India vs Zimbabwe Super 8: There will be a match between India and Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup 2026 on Thursday, 26 February. This Super-8 match is no less than a ‘do or die’ situation for both the teams. Team India is coming after losing its first match to South Africa by 76 runs. Taking a lesson from that shocking defeat, the Indian team can make some major changes in its playing eleven. This match will be played at Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Everyone’s eyes will be fixed on Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma and Rinku Singh. Rinku who had recently gone home due to his father’s health deteriorating. It will be interesting to see whether he gets a place in the playing eleven or not. Sanju Samson has also been in the news a lot. So let us know with which playing eleven India can field against Zimbabwe. The pitch will suit batting or bowling. Know all the details here.
Who will the Chepauk pitch support?
The pitch of Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is initially suitable for batting, hence the advantage that the batting team can get can only be in the powerplay. Because as the ball gets older, the spinners start getting help. So far in the T20 World Cup 2026 tournament, only twice has a team scored more than 190 runs. In this World Cup, 6 matches have been played here, in which the team chasing three times and the team batting first three times has emerged victorious.
When, where and how to watch live match?
The Super-8 match between India and Zimbabwe will be played at Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
The live telecast of the match will be on Star Sports Network and live streaming of the match will be available on JioHotstar app and website.
The match will start at 7 pm Indian time.
India’s probable playing eleven: Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty.
Zimbabwe’s probable playing eleven: T Marumani (wk), Brian Bennett, D Myers, RP Burl, Sikandar Raza (c), T Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, B Evans, G Cremer, R Ngarwa, Blessing Muzarabani.
