T20 World Cup Standings: West Indies crush Zimbabwe by 107 to top Group 1

West Indies demolished Zimbabwe by 107 runs in the Super Eights in Mumbai, a result that immediately reshuffles the t20 world cup standings by sending the Windies to the top of Group 1. The match — the 44th of the tournament, Super Eights, Group 1 at Mumbai on February 23, 2026 — produced a flurry of big hitting, several standout bowling spells and managerial reaction from both captains.

Match and scoreline: 254-6 sets the tone in Mumbai

West Indies finished with 254-6, a team record and the second-highest total in T20 World Cup history. Zimbabwe were bowled out for 147 in 17. 4 overs, handing the Windies a 107-run victory and their fifth win in a row in this tournament.

Shimron Hetmyer and Rovman Powell dominate the West Indies innings

Shimron Hetmyer produced the tournament’s flashpoint, reaching a 19-ball fifty en route to 85 off 34 balls; he struck seven sixes in that innings. Rovman Powell supported with 59 off 35. The West Indies batters combined for 19 sixes in their innings.

Fielding lapse and match record: Musekiwa’s two drops and 31 sixes

Tashinga Musekiwa dropped Hetmyer twice — on scores of 9 and 70 — gifts that allowed Hetmyer to convert his starts into 85. Across the whole game 31 sixes were hit, a record in men’s T20 World Cups.

Spin power: Motie and Hosein rip through Zimbabwe

Left-arm spinners Gudakesh Motie (4-28) and Akeal Hosein (3-28) did most of the damage with the ball. Motie’s 4-28 helped skittle Zimbabwe for 147, with No. 8 Brad Evans top-scoring for Zimbabwe with 43 off 21.

T20 World Cup Standings and what it means for Group 1

With the win West Indies go top of Group 1 on net run-rate from South Africa. Defending champion India and Zimbabwe have both lost their first matches in the tournament, and the result further alters the t20 world cup standings early in the Super Eights phase.

Captains and players reflect: Hope, Hetmyer and Raza

West Indies captain Shai Hope praised the team batting and the spinners, saying: "We all enjoyed that batting performance. When everyone is firing like that, it is such a joy to watch. It is amazing to see everyone contributing now, getting us a high run tally. Maybe there is just one batter left to get that big score, but it will all come in time. " On the spin attack and Gudakesh Motie he added: "I didn't think the ball would spin as much as it did today, especially because the surface is a bit tougher than the rest, but it was good to see the spinners in our innings utilise it at the backend. " Hope also singled out Motie: "We tend to neglect how important time away from the game is, especially when you are playing so much cricket. He has been one of our best bowlers in all formats. It is great to see him coming back after using his time wisely and working on his skills. It is great to see him contributing. Hopefully he can continue that going into the rest of the games. "

Player of the match Shimron Hetmyer reflected on his innings: "The win means a lot actually, more so because of the fact I didn't get that much in the last game. So I'm just trying to make sure that I keep replicating and keep doing the same things that I've been doing for the past couple of months and so far it's been working. " He acknowledged past overthinking and said: "So now I'm trying to think less and just let the bat do as much thinking and much talking for me as possible. Just reacting to whatever is in front of me. "

Zimbabwe captain Sikander Raza, focusing on learning from the defeat, said: "The plan of action is to go for an extra tomorrow and hopefully everything will be fine, but we will see how it goes. I don't want to think about the venues. If we think like that then we will learn nothing from this game. For me and for Zimbabwe, it is very important that we take at least something out of this result. It is very nice to play here but we can only learn something if we have an attitude where we actually want to learn rather than look for excuses that won't help us. I'm not really bothered about the change in venues. If we want to go through then we have to play our best cricket at any venue, whether it is here in India or in Sri Lanka. That is the challenge. " On facing India in Chennai he added: "Even with the bruises that we have received today, we will still look to win and look to earn a good performance. Two teams have lost two games, so both teams have something to prove. "

Records, context and the immediate schedule

West Indies’ 254-6 was a team record and sat just six runs shy of the all-time World Cup high of 260-6 set by Sri Lanka against Kenya in 2007. The match was the 44th match of the tournament in the Super Eights stage in Mumbai on February 23, 2026. West Indies next play South Africa in Ahmedabad on Thursday, while India face Zimbabwe in Chennai. The tournament final is scheduled for Sunday March 8.

For a fuller play-by-play, readers were directed to Timothy Abraham's report and to live text coverage scheduled to start at 13: 00 GMT for the forthcoming England versus Pakistan fixture.

Shimron Hetmyer certainly pulled things out of the bag with the bat, while Gudakesh Motie’s bowling figures of 4-28 and Akeal Hosein’s 3-28 ensured the Windies a comprehensive win that reshaped Group 1 early in the Super Eights.