Shimron Hetmyer’s pyrotechnics lit up Wankhede as West Indies hammered Zimbabwe by 107 runs in T20 World Cup 2026 action. Their 255-run total proved insurmountable, with Zimbabwe bowled out for 147 – marking WI’s second-biggest T20 WC win by runs.
Zimbabwe’s top order disintegrated early. Bennett out for 5, Marumani for 14. Myers’ 28-run cameo couldn’t stem the tide, nor could Burl’s scoreless exit.
Raza (27 off 20) and Evans (43 off 21, with five maximums) resisted briefly, but the rest capitulated tamely.
Motie’s spin sorcery (4/28) and Hosein’s craft (3/28) dismantled the batting, weaving a web of deception.
Hetmyer’s 85 off 34 balls – seven fours, seven sixes – was the cornerstone of 254/6. Powell’s 59 and Rutherford’s 31* off 13 complemented perfectly.
This rout secures West Indies’ Super 8 Group 1 lead. Next up: South Africa on February 26.