Colombo, Feb. 13 -- Zimbabwe pulled off the biggest upset of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 when they defeated the mighty Australia by 23 runs in match 19 held at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.

This is the second time that the African nation has beaten Australia in a T20 World Cup match. The first was when Australia lost their group stage match against Zimbabwe in the 2007 edition.

Australia won the toss and elected to field, but little went their way after that. In an assured batting performance, Zimbabwe posted 169/2 in 20 overs, their highest score against Australia in T20Is. Zimbabwe's previous best against Australia was 151/9 in Harare in July 2018.

They carried on the momentum in the field, reducing Australia to ...