Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe has continued its amazing performance in the T20 World Cup. After defeating Australia, this team defeated Sri Lanka in its own home. Captain Sikandar Raza was the biggest hero of Zimbabwe's victory over Sri Lanka, who snatched the match from Sri Lanka by scoring 45 runs in 26 balls on a difficult occasion.

Sikandar Raza hit 4 sixes and 2 fours in his innings. This player scored 32 runs with sixes and fours and in the end Zimbabwe achieved a historic victory.

How did Sikandar Raza turn the match?

Sikandar Raza entered the crease in the 12th over and did not hit a single boundary on the first 10 balls. But after this Raza changed gears amazingly from the 15th over. Sikandar Raza made his intentions clear by hitting 2 sixes and a four in Dushmanta Hemanta's over. This player suddenly eliminated Sri Lanka from the match by hitting 4 sixes and 2 fours in 9 balls.

Sikandar Raza was out in the 19th over on the ball of Dushmanta Hemanta but by then this player had done his job. Zimbabwe needed 8 runs in the last over and the team did not face much trouble in achieving victory.

Why is Zimbabwe's victory special?

• This victory of Zimbabwe is very special for it because in the last T20 World Cup this team could not even qualify and this time this team has topped its group.
• This team did not lose a single match in Group B. This team defeated Australia, Oman and Sri Lanka.
  This team's match against Ireland was washed out due to rain.
• Zimbabwe has defeated Sri Lanka for the first time in an ICC tournament. From 1992 to 2012, this team kept losing to Sri Lanka in ICC tournaments and now in 2026, Zimbabwe has defeated this team.
• This is Zimbabwe's biggest T20 win while chasing in Asia.
• Zimbabwe has defeated two world champions for the first time in the T20 World Cup.

Sikandar Raza warned

After the win against Sri Lanka, Sikandar Raza warned the Super 8 teams that they will maintain this momentum. Sikandar Raza said, 'We will try to be better.

We can win the first match of Super 8. We are looking forward. I salute the hard work of the team players. I don't think anyone thought we would be able to reach this far. That's why we are even more happy to win people's hearts and respect.

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