digital desk- The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 witnessed a major upset when the Zimbabwe national cricket team performed brilliantly to defeat the Australia national cricket team by 23 runs. With this win, Zimbabwe registered its second consecutive win in the tournament, while Australia suffered its first defeat. Batting first, Zimbabwe scored 169 runs for 2 wickets in 20 overs. Brian Bennett played a brilliant inning of 64 not out with the help of 7 fours in 56 balls. Wicketkeeper Tadivanashe Marumani (35) and Ryan Burl (35) also made important contributions. Captain Sikandar Raza strengthened the innings by scoring 25 runs in 13 balls.
Scored 47 runs without losing a wicket in Pawlplay, score reached 170
Zimbabwe scored 47 runs without losing any wicket in the powerplay. The 61-run partnership between Marumani and Bennett proved to be the turning point of the match. Australia tried to control the run rate in the last five overs, but by then Zimbabwe were in a strong position. The Australian team, which came to chase the target of 170 runs, had a very bad start. In the second over, Blessing Muzarabani gave the first blow by dismissing Josh Inglis. After this Cameron Green and Tim David returned to the pavilion without opening the account. At one time Australia’s score was 4 wickets for 29 runs.
Glenn Maxwell and Matthew Renshaw made a great partnership
Glenn Maxwell (31) and Matthew Renshaw (65) gave hope by making a partnership of more than 50 runs, but Zimbabwe’s bowlers kept up the pressure. Muzarabani took 4 wickets, while Brad Evans bowled brilliantly and took 5 wickets. Adam Zampa did not get any success and gave 31 runs in 4 overs. With this victory, Zimbabwe has strengthened its claim in the tournament. Australia will have to rethink its strategy in the future matches. This match will be remembered as another historic upset in T20 cricket.
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