India and Zimbabwe will clash in the 48th match of the ICC 2026 WT20. This match will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium and this is a Super 8 Fixture. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the Indian side for
this tournament. They have won all the four matches in the group stage but suffered a defeat against South Africa in the Super 8 match and that has dented their NRR. This is a must win match for Team India.
On the other hand, Zimbabwe also went unbeaten in the group stage matches. Zimbabwe suffered a heavy defeat against West Indies in the previous Super 8 fixture. This is a very crucial match for both teams in the context of this WT20. Sikandar Raza will lead the Zimbabwe team. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match. If you're a gamer and like to predict matches, then play on Stake, using SportsTiger's special promo code which will help you with 200% deposit bonus - TIGSTA. 
India vs Zimbabwe Match Details
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Series |
ICC Men’ T20 World Cup 2026 |
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Match |
India vs Zimbabwe, Match 48 |
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Toss |
To be updated |
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Venue |
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
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Match Timings |
7:00 pm IST, 26th February |
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Live Streaming |
JioHotsar |
India vs Zimbabwe Stats
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Player |
Team |
Performance |
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Abhishek Sharma |
India |
1312 runs |
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Sikandar Raza |
Zimbabwe |
2985 runs |
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Jasprit Bumrah |
India |
114 wickets |
India vs Zimbabwe Probable Playing XI
India: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Ryan Burl, Sikandar Raza(c), Tashinga Musekiwa, Tony Munyonga, Dion Myers, Brad Evans, Graeme Cremer, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani 
India vs Zimbabwe Dream11 Captaincy Picks
Ishan Kishan is the leading run getter for India in this WT20. He will be an IND vs ZIM Dream11 captaincy pick.
Varun Chakravarthy has a good record in this format and he will be a top pick in this IND vs ZIM Dream11 match.
India vs Zimbabwe Match winner
Both teams suffered a defeat in the previous match but looking at the squads India have the edge over Zimbabwe and India are expected to win this match.
