India vs Zimbabwe 2nd T20I 2016 Preview: ZIM eye rare series win as IND look to bounce back

After a poor show in three-match One-Day International series, which Zimbabwe lost 3-0, the home side did well to register a narrow win in the first T20I against India. The hosts now, in the second T20I, will be eyeing their first series win over India.The two sides have met each other twice in T20I series. India won the first one in 2010 by 2-0 and then last year Zimbabwe managed to draw the two-match series after going down in the first T20I.

Having secured an early lead, Zimbabwe will want to capitalise on it and clinch the three-match series. With India needing eight runs to win from the last over and MS Dhoni at the crease, Neville Madziva did a superb job to help his side win by two runs. Madziva gave away only five runs and picked a wicket of Axar Patel, who played a good little cameo.

Changes In Playing XIs 

While Zimbabwe will look to retain the winning combination, India might tinker with the bowling unit and replace Jaydev Unadkat with Barinder Sran. Unadkat proved to be expensive in the opening T20I and gave away 43 runs in his four overs, 21 of which came in the penultimate over. The pacer failed to pick any wicket as well.

What Records Say

Zimbabwe’s win in the first T20I was their second over India. India has won three out of five matches played between the two sides.

Here is a look at squads:

India: MS Dhoni (captain), KL Rahul, Faiz Fazal, Manish Pandey, Karun Nair, Ambati Rayudu, Rishi Dhawan, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jasprit Bumrah, Barinder Sran, Mandeep Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Jaydev Unadkat, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Zimbabwe: Graeme Cremer (captain), Richmond Mutumbami, Taurai Muzarabani, Brian Chari, Peter Moor, Elton Chigumbura, Vusi Sibanda, Luke Jongwe, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Neville Madziva, Donald Tiripano, Timycen Maruma, Wellington Masakadza, Tendai Chisoro, Hamilton Masakadza, Tendai Chatara, Malcolm Waller.

Source:India.com

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