Summary of this article
Zimbabwe defeat Australia by 23 runs in their second Group B clash at the T20 World Cup 2026
Blessing Muzarabani was adjudged player of the match
He registered figures of 4/17
Zimbabwe defeat Australia by 23 runs in the Group B match 19 of the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2026 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday, February 13, 2026.
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Australia won the toss and put Zimbabwe in to bat first. Zimbabwe batted with a cautious approach and posted a competitive 169/2 on the board. Brian Bennett scored a half-century. He played a knock of unbeaten 64 runs. Tadiwanashe Marumani and Ryan Burl also played good knocks of 35 runs each. Sikandar Raza provided the finishing touches to the innings by scoring 25 runs in 13 balls. Marcus Stoinis and Cameron Green were the pick of the Australia bowlers as they scalped two wickets between them and were economical as well.
Defending it, Zimbabwe got off to a great start with their pacers Blessing Muzarabani and Brad Evans striking early. Muzarabani removed Josh Inglis and Tim David while Evans got the better of Travis Head and Cameron Green. Despite a partnership between Glenn Maxwell and Matt Renshaw, Australia kept falling behind the asking rate. When Maxwell was dismissed, they were behind by too much and could not catch up later. Muzarabani registered figures of 1/17. Renshaw couldn't finish the game and after his dismissal, Australia 's innings got wrapped up for 146.
This is Zimbabwe's second consecutive victory against Australia in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. Last time the two faced off in 2007, Zimbabwe won. The result turned out to be the same this time and Brendan Taylor was part of both the squads. With this result, Group B has now opened up. These are next fixtures in Group B:
Ireland vs Oman on February 14
Australia vs Sri Lanka on February 16
Ireland vs Zimbabwe on February 17
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe on February19
Australia vs Oman on February 20
Australia Vs Zimbabwe, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Toss Update
Australia have won the toss and have opted to field first against Zimbabwe in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Group B clash.
Australia Vs Zimbabwe, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Playing XIs
Australia: Travis Head(c), Josh Inglis(w), Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Matthew Kuhnemann
Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Graeme Cremer, Blessing Muzarabani
Australia Vs Zimbabwe, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Streaming Details
T20 World Cup 2026 matches will be available for live TV telecast across Star Sports Network channels in India. Fans can also watch the live stream on the JioHotstar app and website.
