Sanju Samson and Akshar Patel are back! Two major changes will be seen in India’s playing XI against Zimbabwe
India vs Zimbabwe, Super 8 Group 1 : Today the hopes of either team India or Zimbabwe of reaching the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2026 will end. If they want to keep their hopes alive, they will have to win at any cost. Along with this, to improve your net run rate, you will have to win by a big margin. In such a situation, host India can make changes in its playing eleven, the indications of which were visible only after the big defeat against South Africa.
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India vs Zimbabwe, this Super-8 match is to be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. According to Cricbuzz, square boundaries of equal size, and the match will be played on a central pitch (No.5). It is confirmed that it is a black clay surface, but it will be heartening for India to know that Chepauk has the worst bowling strike-rate and the second-worst bowling average for spinners among the eight venues in this World Cup. Furthermore, they may just find the real surface they were always looking for. In the two matches played at this venue at 7 PM, the first innings scores have been 200/4 (Afghanistan) and 196/6 (USA).
India will make two big changes
Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said that there have been talks about changes in the left-handed top-three. Sanju Samson, who did long batting and keeping drills two days before the match, could be an option. Kotak also confirmed that Rinku Singh had gone to see his ailing father, but was scheduled to return on Wednesday evening. There is still a chance that India may not include him and maintain their batting depth by adding weight at the top. With Zimbabwe having only two left-handers in their top-order, Axar Patel is also expected to regain his place.
India’s probable XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun CV, Jasprit Bumrah.
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