The 2026 ICC Cricket T20 World Cup is heating up. The latest match of the Super 8 portion of the tournament features the West Indies heavyweight against the surprise Zimbabwe.
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Here is the most up-to-date score, XIs, key stats, and best performances from the match.
Zimbabwe vs West Indies, Feb 23, 2026, Live Score
West Indies – 254/6 – 20 Overs
Zimbabwe – 147/9 – 17.4 Overs
West Indies won by 107 runs.
Next Matches: West Indies vs South Africa (February 26, 2026), Zimbabwe vs India (February 26, 2026)
West Indies Key Stats & Performances
West Indies hit the bats first and roared out of the gate with a whopping 254 points in 20 overs. They had four wickets remaining.
Player of the Match
Shimron Hetmeyer
Shimron Hetmeyer put together a tremendous performance for WI to open the match. He was third in the order and earned a total of 85 runs on 34 balls. He hit seven 4s and seven 6s.
Prior to this match, Hetmeyer’s best performance this tournament came against Scotland. In that match, he hit 64 runs off 36 balls.
Key Stats For West Indies
- Most Wickets: Gudakesh Motie, 4
- Best Bowling Performance: Akeal Hosein – (4 Overs, 28 Runs, 3 Wickets, 1 Maiden, 7.00 Economy)
- Most 6s: Shimron Hetmyer, 7
- Most 4s: Shimron Hetmyer
Zimbabwe vs West Indies Starting XIs
Here are the starting XIs for both teams. Note: C denotes captain, while WK denotes wicketkeeper.
Zimbabwe XI
- Brian Bennett
- Tadiwanashe Marumani(wk)
- Ryan Burl
- Sikandar Raza(c)
- Dion Myers
- Tony Munyonga
- Tashinga Musekiwa
- Wellington Masakadza
- Brad Evans
- Graeme Cremer
- Blessing Muzarabani
- Richard Ngarava
- Ben Curran
- Clive Madande
- Tinotenda Maposa
West Indies XI
- Brandon King
- Shai Hope(wk/c)
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Roston Chase
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Rovman Powell
- Jason Holder
- Matthew Forde
- Akeal Hosein
- Gudakesh Motie
- Shamar Joseph
- Romario Shepherd
- Jayden Seales
- Quentin Sampson
- Johnson Charles
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