19th Match, Group B, Zimbabwe vs Australia ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026
Zimbabwe 
vs Australia 
Zimbabwe won by 23 runs
Zimbabwe vs Australia
Categories: ICC Mens, ICC Mens WC t20 2026
Zimbabwe won by 23 runs| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennett | not out | 64 | 56 | 99 | 7 | 0 | 114.28 |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani † | c †Inglis b Stoinis | 35 | 21 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 166.66 |
| Ryan Burl | c sub (XC Bartlett) b Green | 35 | 30 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 116.66 |
| Sikandar Raza (c) | not out | 25 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 192.30 |
| Extras (lb 3, w 7) | 10 | ||||||
| Total (20 Ov, RR: 8.45, 99 Mins) | 169/2 | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Inglis † | c Musekiwa b Muzarabani | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Travis Head (c) | b Evans | 17 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 113.33 |
| Cameron Green | c †Marumani b Evans | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tim David | c Cremer b Muzarabani | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Glenn Maxwell | b Burl | 31 | 32 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 96.87 |
| Matt Renshaw | c Burl b Muzarabani | 65 | 44 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 147.72 |
| Marcus Stoinis | c Musekiwa b Masakadza | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | c Munyonga b Evans | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Nathan Ellis | not out | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 175.00 |
| Adam Zampa | b Muzarabani | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | run out (Evans) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras (lb 2, w 2) | 4 | ||||||
| Total (19.3 Ov, RR: 7.48, 103 Mins) | 146 | ||||||
1-61 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 7.3 ov), 2-131 (Ryan Burl, 15.6 ov)
1-13 (Josh Inglis, 1.1 ov), 2-24 (Cameron Green, 2.5 ov), 3-25 (Tim David, 3.2 ov), 4-29 (Travis Head, 4.3 ov), 5-106 (Glenn Maxwell, 14.2 ov), 6-117 (Marcus Stoinis, 15.4 ov), 7-131 (Ben Dwarshuis, 17.4 ov), 8-139 (Matt Renshaw, 18.4 ov), 9-141 (Adam Zampa, 18.6 ov), 10-146 (Matthew Kuhnemann, 19.3 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikandar Raza | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Evans | 3.3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 6.57 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Dion Myers | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme Cremer | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Burl | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dwarshuis | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 2.5 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6.00 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Ellis | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | 1.1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5.14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Over | Cumulative Score | Wickets Fallen (Cumulative) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8/0 | — | |
| 2 | 18/0 | — | |
| 3 | 32/0 | — | |
| 4 | 45/1 | Marumani (35) | |
| 5 | 52/1 | — | |
| 6 | 60/1 | — | |
| 7 | 68/1 | — | |
| 8 | 76/1 | — | |
| 9 | 83/1 | — | |
| 10 | 91/1 | — | |
| 11 | 98/1 | — | |
| 12 | 107/1 | — | |
| 13 | 115/1 | — | |
| 14 | 123/1 | — | |
| 15 | 132/1 | — | |
| 16 | 140/2 | Ryan Burl (35) | |
| 17 | 149/2 | — | |
| 18 | 156/2 | — | |
| 19 | 162/2 | — | |
| 20 | 169/2 | — |
| Over | Cumulative Score | Wickets Fallen (Cumulative) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12/1 | Josh Inglis (8) | |
| 2 | 20/2 | Cameron Green (0) | |
| 3 | 25/3 | Tim David (0) | |
| 4 | 32/3 | — | |
| 5 | 40/4 | Travis Head (17) | |
| 6 | 48/4 | — | |
| 7 | 56/4 | — | |
| 8 | 63/4 | — | |
| 9 | 72/4 | — | |
| 10 | 80/4 | — | |
| 11 | 88/5 | Glenn Maxwell (31) | |
| 12 | 97/5 | — | |
| 13 | 106/5 | — | |
| 14 | 116/6 | Marcus Stoinis (6) | |
| 15 | 125/7 | Ben Dwarshuis (6) | |
| 16 | 132/7 | — | |
| 17 | 139/8 | Matt Renshaw (65) | |
| 18 | 143/9 | Adam Zampa (2) | |
| 19 | 146/10 | Matthew Kuhnemann (0) | |
| 19.3 | 146 all out | — | Innings complete |
| Match Details | |
|---|---|
| Ground | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Toss | Australia, elected to field first |
| Series | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup |
| Season | 2025/26 |
| Player Of The Match | Zimbabwe – Blessing Muzarabani |
| Match Number | T20I no. 3704 |
| Hours of Play (Local Time) | 11.00 start, First Session 11.00-12.30, Interval 12.30-12.50, Second Session 12.50-14.20 |
| Match Days | 13 February 2026 – day (20-over match) |
| Umpires | New Zealand – Chris Gaffaney (DRS) |
| Third Umpire | Sri Lanka – Raveendra Wimalasiri (DRS) |
| TV Umpire | England – Richard Illingworth |
| Reserve Umpire | Sri Lanka – Kumar Dharmasena |
| Match Referee | West Indies – Richie Richardson |
| Points | Zimbabwe 2, Australia 0 |
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