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Zimbabwe squad for T20 World Cup 2026 announced, Sikandar Raza to captain

Aakash Saini

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Zimbabwe Cricket has unveiled its 15-player squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka next month. Senior all-rounder Sikandar Raza will continue to lead the Zimbabwe national team, and he will be accompanied by fellow experienced pros like Ryan Burl, Wellington Masakadza among others.

Notably, the Zimbabwe cricket team will be making its return to the T20 World Cup after a gap of four years, considering they failed to qualify for the 2024 edition of the tournament in the West Indies and USA a couple of years ago.

Blessing Muzarabani returns as Zimbabwe name T20 World Cup 2026 squad

Zimbabwe Cricket has announced a 15-player Zimbabwe squad for the upcoming 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. While legendary all-rounder Sikandar Raza will continue to lead the national team, fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani will also be making his return to the group after recovering from injury. It is worth noting that Muzarabani missed the T20I tri-series in Pakistan a couple of months ago.

Muzarabani will be expected to lead the Zimbabwe pace attack, forming forces with fellow pacemen Richard Ngarava, Bradley Evans and Tinotenda Maposa.

Apart from captain Sikandar Raza himself, Zimbabwe’s spin department features veteran Graeme Cremer and wily left-arm spinner Wellington Masakadza. 

Brian Bennett and Tadiwanashe Marumani, wicketkeeper Brendon Taylor, all-rounder Ryan Burl are some of the other notable inclusions in the squad, adding a blend of experience and youthful energy to Zimbabwe’s lineup for their return to the global T20 stage.

Zimbabwe squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2026:

Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Graeme Cremer, Bradley Evans, Clive Madande, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava and Brendan Taylor

The Zimbabwe cricket team is placed in Group B of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup alongside Ireland, Oman, serial World Cup winners Australia and tournament co-hosts Sri Lanka. Zimbabwe’s opening match of the competition will be played against Oman on February 9 in Colombo.