Australia were dealt an early blow in their quest to reach the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup after the depleted former champions crashed to a 23-run defeat by Zimbabwe in Colombo on Friday.
Opening batsman Brian Bennett's unbeaten 64 helped Zimbabwe set a target of 170 at the R Premadasa Stadium, and Australia got off to a disastrous start as they sought a second victory to take control of Group B.
