The T20 World Cup champions will begin their new journey from tomorrow as the Indian side will face Zimbabwe for a 5 match T20I series.

The Zimbabwean team missed out on playing the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 after losing to Uganda in the qualification round. This will be the start of Zimbabwe's journey for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka. Zimbabwe will see optimism from the series, they're hosting India means there'll be more money on the cards and also it'll strengthen their skills. 

On the other hand, India have sent a completely different team that they had in the mega event. They'll be with their future stars with Shubman Gill all set to lead the side. There are spots up for grabs in the Indian lineup after the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Two of them, in particular, which Gill, Abhishek Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad will be vying each other to make their own. 

Both teams results of last 5 T20I's : 

Zimbabwe : WLLLL (last five completed T20Is, most recent first)

India : WWWWW

The last time Zimbabwe won against India in a T20I was back in 2016.

When : Saturday, July 6 at 5.00 pm (Bangladeshi time)

Where : Harare Sports Club, Harare.

How to watch : SonyLiv will stream and on TV - Sony Sports Network.

India (probable XI): 1. Shubman Gill (C), 2. Abhishek Sharma, 3. Ruturaj Gaikwad, 4. Riyan Parag, 5. Rinku Singh, 6. Dhruv Jurel/Jitesh Sharma (WK), 7. Washington Sundar, 8. Ravi Bishnoi, 9. Avesh Khan, 10. Tushar Deshpande, 11. Khaleel Ahmed.

Zimbabwe (probable XI): 1. Brian Bennett, 2. Tadiwanashe Marumani, 3. Sikandar Raza (C), 4. Johnathan Campbell, 5. Antum Naqvi, 6. Clive Madande (wk), 7. Wessly Madhevere, 8. Luke Jongwe, 9. Faraz Akram, 10. Wellington Masakadza, 11. Blessing Muzarabani.