Zimbabwe in a huddle with Raza doing the talking. Out come the players.
Richard Ngarava: Feel quite alright now. I have put in the hard yards over the past month. I had a knee issue, quite happy to be back in the team. Quite a lot of lessons you take from playing in the leagues. You come across a lot of coaches and fitness trainers. You get to learn a lot of things. At the end of the day, you want to do the simple things better.
Pitch Report | Tino Mawoyo and Abhinav Mukund: Same pitch as yesterday. It remains a belter. If you give width, batters will take full toll. It looks quite hard, very few footmarks on display. 150 is not enough, 180 would make for a great game.
Sanju Samson: (On being part of the World Cup winning squad) The emotions are still going through. The photos are still around. It was an unbelievable experience. I couldn't stop smiling. Very fortunate to be part of the team. Credit to everyone who contributed. It was a complete team effort. (This series) We might be making some changes, there might be some shuffle in the batting order, hoping to get some time in the middle. (IPL experience) I have been leading RR for the last four years. There have been some legends. I take care of legends and youngsters. You understand cricket a bit more. When you are a captain, you think about other players and other teams as well. I have been getting better.
Teams:
India (Playing XI): Shubman Gill(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Kumar
Zimbabwe (Playing XI): Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Johnathan Campbell, Faraz Akram, Clive Madande(w), Brandon Mavuta, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
Shubman Gill: We were looking to bat first anyway. Our spinners have bowled well and the fast bowlers have been economical.
Sikandar Raza: We are gonna have a bowl first. The wicket did get better. They keep will get better when we bat second. The motivation, confidence and skillset is there. Chatara has been rested.
Zimbabwe have won the toss and have opted to field
12:00 Local Time, 10:00 GMT, 15:30 IST: Hello everyone and a warm welcome to the fifth and the final T20I between Zimbabwe and India.
Squads:
India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill(c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson(w), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel
Zimbabwe Squad: Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Johnathan Campbell, Faraz Akram, Clive Madande(w), Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Brandon Mavuta, Innocent Kaia, Antum Naqvi