Mumbai: Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field first against West Indies in the 44th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday.
groups
Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (catch), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Graeme Creamer, Bradley Evans, Clive Madante, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakatsa, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Musarabani, Sidian Musarabani,
West Indies: Shai Hope (catch), Shimron Hetmyer, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Matthew Forte, Jason Holder, Aqeel Hossain, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Moti, Rowman Powell, Sherfan Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Jayden Seals and Romeroden Seals.
head-to-head
Zimbabwe and West Indies have faced each other only four times in T20Is, with the latter holding the head-to-head record with three wins.
Their most recent meeting was in the opening round of the 2022 T20 World Cup in Hobart, where West Indies won by 31 runs.
Competitions: 4
West Indies: 3
Zimbabwe: 1
Form Guide
Both teams enter the tournament with the desired momentum in their favor as the West Indies won five matches in a row against South Africa last month, while Zimbabwe have lost just one of their last five T20Is.
Both teams topped their respective groups and are currently unbeaten in the 20-team competition.
West Indies beat Scotland, England, Italy and Nepal to top Group C, while Zimbabwe recorded historic victories over Australia and Sri Lanka to top Group B.
West Indies: W, W, W, W, W (Most recent first)
Zimbabwe: W, A, W, W, L