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Blessing Muzarabani claimed a superb 4-17 as Zimbabwe held their nerve to stun Australia with a thrilling 23-run win in the T20 World Cup.<\/b><\/p>\n
Set the tricky target of 170, Australia had looked in big trouble at 29-4 before Matthew Renshaw and Glenn Maxwell’s 77-run stand for the fifth wicket.<\/p>\n
Australia needed 34 runs off the final two overs, but when Renshaw was caught for 65 after he skied Muzarabani with eight balls remaining the game was effectively up.<\/p>\n
The result leaves Group B delicately poised after two games apiece, with Australia two points behind Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, who face the Aussies on Monday.<\/p>\n
Zimbabwe initially looked to have been guilty of playing too cautiously after they were asked to bat first at the R. Premadasa Stadium.<\/p>\n
Opener Brian Bennett’s unbeaten 64 off 56 balls featured seven fours but came at a strike rate of 114.28 as he played the anchor role.<\/p>\n
Tadiwanashe Marumani and Ryan Burl were decidedly more aggressive, both hitting 35 off 21 and 30 balls respectively.<\/p>\n
Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza’s unbeaten 13-ball 25 provided some late impetus as he struck their only six off the final ball of the innings.<\/p>\n