Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza believes their upcoming T20I series against India will be an entertaining, closely fought contest. Photo: IANS
Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza has dismissed the idea of 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup champions India being favourites in their upcoming three-match T20I series, saying the contest will not be one-sided and both teams will have an equal chance of emerging victorious.
Zimbabwe are hosting the Shreyas Iyer-led side, with all three matches of the series to be held at the Harare Sports Club. The first match will be played on Thursday.
India head into the contest after a poor run of form against Ireland and England. Under new captain Iyer, the team endured a 2-0 T20I series defeat to Ireland in Belfast before going down 4-0 in a five-match T20I series against England. India failed to impress in the ODIs, too, losing a three-match series 2-1 under the captaincy of Shubman Gill.
"Both countries will have an equal chance in this series," Raza told Star Sports. But one thing I am very sure about is that because Zimbabwe have been playing very consistent and very entertaining cricket, I can say for sure that this series will be very entertaining.
