Zimbabwe at the Men's T20 World Cup

The Zimbabwe national cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the governing body of cricket. There have been nine editions of the T20 World Cup and Zimbabwe has participated in six editions. Although they had qualified for the 2009 edition, they later withdrew following pressure from England and South Africa due to political reasons.

They have never reached the knockout stage of the tournament but their best performance came in 2022 after reaching the Super 12 stage. They have an overall win–loss record of 8–11 from 20 matches.

T20 World Cup record

ICC T20 World Cup record											Qualification record^[a]
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Ab^[b]	Captain		Pld	W	L	T	NR
2007	Group stage	9/12	2	1	1	0	0	0	Prosper Utseya		Did not participate (qualified automatically)
2009	Withdrew
2010	Group stage	11/12	2	0	2	0	0	0	Prosper Utseya
2012	Group stage	12/12	2	0	2	0	0	0	Brendan Taylor

2014	First stage	11/16	3	2	1	0	0	0	Brendan Taylor
2016	First stage	11/16	3	2	1	0	0	0	Hamilton Masakadza
2021	Not eligible (suspended)										Not eligible (suspended)
2022	Super 12	10/16	8	3	4	0	1	0	Craig Ervine		3	3	0	0	0
2024	Did not qualify										6	4	2	0	0
2026	Qualified								Sikandar Raza		10	10	0	0	0
2028	Qualified										Did not participate (qualified automatically)
Total	0 Titles	7/10	20	8	11	0	1	0	N/a	19	17	2	0	0

↑ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition. For subsequent events, only the final qualification event is considered.
↑ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

Record by opponents

Opponent	M	W	L	T+W	T+L	NR	Ab	Win %	First played
Afghanistan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2016
Australia	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	100	2007
Bangladesh	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2022
England	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2007
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2016
India	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2022
Ireland	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	50.00	2014
Netherlands	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	50.00	2014
New Zealand	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2010
Oman	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2026
Pakistan	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2022
Scotland	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	100	2016
South Africa	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0.00	2012
Sri Lanka	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	2010
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2014
West Indies	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2022
Total	22	10	11	0	0	1	0	45.45	—
Source:^[1] Last Updated: 13 February 2026

Tournament results

North Africa 2007

Squad

Results

Group stage (Group B)			Super 8s		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
Australia W by 5 wickets	England L by 50 runs	3	Did not advance				Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[2]

Scorecards

Group stage (Group B)

12 September
18:00
(scorecard)

Australia
138/9 (20 overs)

v

Zimbabwe
139/5 (19.5 overs)

Brad Hodge 35 (22)
Elton Chigumbura 3/20 (3 overs)

Brendan Taylor 60* (45)
Stuart Clark 2/22 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Tony Hill (NZ)
Player of the match: Brendan Taylor (Zim)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

13 September
14:00
(scorecard)

England
188/9 (20 overs)

v

Zimbabwe
138/7 (20 overs)

Kevin Pietersen 79 (37)
Elton Chigumbura 4/31 (4 overs)

Brendan Taylor 47 (39)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 3/18 (4 overs)

England won by 50 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Ian Howell (SA)
Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Eng)

England won the toss and elected to bat.
Luke Wright, Darren Maddy and Chris Schofield (Eng) all made their T20I debuts.

West Indies 2010

Squad

Results

Group stage (Group B)			Super 8s		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
Sri Lanka L by 14 runs (DLS)	New Zealand L by 7 runs (DLS)	3	Did not advance				Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[3]

Scorecards

Group stage (Group B)

3 May
09:30
Scorecard

Sri Lanka
173/7 (20 overs)

v

Zimbabwe
29/1 (5 overs)

Mahela Jayawardene 100 (64)
Ray Price 2/31 (4 overs)

Tatenda Taibu 12* (13)

Sri Lanka won by 14 runs (D/L)
Providence Stadium, Guyana
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Rain reduced Zimbabwe's innings to 5 overs. According to the Duckworth–Lewis method, their target was 44 runs.

4 May
09:30
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
84 (15.1 overs)

v

New Zealand
36/1 (8.1 overs)

Tatenda Taibu 21 (14)
Scott Styris 3/5 (2 overs)

Brendon McCullum 22* (26)
Prosper Utseya 1/21 (4 overs)

New Zealand won by 7 runs (D/L)
Providence Stadium, Guyana
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Steve Davis (Aus)
Player of the match: Nathan McCullum (NZ)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
Rain reduced New Zealand's innings to 8.1 overs. According to the Duckworth–Lewis method, their target was 30 runs.

Sri Lanka 2012

Squad

Results

Group stage (Group C)			Super 8s		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
Sri Lanka L by 82 runs	South Africa L by 10 wickets	3	Did not advance				Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[4]

Scorecards

Group stage (Group C)

18 September
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Sri Lanka
182/4 (20 overs)

v

Zimbabwe
100 (17.3 overs)

Kumar Sangakkara 44 (26)
Graeme Cremer 1/27 (4 overs)

Hamilton Masakadza 20 (23)
Ajantha Mendis 6/8 (4 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 82 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Ajantha Mendis (SL)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field

20 September
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
93/8 (20 overs)

v

South Africa
94/0 (12.4 overs)

Craig Ervine 37 (40)
Jacques Kallis 4/15 (4 overs)

Richard Levi 50* (43)

South Africa won by 10 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa
Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)

South Africa won the toss and elected to field
Zimbabwe were eliminated as a result of this match.

Bangladesh 2014

Squad

Results

First stage (Group B)				Super 10		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
Ireland L by 3 wickets	Netherlands W by 5 wickets	United Arab Emirates W by 5 wickets	2	Did not advance				First stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[5]

Scorecards

First stage (Group B)

17 March 2014
15:30
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
163/5 (20 overs)

v

Ireland
164/7 (20 overs)

Brendan Taylor 59 (46)
George Dockrell 2/18 (4 overs)

Paul Stirling 60 (34)
Tinashe Panyangara 4/37 (4 overs)

Ireland won by 3 wickets
Sylhet Divisional Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Ire)

Ireland won the toss and chose to field.

19 March 2014
15:30
Scorecard

Netherlands
140/5 (20 overs)

v

Zimbabwe
146/5 (20 overs)

Tom Cooper 72 (58)
Prosper Utseya 2/24 (4 overs)

Brendan Taylor 49 (39)
Pieter Seelaar 2/9 (2 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
Sylhet Divisional Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Brendan Taylor (Zim)

Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

21 March 2014
11:30
Scorecard

United Arab Emirates
116/9 (20 overs)

v

Zimbabwe
118/5 (13.4 overs)

Swapnil Patil 30 (26)
Sean Williams 3/15 (4 overs)

Elton Chigumbura 53* (21)
Manjula Guruge 2/18 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
Sylhet Divisional Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Elton Chigumbura (Zim)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field

India 2016

Squad

Results

First stage (Group B)				Super 10		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
Hong Kong W by 14 runs	Scotland W by 11 runs	Afghanistan L by 59 runs	2	Did not advance				First stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[6]

Scorecards

First stage (Group B)

8 March 2016
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
158/8 (20 overs)

v

Hong Kong
144/6 (20 overs)

Vusi Sibanda 59 (46)
Tanwir Afzal 2/19 (4 overs)

Jamie Atkinson 53 (44)
Donald Tiripano 2/27 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 14 runs
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Vusi Sibanda (Zim)

Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

10 March 2016
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
147/7 (20 overs)

v

Scotland
136 (19.4 overs)

Sean Williams 53 (36)
Mark Watt 2/21 (4 overs)

Richie Berrington 36 (39)
Wellington Masakadza 4/28 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 11 runs
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
Player of the match: Wellington Masakadza (Zim)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

12 March 2016
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Afghanistan
186/6 (20 overs)

v

Zimbabwe
127 (19.4 overs)

Mohammad Nabi 52 (32)
Tinashe Panyangara 3/32 (4 overs)

Tinashe Panyangara 17* (7)
Rashid Khan 3/11 (4 overs)

Afghanistan won by 59 runs
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Mohammad Nabi (Afg)

Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Australia 2022

Squad and kit

2022 kit

Results

First stage (Group B)				Super 12 (Group 2)						Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
Ireland W by 31 runs	West Indies L by 31 runs	Scotland W by 5 wickets	2	South Africa No result	Pakistan W by 1 run	Bangladesh L by 3 runs	Netherlands L by 5 wickets	India L by 71 runs	6	Did not advance		Super 12
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[7]

Scorecards

First stage (Group B)

17 October 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
174/7 (20 overs)

v

Ireland
143/9 (20 overs)

Sikandar Raza 82 (48)
Josh Little 3/24 (4 overs)

Curtis Campher 27 (22)
Blessing Muzarabani 3/23 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 31 runs
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Zim)

Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

19 October 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

West Indies
153/7 (20 overs)

v

Zimbabwe
122 (18.2 overs)

Johnson Charles 45 (36)
Sikandar Raza 3/19 (4 overs)

Luke Jongwe 29 (22)
Alzarri Joseph 4/16 (4 overs)

West Indies won by 31 runs
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: Alzarri Joseph (WI)

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

21 October 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Scotland
132/6 (20 overs)

v

Zimbabwe
133/5 (18.3 overs)

George Munsey 54 (51)
Tendai Chatara 2/14 (4 overs)

Craig Ervine 58 (54)
Josh Davey 2/16 (3 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Zim)

Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
Zimbabwe qualified for the Super 12 as a result of this match.

Super 12 (Group 2)

24 October 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
79/5 (9 overs)

v

South Africa
51/0 (3 overs)

Wesley Madhevere 35* (18)
Lungi Ngidi 2/20 (2 overs)

Quinton de Kock 47* (18)

No result
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
The match was reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.
South Africa were set a revised target of 64 runs in 7 overs due to rain.
Rain during South Africa's innings prevented any further play.

27 October 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
130/8 (20 overs)

v

Pakistan
129/8 (20 overs)

Sean Williams 31 (28)
Mohammad Wasim 4/24 (4 overs)

Shan Masood 44 (38)
Sikandar Raza 3/25 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 1 run
Perth Stadium, Perth
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Zim)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
This was Zimbabwe's first win over Pakistan in an ICC Tournament.

30 October 2022
13:00
Scorecard

Bangladesh
150/7 (20 overs)

v

Zimbabwe
147/8 (20 overs)

Najmul Hossain Shanto 71 (55)
Blessing Muzarabani 2/13 (2 overs)

Sean Williams 64 (42)
Taskin Ahmed 3/19 (4 overs)

Bangladesh won by 3 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Taskin Ahmed (Ban)

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

2 November 2022
14:30
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
117 (19.2 overs)

v

Netherlands
120/5 (18 overs)

Sikandar Raza 40 (24)
Paul van Meekeren 3/29 (4 overs)

Max O'Dowd 52 (47)
Richard Ngarava 2/18 (4 overs)

Netherlands won by 5 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Max O'Dowd (Ned)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

6 November 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

India
186/5 (20 overs)

v

Zimbabwe
115 (17.2 overs)

Suryakumar Yadav 61* (25)
Sean Williams 2/9 (2 overs)

Ryan Burl 35 (22)
Ravichandran Ashwin 3/22 (4 overs)

India won by 71 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Suryakumar Yadav (Ind)

India won the toss and elected to bat.

India & Sri Lanka 2026

Squad and kit

Results

Group stage (Group B)					Super 8 (Group 1)				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
Oman W by 8 wickets	Australia W by 23 runs	Ireland Match abandoned	Sri Lanka W by 6 wickets	1	West Indies 23 Feb	India 26 Feb	South Africa 1 Mar	TBD	To be decided		TBD
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[8]

Scorecards

Group stage (Group B)

Match 8
9 February 2026
15:00 UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Oman
103 (19.5 overs)

v

Zimbabwe
106/2 (13.3 overs)

Vinayak Shukla 28 (21)
Blessing Muzarabani 3/16 (4 overs)

Brian Bennett 48* (36)
Sufyan Mehmood 2/12 (3 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Wayne Knights (NZ) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Blessing Muzarabani (Zim)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
This was the first time Oman and Zimbabwe faced each other in T20Is.^[9]

Match 19
13 February 2026
11:00 UTC+5:30
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
169/2 (20 overs)

v

Australia
146 (19.3 overs)

Brian Bennett 64* (56)
Cameron Green 1/6 (1.1 overs)

Matt Renshaw 65 (44)
Blessing Muzarabani 4/17 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 23 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Blessing Muzarabani (Zim)

Australia won the toss and elected to field.
Blessing Muzarabani became the third player for Zimbabwe to take 100 wickets in T20Is.^[10]

Match 32
17 February 2026
15:00 UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Ireland

v

Zimbabwe

Match abandoned
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)

No toss.
No play was possible due to rain.
Zimbabwe qualified for the Super 8 while Australia and Ireland were eliminated as a result of this match.^[11]^[12]

Match 38
19 February 2026
15:00 UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Sri Lanka
178/7 (20 overs)

v

Zimbabwe
182/4 (19.3 overs)

Pathum Nissanka 62 (41)
Graeme Cremer 2/27 (4 overs)

Brian Bennett 63* (48)
Dushan Hemantha 2/36 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Zim)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

Super 8 (Group 2)

Match 44
23 February 2026
19:00 UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard

West Indies
254/6 (20 overs)

v

Zimbabwe
147 (17.4 overs)

Shimron Hetmyer 85 (34)
Blessing Muzarabani 2/42 (4 overs)

Brad Evans 43 (21)
Gudakesh Motie 4/28 (4 overs)

West Indies won by 107 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Attendance: 19,199^[13]
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind)
Player of the match: Shimron Hetmyer (WI)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
Shimron Hetmyer (WI) scored the fastest half-century (19 balls) for West Indies in T20Is.^[14]
West Indies recorded the second highest total in the T20 World Cup.^[15]
Brad Evans and Richard Ngarava (Zim) recorded the highest partnership for the 10th wicket in the T20 World Cup.^[16]

Match 48
26 February 2026
19:00 UTC+5:30 (N)
Scorecard

India
256/4 (20 overs)

v

Zimbabwe
184/6 (20 overs)

Abhishek Sharma 55 (30)
Sikandar Raza 1/29 (3 overs)

Brian Bennett 97* (59)
Arshdeep Singh 3/24 (4 overs)

India won by 72 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Hardik Pandya (Ind)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
Suryakumar Yadav (Ind) completed 4,000 international runs during the match.^[17]
India recorded their highest total and the second highest total by any team in the T20 World Cup.^[18]
South Africa qualified for their second consecutive and overall fourth T20 World Cup semi-final while Zimbabwe were eliminated as a result of this match.^[19]

Match 51
1 March 2026
15:00 UTC+5:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
153/7 (20 overs)

v

South Africa
154/5 (17.5 overs)

Sikandar Raza 73 (43)
Kwena Maphaka 2/21 (4 overs)

Dewald Brevis 42 (18)
Sikandar Raza 3/29 (4 overs)

South Africa won by 5 wickets
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Zim)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
Lungi Ngidi became the first South African cricketer to take 90 wickets in T20Is.^[20]

Records and statistics

Team records

Highest innings totals

Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
174/7 (20 overs)	Ireland	Hobart	2022
169/2 (20 overs)	Australia	Colombo	2026
163/5 (20 overs)	Ireland	Sylhet	2014
158/8 (20 overs)	Hong Kong	Nagpur	2016
147/7 (20 overs)	Scotland	Nagpur	2016
147/8 (20 overs)	Bangladesh	Brisbane	2022
Last updated: 13 February 2026^[21]

Most appearances

This list consists players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup. Craig Ervine has played a total of 11 matches, and has captained the team in 7 of their World Cup matches.

Matches	Player	Period
14	Sikandar Raza	2014-2022
14	Sean Williams	2014-2022
13	Tendai Chatara	2014-2022
12	Elton Chigumbura	2007-2016
12	Hamilton Masakadza	2007-2016
Last updated: 6 November 2022^[22]

Batting statistics

Most runs

Runs	Player	Mat	Inn	HS	Avg	100s	50s	Period
278	Sikandar Raza	14	14	82	19.85	N/a	1	2014–2022
275	Sean Williams	14	14	64	19.64	N/a	2	2014–2022
245	Brendan Taylor	8	8	60*	40.83	N/a	2	2007–2014
213	Hamilton Masakadza	12	12	43	17.75	N/a	N/a	2007–2016
180	Vusi Sibanda	10	10	59	20.00	N/a	1	2007–2016
Last updated: 6 November 2022^[23]

Highest partnerships

Runs	Players	Opposition	Venue	Season
74 (1st wicket)	Brendan Taylor (41) & Vusi Sibanda (29)	v England	Cape Town	2007
64 (4th wicket)	Sikandar Raza (40) & Craig Ervine (23)	v Scotland	Hobart	2022
63 (6th wicket)	Sean Williams (36) & Ryan Burl (26)	v Bangladesh	Brisbane	2022
62 (2nd wicket)	Brendan Taylor (32) & Hamilton Masakadza (26)	v Netherlands	Sylhet	2014
61 (5th wicket)	Malcolm Waller (26) & Vusi Sibanda (32)	v Hong Kong	Nagpur	2016
Last updated: 6 November 2022^[24]

Bowling statistics

Most wickets

Wickets	Player	Matches	Avg.	Econ.	BBI	4W	5W	Period
13	Sikandar Raza	14	16.53	6.51	3/19	0	0	2014–2022
12	Blessing Muzarabani	8	16.58	7.65	3/23	0	0	2022–2022
11	Sean Williams	14	21.45	6.05	3/15	0	0	2014–2022
11	Tendai Chatara	13	26.90	6.72	2/14	0	0	2014–2022
9	Tinashe Panyangara	6	19.66	7.69	4/37	1	0	2014–2016
9	Richard Ngarava	8	21.88	7.03	2/18	0	0	2022–2022
Last updated: 6 November 2022^[25]

References

↑ "Team records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
↑ "Records | ICC World T20, 2007/08 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
↑ "Records | ICC World T20, 2010 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
↑ "Records | ICC World T20, 2012/13 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
↑ "Records | ICC World T20, 2013/14 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
↑ "Records | ICC World T20, 2015/16 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
↑ "Records | ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2022/23 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
↑ "Records | ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2025/26 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
↑ "Zimbabwe vs Oman Head To Head FC+LA+T20 match, team series results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
↑ "T20 WC: Muzarabani's 100th wicket seals stunning Zimbabwe win over Aus". Asianet News. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
↑ "T20 World Cup 2026: Australia crash OUT of Super 8 race as Zimbabwe seal HISTORIC qualification". India.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
↑ "Australia out of T20 World Cup after Zimbabwe's match against Ireland rained off". The Guardian. 17 February 2026. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
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↑ "Shimron Hetmyer blazes 19-ball half-century against Zimbabwe, fastest T20 World Cup fifty for West Indies". Rajasthan Royals. 23 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
↑ "West Indies smash second-highest T20 World Cup total - Check full list". The Times of India. 23 February 2026. Archived from the original on 24 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
↑ "Record batting display sees West Indies trump Zimbabwe". International Cricket Council. 23 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
↑ "Suryakumar Yadav completes 4,000 international runs". The Tribune. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
↑ "IND vs ZIM: India records its highest score in T20 World Cups, second best total in tournament history". Sportstar. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
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↑ "Bowling Most Wickets Career - Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

External links

[1] WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition. For subsequent events, only the final qualification event is considered.

[2] Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

[3] "Team records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[4] "Records | ICC World T20, 2007/08 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[5] "Records | ICC World T20, 2010 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[6] "Records | ICC World T20, 2012/13 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[7] "Records | ICC World T20, 2013/14 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[8] "Records | ICC World T20, 2015/16 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[9] "Records | ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2022/23 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[10] "Records | ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2025/26 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

[11] "Zimbabwe vs Oman Head To Head FC+LA+T20 match, team series results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2026.

[12] "T20 WC: Muzarabani's 100th wicket seals stunning Zimbabwe win over Aus". Asianet News. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.

[ZIM-Q-13] "T20 World Cup 2026: Australia crash OUT of Super 8 race as Zimbabwe seal HISTORIC qualification". India.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

[AUS-E-14] "Australia out of T20 World Cup after Zimbabwe's match against Ireland rained off". The Guardian. 17 February 2026. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 February 2026.

[26t20wc-at-15] Cite error: The named reference 26t20wc-at was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[16] "Shimron Hetmyer blazes 19-ball half-century against Zimbabwe, fastest T20 World Cup fifty for West Indies". Rajasthan Royals. 23 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.

[17] "West Indies smash second-highest T20 World Cup total - Check full list". The Times of India. 23 February 2026. Archived from the original on 24 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.

[18] "Record batting display sees West Indies trump Zimbabwe". International Cricket Council. 23 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.

[19] "Suryakumar Yadav completes 4,000 international runs". The Tribune. Retrieved 28 February 2026.

[20] "IND vs ZIM: India records its highest score in T20 World Cups, second best total in tournament history". Sportstar. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.

[21] "T20 World Cup: India stay in semi-final hunt after beating Zimbabwe with South Africa's knockout place confirmed". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 February 2026.

[22] Bisht, Harshit (1 March 2026). "Lungi Ngidi Breaks Tabraiz Shamsi's Record, Becomes South Africa's Highest Wicket-Taker In T20Is". News18. Archived from the original on 2 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.

[23] "Highest totals For ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[24] "Individual Most Matches Career - Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[25] "Most runs in ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[26] "Highest partnerships for ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[27] "Bowling Most Wickets Career - Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

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