Teams like the Netherlands, Zimbabwe, and Scotland get to play against great nations like England, Australia, and India in multi-national tournaments like the 50-over World Cup and the 20-20 World Cup. However, when it comes to major tournaments, no team can take the associate nations for granted as they have proved their worth in the past.
Namibia beating Sri Lanka in the ongoing 20-20 World Cup 2022 will go down as one of the great upsets in the tournament’s history. As things stand, let us take a look at four other upsets that rocked the cricketing fraternity on the whole.
1) Australia vs Zimbabwe, 2007
Zimbabwe vs Australia, 2007 (Image Source: Twitter)
The Australia-Zimbabwe clash in 2007 would be cherished forever as the latter silenced the spectators with a win off the penultimate ball of the match. Chasing a target of 139, the Zimbabwe team led by Brendan Taylor defeated the mighty Aussies by 5 wickets.
To comment more on the match, the Zimbabwean skipper scored an unbeaten 60 off 45 balls and took his team home against the Kangaroos. This win created a huge shock wave during the inaugural tournament and the victory was cherished all over Zimbabwe.
