Zimbabwe beat a depleted Australia by 23 runs in Colombo to pull off the biggest shock of the T20 World Cup so far. After posting 169-2 in their 20 overs on Friday, thanks mainly to Brian Bennett's classy 64 not out, Zimbabwe had Australia 29-4 before dismissing them for 146 in 19.3 overs. list of 4 itemsend of list The Zimbabweans, ranked 11th, were always in control against their second-ranked opponents in the Group B game at R Premadasa Stadium after opening bowlers Blessing Muzarabani and Brad Evans ripped out Australia's top order. There were sensational scenes at the venue as a group of Zimbabwe fans dressed in their team jerseys celebrated the win with a traditional dance. Muzarabani was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with 4-17.
Valentova made the most of an inconsistent display from the 30th seed, winning 6-4, 6-4 in 92 minutes. Tereza Valentova v Maya Joint: Australian Open first round live Joint, at 19 only one year older than her opponent, struggled with unforced errors and with her serve, leaving a near-full John Cain Arena shocked and disappointed in the first match of the day.
Matias Almeyda gathered his players in the shade at the side of the pitch and told them to liquidate this so they did. It was 33 degrees out there, they had been playing 33 minutes and they had scored one against Barcelona, which wasn't enough. The champions were there to be finished, Sevilla's manager said. He had shown them how, now it was up to them.