Maharoof: Zimbabwe stuck to their plans and bowled well
Farveez Maharoof, Gaurav Sundararaman and Monty Desai on Zimbabwe's win over Sri Lanka
19/02Result
38th Match, Group B (D/N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Colombo, Feb 19 2026
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
178/7 -
![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
182/4 (19.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
19/02Result
38th Match, Group B (D/N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Colombo, Feb 19 2026
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
178/7 -
![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
182/4 (19.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
T20 World Cup 2026 - Zimbabwe batting coach Dion Ebrahim: Sikandar Raza is a global superstar
Dion Ebrahim reflects on another big win for Zimbabwe, this time against Sri Lanka
Match Coverage
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The Zimbabwe captain talks about the demands he has made on his players, beating Australia, the advice he gets from Courtney Walsh, and the team's dedicated fan base
Zimbabwe's Castle Corner: six fans, endless songs, and a stand that became a movement
From heartbreak to harmony, a group of loud fans carried Zimbabwe's hopes, and their own savings, to a World Cup revival
Zimbabwe expose the Sri Lankan donut before Super Eight
Kusal Mendis, however, defended Sri Lanka's tactics against Zimbabwe and was confident of their back-up players to make the semi-finals
The past, present and future powering Zimbabwe's magical World Cup
From heartbreak and near misses to unbeaten underdogs, they enter the Super Eight as the tournament's most compelling story
Zimbabwe stun Sri Lanka to enter Super Eight unbeaten
The Zimbabwe bowlers kept Sri Lanka to 178 on a sluggish track before the batters combined to seal their second-highest successful T20I chase
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 |