Updated On: 25 February, 2026 08:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure
A bold move to promote Shimron Hetmyer to No. 3 paid rich dividends as the left-hander smashed 85 off 34 balls to steer the West Indies cricket team to a commanding 107-run victory over Zimbabwe national cricket team at Wankhede Stadium in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Super Eights

Shimron Hetmyer celebrates his fifty against Zimbabwe on Monday. Pics/Ashish Raje
West Indies’s Shimron Hetmyer was known as a finisher until a recent promotion to No. 3 in their T20I series against Afghanistan in January, which has helped him as well as the Caribbean team immensely.
After WI’s 107-run win over Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup Super Eights game at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday, WI captain Shai Hope admitted that the attacking batter was being ‘wasted’ down the order earlier.