Written By: Devadyuti Das | Updated: Jul 22, 2026, 5:17 PM
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In these collection of pictures, we find out all about Team India's Predicted Playing 11 against Zimbabwe in the 1st T20 of the three-match series at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday.
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1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: The 15-year-old opener will return to the playing 11 with Sanju Samson dropped. Sooryavanshi has only managed to score 42 runs in 3 innings since making his debut.
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2. Abhishek Sharma: The world No. 2 T20I batter will return to the country where he made his international debut. Abhishek will look to retake the top spot with a big series against Zimbabwe.
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3. Ishan Kishan (WK): World No. 1 T20I batter will look to regain his top form after an inconsistent ODI and T20I series against England.
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4. Shreyas Iyer (C): Indian skipper will look to win his first T20I match as captain. Iyer was leading run-scorer for India in 4-0 series loss to England.
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5. Tilak Varma (VC): Indian vice-captain will need to work on his strike-rate after an indifferent run in Ireland and England.
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6. Rinku Singh: The Kolkata Knight Riders batter will be returning to the Indian side for the first time after T20 World Cup 2026. He was dropped for Ireland and England T20I series.
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7. Shivam Dube: Chennai Super Kings all-rounder will be part of the side with Hardik Pandya still out injured.
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8. Harsh Dubey: With Axar Patel rested for the Zimbabwe series, Dubey could play as the lead spin-bowling all-rounder.
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9. Prince Yadav: The Lucknow Super Giants pacer could lead the pace bowling attack with Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna rested for the Zimbabwe series.
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10. Yash Thakur: He was retained for Rs 1.6 crore by Preity Zinta's Punjab Kings and the pacer could make his international debut vs Zimbabwe.
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11. Ashok Sharma: The Gujarat Titans pacer was bought for Rs 90 lakh at IPL 2026 auction and has capability of bowling at over 150kmph. Ashok could make his international debut for India in 1st T20 match.
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