India, Feb. 13 -- In a corner of the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, a set of Zimbabwe fans danced through the course of a cricket match. Their moves were choreographed and performed with big smiles. Meanwhile on the field, their compatriots played to a tune of their own design.

Zimbabwe began their T20 World Cup campaign with a comfortable win over Oman. On Friday though, they had a more difficult battle in front of them. They faced the mighty Australia.

Yet, they remained unfazed. On a slow pitch in the quickest format of world cricket, Zimbabwe pulled off the biggest upset of the 2026 T20 World Cup so far. Sent to bat first, Zimbabwe scored 169/2 at the end of 20 overs before bowling out Australia for 146.

"Very happy, but above all...