T20 World Cup: Zimbabwe's battle back from wilderness to impressing on the biggest stage again

Zimbabwe shock Australia at T20 World Cup

For those of a certain generation, the idea of the Zimbabwe cricket team succeeding on a global stage is entirely plausible.

Reaching the second stage of a World Cup, as they have in this T20 tournament, once seemed a possible and even expected achievement.

The late 1990s saw Test series wins against India and Pakistan.

At the 1999 World Cup, a side clad in a loud red uniform finished an admirable fifth in the Super Six stage, narrowly missing out on the semi-finals.