ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 1

West Indies v Zimbabwe

West Indies 254/6 20 ov
Zimbabwe 147 17.4 ov

West Indies won by 107 runs

Venue
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date
Mon, 23 February 2026
Toss
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field
Player of the match
Shimron Hetmyer

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Zimbabwe 61% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field. They lost.

West Indies win

Zimbabwe win

West Indies batZimbabwe chase 255

Turning point +7 to West Indies. 6.5, first innings: Alexander Cremer to Shimron Hetmyer, 6 runs, 66/2. West Indies went from 50% to 57%.

Moved it most Shimron Hetmyer +38.1 · Sikandar Raza −23.3 · Richard Ngarava −11.5 · Akeal Hosein +10.7

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Brandon Kingc T Musekiwa b R Ngarava9120175.0−9.8
Shai Hopec BJ Bennett b B Evans141220116.7−8.5
Shimron Hetmyerc BJ Bennett b AG Cremer853477250.0+38.1
Rovman Powellc T Musekiwa b B Muzarabani593544168.6+3.2
Sherfane Rutherfordnot out31*1332238.5+2.5
Romario Shepherdc RP Burl b R Ngarava211003210.0−2.7
Jason Holderc T Munyonga b B Muzarabani13402325.0+0.6
Matthew Fordenot out1*100100.0+1.5
Extras lb 10, w 10, nb 121
Total 20 ov, 12.70 an over254/6

Did not bat Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph

Fall of wickets 17-1 (King, 2.4), 54-2 (Hope, 5.5), 176-3 (Hetmyer, 14.3), 194-4 (Powell, 16.1), 229-5 (Shepherd, 18.4), 248-6 (Holder, 19.3)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Richard Ngarava4047211.751010−11.5
Blessing Muzarabani4042210.50920+8.8
Brad Evans4046111.50730+1.2
Alexander Cremer403819.50600−6.7
Sikandar Raza3052017.33421−22.6
Dion Myers1019019.00020−3.4

Win is the win chance a player added for his side, in points (100 = a match turned round): batting in the top table, bowling in the bottom. Point at or tap a player to see his balls on the chart.

Ball by ball

The whole match on one screen: a row for every over, a square for every ball, coloured by how far it moved the match. Pick any ball, play it through, or click a name to follow one player.

The balls that decided it