Zimbabwe Stun Former Champions Australia By 23 Runs In A Group B T20 World Cup Match
Colombo: The T20 World Cup witnessed a thrilling encounter. Zimbabwe defeated Australia by 23 runs in the match played in Colombo today. Zimbabwean cricketers put in a brilliant performance. Batting first, Zimbabwe scored 169 runs for the loss of two wickets in the stipulated overs. Zimbabwean opener Brian Bennett top-scored with 64 runs. His innings included seven fours. Among the Zimbabwean batsmen, Marumani scored 35, Ryan Burle 35, and Sikandar Raja scored 25 runs. Zimbabwe made 125 runs for the loss of a wicket in 15 overs and took steps towards a huge score. But with the Aussie bowlers excelling, Zimbabwe could only manage 44 runs in the last five overs.
Australia threw up their hands in the process of achieving the target set by Zimbabwe. They faced an unexpected defeat. They were all out for 146 runs in 19.3 overs. Among the Aussie batsmen, Matt Renshaw made 65 and Maxwell 31 runs. Among the Zimbabwean bowlers, Mujarbani took 4 and Brad Evans took 3 wickets. Australia lost four wickets for only 29 runs in the chase. After that, Maxwell and Renshaw added 77 runs for the fifth wicket. But the Aussie batsmen could not provide victory for the team. Mujarabani won the Player of the Match award for taking 4 wickets for 17 runs in 4 overs. He became the bowler to take 100 wickets in T20 cricket.
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