Zimbabwe made two major upsets in the 2026 T20 World Cup. First this team defeated Australia and then defeated Sri Lanka. With these two big wins, the Zimbabwean team reached the semi-finals of this global tournament. Zimbabwe had to face a crushing defeat against West Indies in the Super-8. Now Zimbabwe will face India. Before this match, Zimbabwe’s head coach Justin Sammons has given a big statement.
Zimbabwe head coach Justin Sammons said that he knows that India will adopt an aggressive approach. He believes that after learning the lessons from the crushing defeat against West Indies, his weak team will be fully prepared for this important match. Let us tell you that West Indies defeated Zimbabwe by 107 runs on Monday. India also had to face defeat by South Africa by 83 runs in its first match and Sammons feels that the Indian team will try to dominate against them from the beginning.
After the match against West Indies, Justin Sammons said, “We know how India will play. Their method will be similar to that adopted by West Indies. They (India) will leave no stone unturned. This will give us a good lesson. How we deal with pressure, how we stay calm and how to think quickly. How we try to make changes and how we spoil the rhythm of the batsmen.”
Acknowledging the mistakes made against the West Indies, Sammons said that the predictions made by the opposition team about his team, especially the bowling unit, proved correct and such mistakes will have to be avoided against India. He said, “We can be a little more intelligent in this matter. The ground in Chennai will be a little bigger and perhaps in this respect we will be a little more comfortable there.”
