AUS vs ZIM T20 World Cup 2007: The 19th match of the T20 World Cup 2026 was played between Zimbabwe and Australia at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. In the match, Zimbabwe caused a big upset and defeated Australia by 23 runs. This is one of the biggest upsets not only in the 2026 T20 World Cup, but also in the history of the tournament. But it is also worth noting that this is not the first time that Zimbabwe defeated Australia in the T20 World Cup. Zimbabwe team had done this 19 years ago also.

Zimbabwe had earlier also defeated Australia in the 2007 T20 World Cup. Now after 19 years, Zimbabwe has repeated history again. Even in the 2026 T20 World Cup, Zimbabwe defeated Australia in the league stage.

Won by 5 wickets in 2007

In the 2007 T20 World Cup, Zimbabwe won against Australia by 5 wickets. In the match played at Newlands, Cape Town, Australia, batting first, scored 138/9 runs on the board in 20 overs. During this period, excellent bowling was seen from Zimbabwe. Elton Chigumbura took maximum 3 wickets for the team.

Zimbabwe’s wonder in run chase

Then the victory was not so easy for Zimbabwe who went for run chase. The team had won after playing 19.5 overs, which means Zimbabwe had won just one ball earlier. Brendan Taylor played a brilliant inning of 60 runs while remaining unbeaten for Zimbabwe in the chase. Taylor’s innings had helped the team cross the threshold of victory.

Match status in 2026 T20 World Cup

Now let us talk about the match between Zimbabwe and Australia in the 2026 T20 World Cup, here Zimbabwe, batting first, put 169/2 runs on the board in 20 overs. After this, Australia team, which came for run chase, was all out for 146 runs in 19.3 overs. During this period, Blessing Muzarabani took maximum 4 wickets for Zimbabwe.