T20 World Cup 2026 Warm up Match Result: Zimbabwe, Nepal and Sri Lanka A won in the warm up matches of ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

Colombo/Chennai: Zimbabwe defeated Netherlands by 29 runs in the warm-up match before the start of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. In this match, Ryan Burl played a strong half-century for Zimbabwe. Apart from this, fast bowler Richard Ngarava took three wickets. This match between the two teams was played at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Batting first, Zimbabwe made a respectable score of 178 runs for nine wickets in which Burl scored 50 runs in 31 balls with the help of six fours. Dion Myers contributed 32 runs.

For Netherlands, fast bowler Logan van Beek took three wickets for 22 runs in three overs. While chasing the target of 179 runs, the Netherlands team could score only 149 runs and was all out on the last ball of the match. Ngarava was the most successful bowler with three wickets for 11 runs. Leg spinner Graeme Cremer took two wickets for 15 runs. After an impressive performance with the ball, Van Beek played a struggling innings by scoring 40 runs in 31 balls with three sixes but could not take the team closer to the target.

Nepal defeated UAE by 7 wickets

In another warm-up match played in Chennai, Nepal defeated UAE by 7 wickets. Deependra Singh Airi (50 not out in 31 balls) and Arif Shaikh (61 not out in 37 balls) played half-centuries for Nepal in the match. There was an unbroken partnership of 103 runs between the two for the third wicket. Batting first, UAE scored 145 runs for six wickets in which Soheb Khan scored the highest score of 38 runs. Leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane and fast bowler Karan KC took two wickets each.

In response, Nepal was in trouble after losing three wickets for 45 runs including the wickets of experienced batsman Kushal Bhurtel and captain Rohit Paudel. However, Ari and Sheikh, who made the world record of the fastest half-century in nine balls in T20 International, together hit 12 fours and three sixes and took the team to the target in just 17 overs.

Sri Lanka A beats Oman

In another match at the Colombo Colts Club ground, Oman defeated Sri Lanka A by five wickets with two overs to spare. Batting first, Sri Lanka A scored 145 runs for nine wickets. For Oman, Shah Faisal, Shakeel Ahmed and Jai Odedara got two wickets each. In response, Oman achieved the target in 18 overs. On behalf of the team, Aamir Kaleem scored unbeaten 80 runs with the help of eight fours and three sixes in 47 balls.