T20 World Cup 2026: Australia wins toss, opts to bowl against Zimbabwe
The Hindu
ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2026: Australia vs Zimbabwe in Colombo on February 13, 2026
Australia stand-in captain Travis Head won the toss and elected to bowl against Zimbabwe in their T20 World Cup match in Colombo on Friday (February 13, 2026).
Both sides made two changes each from their previous match playing XIs.
Ben Dwarshuis and Tim David replaced Cooper Connolly and Xavier Bartlett in the Australian team.
For Zimbabwe, Tony Munyonga and Greame Creamer are coming in for Brendan Taylor and Richard Ngarava.
Australia: Travis Head (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Matthew Kuhnemann.
Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Dion Myers, Ryan Burl, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Graeme Cremer, Blessing Muzarabani.
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