Zimbabwe will host India for three ODI games, starting from August 18th. All the matches will happen at the Harare Sports Club. Here, we take a look at the pitch report of Harare Sports Club and the weather conditions in Harare for the IND vs ZIM ODI series.
India has rested the majority of senior cricketers for this tour. Since the Asia Cup is happening soon, it is instead the juniors who will have the responsibility to win the series in Zimbabwe. It will be a good experience for the youngsters. KL Rahul, who has cleared the fitness test, will lead the squad in this series.
Zimbabwe, on the other hand, will be looking to gain a few victories in this tournament. They recently handed a tough loss to the Bangladesh cricket team. The African nation has been in good form and will want to continue that against India. Even one victory against the men in blue will be a massive statement by the squad.
Harare Sports Club, Harare pitch report for IND vs ZIM 2022
🇿🇼 take on @BCCI in a three-match ODI series between August 18-22
All matches will be played at Harare Sports Club#ZIMvIND | #VisitZimbabwe pic.twitter.com/ZEqhSxxncw
— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv) August 11, 2022
Advertisement
The Harare Sports Club has been a frequent venue for the matches that happen in Zimbabwe. So far, we have seen 161 ODI encounters happen in this stadium. Therefore, there is a lot of data to derive a pattern out of the behaviour of the pitch.
Teams batting second have won 82 of these games. Hence the captains will be expected to win the toss and field first. While the average score in the first innings is 225, the highest score made at this venue is 350/6 by Australia in 2014.
Harare weather conditions for IND vs ZIM 2022
Hello from Harare 👋#TeamIndia | #ZIMvIND pic.twitter.com/Ds9gKppjS1
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 14, 2022
Bright sunshine is expected for the majority of the series. Temperatures are likely to be around 27 degrees celsius at the time of the start of the game.
There are clouds expected but rainfall is unlikely. Therefore, a full uninterrupted game is on the cards in the upcoming series.
