“Blessing in the truest sense”: Fans erupt as Zimbabwe pull off massive upset win vs Australia in T20 World Cup 2026

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Australia Vs Zimbabwe T20 World Cup

Australia started off their ICC T20 World Cup campaign in Sri Lanka with some big hopes, especially after they were knocked out of the ICC T20 World Cup Super 8s last time after a loss to Afghanistan. However, they have continued their humiliating run in T20s with a World Cup defeat to the underdogs Zimbabwe.

Australia initiated their campaign against Ireland, where their new skipper, Travis Head, led them through a tough phase, and the Aussies started off with a massive win. However, their campaign has again faced a massive jolt in the absence of their skipper, Mitchell Marsh.

The next two matches of the Australian team in this edition of the T20 World Cup are scheduled against Sri Lanka and Oman. Aussies will have to win both their upcoming matches and will also have to keep track of their scoring rate. If Zimbabwe can also defeat the hosts, Sri Lanka, then Australia’s chances will be bolstered.

Brian Bennett helps Zimbabwe pose a masisve 170 run target on the slow Premadasa track

Zimbabwe were pushed to bat first by the Australian stand-in skipper, Travis Head. Brian Bennett, the opening batter for the African minnows, contributed heavily to Zimbabwe’s success. He has been their most prolific batter across formats.

Bennett played till the very end, and he scored 64 runs off 56 balls, anchoring the Zimbabwean innings. He was part of three promising partnerships alongside opener Marumani and the all-rounder Ryan Burl, who was promoted in the batting order.

Lastly, he stood strong alongside the skipper Sikander Raza, and played a fine hand in the death overs to pose a stunning 170-run target at the loss of just 2 wickets. Sikandar Raza scored 25 runs with the bat.

Blessing Muzarabani cleans up Australian batters to script World Cup history

Australia have continued to struggle against the African minnows. Blessing Muzarabani is having a dream World Cup, as he has picked 7 wickets across two games. Despite the return of Australian batter Tim David, the Aussies never seemed close to Zimbabwe’s total, as their innings kept falling apart with the consecutive loss of wickets.

While Matt Renshaw was their most astonishing performer with 65 runs, Muzarabani dismissed him in the second-to-last over of the game. Muzarabani picked up two early wickets with the new ball, which also included the wicket of David.

He then returned with the figures of 4/17 in the match and was crowned as the Player of the Match for having played a monumental role in Australia’s win.

Zimbabwe extends undefeated record in T20 World Cups against Australia

Zimbabwe have always had a very promising record against Australia in the ICC T20 World Cup. Zimbabwe, with this victory against Australia, has now won a total of 3 times against Australia. The last time these two teams clashed in the T20 World Cup was back in the 2007 World Cup, when Zimbabwe beat Australia by 5 wickets.

This time around, Australia have been totally crushed by Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe have extended their undefeated record against Australia in the ICC T20 World Cup.

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