Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:48pm on 26 Feb 2026,Thursday Sports
India face Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup Super 8 clash at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl first. The marquee update: Sanju Samson replaces Rinku Singh and opens the batting alongside Abhishek Sharma, while Axar Patel comes in for Washington Sundar. Samson wasted no time, smashing a six off Richard Ngarava in the very first delivery before India posted 13/0 in the opening over. Suryakumar Yadav confirmed Samson will also keep wickets. A passionate Chepauk crowd erupted at Samson's inclusion. India have won all three previous T20Is at this venue, making conditions historically favorable for the hosts. (PC: India Today)
