Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    2.4 Crashes this right into long leg! He shuffles into the leg side once more and goes for a cross-batted swat this time. Was there to be hit after landing in the slot, but he gets it straight to Musekiwa, who sits there waiting with his mittens. Didn't need to move an inch 17/1
    5.5 Brilliant catch in the deep from Bennett! Hope looks like he's latched onto this ball - full and on the stumps. Hit front foot comes off the ground just a little as he swipes this towards cow corner. Except the timing isn't quite good enough. Bennett runs in and puts in an incredible one-handed dive. The ball sticks into his right hand, and Zimbabwe close out the powerplay with their second wicket 54/2
    14.3 Mistimed and Bennett takes the catch! Hetmyer finally falls but what an innings this has been. Excellent bowling this from Cremer. Floats it on middle and leg, he swipes that again but doesn't get it anywhere close to the middle of the bat. He is also hitting to the longer part of the ground. Bennett covers decent ground to his left from deep midwicket and takes a good diving catch 176/3
    16.1 Oh, there is some justice in this world! Musekiwa has held onto one and there is relief written all over his face. Powell falls for 59 and Zimbabwe will want to curb the scoring now. Banged in short and on leg, he helps this but only as far as deep backward square leg where Musekiwa hangs on 194/4
    not out
    31
    13
    35
    3
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    238.46
    18.4 Gets a loooot of height but not enough distance and Burl takes a really good catch at long-off. Length ball outside off, he gets back and across looking for another six. He fails to get under it and spoons this straight up. Burl settles under it and takes is comfortably in the end 229/5
    19.3 Six, six, wicket and Muzarabani has his man. Slower offcutter well outside off. Holder backs away and that means he doesn't get any power behind his shot and ends up mistiming to long-off who dives forward and takes a good low catch 248/6
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    Extras
    21 (lb 10, nb 1, w 10)
    TOTAL
    254/6 (20 Overs, RR: 12.7)
    Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Brandon King, 2.4 ov), 2-54 (Shai Hope, 5.5 ov), 3-176 (Shimron Hetmyer, 14.3 ov), 4-194 (Rovman Powell, 16.1 ov), 5-229 (Romario Shepherd, 18.4 ov), 6-248 (Jason Holder, 19.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    R Ngarava4047211.75104410
    B Muzarabani4042210.593320
    B Evans4046111.573330
    AG Cremer403819.561300
    Sikandar Raza3052017.3343521
    D Myers101901902120
  • BATSMEN
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    1.6 Huggeeee hangtime in the air, and Hetmyer gobbles this up at deep backward point! The ball is rifled outside off on a length, into Marumani once more. He goes for a big flick into the leg side but takes the toe edge. Hetmyer stays in his fielding positions and takes this, no error on paper this time around 20/1
    2.1 Absoluteee rippperrr! What a helluva ball. It hangs and drifts in the air for a long time. Lobbed up in the air, above the batter's eyeline. Full and on middle stump. The batter goes for a cross-batted swipe. The ball lands and absolutely rips away from him and hits top of off, in slow-motion. Looks inevitable by the end. 20/2
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    15
    24
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    186.66
    6.4 Motie puts in his reply to the Hosein ripper from earlier! Absolute beauty. Slowed down and flighted, right on the middle stump line on a length. Batter reaches for it and tries to flick it across the line. The ball rips past the unsuspecting batter - more an error in playing down the line than it is turn, on this occasion. Clatters right into the stumps 52/4
    2.4 Hosein has anotherrrr one! He keeps this slow through the air once more. On a length and on the stumps. Burl swipes at it and across the line, towards deep midwicket. Hetmyer takes his second catch of the match 20/3
    10.3 How do you play that? Sensational delivery from Motie and Sikandar Raza has been done all ends up. Just a little flatter on a length from Motie. The ball lands on middle stump, grips and turns viciously past Raza's outside edge who is nowhere near it. Misses and sees his offstump pegged back. Motie is on a celebratory run and Zimbabwe continue to slide 94/5
    12.2 Gets his man now! Length ball on off stump, he gets out the sweep and this time absolutely nails it flat and hard but only as far as Shamar Joseph at deep midwicket. He has taken that cleanly and made it look much, much easier than what it was. 101/7
    10.4 Another one? Oh, yes. And Musekiwa's torrid night goes from bad to worse. This is the arm ball from Motie that lands on off and goes straight on. The ball hits the top of off stump and Zimbabwe are now 94 for 6 94/6
    17.4 That's that! Evans' fun ends on 43 and West Indies start their Super Eight journey with an NRR-boosting 107-run win. Slower offcutter on off stump, he looks to heave that legside, gets a thick outside off that goes only as far as short third. Forde celebrates, West Indies celebrate and Zimbabwe have been routed in Wankhede 147/10
    13.3 A one-handed take by Holder, and Cremer is out of here. Cross-seam back of a length ball on middle stump. Cremer attempts to waft at it, can only splice it to the right of Holder who plucks out his right hand and takes a lovely catch. Zimbabwe continue to go down 102/8
    14.3 Goes high, very high and Shamar Joseph runs in from deep midwicket and takes it comfortably. Length ball on middle stump. Muzarabani attempts and cross-batted hoick, only manages to spoon this straight up. Shamar sprints in, settles under the high ball and takes it reverse-cupped 103/9
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    Extras
    9 (lb 4, w 5)
    TOTAL
    147 all out (17.4 Overs, RR: 8.32)
    Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 1.6 ov), 2-20 (Brian Bennett, 2.1 ov), 3-20 (Ryan Burl, 2.4 ov), 4-52 (Dion Myers, 6.4 ov), 5-94 (Sikandar Raza, 10.3 ov), 6-94 (Tashinga Musekiwa, 10.4 ov), 7-101 (Tony Munyonga, 12.2 ov), 8-102 (Graeme Cremer, 13.3 ov), 9-103 (Blessing Muzarabani, 14.3 ov), 10-147 (Brad Evans, 17.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    AJ Hosein412837172300
    MW Forde3.402727.36123130
    G Motie412847122200
    S Joseph3035011.6671410
    JO Holder302518.33102210

Match Details

Toss

Zimbabwe , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20

Match days

23 February 2026 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

West Indies 2, Zimbabwe 0

Match Notes

Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st20T MarumaniBJ Bennett
2nd0D MyersBJ Bennett
3rd0RP BurlD Myers
4th32Sikandar RazaD Myers
5th42Sikandar RazaT Munyonga
6th0T MunyongaT Musekiwa
7th7B EvansT Munyonga
8th1AG CremerB Evans
9th1B EvansB Muzarabani
10th44B EvansR Ngarava

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Super Eights, Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA33062.259
IND32140.106
WI31220.993
ZIM3030-3.415
Super Eights, Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG33061.096
NZ31131.39
PAK3113-0.123
SL3030-1.95
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND44082.5
PAK43160.976
USA42240.788
NED4132-1.217
NAM4040-3.108
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM43071.506
SL43161.741
AUS42241.523
IRE41230.15
OMA4040-4.845
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI44081.874
ENG43160.201
SCOT41320.184
ITA4132-1.02
NEP4132-1.349
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA44081.943
NZ43161.227
AFG42240.889
UAE4132-1.364
CAN4040-2.426