In the important match of the World Cup Qualifier, the hosts and the favorites of the event, Zimbabwe, faced a defeat by Scotland by 31 runs.
With this defeat, Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the Cricket World Cup 2023 scheduled in India. While the way for the Scottish team to play the World Cup was paved.
In this important match of the Super 6 Qualifier in Bulawayo, the Scotland team scored 234 runs for the loss of 8 wickets while batting first.
Michael Lesk scored 48, Matthew Cross scored 38, Brendan McMullen scored 34, George Munsey scored 31 and Christopher McBride scored 28.
Shaun Williams stood out with 3 wickets for Zimbabwe.
The Scottish bowlers made it very difficult for the home team to chase down the target of 235 runs and Zimbabwe’s in-form batting line-up was shattered.
The entire Zimbabwean team was all out after scoring 203 runs in the 42nd over. Shaun Williams, Innocent Kaya, Craig Irvine as well as Joyland Gumby also failed.
Ryan Brill with 83, Wesley Madhevir with 40 and Sikandar Raza with 38 runs showed resistance in front of the Scottish bowlers but it did not prove effective and Scotland won the match by 31 runs.
With the victory of Scotland, the Scottish team paved the way to play the World Cup while Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the World Cup 2023.
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