T20 World Cup's rain twist finalises India’s Super 8 opponent line-up

Zimbabwe’s qualification for the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup 2026 has locked in India’s opponents for the next round after the Ireland clash in Pallekele was washed out on Tuesday.

With Zimbabwe advancing, India will now face South Africa, West Indies and Zimbabwe in the Super 8 phase. The schedule will see India open against South Africa in Ahmedabad on February 22. The team will then travel to Chennai to play Zimbabwe before wrapping up the stage in Kolkata against the West Indies.

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India confirmed their Super 8 berth earlier after defeating Pakistan by 61 runs in Colombo. The Suryakumar Yadav-led side sits at the top of Group A with three wins from three matches. They have beaten the USA, Namibia and Pakistan so far.

India will conclude their group-stage campaign against the Netherlands at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

The Netherlands remain in contention only mathematically after losses to Pakistan and the USA. Their sole victory has come against Namibia.

India and the Netherlands have met once in T20 Internationals, during the 2022 T20 World Cup in Sydney, where India secured a win.

India Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.

Netherlands Squad: Scott Edwards (c), Michael Levitt, Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Zach Lion-Cachet, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Roelof van der Merwe, Kyle Klein, Fred Klaassen, Noah Croes, Saqib Zulfiqar, Paul van Meekeren, Timm van der Gugten.