Zimbabwe’s Tony Munyonga made a stunning diving catch at deep mid-wicket to remove Australia’s Ben Dwarshuis, taking the team a step closer to an upset at the 2026 T20 World Cup. The former champions struggled in their pursuit against the Sikandar Raza-led side and ended up losing by 23 runs in the group stage at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday, February 13.

Zimbabwe beat Australia 29-4 in the fifth innings after giving them a target of 170 runs, but Blessing Muzarabani and Brad Evans struggled. The Men in Yellow looked to save the day through a partnership between Matt Renshaw and Glenn Maxwell, but quickly squandered the chance before the death over.

With boundaries required at the time, low-order batsman Ben Dwarshuis tried to swing the bat towards Brad Evans in the 18th over. The left-handed batsman tried a hard hit on the fourth pitch and seemed to hit the gap.

However, Tony MunyogaRunning along the ropes to his right, he timed his sideways dive perfectly as he drove the ball in with his outstretched right hand. Check out Munyonga’s great catch here:

Australia After Munyonga’s catch to dismiss Dwarshuis, they could hit only two boundaries as they lost the remaining three wickets to lose the game by 23 runs with 3 balls to spare.

Zimbabwe replicates iconic 2007 T20 World Cup victory to crush Australia’s 2026 T20 World Cup ambitions

Zimbabwe The match kicked off with a comfortable win over Oman but fell short against Australia, who had earlier beaten Ireland. However, the favorites looked uncomfortable for much of the match, losing to Zimbabwe for just the second time in the history of the T20 World Cup, following the infamous run in the inaugural World Cup in 2007.

Judging from the current situation, the current ranking of Group B is very subtle. Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe both have four points and occupy two qualifications, while the Australian team is ranked third at the halfway point of the group stage.