HARARE, Aug. 14 -- Blessing Muzarabani bowled the last delivery Zimbabwe needed. With Australia requiring 24 runs from the final over at Colombo's R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium on February 13, 2026, the 6-foot-7 fast bowler from Harare held his nerve to restrict Australia to 146 all out, 23 runs short of Zimbabwe's total of 169 for two. It was one of the most significant upsets in T20 World Cup group-stage history, and it left Australia facing an early exit from a tournament they had entered as plausible contenders.

The Group B match, the 19th fixture of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2025-26, was not how anyone inside Australian cricket had planned February 13. Australia had won the toss, fielded first, and watched Zimbabwe pos...