Zimbabwe’s spectacular victory in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
New Delhi: In the 38th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka faced Zimbabwe on Thursday. This exciting match will be held in Colombo’s R. Played at Premadasa Stadium, where Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets. This was Zimbabwe’s second major win in this tournament, which surprised everyone.
Zimbabwe’s historic victory
Zimbabwe defeated Sri Lanka on its home ground in this match, which is considered an important achievement. Earlier, Zimbabwe had also defeated Australia in the ongoing World Cup, which was a major upset in the cricket world. However, Sri Lanka did not get any special shock from this defeat, because it has already qualified for Super-8.
Highlights of the match
Zimbabwe had a target of 179 runs to win, which they achieved with three balls remaining. Brian Bennett scored 63 not out for Zimbabwe, while captain Sikandar Raza added 45 runs. With this win, Zimbabwe has won all four of its matches in the tournament. Now they will face each other against India, South Africa, and West Indies in the Super-8.
Record between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka
In 2025, Zimbabwe defeated Sri Lanka twice in T20s. Last year also, Zimbabwe had defeated Sri Lanka twice. So far, 12 T20 International matches have been played between the two teams, in which Sri Lanka has won 8 and Zimbabwe has won 4 matches.
Group structure for Super-8
Group 1: India, Zimbabwe, West Indies, South Africa
Group 2: Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England, New Zealand
Group 1 match schedule
22 February: India vs South Africa (Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 7 pm)
23 February: Zimbabwe vs West Indies (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 7 pm)
26 February: South Africa vs West Indies (Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 3 pm)
26 February: India vs Zimbabwe (MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 7 pm)
March 1: Zimbabwe vs South Africa (Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 3 pm)
Group 2 match schedule
21st February: New Zealand vs Pakistan (R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, 7 pm)
22 February: England vs Sri Lanka (Pallekele Cricket International Stadium, Pallekele, 3 pm)
24 February: England vs Pakistan (Pallekele Cricket International Stadium, Pallekele, 7 pm)
25 February: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka (R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, 7 pm)
27 February: England vs New Zealand (R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, 7 pm)
28 February: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka (Pallekele Cricket International Stadium, Pallekele, 7 pm)
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