Zimbabwe gave another big shock by defeating Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup 2026. Earlier this team also defeated Australia. Skipper Sikandar Raza was the hero of Zimbabwe’s win against Sri Lanka, chasing a target of 179 with a 26-ball 45 with 2 fours and 4 towering sixes. During this his strike rate was 173.08. Sikandar Raza was awarded the man of the match award for his brilliant innings. Sikandar Raza broke the record of former Indian captain Rohit Sharma by winning this award.

Sikandar Raza has now become the oldest player to win the man of the match award as a captain in an ICC tournament, a record previously held by hitman Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma won the man of the match award at the ICC tournament at the age of 37 years and 331 days. He won the award against New Zealand in the 2025 Champions Trophy final. But now Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza has broken Rohit Sharma’s world record by winning the man of the match award at the age of 39 years and 301 days.

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Oldest captain to win POTM in ICC tournament.

39 years 301 days – Sikandar Raza (vs Sri Lanka)*

37 years 331 days – Rohit Sharma (vs New Zealand)

37 years 055 days – Rohit Sharma (vs Australia)

Speaking of the match, on the back of Brian Bennett’s half-century and skipper Sikandar Raza’s knock of 45, Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka by six wickets on Thursday to enter the Super Eight of the T20 World Cup as the group’s top team, also unbeaten. Chasing a target of 179 for victory on a tough pitch, Zimbabwe scored 182 for four in 19.3 overs. Bennett remained unbeaten on 63 off 48 balls and Raza remained unbeaten on 45 off 26 balls.

Both teams have progressed from Group B to the Super Eight stage and Zimbabwe surprised everyone by beating Australia in the league stage. Zimbabwe scored 55 not out in the Powerplay. Opener Bennett and Tadi Marumani (34 off 26 balls) got the team off to a good start and put on a 69-run partnership for the first wicket in 8.3 overs. Marumani was dismissed by Dunith Velage with a return catch. Ryan Burl scored 23 off 12 balls and then Dasun Shanaka got his wicket. Raza and Bennett then took over.

Raza hit Dilshan Madushanka for two consecutive sixes in the 15th over. In the next over, he hit spinner Mahesh Thikshan for a six and a four. Raza was dismissed by Dushan Himanta in the 19th over and Tashinga Musekiwa was also dismissed two balls later. Zimbabwe needed eight runs off the last over and Tony Munyonga dispatched Thiekshana for six to send a wave of joy in the Zimbabwean camp. Before that, the Sri Lankan batsmen struggled in the middle overs on a slow pitch and could only manage 178 for seven wickets.