balls while batting)
• Winner of the T20 series – India national cricket team
• Player of the series – Washington Sundar from India

Conclusion

Indeed, both of these teams pack a lot of talent within their player catalogues. And, even though Zimbabwe is relatively new against India it still gives tough competition. Also, each encounter between these two teams generated a lot of hype among the fans in the past. It may be because of the intensity.

FAQs

Q – When was Test Status acquired by India national cricket team?

1931 (93 years ago)

Q – Which association controls India national cricket team?

Board of Control for Cricket in India/BCCI

Q – When was Test Status earned by Zimbabwe national cricket team?

1992

[AUTHOR – PIYUSH CHAUHAN]