The 42nd match of World Cup T20 2022 is scheduled to play between India and Zimbabwe on Sunday, 6th November 2022 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.

The most recent match of India was very interesting against Bangladesh where they won with a margin of just five runs. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The way how their batting order performed in the previous match was just outstanding. They scored a total of 184 runs in 20 overs. Virat Kohli was once again the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who remained not out after scoring 64 runs. He faced 44 balls and smashed eight boundaries and one huge six. KL Rahul was struggling with the form in the previous matches but he performed well and scored 50 runs on 32 balls with the help of three boundaries and four huge sixes. Suryakumar Yadav was the other batter who put some runs on the board. He scored 30 runs on just 16 balls with the help of four boundaries. Ravi Ashwin scored 13 runs on just six balls.

Hardik Pandya, Denish Karthik, Axar Pate, and the skipper, Rohit Sharma were the batters who failed to put some big runs on the board. India won the previous match due to the best performance by their bowling unit. They defended the target of 151 runs which was given through the DLS method and leaked 145 runs in 16 overs. Hardik Pandya was the most successful bowler from their side who picked two wickets in three overs against 28 runs. Arshdeep Singh also performed well and picked two wickets in four three while he was charged for 27 runs. Mohammed Shami was the other bowler who performed well and had a wicket to his name. He picked one wicket in three overs while he was charged with 25 runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Axar Patel, and Ravichandran Ashwin were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. Remember that Bhuvneshwar Kumar was charged with 27 runs in three overs.

Zimbabwe lost their previous match against Netherlands by a handsome margin of five wickets. They won the toss and decided to bat first. The batting order of this team almost collapsed in the previous match. They could manage to score just 117 runs and their full team came back to the pavilion in 19.2 overs. Just two batters of Zimbabwe could manage to enter into the double figure. Sikandar Raza was the only successful batter from their side who scored 40 runs on just 24 balls with the help of three boundaries and the same huge sixes. Sean Williams also performed well and scored 28 runs. He faced 23 balls and smashed three boundaries during his inning. Nine batters of Zimbabwe failed to cross the double figure.

The bowling unit of Zimbabwe also failed to give the best performance in the previous match and leaked the target of 118 runs in just 18 overs. Richard Ngarava was the only successful bowler from their side who picked two wickets in four overs against just 18 runs. Blessing Muzarabani was the other bowler who picked two wickets in four overs and bowled out while he was charged with 23 runs. Luke Jongwe also had a wicket to his name but he leaked a lot of runs. He picked one wicket while he was charged with 25 runs in just two overs. Tendai Chatara, Sean Williams, and Sikandar Raza were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. Tendai Chatara leaked 22 runs in four overs while Sean Williams was charged with 21 runs in three overs.

India had played 7 matches against Zimbabwe where they had won 5 matches while Zimbabwe had won just two matches.

India is a strong team compared to Zimbabwe, at least on paper. According to our cricket match prediction, India is the favorite team who will win this match. Many factors make India a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• India had a strong and more experienced team than Zimbabwe
• The batting order of India is much stronger than Zimbabwe
• India has a strong bowling unit that can destroy the batting order of Zimbabwe
• India had won most matches played against Zimbabwe

India is full of experienced and young players in the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for India have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

India has an 80% chance to win this match
Zimbabwe has a 20% chance to win this match

The toss is playing an important role in the decision of all games of World Cup T20. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these kinds of big matches. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to field first.

The 42nd match of World Cup T20 2022 is going to be held at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The pitch is bouncy and fast and run-scoring is not much easy in early and middle overs. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 170 is going to be tough to chase.

The weather forecast for today’s match in Melbourne is predicting some clouds around on match day and the weather forecast is also predicting some chances of rain but we are hoping for a full and uninterrupted match.

India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh.

Zimbabwe: Wesley Madhevere, Craig Ervine (c), Regis Chakabva (wk), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Tendai Chatara, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani.

Captain: Virat Kohli
Vice-Captain: Suryakumar Yadav
Regis Chakabva, Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Hardik Pandya, Sean Williams, Arshdeep Singh, Blessing Muzarabani, Mohammad Shami

• Date: Sunday, 6th November 2022
• Time: 08:00 AM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL / 01:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground
• Location: Melbourne, Australia
• Opened: 1854
• Capacity: 100000 (approx, including standing room)
• Known as: The MCG, The “G”
• Dimensions: 172.9m long, 147.8m wide
• Ends: Members End, Great Southern Stand End
• Time Zone: UTC +11:00
• Home to: Australia, Victoria
• Floodlights: Yes
• Curator: Tony Ware

• Total matches: 20
• Matches won batting first: 8
• Matches won bowling first: 11
• Average 1st Inns scores: 141
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 128
• Highest total recorded: 184/4 (20 Ov) by AUSW vs INDW
• Lowest total recorded: 74/10 (17.3 Ov) by IND vs AUS
• The highest score chased: 172/5 (20 Ov) by SL vs AUS
• The lowest score defended: 127/10 (18.4 Ov) by AUS vs PAK

Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami.