India’s predicted XI against Zimbabwe, 5th T20I: Will Shubman Gill make multiple changes?

With no hint from the captain about the team for the final match, take a look at what NDTV thinks India’s playing XI would be against Zimbabwe in the fifth and final T20I –

Yashasvi Jaiswal: The southpaw is back to his best. He hit 93 not out from 52 balls against Zimbabwe in the fourth T20I. His innings was filled with 13 fours and two sixes.

Shubman Gill (c): With back-to-back fifties in the series, the right-handed batter is also back in his element. Gill has also done well as captain, leading India to three wins in the last four games.

Abishek Sharma: The southpaw is yet to get another chance at No. 3, albeit not as an opener. The third T20I saw him fail for 10 while batting at the new position after Jaiswal came into the playing XI. Abhishek didn’t get a chance to bat in the fourth game.

Ruturaj Gaikwad: It’s been a good series so far for Gaikwad, who has scored 133 runs in three innings.

Sanju Samson (wk): India’s good batting since his arrival in the third game means he has very little game time in the role, but Samson looks a safe bet for the final game.

Rinku Singh: The southpaw has done well with the bat as a finisher so far. What he should aim for is to also play a bigger role in building the innings when given the chance, as he did in the second T20I with an unbeaten 48.

Shivam Dube: The all-rounder was expensive with the ball in the first match he played on his return to the Indian side, but he made a good comeback by registering figures of 1 for 11 in two overs in the fourth match. He is yet to get a batting chance in the series.

Washington Sundar: The off-spinner is having a good outing in Zimbabwe. He leads the wicket-takers’ chart with 7 scalps to his name in the four games played so far. His economy is 5.37 in the series.

Ravi Bishnoi: The leg-spinner continues to trouble the Zimbabwean batters with his mysterious bowling. However, Bishnoi looked a little odd by his standards in the fourth T20I and he will be eager to hit his straps in the final game.

Tushar Deshpande: The right-arm pacer leaked runs at 10 per over while taking one wicket in his debut match for India. He is likely to get a second chance in the final match. If that happens, Avesh may have to warm the bench again.

Khaleel Ahmed: The left-handed pacer has made good progress even since his return to India’s playing XI in the series. In the last two games, Khaleel has taken three wickets and kept his economy under 10.