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 recordQualification recordYearRoundPositionCaptain 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 12/12 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 2021Not eligible (suspended) Not eligible (suspended) 2022 Super 12 10/16 8 3 4 0 1 0 Craig Ervine 3 3 0 0 0 2024 Did not qualify 6 4 2 0 0 2026 Super 8 8/20 7 3 3 0 0 1 Sikandar Raza 10 10 0 0 0 2028Qualified Did not participate (qualified automatically) Total 0 Titles 7/10 27 11 14 0 1 1 19 17 2 0 0
Record by opponents Opponent M W L T+W T+L NR Ab Win % First played 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2016 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100 2007 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2022 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2007 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2016 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2022 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 50.00 2014 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 50.00 2014 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2010 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2026 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2022 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100 2016 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0.00 2012 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 33.33 2010 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2014 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2022 Total 27 11 14 0 0 1 1 44.00 —Source: Last Updated: 13 February 2026
Tournament results
South Africa 2007
Squad
Prosper Utseya (c) Chamu Chibhabha Timycen Maruma Hamilton Masakadza Stuart Matsikenyeri Vusi Sibanda Tatenda Taibu (wk) Brendan Taylor (wk) Sean Williams Elton Chigumbura Keith Dabengwa Gary Brent Chris Mpofu Tawanda Mupariwa Johnson Marumisa
Results Group stage (Group B)Super 8sSemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultWon by 5 wicketsLost by 50 runs |3 |colspan=4|Did not advance|Group stage |- | colspan="11" |Source: Cricinfo |} Scorecards
West Indies 2010
Squad
Prosper Utseya (c) Chamu Chibhabha Charles Coventry Craig Ervine Hamilton Masakadza Timycen Maruma Vusi Sibanda Tatenda Taibu (wk) Brendan Taylor (wk) Andy Blignaut Elton Chigumbura Greg Lamb Graeme Cremer Chris Mpofu Ray Price
Results {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- !colspan=3|Group stage (Group B) !colspan=2|Super 8s !Semifinal !Final !rowspan=2|Overall Result |- style=font-size:95% !OppositionResult !OppositionResult ! Rank !OppositionResult !Rank !OppositionResult !OppositionResult |- |'''Lost by 14 runs (DLS) |Lost by 7 runs (DLS) |3 |colspan=4|Did not advance''Group stageSource: Cricinfo Scorecards
Sri Lanka 2012
Squad
Brendan Taylor (c, wk) Craig Ervine Hamilton Masakadza Stuart Matsikenyeri Forster Mutizwa (wk) Vusi Sibanda Malcolm Waller Elton Chigumbura Richard Muzhange Graeme Cremer Kyle Jarvis Chris Mpofu Ray Price Prosper Utseya Brian Vitori
Results Group stage (Group C)Super 8sSemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultLost by 82 runs |'''Lost by 10 wickets |3 |colspan=4|Did not advance |Group stage |- | colspan="11" |Source: Cricinfo |} Scorecards
Bangladesh 2014
Squad
Brendan Taylor (c, wk) Elton Chigumbura Natsai Mushangwe Tafadzwa Kamungozi Tinashe Panyangara Hamilton Masakadza Timycen Maruma Vusi Sibanda Shingi Masakadza (wk) Prosper Utseya Malcolm Waller Sean Williams Tendai Chatara Ray Price Brian Vitori
Results First stage (Group B)Super 10SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResult'Lost by 3 wicketsWon by 5 wicketsWon by 5 wickets2Did not advanceFirst stageSource: Cricinfo Scorecards
India 2016
Squad
Hamilton Masakadza (c) Sean Williams (vc) Chamu Chibhabha Graeme Cremer Malcolm Waller Vusi Sibanda Peter Moor (wk) Richmond Mutumbami (wk) Elton Chigumbura Sikandar Raza Luke Jongwe Neville Madziva Tendai Chatara Tendai Chisoro Wellington Masakadza Tinashe Panyangara Donald Tiripano
Results First stage (Group B)Super 10SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultWon by 14 runsWon by 11 runs'Lost by 59 runs2Did not advanceFirst stageSource: Cricinfo Scorecards
Australia 2022
Squad and kit Craig Ervine (c) Ryan Burl Regis Chakabva (wk) Tendai Chatara Bradley Evans Luke Jongwe Clive Madande (wk) Wesley Madhevere Wellington Masakadza Tony Munyonga Blessing Muzarabani Richard Ngarava Sikandar Raza Milton Shumba Sean Williams
Results {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- !colspan=4|First stage (Group B) !colspan=6|Super 12 (Group 2) !Semifinal !Final !rowspan=2|Overall Result |- style=font-size:95% !OppositionResult !OppositionResult !OppositionResult ! Rank !OppositionResult !OppositionResult !OppositionResult !OppositionResult !OppositionResult !Rank !OppositionResult !OppositionResult |- |Won by 31 runs |Lost by 31 runs |Won by 5 wickets |2 |No result |Won by 1 run |Lost by 3 runs |'''Lost by 5 wickets |Lost by 71 runs6Did not advanceSuper 12Source: Cricinfo Scorecards
India & Sri Lanka 2026
Squad and kit Sikandar Raza (c) Brendan Taylor (wk) Dion Myers Wellington Masakadza Tashinga Musekiwa Graeme Cremer Tony Munyonga Richard Ngarava Blessing Muzarabani Clive Madande (wk) Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk) Ryan Burl Tinotenda Maposa Brad Evans Brian Bennett
Results Group stage (Group B)Super 8 (Group 1)SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultWon by 8 wicketsWon by 23 runsMatch abandonedWon by 6 wickets 1Lost by 107 runsLost by 72 runsLost by 5 wickets4Did not advanceSuper 8Source: Cricinfo Scorecards
Records and statistics
Team records Highest innings totals Score Opponent Venue Season 174/7 (20 overs) Hobart 2022 169/2 (20 overs) Colombo 2026 163/5 (20 overs) Sylhet 2014 158/8 (20 overs) Nagpur 2016 147/7 (20 overs) Nagpur 2016 147/8 (20 overs) Brisbane 2022Last updated: 13 February 2026
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 Sean Williams 2014-2022 13 Tendai Chatara 2014-2022 12 Elton Chigumbura 2007-2016 Hamilton Masakadza 2007-2016Last updated: 6 November 2022
Batting statistics Most runs Runs Player 100s 50s Period278 Sikandar Raza 14 14 82 19.85 1 2014–2022275 Sean Williams 14 14 64 19.64 2 2014–2022245 Brendan Taylor 8 8 60* 40.83 2 2007–2014213 Hamilton Masakadza 12 12 43 17.75 2007–2016180 Vusi Sibanda 10 10 59 20.00 1 2007–2016Last updated: 6 November 2022
Highest partnerships Runs Players Opposition Venue Season 74 (1st wicket) Brendan Taylor (41) & Vusi Sibanda (29) v Cape Town 2007 64 (4th wicket) Sikandar Raza (40) & Craig Ervine (23) v Hobart 2022 63 (6th wicket) Sean Williams (36) & Ryan Burl (26) v Brisbane 2022 62 (2nd wicket) Brendan Taylor (32) & Hamilton Masakadza (26) v Sylhet 2014 61 (5th wicket) Malcolm Waller (26) & Vusi Sibanda (32) v Nagpur 2016Last updated: 6 November 2022
Bowling statistics Most wickets Wickets Player Matches 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 2022–202211 Sean Williams 14 21.45 6.05 3/15 0 0 2014–2022 Tendai Chatara 13 26.90 6.72 2/14 0 0 2014–20229 Tinashe Panyangara 6 19.66 7.69 4/37 1 0 2014–2016 Richard Ngarava 8 21.88 7.03 2/18 0 0 2022–2022Last updated: 6 November 2022
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