After starting their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with a win against Ireland, Australia will now take on Zimbabwe at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on 13 February. On the other hand, Zimbabwe also started their tournament with a win against Oman. The match between the two teams placed in Group B will begin at 11 AM IST.
Zimbabwe and Australia have faced each other multiple times across all the three formats. Both teams have gone head to head in Three test matches, three T20I matches and 33 one-day internationals.
AUS vs ZIM Head to Head in T20Is
In the three T20Is played, Australia national cricket team have won two matches while Zimbabwe have managed one win.
| Matches Played | Australia Won | Zimbabwe Won | No Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Australia National Cricket Team vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Timeline: T20Is
The first T20 match played between Australia and Zimbabwe goes back to the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, where Zimbabwe got past the Australian side with a 5 wicket victory at Cape Town. However, in their next two meetings in the ZIM T20 Tri Series Australia won both the times.
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ICC World Twenty20 | Cape Town | Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets |
| 2018 | ZIM T20 Tri Series | Harare | Australia won by 5 wickets |
| 2018 | ZIM T20 Tri Series | Harare | Australia won by 100 runs |
Australia National Cricket Team vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Stats
| Most Runs | Team | Runs | Innings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Finch | Australia | 175 | 2 |
| Most Wickets | Team | Wickets | Innings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Tye | Australia | 4 | 2 |
AUS vs ZIM Last 5 T20I Matches
Australia have managed just one win in their last five T20Is, reflecting a challenging run of form in the shortest format.
| Matches Won | Matches Lost | No Result | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% |
Zimbabwe on the other hand, have managed to win 2 matches in their last five T20Is, showing slightly better recent form compared to Australia’s run.
| Matches Won | Matches Lost | No Result | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% |
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AUS vs ZIM Head to Head in ODIs
Having won 29 ODI matches against Zimbabwe, Australia holds an 87.88% win percentage.
| Matches Played | Australia Won | Zimbabwe Won | No Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 29 | 3 | 1 |
AUS vs ZIM Head to Head in Tests
Australia and Zimbabwe have faced each other three times in test cricket between 1999 to 2003 and the Australian side has managed to win all the three matches.
| Matches Played | Australia Won | Zimbabwe Won | Match Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Australia National Cricket Team vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Timeline: Test
| Year | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Harare | Australia won by 10 wickets |
| 2003 | WACA | Australia won by an innings & 75 runs |
| 2003 | Sydney | Australia won by 9 wickets |
Australia National Cricket Team vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Players: T20 World Cup 2026 Squads
Australia’s Squad: Travis Head(c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Steve Smith, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Renshaw, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.
Zimbabwe’s Squad: Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Graeme Cremer, Bradley Evans, Clive Madande, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Brendan Taylor
