T20 World Cup: Zimbabwe post 169/2 against Australia

Colombo: Zimbabwe scored a challenging 169 for two against an injury-plagued Australia in a Group B T20 World Cup match Friday.

Openers Brian Bennett (64 not out off 56 balls) and Tadiwanashe Marumani (35 off 21) gave a strong start to Zimbabwe, stitching 61 runs in 7.3 overs.

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Ryan Burl (35 off 30 balls) and skipper Sikandar Raza (25 not out off 13 balls) also made useful contributions.

Cameroon Green (1/6) and Marcus Stoinis (1/17) were the wicket-takers for Australia.

Brief Scores:

Zimbabwe: 169 for 2 in 20 overs (Brian Bennett 64 not out, Tadiwanashe Marumani 35, Ryan Burl 35; Cameroon Greem 1/6).