Big upset in T20 World Cup 2026! Australia out, Zimbabwe reaches Super 8 for the first time

Tezzbuzz Desk – Australia’s journey in the T20 World Cup ended before expectations. The dream of reaching the Super 8s was washed away by rain when the match between Ireland and Zimbabwe was abandoned. After this result Australia was out of the tournament.

How did Australia’s dream break?

Australia had a good start in the group stage and defeated Ireland, but after that the team’s rhythm completely deteriorated.

• Zimbabwe won by 23 runs
• Sri Lanka suffered a crushing defeat by 8 wickets

After the match was canceled due to rain, Zimbabwe had 5 points from 3 matches, whereas even if Australia had won the next match, it would have reached maximum 4 points. From here the game of Kangaroo team ended.

Flop performance despite star players

Australia had a strong batting lineup, but the team faltered on big occasions. Fast bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood could not play in the tournament due to injury. However, the rest of the bowling attack also did not prove to be effective against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.

Historic moment for Zimbabwe

Whereas Zimbabwe national cricket team created history. For the first time the team has reached the Super 8 of the T20 World Cup. This is his best performance till date.
Now on 26th February, Zimbabwe will face India national cricket team in Super 8.

Such a shock after 17 years

Australia is out of the first round of the T20 World Cup after 17 years. Earlier in 2009, the team was out of the group stage.

• 2021 – Champion
• 2022 – Out of Super 12
• 2024 – finish in the Super 8
• 2026 – The journey ends in the group stage itself.

It is clear that since the 2021 title win, Australia’s T20 World Cup graph has been continuously falling.