West Indies Thrash Zimbabwe by 107 Runs in T20 World Cup Super 8 Clash, Setting Multiple Records

West Indies defeated Zimbabwe by a massive margin of 107 runs in the fourth Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup. Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field first at the Wankhede Stadium.

Batting first, West Indies posted a huge total of 254 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Chasing a target of 255, Zimbabwe were bowled out for 147 in 17.4 overs. Shimron Hetmyer, who played an explosive innings, was declared the 'Player of the Match'.

Interesting statistics and records set in this match:

• 254/6: This total posted by West Indies against Zimbabwe at the Wankhede Stadium is the second-highest score in the history of the men's T20 World Cup. The highest score in the World Cup remains 260/6, set by Sri Lanka against Kenya in the 2007 edition.

• 3: This is the third time West Indies has scored over 250 runs in T20 Internationals. Previously, they scored 258/5 against South Africa in 2023 and 256/5 against Ireland last year. The other teams to score 250+ three or more times in men's T20s are India (4 times) and Zimbabwe (3 times).

• 254/6: West Indies' score of 254/6 is also the largest total Zimbabwe has ever conceded in men's T20 Internationals. Previously, India scored 234/2 against Zimbabwe in Harare in 2024.

• 19: The number of sixes hit by West Indies against Zimbabwe. This is jointly the most sixes hit in a single innings in the men's T20 World Cup. Netherlands also hit 19 sixes in their innings against Ireland in 2014.

• 31: In their chase, Zimbabwe also hit 12 sixes. This brought the total number of sixes in this match to 31, which is the highest in any men's T20 World Cup match. Previously, 30 sixes were hit in the match between Ireland and Netherlands in Sylhet in 2014.

• 19: The number of balls Shimron Hetmyer faced to complete his half-century against Zimbabwe. This is the fastest half-century for West Indies in the men's T20 World Cup. Hetmyer broke his own record of a half-century in 22 balls against Scotland on the opening day of this T20 World Cup.

• 17: The number of sixes Hetmyer has hit in this World Cup so far. This is jointly the most sixes hit in a single edition of the men's T20 World Cup. Nicholas Pooran also hit 17 sixes in the 2024 edition.

• 107: West Indies' margin of victory (in runs). This is West Indies' second-largest victory by runs in all men's T20 Internationals. Previously, they defeated Uganda by 134 runs in the last T20 World Cup. For Zimbabwe, this is their largest defeat ever in a T20 International by runs.

• 1: All three of West Indies' victories by a margin of over 100 runs in this format (T20) have come in the T20 World Cup. West Indies has become the first team to achieve this feat.

• 5/5: West Indies has won all five matches played at the Wankhede Stadium under the men's T20 World Cup (including the three matches in the current edition).

India is the only other team in the history of this tournament to remain undefeated after playing five or more matches at a single venue. India played 5 matches in Durban in 2007, winning 4 (including one bowl-out) while one match was abandoned due to rain.

• 329.41: Hetmyer's strike rate against Zimbabwe's spinners. He scored 56 runs off 17 balls against the spinners. All 7 sixes Hetmyer hit on Monday were against the spinners. This is the second-highest number of sixes hit against spinners in a single men's T20 World Cup match. Previously, Aaron Jones of the USA hit 8 sixes against Canada's spinners in 2024.

Among batters who have scored over 50 runs against spinners in men's T20 Internationals (where ball-by-ball data is available), Hetmyer's strike rate is the second highest. The highest strike rate is 333.33, set by Yuvraj Samra who scored 50 runs off 15 balls against Bahamas spinners in 2025.

• 7: The total number of wickets taken by West Indies spinners against Zimbabwe. Gudakesh Motie took 4 and Akeal Hosein took 3 wickets. Previously, West Indies spinners had taken 7 wickets only once before in men's T20 Internationals, against New Zealand in Lauderhill in 2012.

• 28: The number of consecutive T20 innings in which Brad Evans has taken at least one wicket. Evans has now equaled the longest such record in men's T20s with Lasith Malinga. Malinga also took wickets in 28 consecutive innings between 2015 and 2017.

• 44: The 44-run partnership between Evans and Richard Ngarava. This is the highest tenth-wicket partnership in the men's T20 World Cup. Additionally, this is jointly the highest tenth-wicket partnership for Zimbabwe in men's T20 Internationals.