India Playing XI vs ZIM: The Super 8 match between India and Zimbabwe will be played in Chennai on February 26. Here's what Team India might field and what time the match will start.

India vs Zimbabwe Super 8 Match

India vs Zimbabwe Super 8: India and Zimbabwe will face off in the 2026 T20 World Cup on Thursday, February 26th. This Super 8 match is a do-or-die situation for both teams. Team India is coming off a 76-run loss to South Africa in their opening match. Learning from that shocking defeat, the Indian team may make some significant changes to its playing eleven. This match will be played at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

All eyes will be on Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, and Rinku Singh, who recently returned home due to their father's ill health. It will be interesting to see if he finds a place in the playing eleven. Sanju Samson has also been in the news. So, let's find out which playing eleven India might field against Zimbabwe. And whether the pitch will suit batting or bowling. Find out all the details here.

Who will the Chepauk pitch favor?

The pitch at Chennai's Chidambaram Stadium is batting-friendly initially, so any advantage a batting team can gain is likely to come in the powerplay. As the ball ages, spinners begin to benefit. In the T20 World Cup 2026 tournament, only twice has a team scored more than 190 runs here. Six matches have been played here in this World Cup, with the team chasing winning three times and the team batting first winning three times.

When, where, and how to watch live matches?

The Super-8 match between India and Zimbabwe will be played at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

The match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network, and live streaming of the match will be available on the JioHotstar app and website.

The match will start at 7 pm Indian time.

India's probable playing XI: Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy

Zimbabwe's probable playing XI: T Marumani (wicketkeeper), Brian Bennett, D Myers, RP Burl, Sikandar Raza (captain), T Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, B Evans, G Cremer, R Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani