Australia continues to face Zimbabwe in the 19th match of the T20 World Cup 2026 today. Australian captain Travis Head won the toss and decided to bowl first. This match is being played at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Zimbabwe got a fast start, but could not score big. Zimbabwe scored 169 runs after losing two wickets after 20 overs of play. In reply, Australia has had a very bad start. The Kangaroo team seems to be in trouble. They have lost four wickets for 29 runs in just five overs. Josh Inglis was out after scoring eight runs, while Cameron Green and Tim David could not open the account. Blessing Muzarabani dismissed Inglis and David. At the same time, Brad Evans sent Green to the pavilion. Captain Travis Head was bowled by Brad Evans. He could score 17 runs in 15 balls. Currently Matt Renshaw and Glenn Maxwell are at the crease.
zimbabwe innings
Zimbabwe got its first blow at the score of 61 in the eighth over. Marcus Stoinis got Tadivanashe Marumani caught by Josh Inglis. He scored 35 runs in 21 balls with the help of seven fours. Zimbabwe got the second blow in the form of Ryan Burl. He was out on the last ball of the 16th over. Burl scored 35 runs in 30 balls with the help of four fours. Burl was sent to the pavilion by Cameron Green. Brian Bennett remained unbeaten after scoring 64 runs in 56 balls with the help of seven fours. At the same time, captain Sikandar Raza also scored unbeaten 25 runs in 13 balls with the help of two fours and one six. Both of them made an unbeaten 38-run partnership in 24 balls for the fourth wicket. Mitchell Marsh has not been fit yet and is not playing. In his place, Travis Head is taking command of the Australian team. Both the teams have started their campaign with a win. Australia defeated Ireland by 67 runs in their first match. Whereas Zimbabwe had defeated Oman by 8 wickets. In such a situation, this match can prove to be important for the top position in Group B.
Playing-11 of both the teams
Australia: Travis Head (captain), Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Matthew Kuhnemann.
Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Tadivanashe Marumani (wk), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Grahame Cremer, Blessing Muzarabani.