The win takes Zimbabwe to second place in Group B, having gained each their video games up to now. Australia is behind in third whereas Sri Lanka presently leads the desk.
Chasing a goal of 170, Australia misplaced wickets at common intervals to lose steam towards Zimbabwe. Australian openers Josh Inglis (8) and stand-in captain Travis Head (17) had scored 13 runs in 1.1 overs when pacer Blessing Muzarabani struck a telling blow by eradicating Inglis.
Zimbabwe bowlers additionally eliminated Cameron Inexperienced and Tim David for geese, with the Australian rating at 25. Staring down the barrel, Australia then misplaced Head with the rating at 29. Muzarabani and Brad Evans had taken two wickets every by then.
All Australia missed was a Glenn Maxwell particular. Maxwell was off-colour as he scored an almost run-a-ball 31 off 32 deliveries.
Renshaw’s effort in useless
Maxwell and Matt Renshaw (65) added 76 runs for the fifth wicket. However after Maxwell departed, Stoinis (6) and Dwarshuis (6) couldn’t give in a position assist to Renshaw.
Regardless of Renshaw’s valiant 65 off 44 balls, Australia’s tail finish got here a cropper and the staff misplaced but once more to Zimbabwe, having misplaced even their final encounter on the 2007 T20 World Cup.
Blessing Muzarabani took 4 for 17 in his 4 overs whereas Brad Evans took 3 for 23.
Sturdy opening stand for ZImbabwe
Earlier, after put into bat, Zimbabwe openers Brian Bennett and Tadiwanashe Marumani scored quickly to push Australian bowlers on the backfoot.
The openers added 61 in simply 7.1 overs when Marumani (35) was dismissed by Stoinis. Then Bennet and Ryan Burl (35) stitched a 70-run partnership for the second wicket when Cameron Inexperienced (bowling instead of Stoinis) dismissed Burl. Bennett went to finish his half-century.
Ryan Burl and Brian Bennett 70-run partnership is Zimbabwe’s highest for the second wicket in T20 World Cup, breaking the report of 62 between Masakadza and Taylor.
After the dismissal of Burl, Bennett (64) and Sikandar Raza (25) consolidated the Zimbabwe innings in the direction of the top of the innings, added 38 runs and took the rating previous 160-mark to problem the may of Australian batting.
Scoreboard
Zimbabwe innings: Brian Bennett not out 64 Tadiwanashe Marumani c Inglis b Stoinis 35 Ryan Burl c sub (Xavier Bartlett) b Inexperienced 35 Sikandar Raza not out 25 Extras: (LB-3, W-7) 10
Whole: (For two wickets in 20 overs) 169
Fall of wickets: 1-61, 2-131
Australia bowling: Ben Dwarshuis 4-0-40-0, Marcus Stoinis 2.5-0-17-1, Glenn Maxwell 1-0-14-0, Matthew Kuhnemann 3-0-24-0, Nathan Ellis 4-0-34-0, Adam Zampa 4-0-31-0, Cameron Inexperienced 1.1-0-6-1.
Australia innings: Josh Inglis c Musekiwa b Muzarabani 8 Travis Head b Evans 17 Cameron Inexperienced c Marumani b Evans 0 Tim David c Cremer b Muzarabani 0 Glenn Maxwell b Burl 31 Matt Renshaw c Burl b Muzarabani 65 Marcus Stoinis c Musekiwa b Masakadza 6 Ben Dwarshuis c Munyonga b Evans 6 Nathan Ellis not out 7 Adam Zampa b Muzarabani 2 Matthew Kuhnemann run out (Evans) 0 Extras: (LB-2, W-2) 4
Whole: (All out in 19.3 overs) 146
Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-24, 3-25, 4-29, 5-106, 6-117, 7-131, 8-139, 9-141, 10-146.
Zimbabwe bowling: Sikandar Raza 2-0-17-0, Blessing Muzarabani 4-0-17-4, Brad Evans 3.3-0-23-3, Dion Myers 1-0-9-0, Graeme Cremer 4-0-33-0, Wellington Masakadza 4-0-36-1, Ryan Burl 1-0-9-1.
Mitchell Marsh misses second World Cup recreation
Captain Mitchell Marsh was once more lacking for Australia of their second recreation on the T20 World Cup, towards Zimbabwe in Colombo on Friday (February 13, 2026), after struggling inside testicular bleeding.
Marsh remains to be recovering after being struck within the groin throughout coaching, with Travis Head main the previous champions at R. Premadasa Stadium.
Marsh additionally missed the win over Eire on Wednesday (February 11, 2026) and Steve Smith was known as up as cowl.
“Steve Smith hasn’t reached Colombo but however hopefully the skipper is match quickly,” Head stated on the toss, which he gained and selected to bowl towards Zimbabwe.
Groups:
Australia: Travis Head (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Inexperienced, Matt Renshaw, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Matthew Kuhnemann.
Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Dion Myers, Ryan Burl, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Graeme Cremer, Blessing Muzarabani.
(With inputs from PTI and AFP)
Printed – February 13, 2026 10:54 am IST
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