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India vs Zimbabwe T20 World Cup: If the Indian cricket team wants to remain in the race for the semi-finals, then it will have to win tomorrow’s match at any cost. Team India has to face Zimbabwe in the Super-8 match on 26th February. This will be a do or die match for both the teams, as they had to lose their respective first matches in the Super-8 stage.
On one side, there is Team India, which had reached Super-8 by topping Group A, while Zimbabwe had entered the next stage by topping Group B. Looking at the performance so far, it will not be easy for Team India to defeat Zimbabwe. Well, before the fierce competition between the two begins, let us take a look at the paper figures. Has Zimbabwe ever defeated India in T20 or not?
India vs Zimbabwe: Head to Head
India and Zimbabwe have so far come face to face 13 times in international T20 cricket, out of which India has won 10 times and Zimbabwe has won thrice. When Gautam Gambhir became the new coach of Team India, the Indian team went on a tour of Zimbabwe. In the very first match of the series, Zimbabwe defeated India by 13 runs. However, India won the next four matches and won the series 4-1. Before that, in the years 2015 and 2016, Zimbabwe had defeated the Indian team once each in a T20 match.
Equation of India going to semi-finals
First of all, India will have to ensure that it scores 4 points by defeating Zimbabwe and then West Indies. Still, his place in the semi-finals will not be confirmed, because the problem of net run-rate will arise.
India should win both its next matches, while South Africa should defeat West Indies and Zimbabwe in its next matches. In that case India and South Africa will qualify. But if South Africa loses one of its next two matches, then the three teams will have four points each, after which the semi-finalists will be decided on the basis of net run rate.
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