Zimbabwe vs West Indies World Cup Qualifiers 2023: Zimbabwe registered its third consecutive win in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023. The team defeated the West Indies by 35 runs on Saturday. Batting first, Zimbabwe gave a target of 269 runs. In response, the West Indies team got all out on a score of 233 runs. Sikandar Raza did a great job for Zimbabwe. He played an inning of 68 runs. Along with this, also took two wickets. Ryan Burl also scored a half-century.
Batting first after losing the toss, Zimbabwe scored 268 runs in 49.5 overs. During this, Raza scored 68 runs facing 58 balls. Raza’s innings also included 6 fours and 2 sixes. Ryan faced 57 balls and scored 50 runs. His innings included 5 fours and a six. Opener and captain Craig Irwin scored 47 runs in 58 balls. Joylord scored 26 runs in 50 balls.
Alzarri Joseph took 2 wickets for West Indies. He also took 2 maiden overs for 42 runs in 10 overs. Keemo Paul took 3 wickets for 61 runs in 10 overs. Akil Hussain took 2 wickets for 45 runs in 8 overs. Roston Chase and Meyers took one wicket each.
Chasing the target given by Zimbabwe, the West Indies team was reduced to a score of 233 runs. Opener Kyle Meyers scored a half-century for the team. He scored 56 runs in 72 balls. Brandon King scored 20 runs. Roston Chase contributed 44 runs. Nicholas Pooran scored 34 runs in 36 balls. Jason Holder returned to the pavilion after scoring 19 runs.
Sikandar Raza took 2 wickets for Zimbabwe. He gave 36 runs in 8 overs. Richard Nagarava took 2 wickets for 25 runs in 6 overs. Zumarbani took 2 wickets for 33 runs in 7 overs.
Let us tell you that Zimbabwe registered its third consecutive win in the World Cup qualifiers. The team defeated Nepal by 8 wickets in their first match. After this, the Netherlands were defeated by 6 wickets. Now won over West Indies by 35 runs.
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