Chennai: Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field first against India in the 48th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday.
Playing XIs
India: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Thilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty and Jasprit Bumrah.
Zimbabwe: Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Brian Bennett, Dian Myers, Ryan Burl, Sikandar Raza(c), Tony Munyonga, Dashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Dinodenda Maposa, Blessing Musarabani and Richard Ngarawa.
head-to-head
India and Zimbabwe have met 13 times in T20Is, with the former dominating the head-to-head record with 10 wins compared to Chevron’s three wins.
Matches: 13
India: 10
Zimbabwe: 3
Form Guide
India and Zimbabwe enter the match with similar momentum as both teams are unbeaten in their respective previous matches.
Having stunned former champions Australia and Sri Lanka, the Chevrons entered the Super Eight round in succession, losing by 107 runs to two-time champions West Indies.
On the other hand, India bowled out South Africa for 111 after setting a target of 178 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
As a result, the upcoming match is crucial for both teams to keep their semi-final hopes alive.
Matches: L, W, W, W, W (Most recent first)
Zimbabwe: L, W, A, W, W