New Delhi: The decisive match of the Super 8 group stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is being played between India and Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl first at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Opener Abhishek Sharma batted brilliantly today.
He scored 55 runs off 30 balls. Sanju Samson also contributed 24 runs off 15 balls. Ishan Kishan also batted brilliantly, scoring 38 runs off 24 balls.
Team captain Surya Kumar Yadav scored 33 runs off 13 balls. His strike rate was 253.85. At the time of writing this news, Hardik Pandya and Tilak Verma were at the crease. Hardik Pandya was at the crease with 12 runs off 8 balls.
India lost to Africa last time.
The Indian cricket team won all its group stage matches in this World Cup. However, it lost to South Africa in its first Super 8 match. India is currently playing Zimbabwe today, a knockout-like battle for them. India’s next match is against the West Indies. They had impressive victories over the USA, Namibia, Pakistan, and the Netherlands in the group stage.
Indian Team’s Playing XI
Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
Zimbabwe’s Playing XI
Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wicketkeeper), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (captain), Ryan Burl, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Tinotenda Maposa, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani.