Australia vs Zimbabwe Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Zimbabwe stun Australia by 23 runs in Colombo

Ben Dwarshuis to Ryan Burl, Very full, around off, tailing in a touch, Ryan works it towards long on for one.

Ben Dwarshuis to Ryan Burl, WIDE. A slower ball, short in length, outside off, Burl goes for the hook but misses. The square leg umpire reckons that it went over the head of the batter. Yes, the replay confirms.

Ben Dwarshuis to Brian Bennett, Another long hop, around off, angling away, Brian goes back and drags the pull towards wide long on for a run.

Ben Dwarshuis to Brian Bennett, Dropped short, around off, Bennett goes for the pull but is done in by the slower ball. Miscues it over mid-wicket but there is no one there. The ball lands safely and the batters return for the second.

Ben Dwarshuis to Brian Bennett, FOUR! 50-RUN STAND UP, IN 35 BALLS! Full and outside off, angling away, Brian Bennett keeps his head still and smashes it over mid off for a boundary. Moves to 40 (38) with his 5th four.

Ben Dwarshuis to Ryan Burl, Full and down the leg side, slower in pace, delivered from the back of the hand, Ryan Burl tickles it towards long leg for a single.

Should be another bowling change. Ellis usually bowls 2 at the death. Yes. Ben Dwarshuis is back on. 2-0-13-0 so far. Suspect he will bowl only this over before coming back on in the 19th or the 20th over.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Ryan Burl, On middle and leg, Ryan works it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Ryan Burl, On middle, pushed back to the bowler.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Ryan Burl, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Full, around middle and leg, Ryan Burl brings out the reverse and scoops it over backward point for a boundary!

Matthew Kuhnemann to Brian Bennett, On middle, worked through mid-wicket for a run. The stand moves to 40 (30).

Matthew Kuhnemann to Ryan Burl, Full and down the leg side, Burl whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 100 UP FOR ZIMBABWE. 46 balls left. The projected score is 180 but if you go by David 'Bumble' Lloyd's philosophy of doubling the score at the 60 percent mark, with wickets in hand, 200 is on.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Ryan Burl, Slower through the air, shorter outside off, Ryan Burl looks to slap it away but misses.

Nathan Ellis to Brian Bennett, Full and straight, Brian Bennett is a bit late in getting his bat down. Manages to defend it awkwardly to the bowler who leaps to his right to stop but misses. However, mid off mops it up. 12 from the over!

Nathan Ellis to Ryan Burl, Overpitched, outside off, Ryan drives it through the covers for a single.

Nathan Ellis to Ryan Burl, WIDE. Full and wide outside off, left alone. Ellis is not too happy with that call, but it did look to be a wide to the naked eye. Yes, the replay confirms that Ellis' reaction is just a cause of frustration. Clearly going past the wide guideline.

Nathan Ellis to Ryan Burl, FOUR! Second boundary of the over. And this is a supreme insult to a fast bowler. Hit back to where it came from. Full, around off, with mid off up, Ryan Burl reaches out and slaps it straight back over the bowler for a boundary.

Nathan Ellis to Ryan Burl, Fuller, outside off, Ryan looks to drive but mistimes it towards cover.

Nathan Ellis to Ryan Burl, FOUR! THUMP! Bad line. Ellis changes the field on the off side, getting an extra fielder there, but then bowls it short and straight, around leg stump. It is an off cutter but Burl picks the change in pace, swivels and pulls it all along the ground to the deep square leg fence. The stand moves to 32 (23).

Nathan Ellis to Ryan Burl, A touch short to start, on middle, angling away. Ryan Burl punches it through the covers for a couple.

Another change. Nathan Ellis returns. 1-0-7-0 so far.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Ryan Burl, Fuller, on leg, Ryan Burl clips it to mid-wicket for a single. 8 runs coming from the over!

Matthew Kuhnemann to Brian Bennett, Fuller, angling it wide across the stumps. Brian Bennett sits down on one knee and predetermines to slog sweep it, but the ball is way away from his range. However, he extends his arm but only manages to get the toe end of his willow. The ball flies flat and drops much short of the long on fielder. Single taken.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Ryan Burl, Full, on middle, Ryan Burl flicks it away to deep mid-wicket and gets a comfortable single.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Ryan Burl, Short, on middle, Ryan Burl nudges it with soft hands to the vacant mid-wicket for a brace.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Ryan Burl, A touch shorter, outside off, Ryan Burl slices it to the right of the deep cover-point fielder. Burl runs hard for the first one and gets a second in time. 

Matthew Kuhnemann to Brian Bennett, Short, on middle, Brian Bennett nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

Halfway mark reached. 79/1 is a good score by Zimbabwe, but the Aussies have pulled things back a touch, going for 22 runs in the last 3 overs. Matthew Kuhnemann is back on. 1-0-9-0 so far.

Another review by Australia for a caught behind. There was another noise down the leg side and once again, Inglis is confident. Oh dear, don't even bother for the UltraEdge.

Cameron Green to Ryan Burl, Australia exhaust both their reviews in 10 overs. Josh Inglis is looking totally embarassed out there. Two reviews for caught behind, both initiated by him, both unsuccessful. A short ball, down the leg side, Ryan Burl went for the pull, but missed. There was a noise and a deviation, as Inglis dived to his right to collect. He straightaway went up and judging his reaction, it was as if, how could you not give that out? Head went with his keeper again and signalled for the review. Even before UltraEdge can load up, the replay is evident enough that the ball was nowhere close to the ball. Technology confirms that the spike is coming when the ball is near the pad. No more help from technology for the Aussies in this innings now. 

Cameron Green to Brian Bennett, Short and wide outside off, Brian slaps it through point for one.

Cameron Green to Brian Bennett, WIDE. Excellent work by the keeper there. A short ball, outside off, Bennett goes for the pull but the ball is way too short and goes way above his head. It keeps on rising and Josh Inglis, given his height, has to leap double extra to try and stop that. Manages to get a glove on that to parry it towards fine leg, restricting the batters to two byes. So that's a wide plus two byes, meaning three wides to the total.

Cameron Green to Ryan Burl, A short ball, down the leg side, Burl gets inside the line and pulls it towards fine leg for a run.

Cameron Green to Brian Bennett, Back of a length, outside off, Bennett slaps it through point for a single.

Cameron Green to Brian Bennett, CAUGHT BEHIND? No appeal. Maybe, my ears are ringing, but I certainly heard a noise. On a length, around off, Brian Bennett moves to the leg side and tries to dab it towards deep third but misses. That ball was very close to the outside edge.

Will the one-over spells continue? Indeed. Here comes bowler number 7. Cameron Green.

Cameron Green to Ryan Burl, On a length, around off, coming in from around the wicket. Ryan Burl goes for the pull but misses. The ball lobs off his thigh pads towards square leg and the batters pinch a leg bye.

Adam Zampa to Brian Bennett, Short, outside off, Brian Bennett punches it to deep backward point and gets a couple of runs.

Adam Zampa to Brian Bennett, Short again, on off, Brian Bennett looks to pull but gets the inside edge and hits his own pad.

Adam Zampa to Ryan Burl, Short, down the leg side, Ryan Burl clips it to deep square leg for one.

Adam Zampa to Ryan Burl, Appeal for LBW, but the umpire remains unmoved! Fuller, on middle, Ryan Burl looks to offer a switch hit, but under edges the ball and wears it on his pad.

Adam Zampa to Brian Bennett, Flat and fuller, on off, Brian Bennett works it across the line through mid-wicket and gets a single.

Adam Zampa to Brian Bennett, Full-length delivery, on off, Brian Bennett tucks it to the vacant mid-wicket region. Two is the shout from the batter and they get it.

Marcus Stoinis to Brian Bennett, Excellent yorker, around leg stump. Bennett stumbles over as he looks to flick and gets hit on the left boot. The ball dribbles to the leg side and a leg bye is taken. A wicket and 9 runs from the over, Marcus Stoinis' bowling figures read 2-0-11-1 so far.

Marcus Stoinis to Brian Bennett, WIDE. A bouncer, but down the leg side. Left alone.

Marcus Stoinis to Brian Bennett, On a length, around off, worked through square leg for a couple.

Marcus Stoinis to Ryan Burl, A short ball, around middle, Ryan Burl swivels for the pull but gets done in by the bounce. However, he does well to roll his wrists over the ball and pulls it through square leg for a single.

The openers have laid down a platform. Time for the middle order to make use of it. Ryan Burl has been promoted to number 3, to keep the attack going, replacing Tadiwanashe Marumani. It could also be to continue the left-right combination. Burl usually bats at 5 or 6.

Marcus Stoinis to Tadiwanashe Marumani, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Finally. Australia have a wicket and it is the 50TH WICKET IN T20IS FOR STOINIS. Similar ball to the previous one. On a length, around middle and leg, angling away, once again Marumani repeats the mistake of cutting too close to the ball. Gets another outside edge and this time, it goes closer to the keeper with Josh Inglis clasping it easily to his left. The 61-RUN STAND has been broken.

Marcus Stoinis to Tadiwanashe Marumani, EDGED, FOUR! The rub of the green going Zimbabwe's way. On a length, outside off, angling away, Marumani looks to cut but is too close to the ball. Gets a thick outside edge which flies behind, but evades the diving keeper to his left, through the vacant first slip region to the deep third fence.