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.

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

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

Squad

Results

Group stage (Group B)			Super 8s		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition 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.

Squad

Results

Group stage (Group B)			Super 8s		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition 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.

Squad

Results

Group stage (Group C)			Super 8s		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition 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.

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
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

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
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.

Squad and kit

Craig Ervine (c) Ryan Burl Regis Chakabva (wk) Tendai Chatara Bradley Evans Luke Jongwe Clive Madande (wk) Wesley Madhevere Wellington Masakadza Tony Munyonga Blessing Muzarabani Richard Ngarava Sikandar Raza Milton Shumba Sean Williams

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
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.

Squad and kit

Sikandar Raza (c) Brendan Taylor (wk) Dion Myers Wellington Masakadza Tashinga Musekiwa Graeme Cremer Tony Munyonga Richard Ngarava Blessing Muzarabani Clive Madande (wk) Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk) Ryan Burl Tinotenda Maposa Brad Evans Brian Bennett

2026 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
Oman W by 8 wickets	Australia W by 23 runs	Ireland Match abandoned	Sri Lanka 19 Feb	2	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 (2026-02-09) 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 SSC Cricket Ground, Colombo Attendance: TBC[9] 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.[10] Match 19 13 February 2026 (2026-02-13) 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 Attendance: TBC[9] 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.[11] Match 32 17 February 2026 (2026-02-17) 15:00 UTC+5:30 (D/N) Scorecard Ireland  v  Zimbabwe Match abandoned Pallekele 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.[12] Match 38 19 February 2026 (2026-02-19) 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 (2026-02-23) 19:00 UTC+5:30 (N) Scorecard Zimbabwe  v  West Indies Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Match 48 26 February 2026 (2026-02-26) 19:00 UTC+5:30 (N) Scorecard India  v  Zimbabwe M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Match 51 1 March 2026 (2026-03-01) 15:00 UTC+5:30 (D/N) Scorecard Zimbabwe  v  South Africa Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

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[13]

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.

Most runs

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[16]

Most wickets