Zimbabwe vs India, 2nd ODI Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

After trouncing the hosts Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the series opener, KL Rahul-led team India is set to face the African country in the second match on August 20, 2022, at the same venue in Harare. Three wickets each from pacers Deepak Chahar and Prasidh Krishna and spin bowler Axar Patel meant the Zimbabweans never got going in their innings and got bundled out for just 189. Openers Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan then struck unbeaten 80s to take their side home comfortably in 30.5 overs.

Speaking more about the opening fixture, the home team had no answers whatsoever against a solid Indian bowling line-up led by Chahar, who made his long-awaited comeback after an injury. The seamer set the tone up for the visitors by picking up three of the top four wickets. He was well supported by the impressive Krishna and Axar, who reached his personal milestone of 50 wickets in the format.

The hosts had to rely on their bowlers lower down the order in reaching a total of above 180. But the target looked a mere formality for the Indian openers who shared their third-century partnership in six ODI innings so far. Regis Chakabva, the Zimbabwean skipper will hope for his team to make a comeback after drubbing and keep the series alive. The tourists would want to continue their dominance over Zimbabwe as they have beaten them in 13 matches on the trot now.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the 2^nd ODI between Zimbabwe and India:

Head-to-Head: Zimbabwe and India have met each other in 64 ODI matches so far with Zimbabwe winning on 10 occasions and India on 52. Two games between the two teams ended up in a tie. In Zimbabwe, both have clashed in 24 games with the hosts winning just four times and India 20.

1 – Regis Chakabva (49) is one grab away from completing 50 catches in ODIs.

10 – Regis Chakabva (240) also needs ten fours to reach 250 fours across formats.

2 – KL Rahul (598) needs two fours to get to 600 fours across formats.

5 – Sikandar Raza (3495) requires five runs to get to 3500 runs in ODI cricket.

1 – Kuldeep Yadav (99) is one match away from featuring in 100 international matches.

53 – Ryan Burl (447) needs 53 runs to complete 500 runs in ODIs.

1 – Richard Ngarava (49) is one game away from appearing in 50 matches in international cricket.

85 – Shubman Gill (915) needs 85 runs to get to 1000 runs in international cricket.

10 – Sikandar Raza (490) is ten fours away from completing 500 fours across formats.

2 – Sikandar Raza (48) is two grabs away from reaching 50 catches in one-day internationals.