Zimbabwe at the Men's T20 World Cup

The Zimbabwe national cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the governing body of cricket. There have been nine editions of the T20 World Cup and Zimbabwe has participated in six editions. Although they had qualified for the 2009 edition, they later withdrew following pressure from England and South Africa due to political reasons.

They have never reached the knockout stage of the tournament but their best performance came in 2022 after reaching the Super 12 stage. They have an overall win–loss record of 8–11 from 20 matches.

T20 World Cup record

ICC T20 World Cup record Qualification record[a]
Year Round Position Pld W L T NR Ab[b] Captain Pld W L T NR
2007 Group stage 9/12 2 1 1 0 0 0 Prosper Utseya Did not participate (qualified automatically)
2009 Withdrew
2010 Group stage 11/12 2 0 2 0 0 0 Prosper Utseya
2012 Group stage 12/12 2 0 2 0 0 0 Brendan Taylor
2014 First stage 11/16 3 2 1 0 0 0 Brendan Taylor
2016 First stage 11/16 3 2 1 0 0 0 Hamilton Masakadza
2021 Not eligible (suspended) Not eligible (suspended)
2022 Super 12 10/16 8 3 4 0 1 0 Craig Ervine 3 3 0 0 0
2024 Did not qualify 6 4 2 0 0
2026 Qualified Sikandar Raza 10 10 0 0 0
2028 Qualified Did not participate (qualified automatically)
Total 0 Titles 7/10 20 8 11 0 1 0 N/a 19 17 2 0 0
  1. ^ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition. For subsequent events, only the final qualification event is considered.
  2. ^ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

Record by opponents

Opponent M W L T+W T+L NR Ab Win % First played
 Afghanistan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2016
 Australia 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100 2007
 Bangladesh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2022
 England 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2007
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2016
 India 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2022
 Ireland 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 50.00 2014
 Netherlands 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 50.00 2014
 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2010
 Oman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2026
 Pakistan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2022
 Scotland 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100 2016
 South Africa 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 2012
 Sri Lanka 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2010
 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2014
 West Indies 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2022
Total 22 10 11 0 0 1 0 45.45 —
Source:[1] Last Updated: 13 February 2026

Tournament results

North Africa 2007

Main article: 2007 ICC World Twenty20
Squad
Results
Group stage (Group B) Super 8s Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 Australia
W by 5 wickets 		 England
L by 50 runs 		3 Did not advance Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo[2]
Scorecards

West Indies 2010

Main article: 2010 ICC World Twenty20
Squad
Results
Group stage (Group B) Super 8s Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 Sri Lanka
L by 14 runs (DLS) 		 New Zealand
L by 7 runs (DLS) 		3 Did not advance Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
Scorecards

Sri Lanka 2012

Main article: 2012 ICC World Twenty20
Squad
Results
Group stage (Group C) Super 8s Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 Sri Lanka
L by 82 runs 		 South Africa
L by 10 wickets 		3 Did not advance Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo[4]
Scorecards

Bangladesh 2014

Main article: 2014 ICC World Twenty20
Squad
Results
First stage (Group B) Super 10 Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 Ireland
L by 3 wickets 		 Netherlands
W by 5 wickets 		 United Arab Emirates
W by 5 wickets 		2 Did not advance First stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo[5]
Scorecards

India 2016

Main article: 2016 ICC World Twenty20
Squad
Results
First stage (Group B) Super 10 Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 Hong Kong
W by 14 runs 		 Scotland
W by 11 runs 		 Afghanistan
L by 59 runs 		2 Did not advance First stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo[6]
Scorecards

Australia 2022

Main article: 2022 Men's T20 World Cup
Squad and kit

2022 kit

Results
First stage (Group B) Super 12 (Group 2) Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 Ireland
W by 31 runs 		 West Indies
L by 31 runs 		 Scotland
W by 5 wickets 		2  South Africa
No result 		 Pakistan
W by 1 run 		 Bangladesh
L by 3 runs 		 Netherlands
L by 5 wickets 		 India
L by 71 runs 		6 Did not advance Super 12
Source: ESPNcricinfo[7]
Scorecards

India & Sri Lanka 2026

Main article: 2026 Men's T20 World Cup
Squad and kit

2026 kit

Results
Group stage (Group B) Super 8 (Group 1) Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 Oman
W by 8 wickets 		 Australia
W by 23 runs 		 Ireland
Match abandoned 		 Sri Lanka
W by 6 wickets 		1  West Indies
23 Feb 		 India
26 Feb 		 South Africa
1 Mar 		TBD To be decided TBD
Source: ESPNcricinfo[8]
Scorecards

Records and statistics

Team records

Highest innings totals
Score Opponent Venue Season
174/7 (20 overs)  Ireland Hobart 2022
169/2 (20 overs)  Australia Colombo 2026
163/5 (20 overs)  Ireland Sylhet 2014
158/8 (20 overs)  Hong Kong Nagpur 2016
147/7 (20 overs)  Scotland Nagpur 2016
147/8 (20 overs)  Bangladesh Brisbane 2022
Last updated: 13 February 2026[21]

Most appearances

This list consists players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup. Craig Ervine has played a total of 11 matches, and has captained the team in 7 of their World Cup matches.

Matches Player Period
14 Sikandar Raza 2014-2022
Sean Williams 2014-2022
13 Tendai Chatara 2014-2022
12 Elton Chigumbura 2007-2016
Hamilton Masakadza 2007-2016
Last updated: 6 November 2022[22]

Batting statistics

Most runs
Runs Player Mat Inn HS Avg 100s 50s Period
278 Sikandar Raza 14 14 82 19.85 N/a 1 2014–2022
275 Sean Williams 14 14 64 19.64 N/a 2 2014–2022
245 Brendan Taylor 8 8 60* 40.83 N/a 2 2007–2014
213 Hamilton Masakadza 12 12 43 17.75 N/a N/a 2007–2016
180 Vusi Sibanda 10 10 59 20.00 N/a 1 2007–2016
Last updated: 6 November 2022[23]
Highest partnerships
Runs Players Opposition Venue Season
74 (1st wicket) Brendan Taylor (41) & Vusi Sibanda (29) v  England Cape Town 2007
64 (4th wicket) Sikandar Raza (40) & Craig Ervine (23) v  Scotland Hobart 2022
63 (6th wicket) Sean Williams (36) & Ryan Burl (26) v  Bangladesh Brisbane 2022
62 (2nd wicket) Brendan Taylor (32) & Hamilton Masakadza (26) v  Netherlands Sylhet 2014
61 (5th wicket) Malcolm Waller (26) & Vusi Sibanda (32) v  Hong Kong Nagpur 2016
Last updated: 6 November 2022[24]

Bowling statistics

Most wickets
Wickets Player Matches Avg. Econ. BBI 4W 5W Period
13 Sikandar Raza 14 16.53 6.51 3/19 0 0 2014–2022
12 Blessing Muzarabani 8 16.58 7.65 3/23 0 0 2022–2022
11 Sean Williams 14 21.45 6.05 3/15 0 0 2014–2022
Tendai Chatara 13 26.90 6.72 2/14 0 0 2014–2022
9 Tinashe Panyangara 6 19.66 7.69 4/37 1 0 2014–2016
Richard Ngarava 8 21.88 7.03 2/18 0 0 2022–2022
Last updated: 6 November 2022[25]

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