SL vs ZIM: The 38th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 was played between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka in Colombo. In this match, Zimbabwe performed brilliantly and defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 178 runs losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Zimbabwe scored 182 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 19.3 overs and won the match.

The condition of the match was like this

In this match, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. Pathum Nissanka, who came to start the innings, gave a strong start to Sri Lanka. He played a brilliant inning of 62 runs in 41 balls with the help of 8 fours. Thanks to this inning of Nissanka, Sri Lanka scored 178 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs.

In reply, Zimbabwe team scored 182 runs after losing 4 wickets in 19.3 overs. Zimbabwe achieved the target easily thanks to the unbeaten inning of 63 runs by its opener Brian Bennett. Apart from Bennett, Tadivanashe Marumani (34) and captain Sikandar Raza played important roles in their team’s victory by playing important innings of 45 runs.

Australia also got dusted

Under the captaincy of Sikandar Raza, the Zimbabwe team is performing brilliantly in the T20 World Cup 2026. With the win against Sri Lanka, they have achieved their third win in this tournament. After this victory, Zimbabwe has reached the top of the points table of Group B. Earlier, he had given a strong performance and defeated Australia by 23 runs.