Colombo, Feb. 19 -- Zimbabwe defeated the co-hosts Sri Lanka by six wickets in their last group-stage fixture of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 held at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday.

With this win, Zimbabwe finished at the top of Group B with three wins in four matches. Their last match against Ireland was washed out, which helped them enter the Super Eights and knock Australia out of the tournament. Earlier, they had defeated Australia and Oman in the tournament.

Chasing a challenging target of 179 runs, the Sikandar Raza-led side started with a blazing start when the openers added 69 runs for the first wicket. The wicketkeeper-batter Tadiwanashe Marumani made 34 off 26 balls, including five fours and a six.

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