Zimbabwe defeated Sri Lanka and recorded important records

New Delhi: In the T20 World Cup 2026, Zimbabwe achieved another big feat by defeating the strong Sri Lankan team by 6 wickets. This match will be held on Thursday in Colombo’s R. Played at Premadasa Cricket Stadium.

Sri Lanka, batting first, scored 178 runs in 20 overs and set a target of 179 runs for Zimbabwe. Chasing this target, Zimbabwe successfully achieved it by losing only 4 wickets in 19.3 overs.

Zimbabwe made a big upset

This victory was special for Zimbabwe in many ways. This is his second highest run chase in T20 international cricket. Apart from this, this is also their second most successful run chase against Sri Lanka in the history of T20 World Cup. In this match, he hit a total of 7 sixes, which is the highest number of sixes in any of his innings in the T20 World Cup. This is Zimbabwe’s fifth win in the T20 World Cup against a full member nation. Earlier, they had also defeated teams like Ireland, Pakistan and Australia.

Brian Bennett became the hero of victory

Zimbabwean opener Brian Bennett was the hero of this victory, finishing unbeaten on 63 runs in 48 balls. Bennett’s innings included 8 fours. He has equaled Sean Williams in scoring more than 50 runs in T20 Internationals, making both of them the record for scoring 50 or more runs 12 times each, which is the joint second highest figure for Zimbabwe.

69 run partnership for the third wicket

Chasing the target, Zimbabwe got a strong start from Bennett and Tadivanashe Marumani. Both of them made a partnership of 69 runs for the first wicket, due to which the team reached a good position. Marumani lost his wicket after scoring 34 runs. After this, Ryan Burl batted at a brisk pace scoring 23 runs in 12 balls. Captain Sikandar Raza took the responsibility in the middle overs and along with Bennett made an important partnership of 69 runs for the third wicket.

Captain Raza’s stormy innings

Raza played a useful inning of 45 runs in 26 balls. In the end, Bennett maintained his composure and played an important role in helping the team win. With this win, Zimbabwe not only strengthened their position in the tournament, but also proved that they are capable of challenging the bigger teams. His performance in the T20 World Cup 2026 has become a topic of discussion in the cricket world.