AUS vs ZIM Match 19 Results

9:47 AM IST Canada batting first - Over and out from Colombo, but the action ain't done yet! There are still two matches to go on this Friday and one of them has already begun, with Canada opting to bat against the United Arab Emirates in Delhi. Do hop in to that matchcentre for all the action. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!

9:43 AM IST Zimbabwe move to second spot in the points table! What a feeling. One more win and they are into the Super Eights! Having defeated Australia, they will now back themselves to win at least one of their next two matches. They meet Ireland next, in Pallekele, on Tuesday, 17th February, 2026, in an afternoon clash (9.30 am GMT). As far as the Aussies are concerned, they might have felt that only Sri Lanka would be their issue in this group. All of a sudden, they could be a loss away from being relegated in the opening round. They meet Sri Lanka next, also in Pallekele, on Monday, 16th February, 2026, in an evening clash (1.30 pm GMT). Like Zimbabwe, they are also struggling with fitness issues, but unlike the Rhodesians, they are on the brink of elimination, if their cricket does not improve.

9:38 AM IST The victorious captain of Zimbabwe, SIKANDAR RAZA, is asked about his leg first. Raza replies saying that he has been here before. Adds that in Sri Lanka, this is not the first time it is happening with him. Goes on to say that in the pressure of the game, leading the side, workload and all, these things happen, but stresses that it is just a cramp.

9:36 AM IST The skipper of Australia, TRAVIS HEAD, on being asked about his decision at the toss, replied saying that he and the management thought it was a good wicket. Hence, the decision to bowl. Adds that it did feel tacky at the start but the way it played after that, he felt that 169 was under par. However, he adds that as it turned out, batting proved to be very difficult in the second innings.

9:34 AM IST For his matchwinning spell of 4-0-17-4, Zimbabwe's BBLESSING MUZARABANI has been adjudged the PLAYER OF THE MATCH. On his bowling spell, Muzarabani says that he was bowling to one of the best players in the world, so he was really happy that it came out nicely from the hand. On needing to adjust from their match against Oman, Blessing says that the good thing was that the boundary size was in his favour. So he just had to use that and adds that the wicket was slow as well. So, he adds that he just had to adjust a litle bit.

9:31 AM IST What a day for Zimbabwe. Started the day losing Brendan Taylor and then midway through the chase, lost their captain too, for the match. But they rallied around one another and gave it their all. They batted with discipline to not throw their wickets away while with the ball, bowled with fire. Brian Bennett showed up with the bat but the bowling was a total team effort. Barring that one stand between Maxwell and Renshaw, they had their foot on Australia's throat always. If it was the three musketeers against Oman, two of those stepped up again - Blessing Muzarabani and Brad Evans  - sharing 7 wickets between themselves, but crucially, removing the top four Aussie batters inside 5 overs. Please stay tuned for the presentation.