West Indies Cricket Team vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Match Scorecard – 107-Run T20 WC Destruction 2026

If you’re here for the full West Indies Cricket Team vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Match Scorecard, the record-breaking stats, and every dramatic moment from Wankhede Stadium on February 23, 2026 — you’ve come to exactly the right place. Buckle up.

Disclaimer: This article covers the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Super Eights match between West Indies and Zimbabwe played on February 23, 2026, at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. All scorecard statistics and records are sourced from ESPNcricinfo, AP, and CricTracker. This content is purely informational and educational.

Match Overview – The Quick Numbers First

The Context – Two Unbeaten Teams Walk Into Mumbai

Before we talk about the carnage, let’s set the scene. Because this west indies vs zimbabwe t20 world cup 2026 Super Eights opener was genuinely special in terms of context.

Both teams had completed the group stage undefeated. Zimbabwe topped Group B after stunning Australia and Sri Lanka. West Indies also completed the group stage undefeated, dismissing Italy for 123 and winning by 42 runs in Kolkata.

So this was unbeaten meets unbeaten at Wankhede. Two teams riding the wave of momentum, walking into Mumbai with full confidence. Zimbabwe had silenced critics by beating proper cricketing nations. West Indies were looking like the tournament favourites. One of these unbeaten records had to end.

Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza won the toss and chose to bowl. In hindsight — that decision will haunt him for a very long time.

West Indies Batting – The Most Brutal 20 Overs of 2026

Let’s talk about what happened when West Indies batted. Because calling it “batting” almost undersells it. This was destruction. Artistic, systematic, record-breaking destruction.

Led by turbo-charged fifties from Shimron Hetmyer and Rovman Powell, West Indies racked up 254 for 6 — the second-highest total at a men’s T20 World Cup — including 19 sixes. No team has hit more sixes in an innings in the history of the competition.

Nineteen sixes in one innings. Let that sink in.

Coming in at 17-1, the left-handed Hetmyer was given a life Zimbabwe would come to regret. A routine catch at deep fine leg was spilled by Tashinga Musekiwa when the batsman was on nine. Hetmyer took full advantage, racing to his fifty off 19 balls, equalling South Africa’s Aiden Markram for the fastest half-century of the tournament so far.

Dropped on nine. Hit 85. That’s Shimron Hetmyer’s brand of madness in two sentences.

Shimron Hetmyer smashed 85 runs off just 34 deliveries, striking seven fours and seven sixes at an impressive strike rate of 250. His strike rate of 250.0 is the highest by any batter in T20 World Cup history for an innings of at least 30 balls.

The highest ever strike rate for a substantial innings in T20 World Cup history. Not this year. Not this decade. EVER.

Zimbabwe Bowling in the West Indies Innings

Ngarava: 4 overs, 47 runs, 2 wickets (Economy 11.75). Muzarabani: 4 overs, 42 runs, 2 wickets (Economy 10.50). Evans: 4 overs, 46 runs, 1 wicket (Economy 11.50). Cremer: 4 overs, 38 runs, 1 wicket (Economy 9.50). Raza: 3 overs, 52 runs, 0 wickets (Economy 17.33). Myers: 1 over, 19 runs, 0 wickets (Economy 19.00).

Every single Zimbabwe bowler went at over 9 runs per over. Muzarabani and Ngarava — two of Zimbabwe’s best — couldn’t stop the bleeding. Captain Raza’s three overs went for 52 runs. That tells you everything about the kind of onslaught Zimbabwe faced.

Zimbabwe’s Chase – The Mountain They Could Never Climb

Facing 255. At Wankhede. Against West Indies’ spin attack. In a Super Eights match.

To their credit, Zimbabwe walked out to bat. Unfortunately, the West Indies bowlers — particularly their left-arm spinners — had other plans.

Zimbabwe got off to an awful start chasing a monumental 255. They were reduced to 20-3 in the third over when two wickets fell to Akeal Hosein’s left-arm spin and never threatened to get close.

Twenty for three. In the third over. On a Wankhede surface that offered appreciable turn to the spinners. This was going to be a long night for Zimbabwe.

Having hurt his finger in the first innings, Raza (27 off 20 balls) came out to bat but only flickered briefly before Motie castled him with a delightful delivery that pitched on middle and ripped away to hit off. Akeal Hosein’s dismissal of Bennett with his stock ball that drifted in towards middle and leg and turned away to hit off was another contender for the ball of the day. The end was nigh for Zimbabwe when they slumped to 103 for 9 in the 15th over, but Evans delayed it with a 21-ball 43.

Zimbabwe Batting Scorecard

West Indies Bowling – A Spin Masterclass

Gudakesh Motie: 4/28 — now stands as the third-best bowling figures by a West Indies spinner in T20 World Cups. Akeal Hosein: 3/28 — continues to shine in the powerplay, with 12 wickets in overs 1-6 in T20 World Cups, the fourth-most by a spinner in that phase at an economy rate of 6.60. Matthew Forde: 2 wickets.

Hosein: 4 overs, 1 maiden, 28 runs, 3 wickets, Economy 7.00. Forde: 3.4 overs, 27 runs, 2 wickets, Economy 7.36.

Left-arm spinners Akeal Hosein and Gudakesh Motie were spectacular against Zimbabwe, returning 7 for 56 between them.

Records Shattered – The Numbers That Make This Historic

This West Indies Cricket Team vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Match Scorecard isn’t just a result. It’s a history page. Here’s what fell at Wankhede on February 23, 2026: