Zimbabwe at the Men's T20 World Cup

The Zimbabwe national cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the governing body of cricket. There have been nine editions of the T20 World Cup and Zimbabwe has participated in six editions. Although they had qualified for the 2009 edition, they later withdrew following pressure from England and South Africa due to political reasons.

They have never reached the knockout stage of the tournament but their best performance came in 2022 after reaching the Super 12 stage. They have an overall win–loss record of 8–11 from 20 matches.

T20 World Cup record

ICC T20 World Cup record										Qualification record^[a]
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Ab^[b]	Captain	Pld	W	L	T	NR
2007	Group stage	9/12	2	1	1	0	0	0	Prosper Utseya	Did not participate (qualified automatically)
2009	Withdrew
2010	Group stage	11/12	2	0	2	0	0	0	Prosper Utseya
2012	Group stage	11/12	2	0	2	0	0	0	Brendan Taylor
2014	First stage	11/16	3	2	1	0	0	0	Brendan Taylor
2016	First stage	11/16	3	2	1	0	0	0	Hamilton Masakadza
2021	Not eligible (suspended)									Not eligible (suspended)
2022	Super 12	11/16	8	3	4	0	1	0	Craig Ervine	3	3	0	0	0
2024	Did not qualify									6	4	2	0	0
Total	0 Titles	6/9	20	8	11	0	1	0	—	9	7	2	0	0

^ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition. For subsequent events, only the final qualification event is considered.
^ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

Record by opponents

Opponent	M	W	L	T+W	T+L	NR	Ab	Win %	First played
Afghanistan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2016
Australia	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2007
Bangladesh	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2022
England	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2007
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2016
India	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2022
Ireland	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	50.00	2014
Netherlands	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	50.00	2014
New Zealand	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2010
Pakistan	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2022
Scotland	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	100	2016
South Africa	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0.00	2012
Sri Lanka	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	2010
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2014
West Indies	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2022
Total	20	8	11	0	0	1	0	40.00	-
Source:^[1] Last Updated: 6 November 2022

Tournament results

South Africa 2007

Squad

Results

Group stage (Group B)			Super 8s		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
Australia W by 5 wickets	England L by 50 runs	3	Did not advance				Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[2]

West Indies 2010

Squad

Results

Group stage (Group B)			Super 8s		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
Sri Lanka L by 14 runs (DLS)	New Zealand L by 7 runs (DLS)	3	Did not advance				Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[3]

Sri Lanka 2012

Squad

Results

Group stage (Group C)			Super 8s		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
Sri Lanka L by 82 runs	South Africa L by 10 wickets	3	Did not advance				Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[4]

Bangladesh 2014

Squad

Results

First stage (Group B)				Super 10		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
Ireland L by 3 wickets	Netherlands W by 5 wickets	United Arab Emirates W by 5 wickets	2	Did not advance				First stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[5]

India 2016

Squad

Results

First stage (Group B)				Super 10		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
Hong Kong W by 14 runs	Scotland W by 11 runs	Afghanistan L by 59 runs	2	Did not advance				First stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[6]

Australia 2022

Squad

2022 kit

Results

First stage (Group B)				Super 12 (Group 2)						Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
Ireland W by 31 runs	West Indies L by 31 runs	Scotland W by 5 wickets	2	South Africa No result	Pakistan W by 1 run	Bangladesh L by 3 runs	Netherlands L by 5 wickets	India L by 71 runs	6	Did not advance		Super 12
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[7]

Records and statistics

Team records

Highest innings totals

Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
174/7 (20 overs)	Ireland	Hobart	2022
163/5 (20 overs)	Ireland	Sylhet	2014
158/8 (20 overs)	Hong Kong	Nagpur	2016
147/7 (20 overs)	Scotland	Nagpur	2016
147/8 (20 overs)	Bangladesh	Brisbane	2022
Last updated: 6 November 2022^[8]

Most appearances

This list consists players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup. Craig Ervine has played a total of 11 matches, and has captained the team in 7 of their World Cup matches.

Matches	Player	Period
14	Sikandar Raza	2014-2022
14	Sean Williams	2014-2022
13	Tendai Chatara	2014-2022
12	Elton Chigumbura	2007-2016
12	Hamilton Masakadza	2007-2016
Last updated: 6 November 2022^[9]

Batting statistics

Most runs

Runs	Player	Mat	Inn	HS	Avg	100s	50s	Period
278	Sikandar Raza	14	14	82	19.85	—	1	2014–2022
275	Sean Williams	14	14	64	19.64	—	2	2014–2022
245	Brendan Taylor	8	8	60*	40.83	—	2	2007–2014
213	Hamilton Masakadza	12	12	43	17.75	—	—	2007–2016
180	Vusi Sibanda	10	10	59	20.00	—	1	2007–2016
Last updated: 6 November 2022^[10]

Highest partnerships

Runs	Players	Opposition	Venue	Season
74 (1st wicket)	Brendan Taylor (41) & Vusi Sibanda (29)	v England	Cape Town	2007
64 (4th wicket)	Sikandar Raza (40) & Craig Ervine (23)	v Scotland	Hobart	2022
63 (6th wicket)	Sean Williams (36) & Ryan Burl (26)	v Bangladesh	Brisbane	2022
62 (2nd wicket)	Brendan Taylor (32) & Hamilton Masakadza (26)	v Netherlands	Sylhet	2014
61 (5th wicket)	Malcolm Waller (26) & Vusi Sibanda (32)	v Hong Kong	Nagpur	2016
Last updated: 6 November 2022^[11]

Bowling statistics

Most wickets

Wickets	Player	Matches	Avg.	Econ.	BBI	4W	5W	Period
13	Sikandar Raza	14	16.53	6.51	3/19	0	0	2014–2022
12	Blessing Muzarabani	8	16.58	7.65	3/23	0	0	2022–2022
11	Sean Williams	14	21.45	6.05	3/15	0	0	2014–2022
11	Tendai Chatara	13	26.90	6.72	2/14	0	0	2014–2022
9	Tinashe Panyangara	6	19.66	7.69	4/37	1	0	2014–2016
9	Richard Ngarava	8	21.88	7.03	2/18	0	0	2022–2022
Last updated: 6 November 2022^[12]

References

^ "Team records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2007/08 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2010 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2012/13 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2013/14 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2015/16 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
^ "Records | ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2022/23 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
^ "Highest totals For ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
^ "Individual Most Matches Career - Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
^ "Most runs in ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
^ "Highest partnerships for ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
^ "Bowling Most Wickets Career - Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

External links

[1] WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition. For subsequent events, only the final qualification event is considered.

[2] Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

[3] "Team records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[4] "Records | ICC World T20, 2007/08 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[5] "Records | ICC World T20, 2010 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[6] "Records | ICC World T20, 2012/13 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[7] "Records | ICC World T20, 2013/14 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[8] "Records | ICC World T20, 2015/16 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[9] "Records | ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2022/23 Records | Team Match Results - Zimbabwe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[10] "Highest totals For ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[11] "Individual Most Matches Career - Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[12] "Most runs in ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[13] "Highest partnerships for ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

[14] "Bowling Most Wickets Career - Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

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Team appearances
Asia	Afghanistan¹ Bangladesh¹ Hong Kong² India¹ Nepal² Oman² Pakistan¹ Sri Lanka¹ United Arab Emirates²
Africa	Kenya² Namibia² South Africa¹ Uganda² Zimbabwe¹
Americas	Canada² United States² West Indies¹
East Asia-Pacific	Australia¹ New Zealand¹ Papua New Guinea²
Europe	England¹ Ireland¹ Netherlands² Scotland²
¹ Full Member Test playing Countries ² Associate Member Countries