Zimbabwe vs. India, 2nd ODI: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info, Preview

India has the chance to clinch a series win with a game to spare when they meet Zimbabwe in the second one-dayer in Harare on Sunday.

Ambati Rayudu's unbeaten hundred helped India claim the opening game at the same venue on Friday, though the home side only fell four runs short due to 104 not out from Elton Chigumbura.

Now the two sides meet again, with Zimbabwe knowing they have to triumph to set up a winner-takes-all final game.

Date: Sunday, July 12

Time: 9 a.m. local/8 a.m. BST

Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe

Live stream and TV info: Super Sports (Zimbabwe), Ten Sports (India)

Weather: There will be no concerns about rain, per the Weather Channel. The sun should be out all day, meaning no interruptions in proceedings.

Overview

With so many of their big names missing, India's limited-overs tour to Zimbabwe offers the chance for some of the fringe players to impress the national selectors.

While Rayudu certainly made the most of his chance to shine, hitting 124 not out after coming in at three in the order, several of his team-mates failed to cash in on the opportunity presented to them.

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At one stage, the visitors found themselves 77 for five in their innings before Stuart Binny combined with Rayudu to put on a partnership worth 160, in the process sparing India's blushes.

A final total of 255 for six proved to be just enough, though Chigumbura did his best to get Zimbabwe over the line.

The home skipper lifted the run chase from 160 for six as he reached three figures for a second successive ODI innings—he had also made 117 in a losing cause against Pakistan in Lahore back in May.

While Chigumbura was delighted with his own display after moving up the order, he told Liam Brickhill of ESPN Cricinfo that it was the result that really mattered:

"

I think it's my second or third time batting at four—most of my career I've been batting at number seven. It's a good challenge which I've enjoyed so hopefully I get more big scores like that.

But the team comes first—it's always disappointing to lose the game.

As an individual I'm happy with the performance that I did, but the main thing is the team. Being on the losing side is always disappointing

"

Zimbabwe will need more than just their leader to stand up and be counted if they are going to stay alive—the third and final match takes place at the Harare Sports Club on Tuesday.

India had initially picked a 15-man squad for the trip. However, Karn Sharma was forced to withdraw, per ESPN Cricinfo, due to a fractured finger in his left hand.

With Sharma missing Harbhajan Singh was selected by the touring side in their XI on Friday; the experienced slow bowler appeared in his first one-day match for his country in more than four years.

He picked up one for 46 from his 10 overs, a steady return for a player who was a member of the India side who lifted the Cricket World Cup on home soil back in 2011.

Key players

Zimbabwe

Chigumbura could not quite get 10 runs from the final over in the first ODI, but that should not take away from his impressive knock.

The promotion to bat at four certainly paid off, and the tall right-hander now averages 74.75 in six 50-over matches in 2015.

India

Ajinkya Rahane must make sure the extra responsibility of captaincy doesn't distract him from his main job—scoring runs.

The 27-year-old averages 30.69 with a strike rate of 76.63 in 56 one-day appearances so far. Both those numbers need to rise, and Rahane must seize the chance to open the innings in the absence of both Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma.

Squads

Zimbabwe

Sikandar Raza Butt, Regis Chakabva, Chamunorwa Chibhabha, Elton Chigumbura (captain), Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Luke Jongwe, Roy Kaia, Tafadzwa Kamungozi, Neville Madziva, Hamilton Masakadza, Christopher Mpofu, Richmond Mutumbami, Tinashe Panyangara, Vusimuzi Sibanda, Donald Tiripano, Prosper Utseya, Brian Vitori, Malcolm Waller, Sean Williams

India

Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Stuart Binny, Harbhajan Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Ambati Rayudu, Sandeep Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Robin Uthappa, Murali Vijay

All stats used in the article were from ESPN Cricinfo