Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza shows eyes to India, gives open challenge before the match against Team India

Super 8 matches are being played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. India and Zimbabwe (IND vs ZIM) have faced defeat in their first matches. Now both these teams will face each other on 26th February. If the Indian team (Team India) has to secure its place in the semi-finals, then it will have to defeat Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe National Cricket Team) by a big margin.

However, this match is very special for the Zimbabwean team as well, under any circumstances the Zimbabwean team will have to win this match, otherwise one of these two teams will definitely be eliminated. Now before the India and Zimbabwe (IND vs ZIM) match, Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza has broken his silence.

Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza gave open challenge

Zimbabwe (IND vs ZIM) had to face defeat in a one-sided match against West Indies last night. Now before this match, Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza has given an open challenge to India. Sikandar Raza said before the match against India that

“Even though we have lost here, whenever the Zimbabwean team takes the field, our aim is to win. We want to perform well and gain respect.”

Sikandar Raza further said in his statement, “Now the Indian team will be in front. Both the teams have lost the match, so there is a lot to prove. We will learn from this defeat. We will try to perform better using what we know about the Chennai pitch. After this, let’s see what will happen.”

Whichever team loses in the IND vs ZIM match is certain to be eliminated.

Before the match between India and Zimbabwe (IND vs ZIM), both the teams have lost 1-1 match. In such a situation, whichever team loses this match, its journey will end in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. In such a situation, there will be pressure on both the teams for this match. Now the Indian team would like to win this match at any cost, because Team India is a strong contender to win this T20 World Cup.

If the Indian team wants to reach the semi-finals, then it will have to win both its remaining matches, while it will have to be hoped that the South African team is successful in defeating the West Indies.