Make no mistake, Zimbabwe have been the story of the 2026 T20 WC. Who'd have expected them to qualify from the group? Who'd have thought they'll actually go through unbeaten? As things stand, there've been only 4 unbeaten teams in this tournament and by the quirk of fate, they'll all find themselves battling for two semi-final slots from the same group. Zimbabwe have matches lined up against West Indies, India and then South Africa next. They enjoyed playing here in Sri Lanka, playing in India will be the next challenge. But don't go against them acing that challenge as well. On that note, it's curtains from RPS today. Canada are bowling first in the final rubber of the day. Change tabs and enjoy all the action. For now, cheers and bye..

B0$ It can always get better. We can win the first game of the Super Eight - it always can get better. We keep our sights forward. But if I bring myself to the present, the effort the boys have shown over the last two weeks, I don’t think anybody gave us a chance to be where we are. So win people’s hearts and earn their respect, it’s a wonderful position to be in. (On losing the toss) When we lost the toss, all I said to my boys was: If we are truly playing good cricket, why should the toss play such a huge part in our mindset? If we’re playing good cricket, it is what it is. Also, because I bowled one of the last overs at the death, I told the boys that finger spinners weren’t finding much, but wrist spinners were getting a bit of turn. They had two or three finger spinners and one wrist spinner, so I felt we could put them under pressure. Apart from that, it was about how we went about our business. (Conceding runs at the death) Yes, they got a few too many runs in the end, but when I came into the change room, I told the boys that given the way they started, they were about 10 runs short and we should be able to win with an over to spare. We made it a little tougher for ourselves, but full credit to Tony and Benny for how they finished the game. I’m really happy. I think that’s because, firstly, we’ve trained for every situation. When you’re chasing, everything is on the board anyway. And we’ve got the right personnel to send in at the right time. (On the flexibility of the batting order) We actually changed our batting order about four times during the chase. At one stage, Dion was going to walk out - then that stopped. Then we sent Burl. If Burl had gone early, Dion would have walked out. Burley had a good partnership, then I ended up walking out, Dion was pushed back, and Musekiwa walked in. We take it one game at a time. We arrive on the 21st, train on the 22nd, and the training surface and a look at the wicket will give us a better idea. Then on the 23rd, it’s showtime. We’ll put our best foot forward, and what happens, happens. But just to get there unbeaten is something we can hold our heads high about. And if we can win two out of those three games, then you never know. As I keep saying - everybody loves an underdog story.

B0$ - When I walked out there, I thought the openers laid the foundation. And I think when Ryan Burl went out there as well, we tried to change the momentum. Unfortunately, he got out too. After the first eight balls, I said to myself, I’ve only got four or five runs, but I can see the ball, I’m middling the ball. So from then on, I backed myself that if I find a ball, I can middle it and hopefully it flies for the distance. And that’s all it was. Once I connected one, then it was a matter of just keeping going. In my head, I was calculating, trying not to over-attack. We needed one over of 20 (runs), which we got. After that, it was about going at nines, followed by eights, followed by sixes. Ideally, I wanted to finish the game, but we’ll take it. I kept saying to Benny (Brian Bennett) that if you find a ball, hit it for a boundary. Otherwise, it’s really important that you bat through. I felt like I’d let you down at the start, but I’m starting to find my rhythm, so just please hang in there. If you stay at one end, we can win the game from the other end. Credit to Benny, he keeps doing that role really well, and I think he’s going to get better and better with every game. I can’t wait to see this boy grow. I’m pretty excited about how Zimbabwe has gone about its business. Every time we’ve played a game, we’ve won, we’re unbeaten so far. For me, it’s always the next game that comes into my head. As much as I want to enjoy the victory and all that, my mind keeps drifting forward, and sometimes I struggle to bring myself back. But I think it’s a nice position to be in as a captain . I’ll try to enjoy tonight at least, but let’s see how it goes. it’s a nice position to be in as a captain. I’ll try to enjoy tonight at least, but let’s see how it goes.