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IND Vs ZIM, 5th T20I Toss Update: India Bat First Against Zimbabwe; Mukesh, Riyan In Playing XI

India face Zimbabwe in the 5th and final T20I of the bilateral series at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. Here are the toss updates and the playing XIs of the India and Zimbabwe cricket teams

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Indian captain Shubman Gill, left, and Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza on the pitch before the coin toss on the second day of the T20 cricket between Zimbabwe and India at Harare Sports Club, Harare. AP Photo
Indian captain Shubman Gill, left, and Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza on the pitch before the coin toss on the second day of the T20 cricket between Zimbabwe and India at Harare Sports Club, Harare. AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi
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India are set to face hosts Zimbabwe in the fifth and final T20I of the ongoing bilateral series at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. (Scorecard | Match Blog)

Zimbabwean captain Sikandar Raza won the toss and asked India to bat first.

Playing XIs:

India: 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: Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Johnathan Campbell, Faraz Akram, Clive Madande(w), Brandon Mavuta, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani

For the fifth match, India have made a couple of changes in the playing XI. Mukesh Kumar and Riyan Parag have replaced Ruturaj Gaikwad and Khaleel Ahmed. On the other hand, Zimbabwe have rested Tendai Chatara. Brandon Mavuta replaces him in playing XI.

India are already leading the five-match T20I series 3-1 and they are willing to finish the series with another win on the trot.