IND ZIM Melbourne Pitch Report – IND vs ZIM LIVE: At the Melbourne Cricket Ground, India will bank on their in-form batters and fast bowlers to seal their place in the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-finals on Sunday. However, with not much purchase for the spinners at MCG, India and Zimbabwe will fancy forming a fast bowling-heavy side for the clash. Follow India vs Zimbabwe LIVE & ICC T20 World Cup Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
2007 World Champions India will turn to their in-form batters Virat Kohli and newly crowned World No.1 Suryakumar Yadav in the match. In the fast bowling department, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya will once again shoulder responsibility.
IND vs ZIM LIVE: Melbourne Pitch Report
- MCG will be one of the most competitive venues in T20 World Cup 2022
- The pitch will provide assist to batters and fast bowlers
- Spinner will have no say on the surface
- The dimensions of the ground are set at 171m x 146m
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IND vs ZIM LIVE Melbourne Pitch Report: India Likely to go ALL Guns Blazing at MCG with Pace Attack against Zimbabwe in MUST WIN match – Check Out
The pitch, however, has been criticised in the recent past. The International Cricket Council (ICC) rated it ‘poor’ in 2017 while a Sheffield Shield match was abandoned in 2019.
Technically India has not qualified for the Semi-finals. A straightforward win against the African side will be enough for the Men in Blue to seal their place in the knockouts. However, the uncertain nature of Zimbabwe cannot be ruled out. In their previous game they bettered Pakistan to pull off a stunning victory.
IND vs ZIM LIVE Melbourne Pitch Report: India Likely to go ALL Guns Blazing at MCG with Pace Attack against Zimbabwe in MUST WIN match – Check Out
With India looking for a straight-out win, Rohit Sharma and Co will have to be alert at all times and cannot be complacent. India might be tempted to go all guns blazing with their pace attack in a pitch that favors the batters and the pacers. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Arshdeep Singh have been quite good in this campaign.
Mohammad Shami too has been influential with his fiery spells. The pitch that doesn’t offer much to the spinners just might force Rohit Sharma to drop either one of Axar Patel or Ravichandran Ashwin and bring in Harshal Patel. On the flip side, Patel who hasn’t featured in any game of the tournament so far might be a bold choice.
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- Total Matches: 20
- Batting First Won: 8
- Bowling First Won: 11
- Par-Score (1st inns): 141
- Par-Score (2nd inns): 128
- Highest total: 184/4
- Lowest total: 74/10
A win for India will confirm them a spot in the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-finals from Super 12 Group 1 while Zimbabwe have a chance of finishing with 5 points if they can register an upset. They had, earlier, registered an upset over Pakistan in the group.
IND vs ZIM LIVE Melbourne Pitch Report: India Likely to go ALL Guns Blazing at MCG with Pace Attack against Zimbabwe in MUST WIN match – Check Out
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