Brian Bennett starrred as Zimbabwe pulled off a remarkable victory over Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup 2026, thus continuing their dream run in the competition.
At the end of the group stages, they have advanced to the Super 8s with an unbeaten record, winning all four out of their four matches.
Chasing 179 runs, Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets with three balls to spare, as Brian Bennett played yet another scintillating knock. Bennett scored an unbeaten 63 off 48 deliveries and saw his team through to the victory.
Who is Brian Bennett?
Brian Bennett, born on November 10, 2003, in Harare, Zimbabwe, is a dynamic right-handed batting allrounder and right-arm offbreak bowler who has rapidly ascended in international cricket. Standing at 6 feet tall, he honed his skills at Peterhouse Boys' School alongside his twin brother David, both representing Zimbabwe at the 2022 U-19 World Cup where Brian topped the run charts with 273 runs.
Bennett debuted domestically for Mountaineers in the 2022-23 Logan Cup, scoring on first-class debut as a concussion sub, followed by a T20 debut knock of 41 off 22 balls. He earned his T20I cap against Ireland in December 2023 and ODI debut versus Pakistan in November 2024. Key highlights include an unbeaten 264 in Logan Cup 2023-24, his maiden Test century (110*) and 5/95 against Afghanistan in December 2024, and ODI ton of 169 vs Ireland in February 2025
Brian Bennett in T20 World Cup 2026
The 22-year-old has been a revelation for his team in this T20 World Cup. He has so far scored 175 runs in this tournament in three matches, and astonishingly, he is yet to be dismissed. Bennett scored an unbeaten 48 against Oman in the first match, followed by a controlled unbeaten 64 against Australia. He has now scored 63 against Sri Lanka, thus propelling himself among the top 10 run scorers in this tournament so far.
Bennett has also astonishingly not hit a single six in the T20 World Cup so far, with all of his boundaries coming in 22 fours.
