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Zimbabwe shocks Australia as USA and UAE win
Blessing Muzarabani’s four wickets led Zimbabwe to a twenty-three-run victory in Colombo.
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Zimbabwe defeated Australia by twenty-three runs in Colombo to strengthen its men’s T20 World Cup campaign. Brian Bennett made an unbeaten 64 as Zimbabwe reached 169 for two. Blessing Muzarabani then took four for seventeen and Brad Evans three for twenty-three.
The United States earned its first T20I victory over the Netherlands in Chennai. Saiteja Mukkamalla scored 76 from 51 balls and Shubham Ranjane added 48 from twenty-four as the Americans posted 196 for six before completing a convincing first win of the tournament.
The United Arab Emirates recovered from sixty-six for four to beat Canada by five wickets in New Delhi. Aryansh Sharma anchored the chase and Sohaib Khan contributed a fifty, with the team scoring fifty-six in the last four overs to finish with two balls remaining.
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