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Hetmyer’s stormy innings, West Indies defeated Zimbabwe by 107 runs, Caribbean team’s huge victory in Super-8

By Samira Vishwas

West Indies vs Zimbabwe Super-8 Match Highlight: In the 44th match of T20 World Cup 2026, West Indies defeated Zimbabwe by 107 runs. In this match, the Caribbean team, batting first, scored a huge score of 254 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Zimbabwe team, while chasing the target, was limited to 147 runs in 17.4 overs. Due to this big defeat, Zimbabwe not only had to lose the match, but its net run rate in the points table also suffered a big blow.

Hetmyer and Powell’s storm

The biggest feature of West Indies’ innings was their aggressive batting. Shimron Hetmyer, who came at number three, played an explosive inning of 85 runs in just 34 balls. In this innings, he took a toll on the Zimbabwean bowlers by hitting 7 fours and 7 sixes. Shimron Hetmyer was named ‘Player of the Match’ for his excellent innings in this important Super-8 match against Zimbabwe. Was honored with the award.

From the other end, Rovman Powell also batted brilliantly. He scored 59 runs in 35 balls and took the team’s score forward rapidly. After this, Shafran Rutherford increased the run pace in the last overs by scoring 31 runs in 13 balls. The lower order batsmen also played short but effective innings, due to which the team was successful in crossing 250.

Zimbabwe’s innings faltered

Zimbabwe’s start to chase the huge target of 255 runs was not as expected. The team kept losing wickets at regular intervals, due to which the pressure kept increasing. Brad Evans definitely showed some fight by scoring 43 runs in 21 balls. His innings included 2 fours and 5 sixes. Dion Mayers scored 28 runs in 15 balls and Sikandar Raza scored 27 runs in 20 balls, but the rest of the batsmen failed to play big innings. Ultimately the entire team was all out for 147 runs.

Also read: West Indies created history in T20 World Cup, became the first team in the world to achieve such a feat.

Great performance by Caribbean bowlers

Bowlers also played an important role in West Indies’ victory. Gudakesh Moti bowled brilliantly and took 4 wickets, while Akil Hossain broke the back of Zimbabwe by taking 3 wickets. Overall, this match proved to be an excellent example of West Indies’ explosive batting and balanced bowling.

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