Muzarabani, Evans and Bennett slay Australia
Australia were never really in the contest - they picked up two wickets in Zimbabwe's entire innings and lost four in their batting powerplay - and fell well short in the end
13/02Result
19th Match, Group B, ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Colombo, Feb 13 2026
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
169/2 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
146 (19.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
13/02Result
19th Match, Group B, ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Colombo, Feb 13 2026
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
169/2 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
146 (19.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
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Zimbabwe play like giants while crushing them
Against Australia, whose cricketing pedigree is unmatched, Zimbabwe were unquestionably the better team
'Should have chased that down' - Renshaw rues Australia batting effort
Refuses to use absence of Mitchell Marsh and injury to Marcus Stoins as excuses
Zimbabwe batters 'parked egos' in smart Australia takedown - Bennett
Opener says they focused on running hard rather than trying to hit boundaries on way to winning score
'Power of sport' - Taylor hails Zimbabwe's grit after famous Australia win
Ruled out of the World Cup with injury, Taylor had his wicketkeeping pads on so he could play a part "if necessary" against Australia
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Nineteen years later, Zimbabwe beat Australia with genuine belief and not just hope
Zimbabwe constructed a win on skill without relying on magic or favours to create a new group of death
Brendan Taylor out of remainder of T20 World Cup with hamstring injury
Brendan Taylor, the Zimbabwe veteran, retired hurt in Zimbabwe's previous T20 World Cup game against Oman and was always a doubt for the Australia fixture
Australia bring in David and Dwarshuis, ask Zimbabwe to bat
Brendan Taylor, the Zimbabwe veteran, has been ruled out of the remainder of the T20 World Cup because of a hamstring injury
Preview
Buoyant Zimbabwe plot massive upset against depleted Australia
Mitchell Marsh is unlikely to be fit for the game and Tim David isn't yet 100% of making the XI, making Australia severely undermanned ahead of the Zimbabwe contest
Videos
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.259 |
| IND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.106 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.993 |
| ZIM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.415 |
| Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.096 |
| NZ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.39 |
| PAK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.123 |
| SL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.95 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 |
| PAK | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.976 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.788 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.217 |
| NAM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.108 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ZIM | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.506 |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.741 |
| AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.523 |
| IRE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
| OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4.845 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.874 |
| ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.201 |
| SCOT | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.184 |
| ITA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.02 |
| NEP | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.349 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.943 |
| NZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.227 |
| AFG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.889 |
| UAE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.364 |
| CAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.426 |