Zimbabwe Stun Australia In T20 World Cup 2026

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Zimbabwe scripted arguably the biggest upset of the T20 World Cup 2026 so far by beating Australia in their Group B clash in Colombo on Friday.

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Defending a respectable total of 169, Zimbabwe bowled Australia out for just 146.

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Pacer Blessing Muzarabani led the charge with 4 wickets, while fellow quick Brad Evans took 3.

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Australia got off to a disastrous start, losing 4 wickets in the powerplay. Cameron Green and Tim David scored ducks.

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A fightback led by Matt Renshaw (61) was not enough as Zimbabwe bowled out Australia in 19.3 overs.

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Incidentally, Zimbabwe's score of 169/2 is the lowest by a team batting first in T20 World Cups when a team has lost 2 or less wickets.

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The result has put Australia's Super 8 hopes in serious jeopardy.

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