India vs Zimbabwe LIVE Streaming 1st T20I: When, where and how to watch IND vs ZIM series opener on TV and online

Unite8 Sports and FanCode will take care of the series for the Indian viewers at home.

Updated on: Jul 23, 2026, 19:10:53 IST

Written by Prateek Srivastava

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India and Zimbabwe kick off a three-T20I series later today in Harare. The Indian team under new captain Shreyas Iyer had had horrible outings in June and July in Ireland and England. In what was, to all intents and purposes, a shocking result, India lost both their matches against minnows Ireland at Stormont, Belfast. The back-to-back T20 World Cup champions then lost four games in a row in England, with the first game having been a washout.

India vs Zimbabwe, live streaming, 1st T20I: Shreyas Iyer is under tremendous pressure. (AFP)

India: 68/2 after 6.2 overs against Zimbabwe 125/7 in 20 overs.

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was particularly disappointing as he scored 14, 13 and 15 in the three matches he played. He appeared to be a bit impatient. His game against short-pitched bowling was also questionable. After being dropped from the final game against England, he is set to resume his India duties against Sikandar Raza’s Zimbabwe, who boast some really nice pace bowlers in their ranks, like Blessing Muzarabani, Brad Evans and Richard Ngarava. Raza himself is a wily bowler and won’t be easy to deal with.

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Under Iyer, India are looking to register their first T20 win since their thrashing of New Zealand in the World Cup final earlier this year at Ahmedabad on March 8. When Iyer was given the reins of the team at the expense of Suryakumar Yadav in June, there were really high expectations from him but just in a matter of weeks, things changed for the worse.

India vs Zimbabwe first T20I live streaming details

Where is the first T20I between India and Zimbabwe being played?

At the Harare Sports Club. India have played many games here in the past. The venue also hosted some matches in the 2003 World Cup and is set to host some more next year.

When will India vs Zimbabwe first T20I begin?

The match is scheduled for July 23, 2026. Just a few days ago, India were in England playing the ODIs.

What time will India vs Zimbabwe first T20I begin?

The match will start at 4:30 pm (IST). Not a bad thing for Indian viewers back home. Some of the matches against England recently started really late, and having that in mind, the viewers should welcome the new timings against Zimbabwe.

Where will India vs Zimbabwe first T20I be broadcast in India?

The series opener can be viewed on Unite8 Sports.

Where will India vs Zimbabwe first T20I be live-streamed in India?

The match can be live streamed at FanCode for a reasonable price.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Prateek Srivastava
Prateek Srivastava is a senior sports journalist having been in the profession for two decades now. He started his print career with the India Today Group and later also worked for the Asian Age. In 2009, sensing the wind of change, he switched to the digital media and joined Mobile ESPN. There, he covered the 2011 Cricket World Cup and 2010 Hockey World Cup as a venue reporter. He did plenty of voice-over work too, over there. After leaving Mobile ESPN, Prateek went on to work for Cricketnext, Gocricket and Cricbuzz. At Gocricket (Times Internet Limited), he covered the 2014 T20 World from Bangladesh. There he also received a team leadership award, given at the end of the month. Prateek has also covered the 2016 T20 World Cup in India, this time working for Sportz Interactive. He also worked for Chinese giants Alibaba over two years and led their ""Short News"" content team at UC Browser. While cricket is Prateek’s expertise, he has also done a lot of golf. In fact, he has covered India’s first two European Tour events back in the late noughties. He has also done extensive writing on football having been associated with the Indian Super League for three seasons. Finally, Prateek is a literature aficionado and swears by Philip Roth and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and when he doesn’t joke, he is usually quiet and at work.Read More

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