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IND vs ZIM Live Score: Zimbabwe’s second wicket falls, Bennett’s fifty

Samira Vishwas | February 27, 2026 12:24 AM CST

The Indian team is facing Zimbabwe in its second Super-8 match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. This match is being played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This is a ‘do or die’ match for Team India. The Indian team needs to win this match at any cost after a big defeat at the hands of South Africa. On the other hand, this is also the condition of Zimbabwe. The team captained by Sikandar Raza is also in search of 2 points.

Zimbabwe won the toss and invited India to bat first. Team India has entered with two changes. Akshar Patel and Sanju Samson are playing in place of Washington Sundar and Rinku Singh. Stay with us for moment-to-moment updates.

India vs Zimbabwe, Live Updates:-

Live Updates

2026-02-26T21:49

Zimbabwe’s second wicket fell

Varun Chakraborty has given the second blow to Zimbabwe in the form of Dion Myers (6). Now captain Sikandar Raza has come to the crease.

2026-02-26T21:30

Akshar took the wicket in the very first over

Axar Patel has given the first success to Team India as soon as he came. Akshar, who was on the bench in the last match, got Tadivanashe Marumani (20) caught by Ishan Kishan at cover-point on the very second ball.

2026-02-26T21:27

Zimbabwe did not lose wickets in powerplay

Tadivanashe Marumani and Brian Bennett have not allowed Zimbabwe to suffer any setbacks in the powerplay. Although he was able to score only 44 runs.

2026-02-26T21:05

Zimbabwe’s batting starts

Zimbabwe team has set out to chase the target of 257 runs. It remains to be seen how much fight she can give in this huge run chase.

2026-02-26T20:44

India made its biggest T20 World Cup score

Team India, after being invited to bat first, scored 256 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. Earlier, India’s highest score in the T20 World Cup was 218/4. Hardik Pandya completed his half-century by hitting two sixes on the last two balls. He returned unbeaten after scoring 50 runs in 23 balls. Tilak Verma scored unbeaten 44 runs in 16 balls.

2026-02-26T20:33

Will Team India cross the 250 run mark?

By the end of 18 overs, the Indian team has scored 220 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. This is the biggest score of Team India in the T20 World Cup. Hardik Pandya has scored 31 runs in 17 balls, while Tilak Verma has reached 28 runs in 10 balls. Team India is eyeing to cross 250.

2026-02-26T19:54

India’s fourth wicket fell

India lost its fourth wicket at the score of 172. Suryakumar Yadav scored 33 runs in 13 balls at a strike rate of 253.85, which included three fours and two sixes.

2026-02-26T19:54

Abhishek Sharma is out

India’s score reached 150 runs within 13 overs but Abhishek Sharma was out. He was caught by Sikandar Raza on the ball of Tinotenda Maposa. Abhishek Sharma scored 55 runs in 30 balls, which included four fours and four sixes.

2026-02-26T19:54

India’s second wicket falls, Ishan Kishan out

Ishan Kishan was out on the ball of Sikandar Raza after scoring 38 runs. He hit four fours and one six during this innings.

2026-02-26T19:53

Abhishek’s Fifty

Abhishek Sharma has scored a fifty in 26 balls. India’s score is 109/1 after 10 overs.

2026-02-26T19:37

India 80/1 at the end of the powerplay

Even after Sanju Samson’s dismissal, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan did not let the run rate slow down. By the end of the powerplay, Team India’s score is 80 runs at the loss of 1 wicket.

2026-02-26T19:22

Sanju Samson OUT

Sanju Samson is out after giving a good start to Team India. Blessing Muzarabani has him caught at deep midwicket. Sanju was out after scoring 24 runs in 15 balls with the help of one four and two sixes. Ishaan Kishan has come at number-3.

2026-02-26T19:18

Sanju-Abhishek committed suicide

Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma have made a strong start. India’s score has reached 46 in just 3 overs. Sanju is on 23 runs in 13 balls, while Abhishek is playing on 16 runs in 6 balls.

2026-02-26T19:03

India’s batting begins

Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma have come to open. That means Ishaan Kishan will come at number-3. At the end of the first over, Team India’s score is 13 runs without any loss.

2026-02-26T18:37

Zimbabwe’s playing XI

Tadivanashe Marumani (wk), Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Ryan Burl, Sikandar Raza (captain), Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Tinotenda Maphosa, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarwa.

2026-02-26T18:37

India’s playing-XI

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

2026-02-26T18:34

India batting first

Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza has won the toss and decided to bowl first. That means Team India will be seen batting first.

2026-02-26T18:26

good news for india

Good news is coming for Team India from Ahmedabad. South Africa has defeated West Indies by 9 wickets. South Africa’s victory has made India’s path to the semi-finals easier. Now the Indian team will have to win its remaining two matches and will get the ticket for the semi-finals. The problem of net run rate is over.

2026-02-26T18:24

India’s probable playing XI

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

2026-02-26T18:10

Will Akshar Patel play or not?

Team India had left out vice-captain Akshar Patel in the last match. All eyes are on whether he gets a chance against Zimbabwe or not.

2026-02-26T17:53

Will Sanju Samson get a chance?

Members of the Indian team’s coaching staff were seen working closely with Sanju Samson during the practice session, leading to speculations that Sanju may get a chance against Zimbabwe. With his arrival, Tilak Verma or Rinku Singh will have to go out.