Player of the Match

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, 7

Most Runs: Shimron Hetmyer, 85

*Shamar Joseph, Akeal Hosein, and Gudakesh Motie did not bat for the West Indies.

Zimbabwe Key Stats & Performances

Zimbabwe made a match of it, but ultimately ran out of wickets to earn the runs needed to chase the match down. They came up 107 runs short against West Indies. However, chasing down 254 runs would be difficult for any team.

The West Indies bowlers put up excellent performances against Zimbabwe, particularly Akeal Hosein and Gudakesh Motie. Here are the best performers and key stats from the Zimbabwe side of this match.

Zimbabwe Top Performer vs West Indies

Brad Evans was the lone bright spot for Zimbabwe in this thrashing they recieved from West Indies. He was the only batter on his team to hit close to 50 in a losing cause.

Evans recorded 43 runs on 21 balls. He hit two 4s and five 6s. His five 6s were second in that stat to Shimron Hetmyer amongst all cricketers in the match. This match against West Indies was his best batting performance of the T20 Cricket World Cup.

Here are some other notable stats from the match for Zimbabwe:

Most Wickets: Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, 2

Best Bowling Performance: Graeme Cremer (4 Overs, 1 Wicket, 38 runs against, 9.50 Economy)

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

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