India vs. Zimbabwe: Date, Live Stream, TV Info, Cricket World Cup Preview

India have been flawless at the 2015 World Cup, easing to victory in each of their five group games so far and confirming their place in the quarter-finals with top spot in Pool B.

As defending champions, they turned up in Australia and New Zealand in poor form but have turned on the style since the start of the competition, and they will look to continue that in their last group game against Zimbabwe in Auckland on Saturday.

Zimbabwe have picked up just one win—against United Arab Emirates—and will return home after the India clash, but they will look to restore some pride with a fine showing.

Read on for full scheduling, television and live streaming information ahead of the match at Eden Park, as well as a preview of the clash.

Date: Saturday, March 14

Time: 2 p.m. local, 1 a.m. GMT

TV Info: Sky Sports 2

Live Stream: Sky Go

Preview

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India's biggest strength of the 2015 World Cup so far has been their bowling. In a tournament dominated by batting—the 300-mark has been breached on 22 occasions, often by some distance—India have been impressively restrictive.

Ireland are the highest scorers against India so far in the competition; their total of 259 beating next-best Pakistan's effort by 35 runs.

A seam attack of Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Mohit Sharma have been very well backed up by spinners Ravi Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and part-timer Suresh Raina, as noted by former England captain Michael Vaughan, taking all 10 wickets in each of their matches:

That is not to say, however, that the Indian batsmen have not also flourished. Indeed, the likes of Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma have all contributed well to the Indian cause.

India have reached 300 on both occasions they have batted first—against South Africa and Pakistan—and chased down totals with clinical adeptness.

Thus, Zimbabwe face a huge challenge in Auckland on Saturday, against a team who have quality throughout the side and are capable of both miserly bowling and bravura batting.

There is little doubt that the defending champions are heavy favourites to defeat Zimbabwe, and the African outfit have little to play for as they are already out of the competition.

In Brendan Taylor and Sean Williams, Zimbabwe have two of the tournament's top 10 run-scorers, per ESPN Cricinfo, and the pair have most certainly been the stars of the team.

However, they have had little consistent support from their team-mates, particularly from the bowlers, who have conceded over 300 on three occasions, with even UAE managing 285 in Zimbabwe's sole victory—by four wickets.

The bowling from Zimbabwe has been particularly poor, specifically at the death, with cricket writer Liam Brickhill condemning their performances in no uncertain terms:

Barring a bizarre turn of events, Zimbabwe simply do not have the bowling unit to restrict a fine Indian batting lineup, and they will be in real trouble if they are left to chase.

If batting first, Zimbabwe could feasibly build some scoreboard pressure through Taylor and Williams, although they will have to buck the trend of the tournament given India's consistency with the ball.

India's sixth win of the tournament seems inevitable in Auckland, giving them a huge boost as they move on into the quarter-finals, while Zimbabwe will have to return home for the post-mortem.