Colombo, Feb 13: A fast bowling masterclass by pacers Blessing Muzarabani and Brad Evans, who took four and three wickets respectively, helped Zimbabwe bowl out Australia for 146 runs in 19.3 overs and register 23 runs win in their second match of the T20 World Cup 2026 played at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday
Matt Renshaw was the lone warrior for the 2021 T20 WC champions but lacked support as his valiant knock of 65 runs went in vain against Zimbabwe, who registered their second win in the T20 World Cup against Australia. Zimbabwe had previously done the same in the inaugural 2007 World Cup.
Chasing a challenging target, Australia were off to a disastrous start as Zimbabwe’s pacers crushed the top order with the help of the swing movement present at the ground. Opener Josh Inglis was the first to go as Muzarabani struck with the first ball he bowled in the match. All-rounder Cameron Green followed suit in the next over as he went for a duck.
Zimbabwe capitalised on the momentum further as Tim David, who was making a return after injury, was dismissed for a duck in the third over as Muzarabani got his second wicket
As the pressure mounted on the 2021 champions, their stand-in captain Travis Head also got dismissed after scoring 17 runs off 15 balls, which included three fours, in the fourth over. Australia were reeling at 38/4 at the end of the power play.
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