India vs Zimbabwe Live Score, T20 World Cup Super 8: Indian team will play against Zimbabwe in the Super 8 match of ICC T20 World Cup today at 7 pm at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Suryakumar Yadav’s clash will be with Sikandar Raza’s upset team. This victory is very important for Team India to remain in the race for the semi-finals. India’s net run rate has deteriorated after losing the first Super 8 match against South Africa. A big win over Zimbabwe can improve this.
India’s probable playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma/Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar/Akshar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty.
Zimbabwe’s probable playing XI: Brian Bennett, Tadivanashe Marumani (wk), Ryan Burl, Sikandar Raza (c), Dion Myers, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarwa, Brad Evans, Graeme Creamer.
February 26, 202618:05 IST
Ind vs ZIM Live Update: Toss will happen shortly
Bharat vs Zimbabwe LIVE: Teams of India and Zimbabwe have entered the field in Chennai for the ICC T20 World Cup Super 8 match. Abhishek Sharma is seen practicing with the bat. It is very important for him to play in today’s match. If the team wants to win with a better run rate, it needs a big innings from this explosive opener.
February 26, 202617:47 IST
Ind vs ZIM Live Update: Sikandar Raza 15 runs away from the big record
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza has scored 2985 runs in 131 T20 International matches played so far. If he scores 15 more runs today, he will become the first cricketer for Zimbabwe to score 3000 runs in T20 Internationals.
February 26, 202617:30 IST
Ind vs ZIM Live Update: Sikandar Raza fit to play
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza suffered a finger injury while bowling against West Indies in Mumbai on Monday, but he is fit for the match against India in Chennai today.
February 26, 202617:14 IST
Ind vs ZIM Live Update: Kuldeep may get a chance
Bharat vs Zimbabwe LIVE: Kuldeep Yadav has taken 95 wickets in 54 T20I matches for India. He last played a 20-over match against Pakistan on 15 February in Colombo. It will be interesting to see whether he is able to make a place in the playing eleven in the match against Zimbabwe at MA Chidambaram Stadium today.
February 26, 202616:41 IST
Ind vs ZIM Live Update: Amazing comeback of West Indies
The fans of the Indian team had expected that the score would be minimum after the fall of West Indies’ early wickets but Romario Shepherd and Jason Holder have batted tremendously. Together, both of them took the team to the score of 176 runs in 20 overs. Shepherd hit fifty while Holder was out after scoring 49 runs.
February 26, 202616:11 IST
Ind vs ZIM Live Update: Why is Kuldeep sitting out?
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes that due to Hardik Pandya’s poor form, it is difficult for Kuldeep Yadav to get a place in the playing eleven in the do-or-die T20 World Cup match against Zimbabwe on Thursday. Pathan said that the team management may have lost confidence in Pandya after his recent bowling performance and it would not be possible for Kuldeep to replace frontline fast bowler Arshdeep Singh.
February 26, 202615:58 IST
Ind vs ZIM Live Update: Good news for India
The bowlers have spoiled the condition of West Indies who came to play against South Africa. This is good news for the Indian team because only the West Indies team will become an obstacle in the way of the semi-finals. The team batting first has lost its 7 wickets at the score of 83 runs.
February 26, 202615:31 IST
Ind vs ZIM Live Update: India’s equation while batting later
– If Zimbabwe scores 140 runs, India will have to score 141 runs in about 10.4 overs.
– If Zimbabwe scores 160 runs, India will have to score 161 runs in about 11.2 overs.
– If Zimbabwe scores 180 runs, India will have to score 181 runs in about 11.4 overs.
– If Zimbabwe scores 200 runs, India will have to score 201 runs in about 12.1 overs.
February 26, 202615:29 IST
Ind vs ZIM Live Update: India’s equation while batting first
– If India scores 170, Zimbabwe needs to be restricted to 92 or less
– If India scores 180, Zimbabwe needs to be restricted to 103 or less
– If India scores 190, Zimbabwe needs to be restricted to 113 or less
– If India scores 200, Zimbabwe will have to be restricted to 123 or less
February 26, 202615:16 IST
Ind vs ZIM Live Update: India’s eyes set on South Africa-West Indies
The Indian team is eyeing the Super 8 match between South Africa and West Indies in the ICC T20 World Cup. If South Africa wins today, it will be a relief for Team India. If West Indies wins, it will be very difficult for India to reach the semi-finals.
February 26, 202614:50 IST
Ind vs ZIM Live Update: Don’t worry about net run rate – Irfan Pathan
Irfan Pathan said, “I really hope that the approach of playing for the net run rate does not come at the beginning of the match. The first priority should be to win the match. Try to win and only then think about the run rate. If you think about catching the net run rate of West Indies, then it is almost impossible.”
February 26, 202614:26 IST
Ind vs ZIM Live Update: Toss will be most important today
Today’s match in the Super 8 of the ICC T20 World Cup is going to be do or die for India and Zimbabwe. The role of the toss will be the biggest. Both the teams have to improve their run rate. In such a situation, the decision to bowl first after winning the toss will be correct. Later, while batting, the team can decide in how many overs to achieve the target. It is always difficult to get the opponent out while bowling later.
February 26, 202613:45 IST
Ind vs ZIM Live Update: Squads of both the teams
India: Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson.
Zimbabwe: Tadivanashe Marumani (wk), Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Ryan Burl, Alexander Raza (captain), Tony Munyonga, Tshinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Graeme Cremer, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarwa, Ben Curran, Clive Madande, Tinotenda Maphosa, Wellington Masakadza.
February 26, 202613:44 IST
Ind vs ZIM Live Update: Head to head record of both teams
A total of 13 T20 matches have been played between India and Zimbabwe so far, in which India won 10 matches, while Zimbabwe won 3 matches. One of these matches was played in the World Cup, which Team India won by 71 runs. Zimbabwe has never played any T20 match against India in India.
February 26, 202613:44 IST
Ind vs ZIM Live Update: How will be the pitch and weather?
MA Chidambaram Stadium has proved to be the best batting wicket in this tournament in terms of both average and strike rate. It has been very difficult for the fast bowlers to take wickets and stop runs here. In this match between India and Zimbabwe, the same black soil pitch will be used on which New Zealand had achieved the target of 183 runs against Afghanistan in just 17.5 overs. The weather is expected to be clear during this match. The temperature will be around 20 degrees Celsius.
February 26, 202613:43 IST
Ind vs ZIM Live Update: India would like to register victory
It will be very important for Team India to win this match to reach the knockout. After winning all four matches of the group stage, India (-3.800 net run rate) had to face a crushing defeat by 76 runs at the hands of South Africa in its first match of Super-8. This crushing defeat has pushed India to the third position in the points table of Group-1. West Indies (+5.350 net run rate) and South Africa (+3.800 net run rate) are at the first and second positions respectively after winning their first matches. At the same time, Zimbabwe (-5.350 net run rate) is at the bottom after losing its first match. To reach the knockout, India would like to win its last two matches of Super-8 by big margins and South Africa would like to win its next two matches.
February 26, 202613:14 IST
Ind vs ZIM Live Update: Team India will compete in a do or die match today
Hello, welcome all of you to the live blog of ICC T20 World Cup Super 8. The Indian team will play its toughest match today. After losing the first match of Super 8 against South Africa, now Team India has to win the match against Zimbabwe at any cost to remain in the race for the semi-finals. The 76-run defeat in the last match has made the journey ahead difficult for India. Today Suryakumar Yadav’s team needs a big win so that the net run rate can improve.