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Zimbabwe T20I records
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Zimbabwe have played 182 T20I matches since 2007, winning 74 (41%). Sikandar Raza has scored the most T20I runs for Zimbabwe (2,785) and Richard Ngarava has taken the most wickets (114).
41%T20I wins74 of 182 · since 2007
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Updated to 20 September 2026
Zimbabwe T20I records
T20I records here start in 2007, when ball-by-ball data begins; earlier matches are not included.
Highest T20I totals
- 344/4 (20 ov) v Gambia, 2024
- 286/5 (20 ov) v Seychelles, 2024
- 259/5 (20 ov) v Botswana, 2025
Lowest completed T20I totals
- 57 (12.4 ov) v Pakistan, 2024
- 82 (14.1 ov) v Sri Lanka, 2024
- 84 (15.1 ov) v New Zealand, 2010
Biggest wins by runs
- 290 runs v Gambia, 2024
- 170 runs v Botswana, 2025
- 149 runs v Rwanda, 2024
Biggest wins by wickets
- 10 wickets v Nigeria, 2024
- 9 wickets v Mozambique, 2024
- 9 wickets v Tanzania, 2023
Highest individual scores
- 133* Sikandar Raza (43 b) v Gambia, 2024
- 123 Brendan Taylor (54 b) v Botswana, 2025
- 111 Brian Bennett (60 b) v Tanzania, 2025
Best bowling figures
- 5/18 Sikandar Raza v Rwanda, 2024
- 4/8 Sikandar Raza v Netherlands, 2022
- 4/11 Wellington Masakadza v United States of America, 2022
Most T20I runs for Zimbabwe
Top 25, every match in our records
| # | Batter | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sikandar Raza | 120 | 2785 | 133 | 25.55 | 135.7 | 15/1 | 212 | 137 |
| 2 | Brian Bennett | 66 | 2027 | 111 | 33.78 | 144.2 | 13/1 | 238 | 63 |
| 3 | Ryan Burl | 105 | 1979 | 67 | 27.87 | 127.1 | 6/0 | 154 | 71 |
| 4 | Sean Williams | 75 | 1618 | 77 | 23.79 | 129.8 | 11/0 | 158 | 39 |
| 5 | Tadiwanashe Marumani | 77 | 1473 | 86 | 20.75 | 129.4 | 8/0 | 152 | 55 |
| 6 | Craig Ervine | 64 | 1423 | 70 | 23.72 | 105.8 | 9/0 | 139 | 30 |
| 7 | Wesley Madhevere | 74 | 1253 | 73 | 18.98 | 114.3 | 7/0 | 134 | 19 |
| 8 | Hamilton Masakadza | 54 | 1230 | 93 | 23.65 | 111.5 | 7/0 | 116 | 40 |
| 9 | Brendan Taylor | 49 | 1140 | 123 | 27.14 | 124.2 | 6/1 | 118 | 27 |
| 10 | Elton Chigumbura | 46 | 762 | 54 | 20.59 | 143.2 | 3/0 | 53 | 46 |
| 11 | Dion Myers | 37 | 706 | 96 | 20.76 | 123.4 | 3/0 | 64 | 20 |
| 12 | Clive Madande | 38 | 600 | 53 | 21.43 | 117.4 | 1/0 | 48 | 19 |
| 13 | Regis Chakabva | 44 | 563 | 48 | 13.09 | 120.6 | 0/0 | 51 | 23 |
| 14 | Chamu Chibhabha | 26 | 512 | 67 | 19.69 | 115.6 | 4/0 | 59 | 13 |
| 15 | Malcolm Waller | 23 | 507 | 68 | 25.35 | 140.4 | 1/0 | 36 | 24 |
| 16 | Vusi Sibanda | 25 | 498 | 59 | 20.75 | 103.3 | 1/0 | 52 | 11 |
| 17 | Luke Jongwe | 43 | 483 | 35 | 16.66 | 122.0 | 0/0 | 42 | 14 |
| 18 | Milton Shumba | 28 | 410 | 66 | 21.58 | 109.6 | 1/0 | 27 | 13 |
| 19 | Tony Munyonga | 36 | 382 | 44 | 13.64 | 104.9 | 0/0 | 28 | 9 |
| 20 | Innocent Kaia | 19 | 317 | 72 | 16.68 | 121.9 | 1/0 | 33 | 9 |
| 21 | Tashinga Musekiwa | 33 | 314 | 39 | 15.70 | 134.8 | 0/0 | 23 | 12 |
| 22 | Peter Moor | 15 | 313 | 92 | 26.08 | 131.0 | 1/0 | 19 | 21 |
| 23 | Brad Evans | 23 | 280 | 56 | 16.47 | 136.6 | 1/0 | 17 | 18 |
| 24 | Richmond Mutumbami | 18 | 264 | 54 | 17.60 | 118.9 | 1/0 | 17 | 13 |
| 25 | Tinashe Kamunhukamwe | 12 | 259 | 39 | 21.58 | 105.3 | 0/0 | 25 | 10 |
Most T20I wickets for Zimbabwe
Top 25, every match in our records
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Avg | Best | Dot % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Ngarava | 87 | 309.4 | 114 | 7.32 | 19.89 | 4/16 | 49% |
| 2 | Sikandar Raza | 113 | 358 | 105 | 7.08 | 24.14 | 5/18 | 34% |
| 3 | Blessing Muzarabani | 86 | 312.1 | 101 | 6.98 | 21.57 | 4/17 | 47% |
| 4 | Luke Jongwe | 52 | 155 | 61 | 8.53 | 21.67 | 4/18 | 31% |
| 5 | Brad Evans | 39 | 133 | 58 | 8.44 | 19.36 | 4/16 | 39% |
| 6 | Tendai Chatara | 53 | 187.3 | 56 | 7.18 | 24.04 | 3/7 | 45% |
| 7 | Ryan Burl | 68 | 168.3 | 51 | 7.34 | 24.24 | 3/13 | 37% |
| 8 | Wellington Masakadza | 70 | 205.4 | 46 | 7.46 | 33.37 | 4/11 | 35% |
| 9 | Sean Williams | 69 | 182 | 43 | 6.90 | 29.21 | 3/15 | 34% |
| 10 | Graeme Cremer | 30 | 102 | 32 | 7.46 | 23.78 | 3/11 | 35% |
| 11 | Christopher Mpofu | 26 | 95.4 | 25 | 9.29 | 35.56 | 3/33 | 37% |
| 12 | Kyle Jarvis | 18 | 60 | 24 | 8.98 | 22.46 | 3/15 | 39% |
| 13 | Wesley Madhevere | 41 | 80 | 19 | 7.22 | 30.42 | 3/20 | 36% |
| 14 | Prosper Utseya | 30 | 105.4 | 19 | 7.29 | 40.53 | 2/15 | 35% |
| 15 | Tinashe Panyangara | 13 | 46.3 | 17 | 7.87 | 21.53 | 4/37 | 43% |
| 16 | Trevor Gwandu | 18 | 50 | 16 | 8.42 | 26.31 | 3/10 | 42% |
| 17 | Tinotenda Maposa | 19 | 53.2 | 15 | 9.15 | 32.53 | 2/33 | 36% |
| 18 | Elton Chigumbura | 16 | 33 | 12 | 9.58 | 26.33 | 4/31 | 31% |
| 19 | Neville Madziva | 12 | 39.5 | 12 | 8.59 | 28.50 | 4/34 | 38% |
| 20 | Donald Tiripano | 16 | 48.3 | 12 | 7.88 | 31.83 | 3/20 | 39% |
| 21 | Owen Muzondo | 5 | 18 | 11 | 5.00 | 8.18 | 4/18 | 56% |
| 22 | Brandon Mavuta | 11 | 34 | 10 | 6.76 | 23.00 | 3/10 | 41% |
| 23 | Chamu Chibhabha | 17 | 40 | 10 | 7.90 | 31.60 | 3/18 | 33% |
| 24 | Brian Bennett | 21 | 29.2 | 9 | 8.49 | 27.67 | 2/8 | 37% |
| 25 | Tendai Chisoro | 11 | 41 | 9 | 6.56 | 29.89 | 3/17 | 43% |
Zimbabwe T20I win percentage by year
Share of T20Is won each year
2007: won 1 of 2 (50%)
2010: won 1 of 7 (14%)
2011: won 0 of 4 (0%)
2012: won 0 of 4 (0%)
2013: won 1 of 6 (17%)
2014: won 2 of 3 (67%)
2015: won 2 of 9 (22%)
2016: won 5 of 9 (56%)
2018: won 0 of 6 (0%)
2019: won 5 of 10 (50%)
2020: won 0 of 5 (0%)
2021: won 6 of 14 (43%)
2022: won 12 of 21 (57%)
2023: won 9 of 17 (53%)
2024: won 14 of 26 (54%)
2025: won 10 of 22 (45%)
35%2026: won 6 of 17 (35%)
20072026
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| Year | P | W | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 35% |
| 2025 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 45% |
| 2024 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 54% |
| 2023 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53% |
| 2022 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 57% |
| 2021 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 2019 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 2016 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 2015 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
Zimbabwe best death over bowlers
Overs 16–20 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum 10 overs
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Dot % | Balls per boundary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Ngarava | 66 | 96.2 | 44 | 8.65 | 36% | 5.6 |
| 2 | Blessing Muzarabani | 66 | 95.2 | 38 | 8.59 | 34% | 5.8 |
| 3 | Luke Jongwe | 45 | 64 | 30 | 9.06 | 26% | 6.9 |
| 4 | Brad Evans | 31 | 44.2 | 30 | 10.74 | 28% | 4.1 |
| 5 | Sikandar Raza | 39 | 45.3 | 24 | 7.23 | 37% | 9.4 |
| 6 | Tendai Chatara | 46 | 58.3 | 22 | 9.20 | 31% | 5.3 |
| 7 | Christopher Mpofu | 23 | 39.4 | 14 | 10.61 | 26% | 4.6 |
| 8 | Tinashe Panyangara | 12 | 19.3 | 12 | 7.69 | 34% | 6.9 |
| 9 | Kyle Jarvis | 11 | 15.1 | 12 | 10.09 | 24% | 5.4 |
| 10 | Trevor Gwandu | 14 | 12.1 | 9 | 9.53 | 33% | 5.2 |
Zimbabwe best powerplay bowlers
Overs 1–6 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum 10 overs
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Dot % | Balls per boundary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Ngarava | 87 | 178 | 57 | 6.48 | 54% | 6.1 |
| 2 | Blessing Muzarabani | 85 | 172.3 | 56 | 6.28 | 52% | 6.6 |
| 3 | Tendai Chatara | 52 | 103 | 26 | 6.34 | 50% | 6.6 |
| 4 | Brad Evans | 36 | 47 | 18 | 7.53 | 47% | 5.5 |
| 5 | Wellington Masakadza | 37 | 52 | 11 | 7.31 | 45% | 5.7 |
| 6 | Kyle Jarvis | 18 | 36 | 11 | 8.47 | 44% | 4.7 |
| 7 | Luke Jongwe | 25 | 27 | 10 | 8.56 | 39% | 4.6 |
| 8 | Christopher Mpofu | 25 | 42 | 8 | 8.55 | 41% | 4.5 |
| 9 | Prosper Utseya | 19 | 31 | 6 | 6.19 | 49% | 7.2 |
| 10 | Elton Chigumbura | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7.73 | 44% | 5.5 |
Zimbabwe best powerplay batsmen
Overs 1–6 · ranked by runs · minimum 60 balls
| # | Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Bennett | 1113 | 758 | 146.8 | 160 | 33 | 32 |
| 2 | Tadiwanashe Marumani | 869 | 706 | 123.1 | 112 | 28 | 43 |
| 3 | Hamilton Masakadza | 730 | 650 | 112.3 | 89 | 26 | 24 |
| 4 | Craig Ervine | 561 | 588 | 95.4 | 72 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Wesley Madhevere | 557 | 514 | 108.4 | 78 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | Sikandar Raza | 444 | 391 | 113.6 | 53 | 17 | 19 |
| 7 | Brendan Taylor | 440 | 374 | 117.6 | 61 | 7 | 22 |
| 8 | Regis Chakabva | 372 | 306 | 121.6 | 45 | 13 | 26 |
| 9 | Vusi Sibanda | 314 | 301 | 104.3 | 45 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | Sean Williams | 291 | 276 | 105.4 | 44 | 1 | 12 |
Zimbabwe best death over batsmen
Overs 16–20 · ranked by runs · minimum 60 balls
| # | Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Burl | 880 | 561 | 156.9 | 71 | 39 | 34 |
| 2 | Sikandar Raza | 691 | 353 | 195.8 | 46 | 51 | 30 |
| 3 | Elton Chigumbura | 506 | 297 | 170.4 | 31 | 35 | 20 |
| 4 | Luke Jongwe | 388 | 259 | 149.8 | 37 | 13 | 21 |
| 5 | Clive Madande | 316 | 190 | 166.3 | 34 | 11 | 13 |
| 6 | Sean Williams | 276 | 171 | 161.4 | 27 | 10 | 15 |
| 7 | Milton Shumba | 222 | 149 | 149.0 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| 8 | Tashinga Musekiwa | 201 | 132 | 152.3 | 14 | 11 | 15 |
| 9 | Brad Evans | 191 | 145 | 131.7 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | Brian Bennett | 185 | 110 | 168.2 | 16 | 7 | 7 |
Zimbabwe T20I squad
Players who played for Zimbabwe T20I in the last 12 months (since 20 Sept 2025), by role
Batters 10
- Brian Bennett26 matches · 988 runs, SR 145.5Right-hand bat
- Ryan Burl26 matches · 524 runs, SR 128.7Left-hand bat
- Dion Myers17 matches · 254 runs, SR 114.9Right-hand bat
- Tashinga Musekiwa16 matches · 61 runs, SR 105.2Right-hand bat
- Tony Munyonga13 matches · 58 runs, SR 98.3Right-hand bat
- Ben Curran8 matches · 102 runs, SR 134.2Left-hand bat
- Wesley Madhevere8 matches · 89 runs, SR 98.9Right-hand bat
- Clive Madande4 matches · 27 runs, SR 108.0Right-hand bat
- Innocent Kaia3 matches · 99 runs, SR 154.7Right-hand bat
- Milton Shumba3 matches · 34 runs, SR 87.2Left-hand bat
Wicketkeepers 2
- Tadiwanashe Marumani26 matches · 495 runs, SR 135.2Left-hand bat
- Brendan Taylor8 matches · 240 runs, SR 151.9Right-hand bat
All-rounders 1
- Sikandar Raza26 matches · 576 runs, SR 138.1 · 19 wkts, econ 7.59Right-hand bat · Right-arm off-break
Bowlers 8
- Brad Evans26 matches · 44 wkts, econ 8.65Right-hand bat · Right-arm fast
- Blessing Muzarabani21 matches · 30 wkts, econ 7.14Right-hand bat · Right-arm fast-medium
- Richard Ngarava17 matches · 30 wkts, econ 8.25Left-hand bat · Left-arm fast-medium
- Wellington Masakadza11 matches · 3 wkts, econ 8.33Left-hand bat · Slow left-arm orthodox
- Tinotenda Maposa10 matches · 6 wkts, econ 9.15Right-hand bat · Right-arm medium
- Graeme Cremer7 matches · 5 wkts, econ 8.74Right-hand bat · Right-arm leg-break
- Newman Nyamhuri7 matches · 5 wkts, econ 10.57Right-hand bat · Left-arm medium-fast
- Kundai Matigimu3 matches · 2 wkts, econ 11.50Right-hand bat · Right-arm fast
Zimbabwe T20I bowling attack
Share of overs by type of bowler since 20 Sept 2025, T20Is only
- Right-arm pace43% of overs · 82 wkts · econ 8.31Brad Evans, Blessing Muzarabani, Tinotenda Maposa, Kundai Matigimu, Dion Myers
- Left-arm pace17% of overs · 35 wkts · econ 8.84Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri
- Off-spin24% of overs · 26 wkts · econ 7.82Sikandar Raza, Wesley Madhevere, Brian Bennett
- Leg-spin10% of overs · 12 wkts · econ 8.28Ryan Burl, Graeme Cremer
- Left-arm orthodox6% of overs · 4 wkts · econ 8.25Wellington Masakadza, Milton Shumba
T20I: every match since 2007
| Type | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right-arm pace | 44% | 464 | 8.20 | 25.88 |
| Left-arm pace | 11% | 123 | 7.59 | 22.86 |
| Off-spin | 18% | 160 | 7.18 | 27.65 |
| Leg-spin | 10% | 103 | 7.35 | 25.00 |
| Left-arm orthodox | 16% | 129 | 7.11 | 30.32 |
Zimbabwe recent T20I results
- South Africa205/5 (20)Zimbabwe157 (18)South Africa won by 48 runs
- Namibia156/6 (20)Zimbabwe159/5 (18.1)Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
- South Africa185/7 (20)Zimbabwe142 (17.4)South Africa won by 43 runs
- Zimbabwe195/6 (20)Namibia190 (20)Zimbabwe won by 5 runs
- Zimbabwe144/8 (20)South Africa146/3 (13.4)South Africa won by 7 wickets
- India192/5 (20)Zimbabwe157/7 (20)India won by 35 runs
- India219/5 (20)Zimbabwe129 (17.5)India won by 90 runs
- Zimbabwe125/7 (20)India126/3 (13.2)India won by 7 wickets
- Zimbabwe143/7 (20)Bangladesh144/6 (19.4)Bangladesh won by 4 wickets
- Bangladesh186/5 (20)Zimbabwe152 (19.4)Bangladesh won by 34 runs
Zimbabwe head to head records
Record against every opponent, most played first
Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh9–18 27 played · 33%
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan3–19 22 played · 14%- Zimbabwe vs Namibia11–8 19 played · 58%
- Zimbabwe vs Ireland8–8 18 played · 44%
Zimbabwe vs India3–14 17 played · 18%
Zimbabwe vs South Africa0–11 12 played · 0%
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka4–7 11 played · 36%
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand0–8 8 played · 0%
Zimbabwe vs Netherlands3–2 5 played · 60%- Zimbabwe vs Scotland4–1 5 played · 80%
- Zimbabwe vs West Indies1–4 5 played · 20%
Zimbabwe vs Australia2–2 4 played · 50%- Zimbabwe vs Kenya4–0 4 played · 100%
- Zimbabwe vs Singapore2–1 3 played · 67%
- Zimbabwe vs Tanzania3–0 3 played · 100%
Zimbabwe vs Nepal2–0 2 played · 100%- Zimbabwe vs Nigeria2–0 2 played · 100%
- Zimbabwe vs Rwanda2–0 2 played · 100%
- Zimbabwe vs Uganda1–1 2 played · 50%
- Zimbabwe vs Botswana1–0 1 played · 100%
Zimbabwe vs England0–1 1 played · 0%- Zimbabwe vs Gambia1–0 1 played · 100%
- Zimbabwe vs Hong Kong1–0 1 played · 100%
- Zimbabwe vs Jersey1–0 1 played · 100%
- Zimbabwe vs Mozambique1–0 1 played · 100%
- Zimbabwe vs Oman1–0 1 played · 100%
- Zimbabwe vs Papua New Guinea1–0 1 played · 100%
- Zimbabwe vs Seychelles1–0 1 played · 100%
Zimbabwe vs United Arab Emirates1–0 1 played · 100%
Zimbabwe vs United States of America1–0 1 played · 100%
Zimbabwe grounds
Where they have played most often
| Ground | P | W | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports ClubHarare | 58 | 17 | 29% |
| Queens Sports ClubBulawayo | 21 | 12 | 57% |
| Rawalpindi Cricket StadiumRawalpindi | 7 | 1 | 14% |
| Shere Bangla National StadiumDhaka | 7 | 2 | 29% |
| United Cricket Club GroundWindhoek | 7 | 4 | 57% |
| Achimota Senior Secondary School A FieldAccra | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Bready Cricket Club, MagheramasonDerry | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Namibia Cricket GroundWindhoek | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 5 | 3 | 60% |
| Bellerive OvalHobart | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Indian Association GroundSingapore | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| Sheikh Abu Naser StadiumKhulna | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Wanderers Cricket GroundWindhoek | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury StadiumChattogram | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn PlaceEdinburgh | 3 | 2 | 67% |
Zimbabwe season by season (17)
Each season links to its squad, best batsmen, best bowlers and death bowling
Zimbabwe T20I: quick answers
Who has scored the most T20I runs for Zimbabwe?
Sikandar Raza, with 2,785 runs in 120 innings at a strike rate of 135.7.
Who has taken the most T20I wickets for Zimbabwe?
Richard Ngarava, with 114 wickets at an economy of 7.32.
What is Zimbabwe's highest T20I total?
344/4 against Gambia in 2024.
What is Zimbabwe's lowest T20I total?
57 against Pakistan in 2024.
What is the highest T20I score for Zimbabwe?
133* by Sikandar Raza against Gambia in 2024.
What are the best T20I bowling figures for Zimbabwe?
5/18 by Sikandar Raza against Rwanda in 2024.
What is Zimbabwe's biggest T20I win?
By 290 runs against Gambia in 2024.