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Team India ready for Zimbabwe tour, new players will be in focus; Know match schedule, squad and live broadcast
Samira Vishwas | July 22, 2026 6:24 AM CST

Zimbabwe vs India T20 Series Key Updates: The three-match T20 International series between India and Zimbabwe will begin from July 23 at the Harare Sports Club. Shreyas Iyer will captain the Indian team full of enthusiasm of young players. After the England tour, the Indian team will now take the field with the intention of trying new players.

All these matches to be played at Harare Sports Club Ground will start at 4:30 pm Indian time. Live streaming of this match in India is available on ‘Fancode App’ And will be available on the website.

Ravi Bishnoi’s entry

Before the series, a big change has been seen in the Indian team. Spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been ruled out of the entire series due to a hamstring injury. Ravi Bishnoi has been included in the team in his place. BCCI took this decision after the medical report.

Many big players did not become part of the team

Sanju Samson has not got a place in the team for this tour. Interestingly, he is part of India’s main team for the 2026 Asian Games. BCCI did not clarify whether he has been rested or the selectors have kept him out. Apart from Sanju, Akshar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana have also not been selected for this tour.

New players got a chance

This time many new faces have got a chance in the Indian team. Prabhsimran Singh, Yash Thakur, Ashish Ashok Sharma and left-arm spin all-rounder Harsh Dubey have been included in the T20 International squad for the first time. Rinku Singh and fast bowler Mayank Yadav have also returned to the team.

India had registered a big victory

The last encounter between India and Zimbabwe was in the Super-8 stage of the February 2026 T20 World Cup. In that match, India, batting first, made a big score of 256/4 and registered a one-sided victory by defeating Zimbabwe by 72 runs.

Complete schedule of India vs Zimbabwe series

date Day competition Time (Indian time) Venue
23 July 2026 Thursday first t20 4:30 pm Harare Sports Club, Harare
25 July 2026 Saturday 2nd t20 4:30 pm Harare Sports Club, Harare
26 July 2026 sunday 3rd t20 4:30 pm Harare Sports Club, Harare

india vs zimbabwe probable team

Indian team: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Rinku Singh, Harsh Dubey, Prince Yadav, Yash Thakur, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Ravi Bishnoi.

Zimbabwe team: Sikandar Raza (captain), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Ben Curran, Brad Evans, Clive Madande, Tinotenda Maphosa, Tadivanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarawa, Newman Nyamahuri, Milton Shumba.


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