AUS vs ZIM: Zimbabwe bowlers wreaked havoc on Australia, took so many wickets in just 5 overs.

Sanjeev Kumar

khelja|13-02-2026

The havoc of Zimbabwe's bowlers. (Photo- GETTY)

Zimbabwe vs Australia, T20 World Cup 2026: In the Group B match of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Zimbabwe's bowlers destroyed Australia's batting in the powerplay. In this match, Australia won the toss and chose to bowl first, but Zimbabwe, batting first, scored a strong score of 169 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in 20 overs. Then, while defending the target, the Zimbabwean bowlers gave a strong start to the team.

Zimbabwe bowlers wreak havoc

Australia had a very bad start while chasing the target.

Zimbabwe's fast bowlers Blessing Muzarabani and Brad Evans wreaked havoc in the first 5 overs. Australia's top order collapsed due to the lethal bowling of Muzarabani and Evans. Big players like Josh Inglis, Cameron Green and Tim David were out early. At the same time, Travis Head was also bowled in a strange way on the ball of Brad Evans, when the ball hit the pad and hit the stumps.

So many wickets taken in 5 overs

Zimbabwe's bowlers sent 4 Australian batsmen to the pavilion in the first 5 overs. Due to which the Australian team could score only 38 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 6 overs powerplay.

Blessing Muzarabani gave the first blow to Australia, he showed Josh Inglis the way to the pavilion on the very first ball of his over. Then Cameron Green was out without opening the account. This wicket was taken by Brad Evans. Then Tim David also became a victim of Blessing Muzarabani without opening an account.

Australia lost its first 3 wickets for 25 runs. Zimbabwe's bowlers did not stop here and gave the fourth blow to the team at the score of 29 runs. Captain Travis Head lost his wicket after scoring 17 runs in 15 balls.

Due to which Australia lost 4 wickets for 29 runs in the first 5 overs.

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