Australia and Zimbabwe clashed in a Group B match of the T20 World Cup 2026 on February 13, 2026. This match was played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Australia captain Travis Head won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Brian Bennett led the Zimbabwe charge with 64* in 56 balls with 7 fours, while fellow opener Tadiwanashe Marumani made 35 in 21 balls with 7 fours, adding 61 runs for the first wicket. Ryan Burl came in at no. 3 and made 35 in 30 balls, while captain Sikandar Raza made 25* in 13 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes as Zimbabwe made 169/2 in 20 overs.
Brad Evans and Blessing Muzarabani gave Zimbabwe the perfect start as Josh Inglis (8), Cameron Green (0), and Tim David (0) were dismissed for cheap in powerplay overs. Travis Head was also dismissed for 17 runs as Australia was reduced to 29/4 in the 5th over.
Glenn Maxwell made 31 runs, and Matt Renshaw made 65 runs, and the duo added 77 runs for the fifth wicket. This was the only notable contribution with the bat from the Australians, as the Zimbabwe bowlers kept a tight leash.
After Maxwell and Renshaw were dismissed, Zimbabwe quickly bowled Australia out for 146 runs in 19.3 overs. Zimbabwe won by 23 runs, as Brad Evans took 3/23 and Blessing Muzarabani picked up 4/17 and was named the Player of the Match.
This was Zimbabwe’s second win over Australia in T20 World Cups, with the first coming in the 2007 edition.
The cricket fraternity lauded Zimbabwe players for their amazing performance and win over Australia on social media.
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