Zimbabwe won what has been a crucial toss at Harare Sports Club, asking
India to bat in an early morning start. After losing the toss and being
inserted in bowler-friendly conditions in the first game, Brendan
Taylor's luck improved second time around, and Zimbabwe will hope that
gives them a much better chance of competing with India.
The hosts made one change, beefing up their seam attack with the
inclusion of Brian Vitori in place of the legspinner Tino Mutombodzi, a
decision that should help them better utilise the helpful morning
conditions. India were unchanged.
Zimbabwe's openers survived testing spells from the India quick bowlers
in the first game, but consumed 22 overs in putting on 72. This time, it
will be another test at the top of the order after the Champions Trophy
and West Indies tri-series assignments for Rohit Sharma, playing his
100th ODI.
Zimbabwe: 1 Vusi Sibanda, 2 Sikandar Raza, 3 Hamilton Masakadza, 4
Brendan Taylor (capt & wk), 5 Sean Williams, 6 Malcolm Waller, 7
Elton Chigumbura, 8 Prosper Utseya, 9 Brian Vitori, 10 Kyle Jarvis, 11
Tendai Chatara
India: 1 Shikhar Dhawan, 2 Rohit Sharma, 3 Virat Kohli (capt), 4
Ambati Rayudu, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 Dinesh Karthik (wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja,
8 Amit Mishra, 9 Vinay Kumar, 10 Jaydev Unadkat, 11 Mohammed Shami
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