IND vs ZIM T20I 2026: Squad, schedule, timings & streaming

India, after two successive T20I series defeats against Ireland and England, will begin their new journey with the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe on July 23 at the Harare Sports Club, under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer. The visitors named a refreshed squad featuring several new faces.

The pressure has been massive on the blue brigade, who lost their last two T20I series under the new leader against Ireland and England, including the 2-0 series defeat against the Irish side and the 4-0 T20I series loss against the Harry Brook-led side.

Key squad updates: Samson left out, Bishnoi replaces injured Chakaravarthy

India have called up the leg-spinner, Ravi Bishnoi, for the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe, with the mystery spinner, Varun Chakaravarthy, being unavailable due to injury. Bishnoi joins the side as a replacement after the medical assessments confirmed that Chakravarthy, sidelined for the last two T20Is in England, would not be fit to come back.

Meanwhile, the selectors have ignored Sanju Samson for India’s three-match T20I series in Zimbabwe, making it one of the high-profile absentees from the visiting squad. In his last four T20I fixtures, the wicket-keeper batter smacked only 33 runs at an average of 8.25, including three single-figure runs.

Rinku Singh has also returned to their T20I plans along with Mayank Yadav; it features some fresh faces like Prabhsimran Singh, Yash Thakur, Ashok Sharma, and the left-arm spinner, Harsh Dubey.

Zimbabwe vs India T20I squads for the 2026 series-

India: Shreyas Iyer (c), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma (vc), Ishan Kishan (wk), Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Rinku Singh, Harsh Dubey, Prince Yadav, Yash Thakur, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Ravi Bishnoi

Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Ben Curran, Brad Evans, Clive Madande (wk), Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri, Milton Shumba.

Full schedule: Match dates, timings and venue in Harare

The opening T20I of the three-match T20I series between Zimbabwe and India will begin on July 23 as the game will take place at the Harare Sports Club in Harare. The venue will also host the second and third T20I games on consecutive days on July 25 and 26.

Date	Day	Match	Time	Venue
July 23	Thursday	1st T20I	4:30 pm	Harare
July 25	Saturday	2nd T20I	4:30 pm	Harare
July 26	Sunday	3rd T20I	4:30 pm	Harare

Live telecast and streaming: Where to watch in India

India’s tour of Zimbabwe T20I series in 2026 will be telecast live on Zee’s Unite8 Sports Network. On the other hand, the live streaming of the games will be available on the FanCode app and the website. All the games will begin at 4:30 pm in Indian Standard Time.

The last time these two sides met each other was during the Super Eight phase of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, as the blue brigade secured a commanding victory by 72 runs after putting up a massive score of 256 runs for the loss of four wickets.