The ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup is currently in ongoing. The latest upset at the Australian tournament came on Thursday when Zimbabwe held its composure to defeat Pakistan by one run.
Thursday saw the completion of three Group 2 games, with South Africa thrashing Bangladesh by 104 runs. The first century of the competition was posted by Rilee Rossouw.
Zimbabwe elected to bat first and labored against pace on a bouncey pitch to make 130-8, restricting Pakistan’s frail middle-order hitters at 129-8 in an exciting contest in Perth.
It just proved enough for Zimbabwe, helped by 14 extras.
Third-place Zimbabwe, whose opening group game was abandoned against South Africa, has three points, one more than Bangladesh.
Pakistan is in trouble with zero points. It was Pakistan’s second successive defeat after a nerve-wracking loss against arch-rival India.
ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup
The ICC T20 World Cup is the apex global event for T20 cricket, the game’s fastest growing format.
Australia was originally scheduled to host the event in 2020, before it was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The world’s best players from 16 teams will play 45 matches around the country.
It’s the first time Australia hosts the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. In March 2020, it hosted the Women’s T20 World Cup. The final in Melbourne was won by Australia over India in front of 86,174 spectators, a record crowd for women’s sport on the island and the second-highest crowd ever recorded for a women’s sporting event globally.
