After a disappointing series against England, India will lock horns with Zimbabwe in a three-match T20I series starting July 23.
When and where will the Zimbabwe vs India 2026 T20Is be played?
The three-match series between Zimbabwe and India will be played from July 23 onwards. Harare will host all three matches, with the two subsequent games scheduled for July 25 and July 26 respectively. All the matches are scheduled to commence at 1 pm local time (12 pm UK time, 4:30 pm IST).
Zimbabwe vs India 2026 T20Is: Full schedule
1st T20I - Thursday, July 23: Harare Sports Club
2nd T20I - Saturday, July 25: Harare Sports Club
3rd T20I - Sunday, July 26: Harare Sports Club
Zimbabwe vs India 2026 T20Is: Full squads
Zimbabwe
Squad is yet to be announced
India
Shreyas Iyer (capt.), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Rinku Singh, Harsh Dubey, Prince Yadav, Yash Thakur, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav, Prabhsimran Singh, Ravi Bishnoi.
Zimbabwe vs India 2026 T20Is: Team news
The hosts are yet to name their side, two days out from the series.b However, Sikandar Raza sounded optimistic about their team's chances: “Both countries will have an equal chance in this series. But one thing I am very sure about is that because Zimbabwe has been playing very consistent and very entertaining cricket, I can say this for sure that this series will be very entertaining”, Raza told Star Sports.
On top of successive series defeats to Ireland and England, India have also been hit by injuries to Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy, with both ruled out of the upcoming three-match series against Zimbabwe.
India have named Prince Yadav and Ravi Bishnoi as replacements for the injured players. They have also excluded Sanju Samson from the squad, a surprising call, especially after his heroics in the T20 World Cup 2026.
Punjab Kings opener Prabhsimran Singh and speedsters Yash Thakur and Ashok Sharma received their maiden call-ups to the Indian side for the three-match series. Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel were not included in the squads to make way for new faces, while speedster Mayank Yadav made his way back into the Indian T20I squad.
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