• Zimbabwe’s train is moving

• After Australia, Sri Lanka was also defeated

• Victory achieved in the last group match

In the T20 World Cup Zimbabwe cricket team’s explosive form continues. After defeating Australia, Sikandar Raza’s team completed a hat-trick of victories and also beat the tournament’s co-hosts, Sri Lanka. It was the last group match for both the teams who had already qualified for the Super 8. R from Colombo. Batting first at the Premadasa Stadium, Sri Lanka scored 178 for 7. Chasing a target of 179, Zimbabwe scored 182 with three balls to spare to win by six wickets.

Brian Bennett scored an unbeaten 63 for Zimbabwe, while Raza played a brilliant captaincy knock of 45 runs. With this win, Zimbabwe have overtaken Sri Lanka to top Group B. Now, Zimbabwe will focus on a similar performance in the Super 8 matches and a place in the semi-finals. After Australia, Sri Lanka also lost.

Big upset from Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 2021 winners to Australia The defeat caused the biggest upset of the tournament, which boosted their morale and now they beat the hosts in their own backyard. Captain Sikandar Raza and Brian Bennett were the heroes of Zimbabwe’s win. Chasing the target, Brian Bennett held one end together and scored 63 off 48 balls. Meanwhile, Raza, who came in at number four, scored a blistering knock of 45 runs off 26 balls to put the Zimbabwean team on the winning side. He was adjudged man of the match for his match-turning innings.

Apart from Raza and Bennett, opener Tadiwanashe Marumani scored 34 runs. Ryan Burl scored 23 off 12 balls. Tony Munyonga, who hit a six in the last over, remained unbeaten with eight runs off three balls. Earlier, Singh Muzarbani, Brad Evans and Graeme Kremer took two wickets each for Zimbabwe.

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Sri Lanka’s winning streak stopped

With this victory, Zimbabwe stopped Sri Lanka’s winning streak. Sri Lanka had earlier registered a hat-trick of wins and secured a spot in the Super 8s. Pathum Nisanka and Pawan Ratnayake batted brilliantly for Sri Lanka in the match. Nissanka, who was in excellent form, got the team off to a great start with a knock of 62 runs. Pawan then scored 44 off 25 balls to lead the team to 160 runs. Pawan hit three fours and two sixes. Nisanka’s innings consisted of eight fours. Dunith Velalage scored 15 off 8 balls in the last over to take the team to 178, but this score was not enough to win. However, the Sri Lankan team will now forget this defeat and focus on the Super 8 matches.

Warning to Super 8 teams

With their consistently impressive performances, Zimbabwe have warned Super 8 teams not to take them lightly. Zimbabwe will face South Africa, West Indies and India in Super 8. Zimbabwe’s first Super 8 match is against West Indies. They will then face India and the final will be against South Africa.

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