Zimbabwe v Australia
Group B, match 19 · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 13 Feb 2026
Zimbabwe won by 23 runs
Zimbabwe innings169/220 overs
Australia innings14619.3 overs · target 170
The worm
ZimbabweAustralia
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Zimbabwewicket
Australiawicket
Zimbabwe innings 169/2 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJ Bennett | not out | 64 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 114.3 |
| T Marumani | c JP Inglis b MP Stoinis | 35 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 166.7 |
| RP Burl | c XC Bartlett b C Green | 35 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 116.7 |
| Sikandar Raza | not out | 25 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 192.3 |
| Extras | 10 | |||||
| Total | 2 wickets, 20 overs | 169 | ||||
Did not bat: T Musekiwa, B Muzarabani, WP Masakadza, AG Cremer, D Myers, B Evans, T Munyonga
Fall of wickets: 61-1 (T Marumani, 7.3 ov), 131-2 (RP Burl, 15.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJ Dwarshuis | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| MP Stoinis | 2.5 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6.00 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| GJ Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MP Kuhnemann | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| NT Ellis | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| A Zampa | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| C Green | 1.1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5.14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 | 45 | BJ Bennett 24, T Marumani 35 |
| 2 | 70 | 51 | BJ Bennett 27, RP Burl 35 |
| Unbroken | 38 | 24 | BJ Bennett 13, Sikandar Raza 25 |
Australia innings 146 (19.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP Inglis | c T Musekiwa b B Muzarabani | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200.0 |
| TM Head | b B Evans | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 113.3 |
| C Green | c T Marumani b B Evans | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TH David | c AG Cremer b B Muzarabani | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GJ Maxwell | b RP Burl | 31 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 96.9 |
| MT Renshaw | c RP Burl b B Muzarabani | 65 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 147.7 |
| MP Stoinis | c T Musekiwa b WP Masakadza | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.0 |
| BJ Dwarshuis | c T Munyonga b B Evans | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.7 |
| NT Ellis | not out | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 175.0 |
| A Zampa | b B Muzarabani | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| MP Kuhnemann | run out (B Evans) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 4 | |||||
| Total | all out, 19.3 overs | 146 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (JP Inglis, 1.1 ov), 24-2 (C Green, 2.5 ov), 25-3 (TH David, 3.2 ov), 29-4 (TM Head, 4.3 ov), 106-5 (GJ Maxwell, 14.2 ov), 117-6 (MP Stoinis, 15.4 ov), 131-7 (BJ Dwarshuis, 17.4 ov), 139-8 (MT Renshaw, 18.4 ov), 141-9 (A Zampa, 18.6 ov), 146-10 (MP Kuhnemann, 19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikandar Raza | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| B Muzarabani | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| B Evans | 3.3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 6.57 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| D Myers | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| AG Cremer | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| WP Masakadza | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| RP Burl | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 7 | JP Inglis 8, TM Head 5 |
| 2 | 11 | 10 | TM Head 10, C Green 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | TM Head 1, TH David 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | TM Head 1, GJ Maxwell 2 |
| 5 | 77 | 59 | GJ Maxwell 29, MT Renshaw 46 |
| 6 | 11 | 8 | MT Renshaw 5, MP Stoinis 6 |
| 7 | 14 | 12 | MT Renshaw 8, BJ Dwarshuis 6 |
| 8 | 8 | 6 | MT Renshaw 6, NT Ellis 2 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | NT Ellis 0, A Zampa 2 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | NT Ellis 5, MP Kuhnemann 0 |
Match details
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Player of the match
- B Muzarabani
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Sri Lanka
- Season
- 2025/26
- Umpires
- CB Gaffaney, RR Wimalasiri
- Match referee
- RB Richardson
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1512737