Matthew Renshaw has refused to let Australia’s bowling attack shoulder the blame after a shock defeat to Zimbabwe left their campaign hanging by a thread. The 23-run loss at R.

Australian batter Matt Renshaw refused to blame the slow R Premadasa Stadium surface for their 23-run defeat to Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup.

The Australians are missing fast bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood due to injury, while superstar speedster Mitchell Starc retired form T20Is last year. Fellow quicks Lance Morris, Spencer Johnson and Mahli Beardman are also out of action.

Matthew Renshaw may have made his Australian T20 debut just days ago, but the nation's newest World Cup squad member was among one of the first to get a taste of the game's shortest international format.

Matt Renshaw's counterattack wasn't enough as Australia collapsed early and fell 23 short of Zimbabwe's well-paced 169 on a slow surface

Australia have been stunned by Zimbabwe at the Twenty20 World Cup, falling to a surprise 23-run loss in Colombo.

Australia's bowling unit is facing a tough challenge against a clinical Zimbabwe side in this T20 World Cup clash at R.Premadasa Stadium. Opting to bowl first, Travis Head’s injury-hit Australia has struggled for breakthroughs as Brian Bennett and Ryan Burl powered Zimbabwe’s acceleration.

Australia's bowlers took only two wickets between them against Zimbabwe but Matthew Renshaw has urged critics not