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IND vs ZIM Prediction, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Super 8, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI, and Pitch Report

India heavily favored (95% win probability) over Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 Match 48 at spin-friendly MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, where first innings 210-220 par favors hosts; key XIs feature Ishan Kishan (176 runs), Shivam Dube (158 runs), Sikandar Raza.

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India will go head-to-head with Zimbabwe in the Super 8 clash of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday, February 26.

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India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, started their Super8 campaign against South Africa with a 76-run defeat. On the other hand, the Sikandar Raza-led Zimbabwe suffered a loss by 107 runs over the West Indies in their first clash of the Super8 round. 

IND vs ZIM, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Super 8, Details

Match: India vs Zimbabwe, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 48

Time & Date: 7:00 PM IST, Thursday, February 26

Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

IND vs ZIM, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Super 8 Pitch Report

The six games played here in the ongoing season saw the first innings score of 187. It’s a good batting wicket as seen in the previous encounters. It’s wise to bowl first after winning the toss, considering the dew factor. 

IND vs ZIM, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Super 8 Probable XIs

India

Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Zimbabwe

Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Ryan Burl, Sikandar Raza (c), Tashinga Musekiwa, Tony Munyonga, Dion Myers, Brad Evans, Graeme Cremer, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani.

IND vs ZIM, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Super 8 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: India.

Both teams played against each other 13 times in the T20I format. While India won 10 times, Zimbabwe could secure only three victories. With India boasting a heavy batting and bowling line-up, we can expect them to get back to winning ways, keeping their semi-final hopes alive.

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