India vs Zimbabwe: Super-8 match of T20 World Cup 2026
New Delhi: On 26 February 2026, India faced Zimbabwe in the Super-8 round of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Zimbabwe captain in this match Sikandar Raza won the toss and decided to bowl first. India gave Zimbabwe a target of 257 runs to win, with which India scored 256 runs for 4 wickets. This is the highest score by any team in this World Cup and also the second highest score in the history of T20 World Cup. Earlier, Sri Lanka had set a record of 260 runs against Kenya in 2007.
Great performance by Indian batsmen
in this match hardik pandya Scored unbeaten 50 runs. Other than this, Abhishek Sharma played an excellent inning of 55 runs, while Tilak Verma Also scored 44 runs. India had a good start, where sanju samson And Abhishek Sharma made a partnership of 48 runs for the first wicket. Sanju Samson was out after scoring 24 runs, when he was dismissed. Blessing Muzarabani Got caught by Ryan Burl. After this, Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma together made a partnership of 72 runs for the second wicket, in which Abhishek completed his fifty in only 26 balls.
Zimbabwe’s condition in T20 World Cup
After the dismissal of Ishan Kishan (38 runs), Abhishek Sharma also Tinotendo Maposa Was out on the ball of. Abhishek hit four sixes and four fours in his innings, and scored 55 runs in just 30 balls. captain Suryakumar Yadav Batting fast, he scored 33 runs in 13 balls and hit three fours and two sixes. Richard Ngarava took the wicket of Suryakumar.
Change in playing 11
In this match, some changes have been made in the playing 11 of both the teams. Rinku Singh And washington beautiful Whose place will not play in this match? sanju samson And Akshar Patel Has been included. Whereas in Zimbabwe Graeme Kramer in place of Tinotendo Maposa Have come.
Match pitch and weather
Chepauk ground in Chennai was earlier famous for spinners, but in this World Cup it has proved to be favorable for batsmen. Both the average and strike rate of the batsmen on the pitch here have been at a high level. Fast bowlers had to face difficulties here. Today a black soil pitch has been used, on which New Zealand had earlier achieved the target of 183 runs in just 17.5 overs.
Historic match between India and Zimbabwe
India and Zimbabwe had met only once in the last T20 World Cup, when Surya scored 61 runs in just 25 balls to lead India to a 71-run win. This is the first time Zimbabwe has played a T20 International against the host team in India. The two teams last met in an ODI match in 2002.
Head to Head T20 matches
In a total of 13 T20 International matches played between India and Zimbabwe from 2010 to 2024, India won 10 and lost 3 matches, giving it a win percentage of 76.92. On the other hand, Zimbabwe has got only 3 wins and has lost 10 matches. A total of one match has been played between these two teams in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, in which India won.
Probable playing 11 of the teams
Zimbabwe’s playing 11: Brian Bennett, Tadivanashe Marumani (wk), Dion Myers, Ryan Burl, Sikandar Raza (captain), Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Tinotendo Maphosa, Richard Ngarawa, Blessing Muzarabani.
India’s playing 11: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakraborty.
squad of teams
India’s squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.
Zimbabwe squad: Sikandar Raza (captain), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Graeme Cremer, Bradley Evans, Clive Madande, Tinotendo Maphosa, Tadivanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarawa, Ben Curran.
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