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A group of Zimbabwe superfans told AFP “it felt surreal” to be watching their team in the Super Eights in India - days after the colourful group had returned home thinking their T20 World Cup odyssey was over. They will be in Delhi today to see their Zimbabwe heroes, who cannot qualify for the semi-finals, sign off in their final match against South Africa. The six - Malvin Kwaramba, Brian Hwenjer, Godwin Mamhiyo, Leonah Tanikwa, Abel Mataranyika and Ben Gotora - had witnessed their side top their group with famous wins over Australia and co-hosts Sri Lanka. But the next day, February 20, the fans headed to Colombo airport in Sri Lanka for the long journey home via Dubai, their budget exhausted. Then a sponsor stepped in and a few days later the colourful band were back in the cricketing cauldron of Chennai to witness their idols face India in a Super Eights showdown. India won easily, but it mattered not to the the fans who are called “Castle Corner” after the part of the Harare Sports Club ground at which they congregate. They were just grateful to be there after their cricketing adventure had been unexpectedly extended. An online video of the fans saying goodbye to Zimbabwe’s players went viral and caught the attention of Delta Corporation who stepped in to pay for the fans to go back and finish the tournament in India. “We returned to Harare on Saturday (February 21) and on February 24 were on a flight to India,” Kwaramba told AFP. “Thanks to Delta and Stella Nkomo, Zimbabwe’s ambassador to India, that our visas and bookings everything were taken care of and here we are. “It’s surreal. “I still can’t believe that I am here in India. You know, the experience is out of this world.” Zimbabwe’s fairytale run in the tournament ended with two big defeats to the West Indies and India in Mumbai and Chennai. The results were secondary to the experience of a lifetime. “People here breathe cricket, sleep cricket. Everything about India is cricket. And when we got to the stadium, my word, it was humungous,” said Kwaramba. “The fans, the music, the performance, it was out of this world. “I got goosebumps. I pinched myself. I was actually in shock and awe. It’s an experience that I’m going to cherish and that is going to be in my heart forever.” Mamhiyo, an accountant, said India was unique in its love for the game. “Everyone here is thinking cricket and has got knowledge,” Mamhiyo told AFP. “You could discuss cricket with the tuk-tuk driver or with the person selling at a store. Mahiyo said the greatest part of the trip has been “the connections that I’ve made with people from Colombo, Chennai, Kandy, some from even London, Australia, Ireland”. “It’s been amazing how cricket brings people together and creates so much friendship.”
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England's Will Jacks (L) is congratulated by New Zealand's captain Mitchell Santner for his team's win at the end of the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup Super Eights match between England and New
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New Zealand reached the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals after Pakistan crashed out despite a five-run victory against already-eliminated Sri Lanka in a Group Two Super Eights match in Pallekele Saturday. An inferior net run rate meant Pakistan had to win big against Sri Lanka in order to pip New Zealand and join group leaders England in the last four. They racked up 212-8 after Sahibzada Farhan (100) and Fakhar Zaman (84) combined in a T20 World Cup record 176-run opening stand. Pakistan had to restrict their opponents to 147 or less to make the last four, but hosts Sri Lanka finished on 207-6 nearly snatching a victory. Pavan Rathnayake made 58 and Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka smoked an unbeaten 76 off 31 balls. Defending champions India will play West Indies in a virtual quarter-final in Kolkata today with the winners claiming the last semi-final spot. “It could have been a different story had we won the toss,” Pakistan captain Salman Agha said. “Dew was a factor, and we couldn’t execute our plans,” the Pakistan captain added. Put in to bat in a do-or-die match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pakistan could not have asked for a better start. Farhan led their charge with scintillating power-hitting as he and Zaman denied Sri Lanka a breakthrough until the 16th over. Sri Lanka’s sloppy fielding did not help their cause either. Dunith Wellalage dropped Farhan on 75, while Janith Liyanage caught the batter on 76 but stepped onto the boundary cushion in the process. FARHAN BREAKS KOHLI’S RECORD Farhan, who also bettered Indian Virat Kohli’s record of most runs in a T20 World Cup with his tally of 383, needed 59 balls to become the first batter to score two hundreds in the same edition of the tournament. The partnership came to an end when Zaman dragged a Dushmantha Chameera delivery onto his stumps, which triggered a late collapse. Farhan was caught in the covers off the bowling of Dilshan Madushanka after a stellar knock studded with five sixes and nine fours. Having already been eliminated, Sri Lanka faltered early in their chase and were 33-2 having lost both openers inside five overs. Charith Asalanka fell after a brisk 25 and spinner Abrar Ahmed (3-23) dismissed Kamindu Mendis in his next over. Rathnayake’s belligerent 58 could not force a win for Sri Lanka but knocked Pakistan out of the tournament. Shanaka, whose job is reportedly at risk after leading Sri Lanka’s poor campaign, injected fresh excitement into the dead rubber by hitting eight sixes. Needing 28 from the last over from Shaheen Afridi, Shanaka began with a four before clobbering three sixes in a row. Afridi recovered from the assault to finish with two fairly wide deliveries which Shanaka could not connect with. “It was a close game,” Shanaka said. “I could have finished it but well bowled to Shaheen.” BRIEF SCORESPakistan 212 for 8 (Farhan 100, Fakhar 84, Madushanka 3-33) beat Sri Lanka 207 for 6 (Shanaka 76*, Rathnayake 58, Abrar 3-23) by five runs Related Story
