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Zimbabwe stun Sri Lanka by six wickets in T20 World Cup

Both the teams have qualified for the Super 8s

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Zimbabwe's Graeme Cremer, left, celebrates with teammate the wicket of Sri Lanka's Pavan Rathnayake during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. AP/PTI
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Zimbabwe notched up a stunning six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their final Group B T20 World Cup match here on Thursday.

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Opting to bat, Pathum Nissanka carted eight fours en route to a 41-ball 62 and Pavan Rathnayake blasted a 25-ball 44 in the back end as SL posted 178 for 7.

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In reply, Brian Bennett (63) hit a fifty and skipper Sikandar Raza (45) produced the needed acceleration as Zimbabwe chased down the total, scoring 182-4 in 19.3 overs to top the group.

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Earlier, Graeme Cremer (2/27), Blessing Muzarabani (2/38) and Brad Evans (2/35) claimed two wickets each for Zimbabwe.

Both the teams have qualified for the Super 8s.

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Brief Scores:

Sri Lanka: 178-7 in 20 overs (Pathum Nissanka 62; Graeme Cremer 2/27, Blessing Muzarabani 2/38).

Zimbabwe: 182 for 4 in 19.3 overs (Brian Bennett 63, Sikandar Raza 45; Dushan Hemantha 2/36).

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