T20 World Cup 2026: These players of Zimbabwe can become a big threat for West Indies

Updated: 22-02-2026, 08.22 PM

Follow us:

Zimbabwe is performing amazingly in this World Cup (file photo)

What is the news?

Zimbabwe cricket team will face West Indies cricket team in the 44th match of T20 World Cup 2026. This important match of the Super-8 stage will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Till now both the teams have not lost a single match in the tournament, due to which the excitement about this clash has increased further. In such a situation, let us look at those players of Zimbabwe, who can become a challenge for West Indies in this match.

Brian Bennett

No bowler has been able to dismiss Brian Bennett so far in this T20 World Cup. He has scored 175 runs in 3 innings of 3 matches at a strike rate of 125. During this period, he has scored 2 half-centuries and his highest score has been 64* runs. Bennett, who has played innings of 63* against Sri Lanka, 64* against Australia and 48* against Oman, can prove to be a big challenge for West Indies.

Blessing Muzarabani

Fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani’s performance has been excellent so far in the tournament. He has taken a total of 9 wickets in 3 innings of 3 matches at an excellent average of 7.88, while his economy rate was 5.91. Muzarabani has also taken 4 wicket haul once. His performance against Australia was 4/17, while against Sri Lanka he took 2/38 and against Oman he took 3 wickets for 16 runs. Zimbabwe will hope for another better performance from him.

Sikandar Raza

Captain Sikandar Raza’s leadership has been excellent throughout this tournament. He has made important contributions in both batting and bowling. Chasing the target of 179 runs in the last match against Sri Lanka, Raza scored 45 runs in 26 balls, which included 2 fours and 4 sixes. At the same time, he scored unbeaten 25 runs against Australia. While bowling against Oman, Raza took 1 wicket for just 17 runs in 4 overs.

head-to-head

Zimbabwe would like to register victory against West Indies after 16 years

4 matches have been played between the two teams in T-20 International. During this period, West Indies has won 3 matches, while Zimbabwe team has been successful in winning only one match. The only match played between the two teams in the T-20 World Cup was won by West Indies. Zimbabwe’s only win against a Caribbean team was in 2010. In such a situation, she would like to perform better in this match and register her second win after 16 years.

Leave a Comment