Zimbabwe team looks in great form in the T20 World Cup 2026. Earlier, it had pulled off a big upset by defeating a strong team like Australia. Now she has come into the limelight by registering another big win before the Super-8. The 38th match of the tournament was played between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe on 19 February at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. In this match, Zimbabwe performed brilliantly and easily won by 6 wickets.
This victory is considered very special for Zimbabwe, because it has made it to the Indian team’s group in the Super-8 of the T20 World Cup 2026. Apart from India, it will also have to compete with West Indies and South Africa in this group. In such a situation, this victory will boost the confidence of the Zimbabwe team and it can benefit in the future matches.
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sri lanka innings
Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, the team made a good start and scored 100 runs at the loss of one wicket in the first 12 overs. After this, the Sri Lankan team scored 78 runs at the loss of six wickets in the remaining eight overs. As a result, Sri Lanka managed to score 178 runs at the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs.
For Sri Lanka, Pathum Nissanka scored the highest score of 62 runs, while Pawan Ratnayake scored 44 runs. For Zimbabwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Brad Evans and Graeme Cremer took two wickets each, while Ryan Burl took one wicket.
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zimbabwe innings
Zimbabwe made a great start while chasing the target. He scored 101 runs at the loss of two wickets in the first 12 overs. Then the team scored 81 runs at the loss of two wickets in the remaining eight overs. As a result, Zimbabwe scored 182 runs for the loss of four wickets in 19.3 overs and won the match by six wickets with three balls remaining.
For Zimbabwe, Brian Bennett scored the highest score of 63 runs, while captain Sikandar Raza scored 45 runs. For Sri Lanka, Dushan Hemantha took two wickets, while Dasun Shanaka and Dunith Vellaledge took one wicket each.
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Zimbabwe’s Super-8 schedule
- 23 February: Zimbabwe vs West Indies (Mumbai)
- 26 February: India vs Zimbabwe (Chennai)
- March 1: Zimbabwe vs South Africa (Delhi)
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