IND vs ZIM Pitch Report & Toss Update: How is the pitch after the toss? Weather Updates, Playing XI and Key Players | India Vs Zimbabwe Toss Update Pitch Report Ground Report Weather Condition Playing 11 Key Players Of Both Teams

IND vs ZIM Toss Update: India face Zimbabwe on February 26 in the Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This match is ‘do or die’ for India. Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bowl first. At the same time, after losing the toss, Suryakumar Yadav said that we had already made up our mind to bat.

2 big changes in the Indian team

Let us tell you that Suryakumar Yadav and Company will have to win matches against both Zimbabwe and West Indies to qualify for the semi-finals. After the crushing defeat against South Africa, two changes have been made in the Indian team. Sanju Samson and Axar Patel have been included in the final 11.

Weather Condition: Chances of rain in Chepauk are very less.

The sky is completely open in Chepauk Stadium, Chennai. In such a situation, the chances of rain here are very less. A high scoring match can be seen here between India and Zimbabwe.

Pitch Report: Batting is easier in the second innings

There is a lot of dew in the second innings at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai, due to which batting becomes easier and bowling equally difficult in such conditions. It is reported that a new imported chemical named ‘Dew Cure’ has been used to maintain fairness throughout the match.

India vs Zimbabwe: Head to Head

So far 13 matches have been played between India and Zimbabwe in the T-20 format, out of which Team India has won 10, while Zimbabwe has won 3 matches. Both the teams had met only once before in the T20 World Cup in 2022, when India won the match thanks to Suryakumar Yadav’s 50.

India’s playing-11

Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.

Zimbabwe’s playing-11

Brian Bennett, Tadivanashe Marumani, Sikandar Raza (captain), Ryan Burl, Dion Myers, Tashinga Musekiwa, Richard Ngarawa, Brad Evans, Tony Munyonga, Graeme Cremer, Blessing Muzarabani.