Zimbabwe vs Ireland Scorecard, Match 32, ICC T20 World Cup
Result · Feb 17 2026, Tue - 03:00 PM (IST)
Ireland Zimbabwe Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Match Info
| Series: | 20/20 World Cup |
| Date: | Feb 17 2026, Tue - 03:00 PM (IST) |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| City: | Kandy |
| Venue: | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| Toss: | Toss yet to happen |
| Ireland Playing XI: | - |
| Zimbabwe Playing XI: | - |
- This will be the third meeting between Ireland and Zimbabwe at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which each side picking up a win apiece; Ireland have lost three of their last five men’s T20Is against Zimbabwe (W2), including a three-wicket loss in their most recent meeting.
- Ireland’s 96-run win over Oman in their most recent ICC Men’s T20 World Cup game snapped their seven-game losing streak in the competition; the last time they won back-to-back games in the competition was in October 2022 (2 games).
- Zimbabwe have won both their games in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, having never won three on the bounce in a single campaign; in fact, a win here will equal their tally for most wins in a single campaign in the competition (3 wins in 2022).
- Zimbabwe have won two of their last three men’s T20Is when batting first on the day, including a 23-run win against Australia in their most recent such match; indeed, the Chevrons have won five of their last six games in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup when batting first.
- Ireland have scored 8.7 runs per over in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, on track for being their highest in a single campaign in competition history; in fact, their batting average of 20.5 in this edition is currently their second highest in a single edition in the competition (32.6 in 2014).
- Zimbabwe have logged a bowling strike rate of 9.0 during the Powerplay phase in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the best such rate by any side; in fact, their bowling dot ball rate of 61.1% during this phase is also the best by any side.
- George Dockrell (Ireland) has logged a batting strike rate of 188.9 in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the fourth best among batters to have faced at least 40 balls behind Will Jacks (207.5), Ishan Kishan (197.5) and Ryan Rickelton (191.7); Dockrell has scored 205 runs against Zimbabwe in men’s T20Is, his second most against any opponent behind Afghanistan (264).
- Blessing Muzarabani has taken seven wickets at an average of 4.7 in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, on track for being the best such rate by any Zimbabwe bowler in a single edition in the competition; in fact, he is three wickets away from becoming the first Zimbabwe bowler to take 10+ wickets in multiple editions (12 in 2022).
- Batters have left 11.1% of Barry McCarthy’s (Ireland) 54 deliveries in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the highest such rate by any bowler (min. 30 balls bowled); Brad Evans (4.5%) is Zimbabwe’s leader in the category so far in this edition.
- Brian Bennett has scored 40.7% of Zimbabwe’s runs in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the highest such share by any player (min. 2 innings batted); Bennett has scored 30+ runs in six of his last seven men’s T20Is, including scores of 64* (vs Australia) and 48* (vs Oman) in his last two.