HARARE, Sept 13: Zimbabwe’s media on Thursday celebrated the country’s shock victory against Australia in the Twenty20 world championships, hailing it as the “biggest upset in cricket history”.

“Zimbabwe stuns Australia,” screamed the headline of the state-run Herald.

“This will go down as one of the biggest victories, no matter what people will say,” a disc jockey said on national radio.

The two countries have been at loggerheads politically with Australia preventing its cricket team from travelling to the impoverished southern African country earlier this month.

“Now everyone knew why the Australia national side was banned by its government from coming to Zimbabwe for a One-day International series this month,” read the Herald report, quoting an unnamed commentator.—AFP