'We keep our sights forward': Zimbabwe send warning after taking down SL and Aus

Captain Sikandar Raza said the beardown group-stage tally by the Zimbabwe astatine the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 has earned them respect, and helium hopes the squad tin proceed its tally successful the Super Eights against stronger opponents.Zimbabwe signalled their quality to situation apical teams by defeating Australia and Sri Lanka successful Group B matches."We support our sights forward. If I support our eyes connected the present…I don't deliberation anyone gave america a chance. To triumph everyone's hearts and respect, it is simply a bully presumption to beryllium in," Raza said successful the post-match presumption aft his team’s triumph implicit SL.Zimbabwe present determination into the Super Eights, wherever they volition look reigning champions India, two-time champions West Indies cricket team, and 2024 finalists South Africa.But Raza said his broadside is not intimidated.Also read: Sikandar roars successful Colombo: Zimbabwe stun Sri Lanka, occurrence informing changeable astatine India
"We instrumentality 1 crippled astatine a time. We get connected the 21st, and past bid connected the 22nd, and past it is show-time. Whatever happens, happens. If we tin triumph 2 retired of 3 games, who knows what tin happen. Everyone loves an underdog story," Raza added.Reflecting connected the triumph implicit Sri Lanka, Raza said the hosts fell abbreviated of a defendable total."When we mislaid the toss, each I said to the boys was if we are genuinely playing bully cricket, wherefore does the flip matter? I bowled, and said finger-spinners are not uncovering a batch of turn, truthful we tin enactment them nether pressure.

"I came into the changing country and said they were 10 runs abbreviated (at the break). We person trained for each situation. We person the close unit to nonstop successful astatine the close time. We person got each those roles wide and that is wherefore you spot the assurance successful the changing room," helium said.For now, Raza said helium wants to bask the team’s advancement into the Super Eights."We are unbeaten truthful far, but it is lone the adjacent crippled that comes into my head. Nice presumption to beryllium successful arsenic a skipper but I volition effort and bask astatine slightest tonight," helium said.