Zimbabwe could not even qualify in the last World Cup, this time the Kangaroos were eliminated in the biggest upset in the tournament.

Pallekele: The biggest upset has happened in the T20 World Cup 2026 on Tuesday. 2021 champion Australia is out of the tournament. Now Zimbabwe became the second team from Group B after Sri Lanka to qualify for the Super-8. The match between Zimbabwe and Ireland on Tuesday was canceled due to continuous rain, due to which the Kangaroos suffered a loss. Australia’s last hope also ended with one point being shared between Zimbabwe-Ireland.

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After Zimbabwe, Australia also lost to Sri Lanka

The Australian Cricket Team, which will become champion in 2021, has not been able to reach the semi-finals of the last three T20 World Cups. This is also the Kangaroos’ worst performance since 2009. That year, Australia failed to reach the Super Eights after losing to West Indies and Sri Lanka. After losing their first match to Zimbabwe, the Kangaroos were defeated by Sri Lanka.

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The match had to be canceled without even a single ball being bowled.

The ground staff of Pallekele Stadium came to the ground about 55 minutes after the scheduled time of 3 pm and kept working for the next 90 minutes to remove water from the cover, then the sky became cloudy and the staff had to return to the ground. The match was abandoned at 5:30 pm local time without a single ball being bowled.

Zimbabwe reached this far for the first time

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This is the first time that Zimbabwe has reached the second round in the history of the T20 World Cup. Earlier, in the 2022 T20 World Cup held in Australia, Zimbabwe was at the last position in the Super-12 group. Zimbabwe has now reached the forefront in any format of the Cricket World Cup, before this the team was in fifth position in the 1999 ODI World Cup and missed out on reaching the semi-finals on the basis of net run-rate.

Zimbabwe could not even qualify in the last World Cup

In the last T20 World Cup held two years ago, Zimbabwe could not even qualify, but in this tournament, Zimbabwe’s performance has been excellent, they defeated Oman by eight wickets in 39 balls. After this, he caused an upset by defeating Australia on the slow and low bounce pitch of Colombo’s Premadasa Stadium. Zimbabwe will now replace Australia in Group 1 of the Super-8 round, where it will face title contenders India, West Indies and 2024 finalist South Africa.