The Indian cricket team toured Zimbabwe from 11 June to 22 June 2016, playing three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).[1][2][3] Two weeks prior to the series, Zimbabwe Cricket sacked Hamilton Masakadza as captain and replaced him with Graeme Cremer.[4]
| Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2016 | |||
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| Zimbabwe | India | ||
| Dates | 11 June – 22 June 2016 | ||
| Captains | Graeme Cremer | MS Dhoni | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | India won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Vusi Sibanda (96) | KL Rahul (196) | |
| Most wickets |
Sikandar Raza (1) Tendai Chatara (1) Chamu Chibhabha (1) | Jasprit Bumrah (9) | |
| Player of the series | KL Rahul (Ind) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | India won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Elton Chigumbura (78) | Mandeep Singh (87) | |
| Most wickets | Donald Tiripano (3) | Barinder Sran (6) | |
| Player of the series | Barinder Sran (Ind) | ||
Makhaya Ntini, interim coach of the Zimbabwe side, was critical of India's inexperienced squad selected for the series saying "if you send us a team that is not your strongest team, we're going to put them under the carpet".[5] India went on to win the ODI series 3–0, losing the fewest wickets for a team during a three-match series.[6] India also won the T20I series 2–1.
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Yuzvendra Chahal, Karun Nair and KL Rahul (Ind) all made their ODI debuts.
- KL Rahul became the 11th player to score a century on debut in an ODI and the first for India.[10][11]
- Elton Chigumbura (Zim) played in his 200th ODI, of which 197 have been for Zimbabwe and three for Africa XI.[12]
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15 June 2016
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Faiz Fazal (Ind) made his ODI debut.
- MS Dhoni (Ind) took his 350th dismissal in an ODI.[6]
T20I series edit
1st T20I edit
18 June 2016
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Yuzvendra Chahal, Rishi Dhawan, KL Rahul, Mandeep Singh and Jaydev Unadkat (Ind) all made their T20I debuts.
- Zimbabwe's total of 170 is their highest in T20Is against India.[13]
- KL Rahul became the first player for India to be dismissed off the first ball of their innings in a T20I match.[13]
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20 June 2016
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dhawal Kulkarni and Barinder Sran (Ind) both made their T20I debuts.
- This was India's first 10-wicket win in a T20I.[14]
- Barinder Sran (Ind) took the second-best figures for a bowler on debut in a T20I.[15]
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22 June 2016
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- MS Dhoni (Ind) stood in his 324th international match as captain, equaling the record held by Ricky Ponting (Aus).[16]
- Hamilton Masakadza became the first player for Zimbabwe to play in 50 T20I matches.[16]
References edit
- ^ "India Cricket Schedule 2016: Fixtures and dates of all matches for Men in Blue in New Year". International Business Times. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Zimbabwe to host India for three ODIs and three T20s". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "India Tour of Zimbabwe in 2016". CricketSchedule.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Zimbabwe sack Masakadza, Whatmore". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Ntini hits out at second-string teams going on Zimbabwe tours". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Bumrah dismantles Zimbabwe for 123, Fazal's unbeaten fifty seals chase". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Panyangara out of India series with back injury". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ a b "India pick Faiz Fazal for Zimbabwe tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Injured Williams, Ervine out of India T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Hundred on debut". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Rahul, Bumrah lead India to nine-wicket win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Debutant openers for India for the first time in 40 years". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Chigumbura's blitz, Rahul's golden duck on T20I debut". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Sran and Bumrah wreck Zimbabwe as India level series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Statistics / Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Dhoni equals Ponting's all-time captaincy record". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
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