{"id":254615,"date":"2026-07-25T12:33:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T12:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/zimbabwe-vs-india-2026-2nd-t20i-toss-result-and-playing-11s-for-todays-match-umpires-list-and-pitch-report\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T12:33:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T12:33:04","slug":"zimbabwe-vs-india-2026-2nd-t20i-toss-result-and-playing-11s-for-todays-match-umpires-list-and-pitch-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/zimbabwe-vs-india-2026-2nd-t20i-toss-result-and-playing-11s-for-todays-match-umpires-list-and-pitch-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe vs India 2026, 2nd T20I: Toss result and playing 11s for today\u2019s match, umpires list and pitch report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5196181\" data-slug-id=\"2813122\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>India are taking on Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club in the second T20I of the three-match series. The Men in Blue are 1-0 up in the series and would like to take an unassailable 2-0 lead before heading into the final match on Sunday, July 26.<\/p>\n<p>After series losses in Ireland and England, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/shreyas-iyer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Shreyas Iyer<\/a> registered his first T20I win as captain when the Men in Blue beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets in Harare in the first match of the series.<\/p>\n<p>Bowling first after winning the toss, the Men in Blue held the hosts to 125-7 as Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav claimed two scalps each. The other bowlers also chipped in. In the chase, opener <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/vaibhav-suryavanshi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Vaibhav Sooryavanshi<\/a> slammed 50 off 19 balls.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Today&#8217;s ZIM vs IND toss result<\/h2>\n<p>Zimbabwe have won the toss and have opted to field first. The hosts are going in with an unchanged side. For India, Yash Thakur comes in for Ashok Sharma.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>ZIM vs IND &#8211; Today&#8217;s match playing XIs<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Zimbabwe<\/a><\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani (w), Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>India: <\/strong>Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (w), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Yash Thakur, Mayank Yadav<strong>   <\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Today&#8217;s ZIM vs IND pitch report<\/h2>\n<p>Sikandar Raza feels the surface is a lot better today and may not be that spicy. Shreyas Iyer said that the pitch looks a bit different and is not that tacky as the first T20I game<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Today&#8217;s ZIM vs IND match complete players list<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Zimbabwe squad: <\/strong>Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Wessly Madhevere, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Ben Curran, Tanaka Chivanga, Innocent Kaia, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Newman Nyamhuri<\/p>\n<p><strong>India squad: <\/strong>Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma (vice-captain), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Prince Yadav, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Harsh Dubey<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>ZIM vs IND &#8211; Today&#8217;s match umpires<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Umpires: <\/strong>Iknow Chabi, Langton Rusere<\/p>\n<p><strong>Third umpire: <\/strong>Forster Mutizwa<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Match Referee: <\/strong>Andy Pycroft<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Renin Wilben Albert<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/cricket\/news-zimbabwe-vs-india-2026-2nd-t20i-toss-result-playing-11s-today-s-match-umpires-list-pitch-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India are taking on Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club in the second T20I of the three-match series. 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