The Men in Blue has begun their first assignment after the World Cup with a bang against Zimbabwe in the first ODI on June 11 at Harare Sports Club.
The Indian team will now face the Zimbabwe for the second ODI on June 13 at the Harare Sports Club.
Ind vs Zim Second ODI 13th June 2016 Live Score
In the first ODI, the host was shattered by the brilliant bowling and batting performance of MS Dhoni’s men. Two debutants impressed on their debut, one from the top of the order KL Rahul who scored a magnificent hundred on debut and another one was Yuzvendra Chahal.
KL Rahul has impressed everyone since he has played for RCB in this season. He has made him name amongst the likes of Virat Kohli, AB Devilliers, Chris Gayle and Shane Watson which is a huge thing.
Now, he has proved his worth even in the shorter formats of the game, his ton justifies his inclusion in ODI and T20 side and suggests the future of this young talent.
Meanwhile, Chahal bowled brilliantly for his 10 over but Karun Nair failed to make any mark and went back to the pavilion for just 7 runs.
MS Dhoni was pleased with his young side and will now look to seal the series by winning the second ODI.
On the other side, Zimbabwe will be keen to bounce back and need to play exceptional Cricket to beat young but solid Indian side.
But after the solid performance from the Indians , it looks very difficult for the host to bounce back.
TEAM NEWS
MS Dhoni has never been the fan of making changes in his squad until the team is not performing well.
One change that interim coach Sanjay Bangar and captain Doni can think for is to bring Faiz Faisal in place of Karun Nair.
Karun Nair got out on 7 in first ODI , but it is still not confirmed whether Faiz Fazal will get his maiden International game on Monday.
ZIMBABWE TEAM NEWS
Zimbabwe who has lost their first ODI will definitely make some change. The one change that is expected, is to bring the Visu Sibanda right at the top of the order in place of PJ Moor.
And the another change could be the inclusion of Sean Williams who is an all rounder.
INDIA POSSIBLE XI
KL Rahul, Karun Nair/Faiz Fazal ,Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(C & WK), Axar Patel, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jasprit Bumrah, Barinder Sran, Yuzvendra Chahal.
ZIMBABWE POSSIBLE XI
Chamu Chibhabha, Vusi Sibanda, Hamilton Masakadza, Elton, Chigumbura, Sean Williams, Sikander Raza, Craig Ervine, Richmond Mutumbani (w), Graeme Cremer (c), Taurai Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara.
PREDICTION
Well , India is hot favourite to win the second ODI against Zimbabwe. An exceptional brillinat performance can only help the host clinch the win against mighty Men in blue.
On the other hand, India will be looking to seal the series by winning this match and then would like to test their bench strenght in the Final ODI.
